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August 20, 2026 – Eighty-one Chamberlain Hrdlicka attorneys were selected for inclusion in the 2027 edition of Best Lawyers in America®, including one attorney who was named “Lawyer of the Year,” and 34 named to the edition’s Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America® list.

In addition to his inclusion in the 2027 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, Shareholder David D. Aughtry received the edition’s “Lawyer of the Year” award in the Tax Law category for Atlanta. “Lawyer of the Year” honors are the highest individual recognition given by Best Lawyers and are awarded annually to a single attorney in each practice area and metropolitan region who receives the highest overall peer-review rating from fellow lawyers.

Published annually, The Best Lawyers in America recognizes attorneys based entirely on peer review. Lawyers are nominated and evaluated by their peers on professional abilities, legal expertise, and ethical standards within their respective practice areas and geographic regions. Because recognition is based solely on peer feedback, inclusion is widely regarded as one of the legal profession's most respected honors.

Recognized Chamberlain Hrdlicka attorneys span the firm’s Atlanta, Houston, Philadelphia, and San Antonio offices and cover 33 practice areas. The following Chamberlain Hrdlicka attorneys were named to the 2027 edition of Best Lawyers in America:

“Lawyer of the Year” Recognition

Atlanta

• David D. Aughtry
  • Tax Law

The Best Lawyers in America (2027 Edition)

Atlanta, GA

• David D. Aughtry
  • Litigation – Trust and Estates
  • Litigation and Controversy – Tax
  • Tax Law
• Tom Cullinan
  • Litigation and Controversy – Tax
  • Tax Law
• John W. Hackney
  • Litigation and Controversy – Tax
  • Tax Law
• Jasen Hanson
  • Litigation and Controversy – Tax
  • Tax Law
• Thomas E. Jones, Jr.
  • Tax Law
  • Trusts and Estates
• Scot Kirkpatrick
  • Tax Law
  • Trusts and Estates
• Kristen S. Lowther
  • Litigation and Controversy – Tax
  • Tax Law
• Patrick J. McCann, Jr.
  • Litigation and Controversy – Tax
  • Tax Law
• Charles T. Nunnally III
  • Real Estate Law
• Seth R. Price
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Construction Law
  • Litigation – Construction
• Chadd L. Reynolds
  • Construction Law
• Gina M. Vitiello
  • Construction Law
  • Litigation – Construction
• Robert Jeffrey Waddell
  • Tax Law
• Steven M. Wyatt
  • Litigation and Controversy – Tax
  • Tax Law
  • Trusts and Estates

West Conshohocken, PA

• Philip Karter
  • Litigation and Controversy – Tax
  • Tax Law
• Stewart M. Weintraub
  • Litigation and Controversy – Tax
  • Real Estate Law
  • Tax Law

Houston, TX

• Lawrence M. Bass
  • Tax Law
  • Trusts and Estates
• Brett T. Berly
  • Tax Law
  • Trusts and Estates
• James E. Berry
  • Real Estate Law
• Christine Borrett
  • Tax Law
  • Trusts and Estates
• Kelly Boss Shields
  • Litigation – Trusts and Estates
• Larry A. Campagna
  • Criminal Defense: White-Collar
  • Litigation and Controversy – Tax
  • Tax Law
• Ryan O. Cantrell
  • Litigation – Labor and Employment
  • Litigation – Trusts and Estates
• Larry Carbo, III
  • Employment Law – Management
  • Labor Law – Management
  • Litigation – Labor and Employment
• George W. Connelly
  • Litigation and Controversy – Tax
  • Tax Law
• Aly Dossa
  • Patent Law
• Julie G. Edelman
  • Trusts and Estates
• Habeeb “Hobbs” Gnaim
  • Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
  • Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
  • Corporate Law
• Christine Kirchner
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Insurance Law
  • Litigation – Insurance
• Daniel Knight
  • Admiralty and Maritime Law
  • Appellate Practice
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation – Insurance
• Steven J. Knight
  • Appellate Practice
  • Insurance Law
• Stephen M. Mason
  • Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
  • Tax Law
• Jack Najarian
  • Real Estate Law
• Chuck Rettig
  • Litigation and Controversy – Tax
  • Tax Law
  • Trusts and Estates
• Kellen R. Scott
  • Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Lawrence W. Sherlock
  • Litigation and Controversy – Tax
• Mark D. Sherrill
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Derivatives and Futures Law
  • Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Matthew J. Stirneman
  • Banking and Finance Law
• Jeff C. Wigginton, Jr.
  • Litigation – Insurance
• Kerry C. Williams
  • Admiralty and Maritime Law
  • Construction Law
• Peter D. Williamson
  • Immigration Law

San Antonio, TX

• Bryan J. Dotson
  • Litigation and Controversy – Tax
  • Tax Law
• Patrick W. Martin
  • Tax Law
• Katherine Patton Noll
  • Litigation and Controversy – Tax
• Lauren D. Parker
  • Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
  • Trusts and Estates
• Joshua A. Sutin
  • Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
  • Nonprofits / Charities Law
  • Tax Law
• Jaime Vasquez
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation and Controversy – Tax
  • Tax Law

Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America

Atlanta, GA

• Carol A. Conroy
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Construction Law
  • Litigation – Construction
• Emily A. Dabney
  • Tax Law
• Preston O. Eagan
  • Litigation and Controversy – Tax
  • Tax Law
• Alyssa G. Gregory
  • Litigation and Controversy – Tax
  • Tax Law
• Nicholas N. Kemper
  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Real Estate Law
• Samuel T. Kuzniewski
  • Litigation and Controversy – Tax
  • Tax Law
• Andrew Mullendore
  • Litigation and Controversy – Tax
  • Tax Law
• Hunter Ragsdale
  • Tax Law

Houston, TX

• Mary “Katy” Andrade
  • Insurance Law
• Marcus Burnside
  • Patent Law
  • Technology Law
• Lincoln Chen
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Insurance Law
• William Cowan
  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Kaili Cusack
  • Tax Law
  • Trusts and Estates
• Jared T. Douthit
  • Commercial Litigation
• John D. Fields
  • Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
  • Corporate Law
  • Tax Law
• AmyJo “AJ” Foreman
  • Appellate Practice
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Alissa Gipson
  • Litigation and Controversy – Tax
  • Tax Law
• Michael Henn
  • Intellectual Property Law
  • Patent Law
• Greg Henson
  • Corporate Governance and Compliance Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Real Estate Law
• Umair Karowadia
  • Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
  • Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Tax Law
• Jack Li
  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Elizabeth A. Pollard
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Marianne Standley
  • Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
  • Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Tax Law
• Jonathan M. Stasney
  • Litigation and Controversy – Tax
  • Tax Law
• Otto Timm
  • Tax Law
• Kathryn Hansen Torres
  • Tax Law
  • Trusts and Estates
• Yliana Vicknair
  • Commercial Litigation

San Antonio, TX

• Andres Berdugo
  • Litigation and Controversy – Tax
  • Tax Law
• Zachary Cruz
  • Tax Law
• Jeffrey M. Della Rocco
  • Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
  • Litigation and Controversy – Tax
  • Tax Law
• Zachary Milliken
  • Litigation and Controversy – Tax
  • Tax Law
• Leo Unzeitig
  • Litigation and Controversy – Tax
  • Tax Law
• Luz E. Villegas-Banuelos
  • Tax Law
• Victor J. Viser
  • Litigation and Controversy – Tax
  • Tax Law

About Chamberlain Hrdlicka
Chamberlain Hrdlicka is a diversified business law firm with offices in Atlanta, Houston, Philadelphia, and San Antonio. The firm represents both public and private companies as well as individuals and family-owned businesses across the nation. In addition to tax planning and tax controversy, the firm offers corporate, securities and finance, employment law and employee benefits, energy law, estate planning and administration, intellectual property, international and immigration law, commercial and business litigation, real estate and construction law.

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