Thirty One Taylor Duma Attorneys Recognized by The Best Lawyers in America

ATLANTA, GA (August 21, 2025) – Taylor Duma LLP is proud to announce that 27 of its attorneys have been recognized across 33 practice areas in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. In addition, four attorneys have been recognized as Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, a category reserved for those who have been in private practice for 5-9 years. 

Each year, Best Lawyers honors the top attorneys in the nation based on an exhaustive peer-review survey in which tens of thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers. Recognition is widely regarded as one of the most credible measures of legal excellence.

The following Taylor Duma attorneys are recognized in the following practice areas:

R. Wayne Bond

• Commercial Litigation
• Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
• Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

W. Scott Creasman

• Copyright Law
• Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Litigation - Patent
• Trademark Law

Foy R. Devine

• Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
• Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs

Clinton Dye III

• Real Estate Law

Randy C. Gepp

• Employment Law - Management

Gail Golman Holtzman

• Employment Law - Management
• Labor Law - Management
• Litigation - Labor and Employment

Mark V. Hanrahan

• Construction Law
• Litigation - Construction

Brynda Rodriguez Insley

• Insurance Law
• Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

Steven Jones (Ones to Watch)

• Land Use and Zoning Law
• Litigation - Real Estate

Micheline Kelly Johnson

• Copyright Law
• Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures and Television
• Patent Law
• Trademark Law

Jeffrey R. Kuester

• Patent Law
• Trademark Law

Edmundo Lacayo (Ones to Watch)

• Litigation - Real Estate
• Real Estate Law
• Trusts and Estates

Charles K. McKnight, Jr.

• Commercial Litigation

Mark R. Moeller

• Real Estate Law

Edward M. Newsom

• Commercial Litigation

John L. North

• Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Litigation - Patent

Masae Y. Okura

• Immigration Law

Henry M. Quillian III

• Commercial Litigation
• Construction Law
• Litigation - Construction

John K. Rezac

• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Litigation - Bankruptcy

Barbara J. Riesberg

• Commercial Litigation

Michael F. Ruggio

• Health Care Law

Mark I. Sanders

• Leisure and Hospitality Law

John C. Sawyer

• Litigation - Trusts and Estates
• Nonprofit / Charities Law
• Trusts and Estates

Gregory G. Schultz

• Litigation - Real Estate
• Real Estate Law

Keith C. Smith

• Real Estate Law

Robert D. Strauss

• Corporate Law
• Equipment Finance Law
• Securitization and Structured Finance Law

Frank B. Strickland

• Mediation

Marc A. Taylor

• Corporate Law
• Employment Law - Management
• Litigation - Labor and Employment

Andrew Vining (Ones to Watch) 

• Corporate Law
• Real Estate Law

Jonathan B. Wilson

• Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
• Corporate Governance Law
• Information Technology Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Technology Law

Solomon L. Wisenberg

• Criminal Defense: White-Collar

Keely Youngblood (Ones to Watch)

• Insurance Law
• Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

Steven W. Zelkowitz

• Land Use and Zoning Law
• Real Estate Law

Best Lawyers in America was first published in 1983 and is the oldest and most respected legal referral guide in the U.S. Best Lawyers annually surveys thousands of top attorneys, who confidentially evaluate the legal abilities of their professional peers.