The 2025 Best Lawyers®Award Recipients at Spicer Rudstrom Announced

Aug 15, 2024 | News, Press Release

Nashville, Tennessee, August 15, 2024 — Spicer Rudstrom PLLC is pleased to announce that 17 lawyers have been included in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence.

Spicer Rudstrom PLLC would like to congratulate the following attorneys named to 2025 The Best Lawyers in America® list:

S. Newton Anderson – Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
Rick L. Apperson – Employment Law – Management, Insurance Law and Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
Kevin D. Bernstein – Litigation – Insurance, Litigation – Construction and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
E. Reynolds Davies Jr. – Civil Rights Law and Employment Law – Management
Andrew N. Firkins – Insurance Law and Litigation – Insurance
Stephen A. Hester – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Insurance, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
B. Thomas Hickey Jr. – Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Albert G. McLean – Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Litigation – Insurance, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants and Product Liability Litigation
Darrick L. O’Dell – Insurance Law, Litigation – Insurance and Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Edd Peyton – Litigation – Insurance, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, and Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
John T. Reese – Insurance Law, Litigation – Health Care and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Jared S. Renfroe – Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
Thomas J. Smith – Civil Rights Law and Litigation – Insurance
Richard E. Spicer – Litigation – Insurance
Robert J. Uhorchuk – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, and Transportation Law
Michael J. Vetter – Commercial Litigation and Insurance Law
Clinton J. Woodfin – Civil Rights Law, Insurance Law, Litigation – Insurance and Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

“For more than 40 years, the rigorous methodology of Best Lawyers has ensured the integrity and esteem of our legal recognitions,” said Best Lawyers CEO Phillip Greer. “It is with great pleasure that we continue to provide potential clients with the pinnacle measurement of credibility through our Best Lawyers awards as they search for counsel.”

Best Lawyers has earned the respect of the profession, the media and the public as the most reliable, unbiased source of legal referrals. Its first international list was published in 2006 and since then has grown to provide lists in more than 75 countries.

Lawyers on The Best Lawyers in America list are divided by geographic region and practice areas. They are reviewed by their peers based on professional expertise and undergo an authentication process to make sure they are in current practice and in good standing.

About Spicer Rudstrom PLLC:
Spicer Rudstrom’s strength and stability are fostered by a committed, experienced and innovative team of attorneys and staff, treating each legal matter with care and attention.

Since their start in 1963, Spicer Rudstrom has become a recognized leader in the business of providing legal services. They achieve this status through cultivating solid relationships with clients, building trust and effectively communicating and providing expertise in a cost-effective manner

Now, as a regional firm with a national reputation and offices across the Mid-South, our attorneys serve clients in Tennessee, Arkansas, Georgia, Mississippi and Kentucky. Whether locally or nationally, their philosophy allows us to produce consistent results, both in and out of the Courtroom.

About Best Lawyers:
Best Lawyers is the oldest and most respected lawyer ranking service in the world. For 40 years, Best Lawyers has assisted those in need of legal services to identify the lawyers best qualified to represent them in distant jurisdictions or unfamiliar specialties. Best Lawyers awards are published in leading local, regional and national publications across the globe.

Lawyers who are nominated for consideration are voted on by currently recognized Best Lawyers working in the same practice area and located in the same geographic region. Our awards and recognitions are based purely on the feedback we receive from these top lawyers. Those who receive high peer reviews undergo a thorough verification process to make sure they are currently still in private practice. Only then can these top lawyers be recognized by Best Lawyers.