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Tia C. Ghattas is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Commercial Litigation. Tia C., who practices law in Chicago, Illinois, has been recognized since 2022. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Tia C. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

“It is important for me to provide a road map for clients to develop and then implement a litigation strategy focused on efficiently solving a problem, be it by early evaluation and prompt resolution or, if necessary, litigate through trial.” David focuses primarily on representing corporations as national, regional, local and trial counsel in all phases of complex product liability litigation from pre-litigation crisis management through trial. He has been involved in the defense...

He takes the time to learn about the businesses he advises and tailor their employee relation strategies to promote a better workforce and a better workplace. For those clients with established union relationships, Mark has worked diligently to further his clients’ labor relations strategies, including successfully partnering with their union representatives. Clients appreciate the approach Mark takes in designing strategies that create internal response teams so that management and emp...

David is the Managing Partner of the Birmingham location of Hall Booth Smith, P.S. He has tried dozens of jury trials in various state and federal courts in Alabama. He is a member of the Health Care Practice Group where his practice is focused on medical malpractice defense. His litigation experience also extends to the defense of matters involving employment discrimination, products liability, insurance fraud, commercial disputes and premises liability. David participated in the successful ...

Sam Acker is a business litigator. Sam represents clients in state and federal courts in matters involving fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, partnership and corporate governance disputes, and other business torts. His experience spans several industries and market segments, including real estate, life sciences, oil and gas, construction, and products liability. A substantial portion of Sam’s practice has also been dedicated to representing broker-dealers and registere...

Neil Grayson, a partner with Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP and the head of the Firm's Financial Institutions Practice Group, has a corporate practice focused primarily on the financial institutions and mobile payments industries. Mr. Grayson advises clients on matters related to corporate governance, enforcement actions and other bank regulatory matters, recapitalizations, private equity, securities offerings and reporting requirements, mergers and acquisitions, executive compens...

Trial lawyer Jersey Green has practiced in Colorado for more than three and a half decades and is also admitted to practice in Wyoming. He holds the distinction of being the first Colorado attorney to be board certified as a Family Law Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy, an organization accredited by the American Bar Association.* He is a member of the Order of the Barristers, listed in Who's Who in American Law, Who's Who in America, and Who's Who in the West. He is a rec...

Bobby Rives is a native of Huntsville, Alabama, and was admitted to the Alabama State Bar in 1996. He received his B.S.B.A. from Auburn University in Montgomery in 1990 and his J.D., cum laude, from the University of Alabama in 1996. While at the University of Alabama, Bobby was a Student Editor for the American Journal of Tax Policy. In addition, Bobby was awarded the University of Alabama Federal Tax Clinic Scholarship. Bobby concentrates his practice in the areas of real estate and finance...

David R. Boyd is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Appellate Practice, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation and Education Law. David R., who practices law in Montgomery, Alabama, has been recognized since 1995. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which David R. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Theodore L. Tripp Jr. has more than four decades of experience handling a wide range of complex civil lawsuits in both state and federal courts. This includes acting as lead trial counsel in significant business disputes, probate, trust and other litigation matters. He has represented businesses, business owners, personal representatives, trustees, municipal and county governments, and landowners in multimillion-dollar litigation at both the trial and appellate level in state and federal cour...