Best Lawyers in America for Workers' Compensation Law - Employers

Charles L. Hicks III is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Construction Law and Workers' Compensation Law - Employers. Charles L., who practices law in Raleigh, North Carolina, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Charles L. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Emily R. Casey is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Intellectual Property Law and Workers' Compensation Law - Employers. Emily R., who practices law in New London, Connecticut, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Emily R. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Curt Moore demonstrated real ingenuity when a client needed an attorney in south Georgia at the last minute to assist with an emergency OSHA inspection. Curt dropped everything and flew down from Columbus, Ohio, arriving at the Tallahassee, Florida, airport around midnight. The client was located about 90 minutes away, and there were no rental cars available that evening at the airport. Other car rental locations would not open until approximately 8:30 a.m. – too late to make the client...

T. Evan Beauchamp is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Workers' Compensation Law - Employers. T. Evan, who practices law in Atlanta, Georgia, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which T. Evan is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Brian R. Taylor is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs and Workers' Compensation Law - Employers. Brian R., who practices law in Lillington, North Carolina, has been recognized since 2023. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Brian R. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Thomas Twehues is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Workers' Compensation Law - Employers. Thomas, who practices law in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, has been recognized since 2022. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Thomas is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Mitchell Blankenship is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Appellate Practice, Insurance Law, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants and Workers' Compensation Law - Employers. Mitchell, who practices law in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, has been recognized since 2023. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Mitchell is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Kathryn M. Miller is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Workers' Compensation Law - Employers. Kathryn M., who practices law in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Kathryn M. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Will Bland is a Member at Mouledoux, Bland, Legrand & Brackett. His practice includes the defense of employers and insurance carriers for claims arising under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, Defense Base Act, and War Hazards Compensation Act. He also specializes in maritime personal injury defense, insurance coverage and asbestos litigation. Will is known to be analytical and strategic in his approach to aggressively defending a claim through to resolution, payin...

Chase is a member of the litigation section of RSJG, practicing in the Birmingham office. His practice focuses on workers’ compensation defense, intentional torts arising out of workers’ compensation claims, including co-employee liability and retaliatory discharge claims, representing sureties, and defending personal injury claims resulting from highway and premises accidents. Chase represents a wide range of local and national clients, and he has extensive trial experience throu...

Clarke D. Cotton is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Transportation Law and Workers' Compensation Law - Employers. Clarke D., who practices law in Cincinnati, Ohio, has been recognized since 2022. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Clarke D. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Kyra A. Buch is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Labor and Employment Law - Management and Workers' Compensation Law - Employers. Kyra A., who practices law in Los Angeles, California, has been recognized since 2023. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Kyra A. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Michael F. Hyland is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Workers' Compensation Law - Employers. Michael F., who practices law in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Michael F. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Lauren A. Kemp is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Labor and Employment Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment and Workers' Compensation Law - Employers. Lauren A., who practices law in Columbus, Ohio, has been recognized since 2023. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Lauren A. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Donald Rison is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law and Workers' Compensation Law - Employers. Donald, who practices law in Omaha, Nebraska, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Donald is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Nicole M. Harlan is a shareholder in the Gulfport (MS) office where her practice focuses primarily on defense of civil litigation for insurers, insureds and self-insured corporations in a variety of litigation including but not limited to issues involving automobile and trucking litigation accidents, workers’ compensation and premises liability. Nikki earned her bachelor’s degree in English, summa cum laude , from Mississippi State University and her Juris Doctor, cum laude , from...