34 Bradley Attorneys Honored as ‘Lawyer of the Year’ in 2026 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP is pleased to announce that 34 Bradley attorneys are named a “Lawyer of the Year” across 38 practice areas in The Best Lawyers in America® for 2026. The “Lawyer of the Year” accolade honors individual attorneys who received the highest overall peer feedback for a specific practice area and geographic region.
In total, 422 Bradley attorneys are recognized in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, including 101 attorneys recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America.
The following 15 attorneys are named “Lawyer of the Year” in Birmingham in 16 practice areas:
- Jim Archibald, Construction Law “Lawyer of the Year”
- Julia Gruenewald Bernstein, Commercial Finance Law “Lawyer of the Year”
- T. Michael Brown, Land Use and Zoning Law “Lawyer of the Year”
- Jeffrey D. Dyess, Antitrust Law “Lawyer of the Year” and Trade Secrets “Lawyer of the Year”
- Tripp Haston, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants “Lawyer of the Year”
- K. Wood Herren, Nonprofit/Charities Law “Lawyer of the Year”
- Charles B. “Trey” Hill III, Economic Development Law “Lawyer of the Year”
- Alex B. Leath, Project Finance Law “Lawyer of the Year”
- Charles Moore, Banking and Finance Law “Lawyer of the Year”
- Daniel F. Murphy, Health Care Law “Lawyer of the Year”
- J. David Pugh, Litigation – Construction “Lawyer of the Year”
- David Stewart, Government Relations Practice “Lawyer of the Year”
- Paul M. Sykes, Litigation – Patent “Lawyer of the Year”
- William T. Thistle II, Litigation and Controversy – Tax “Lawyer of the Year”
- Anne R. Yuengert, Education Law “Lawyer of the Year”
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