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Ken Harrell joined Joye Law Firm in 1994 and became a managing partner in 2006. With 30 years of experience, he protects the rights of injured South Carolinians, including cases involving workers’ compensation, car accidents, and defective products. Ken also heads up the firm’s pharmaceutical and medical device litigation group.

David Carter was born in Vero Beach, Florida, and has been a partner at Gould Cooksey Fennell since 1996. Mr. Carter founded and chairs the firm’s Personal Injury & Medical Negligence Group and serves on the firm’s Executive Committee. Mr. Carter graduated with honors from the University of Florida College of Law where he was a member of the Order of the Coif and Senior Symposium Editor for Law Review. Upon graduation, Mr. Carter accepted a position with the Tampa law firm of ...

Sean Hecker is a partner at Kaplan Hecker & Fink, where his practice focuses on white-collar criminal defense, government and internal investigations, complex civil litigation, and regulatory compliance. He is an experienced trial lawyer, nationally recognized as a go-to litigator for corruption and other white-collar criminal defense matters by Chambers , Benchmark Litigation , Best Lawyers in America , and Lawdragon 500 , among others. He was named among the Top 100 Trial Lawyers by Ben...

Kelly J. Mikullitz is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Family Law and Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs. Kelly J., who practices law in Latham, New York, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Kelly is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Matt McAfee is a founding partner at DMHD. He focuses his practice in the area of real estate and banking law. He represents buyers and sellers in commercial real estate law, acquisitions and dispositions, commercial development, and commercial leasing. He has extensive experience in real estate project finance, including securitized debt and mezzanine financing. Mr. McAfee also represents clients in real estate-backed lending and the workout of distressed credits.

Ron Mercaldo has successfully tried over 100 jury trials and received some of the largest verdicts in Arizona history. He has been named one of Americas 500 leading lawyers, is a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and is a past president of The American Board of Trial Advocates. For four years Ron was the chairman of the Arizona State Bar Committee on Professionalism. He regularly is asked to speak at legal education seminars at both the State and National level.

Joseph McKnight Davis is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Litigation - Trusts and Estates. Joseph McKnight, who practices law in San Antonio, Texas, has been recognized since 2017. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Joseph McKnight is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Representing companies in federal courts across the country and before the ITC, Federal Circuit and PTAB, Matthew enforces and defends his clients' IP rights, particularly patents, and in the chemical, biological and pharmaceutical industries. While Matthew has litigated a wide variety of technologies, he focuses on the chemical and biological arts, especially cases related to vaccines and pharmaceutical products. Matthew is also a member of the firm’s COVID-19 Response & Relief Tea...

Frankie J. Forbes is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Health Care Law and Litigation - Health Care. Frankie J., who practices law in Overland Park, Kansas, has been recognized since 2023. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Frankie J. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Dwayne L. Mason serves as the head of the Texas Intellectual Property Litigation Practice. Dwayne’s practice focuses on patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret, and technology-based commercial litigation. Dwayne also manages patent and trademark portfolios and assists companies in protecting and commercializing their intellectual property, including many transactional matters in the technology, media, life sciences, energy, and natural resources industries. Dwayne has litigated numer...