The 35 Starnes attorneys listed in the 2026 edition of Best Lawyers in America include: Allison Adams in the field of Medical Malpractice Law; Will Axon in the fields of Health Care Litigation, Medical Malpractice Law, and Professional Malpractice Law; Billy Bates in the fields of Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation, and Medical Malpractice Law; Reed Bates in the fields of Health Care Litigation and Medical Malpractice Law; Alan Bean in the fields of Health Care Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Action-Defendants, and Medical Malpractice Law; Warren Butler in the fields of Arbitration, Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Insurance Litigation, Medical Malpractice Law, and Personal Injury Litigation; Tony Davis in the fields of Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Environmental Litigation, Medical Malpractice Law, Municipal Litigation, Mining Law, Natural Resources Law, and Workers’ Compensation Law; Richard Davis in the fields of Commercial Litigation, Environmental Law, Environmental Litigation, and Natural Resources Law; Will Davis in the fields of Health Care Litigation and Medical Malpractice Law; Chris Eagan in the field of Medical Malpractice Law; Jay Ezelle in the fields of Advertising Law, Commercial Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation, Securities Litigation, and Sports Law; Christian Hines in the fields of Medical Malpractice Law and Personal Injury Litigation; Todd Huntley in the field of Medical Malpractice Law; Kenny Keith in the fields of Health Care Law and Health Care Litigation; Bob MacKenzie in the fields of Legal Malpractice Law, Health Care Litigation, Medical Malpractice Law, Product Liability Litigation, and Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants; John McCall in the fields of Medical Malpractice Law and Personal Injury Litigation; Joe Miller in the field of Medical Malpractice Law; George Newton in the fields of Health Care Litigation, Medical Malpractice Law, and Professional Malpractice Law; Sybil Newton in the fields of Appellate Practice and Medical Malpractice Law; Tabor Novak in the field of Legal Malpractice Law; Alfred Perkins in the field of Labor and Employment Law; Joseph Reese in the field of Medical Malpractice Law; Scott Salter in the fields of Insurance Litigation and Medical Malpractice Law; Michael Scivley in the field of Medical Malpractice Law; John Scott in the fields of Banking & Finance Litigation, Bankruptcy Litigation, Commercial Litigation, and Personal Injury Litigation; Scott Stevens in the fields of Banking & Finance Litigation, Commercial Litigation and Personal Injury Litigation; Gray Stiff in the field of Construction Litigation; Stephen Still in the fields of Legal Malpractice Law, Health Care Litigation and Medical Malpractice Law; Trip Umbach in the field of Management Employment Law; Trey Wells in the fields of Commercial Litigation, Construction Litigation; Insurance Litigation, Municipal Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions, Personal Injury Litigation, and Product Liability Litigation; Amber Whillock in the field of Insurance Litigation; Bennett White in the field of Medical Malpractice Law; and Mike Wright in the fields of Medical Malpractice Law and Personal Injury Litigation.
In addition, Allen King and Michael Lasserre are listed in the publication as “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.” Allen, for Health Care Law and, Michael, for Commercial Litigation and Intellectual Property Law.
