A total of 135 attorneys from McAfee & Taft were selected by their peers for inclusion in the recently released 2026 editions of Best Lawyers and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.
This year, 96 McAfee & Taft attorneys were named to the 32nd edition of Best Lawyers and another 39 were named to the sixth edition of its companion list, Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, which recognizes attorneys who have demonstrated outstanding professional excellence earlier in their careers. Both lists are compiled based on an exhaustive peer review evaluation.
Eight lawyers newly named to the list this year by Best Lawyers are Brian C. Beatty (equipment finance law), Kevin Blaney (banking and finance law; banking and finance law; bankruptcy and creditor debtor rights/insolvency and reorganization law; business organizations; corporate law), Brian A. Burget (equipment finance law), William J. Holland (commercial litigation) Andrew J. Morris (commercial litigation; insurance law; insurance litigation), Dru A. Prosser (insurance litigation; product liability litigation – defendants), Chase C. Webb (intellectual property litigation; patent law; trademark law), and Anna E. Wolfe (commercial litigation).
Sixteen lawyers named as first-time Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch honorees are Travis J. Adams (banking and finance law; corporate law; mergers and acquisitions law; real estate law), R. Cooper Black (commercial litigation; oil and gas law), Blaine W. Brewer (corporate law; mergers and...
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