Bass, Berry & Sims is honored to have 37 of its attorneys recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch 2023. This annual edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch honors those attorneys who are earlier in their careers for outstanding professional excellence in private practice.

Knoxville Attorney
  • McKeehanon C. Rue: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Real Estate Law
Memphis Attorney
  • Cheyne W. Harris: Real Estate Law
Nashville Attorneys
  • Allison Wiseman Acker: Commercial Litigation
  • Elaina S. Al-Nimri: Commercial Litigation
  • Angela Bergman: Criminal Defense – White Collar; Health Care Law
  • Noah R. Black: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
  • Emily A. Burrows: Intellectual Property Law
  • Stefanie P. Carter: Health Care Law
  • Alexandria Wood Davenport: Intellectual Property Law
  • John C. Eason: Health Care Law
  • Richard Eiler: Health Care Law
  • Jeanne Marie Evans: Health Care Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Scott D. Gallisdorfer: Health Care Law
  • Thomas Gossett: Real Estate Law
  • Nathaniel F. Greene: Real Estate Law
  • Jeremy A. Gunn: Commercial Litigation
  • David W. Harper, Jr.: Banking and Finance Law
  • Brad L. Hart: Corporate Law
  • Johnathan D. Holbrook: Intellectual Property Law
  • Lauren B. Huddleston: Health Care Law
  • Brian Irving: Commercial Litigation
  • Laura M. Mallory: Labor and Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
  • Davis Mello: Corporate Law
  • Amy Sanders Morgan: Health Care Law
  • Brianna R. Powell: Health Care Law
  • Marc A. Rigsby: Health Care Law
  • Molly K. Ruberg: Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense – White-Collar; Health Care Law
  • Taylor M. Sample: Commercial Litigation
  • Briana Sprick Schuster: Commercial Litigation
  • Jamie Gordon Steakley: Health Care Law
  • Kimberly Veirs: Labor and Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
  • Hannah E. Webber: Health Care Law
  • Virginia Maynard Yetter: Commercial Litigation
Washington, D.C. Attorneys
  • Jeffrey I. Davis: Administrative / Regulatory Law
  • Lindsey Brown Fetzer: Health Care Law
  • Dawn Perez-Slavinski: Health Care Law
  • Sylvia Yi: Government Relations Practice
About Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch

Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. The Ones to Watch awards recognize attorneys who are earlier in their careers for outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States. The Ones to Watch recipients typically have been in practice for 5-9 years. Recognition by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch is based entirely on peer review and employs the same methodology that has made Best Lawyers the gold standard for legal rankings worldwide. More information can be found on the Best Lawyers website.