Attorneys
- Stephen Amato
- Kenton Ball
- Jaron Blandford
- Keeana Boarman
- William Carroll
- Kevin Chlarson
- Mitchel Denham
- Victoria Dickson
- Cynthia Effinger
- Mark Fenzel
- James Frazier, III
- Lee Garlove
- David Guarnieri
- Mary Haggin
- Kenneth Handmaker
- Katy Harvey
- Lisa Hinkle
- William Hoback
- Kristen Johnson
- David Kellerman
- Virginia Lawson
- Blaine Lewis
- Alan Linker
- Douglas Logsdon
- Addison Lowry
- Robert Maclin, III
- Ed Monarch
- Anne-Tyler Morgan
- Luke Morgan
- T. Neal Morris
- Shane O'Bryan
- Bruce Paul
- Mari-Elise Paul
- Alan Pauw
- Ameena Per
- W. Brent Rice
- Peter Rosene
- Ivan Schell
- Scott Schuette
- Jack Seiffert
- Christopher Shaughnessy
- Emily Shepard
- Claire Vujanovic
- Robert Watson
- Zachary Webster
- Jack Wheat
- Luke Wingfield
- Jon Woodall
- Preston Worley
- Brendan Yates
- Katherine Yunker
McBrayer PLLC once again celebrates another year of growth and excellence in serving clients, with a record-breaking 51 attorneys recognized in the 2025 editions of Best Lawyers® in America and Best Lawyers®: Ones to Watch.
Best Lawyers 2025 recognition was awarded to Stephen G. Amato; Kenton L. Ball; Jaron P. Blandford; Keeana Sajadi Boarman; James H. Frazier, III; David J. Guarnieri; Mary Estes Haggin; Lisa English Hinkle; Virginia L. Lawson; Douglas T. Logsdon; Robert E. Maclin, III; Anne-Tyler Morgan; Daniel Luke Morgan; W. Brent Rice; Christopher J. Shaughnessy; Zachary Webster; Luke A. Wingfield; Jon A. Woodall; Preston C. Worley; Brendan R. Yates; and Katherine K. Yunker in the firm’s Lexington office. In Louisville, recognition was awarded to Kevin Chlarson; Mitchel Denham; Cynthia L. Effinger, Mark S. Fenzel, Lee K. Garlove, Kenneth S. Handmaker, Bill A. Hoback; David J. Kellerman, Blaine Lewis, Alan Linker, Ed Monarch, Shane O’Bryan, Bruce B. Paul, Alan D. Pauw, Ivan J. Schell, Claire M. Vujanovic, Robert T. Watson, and Jack A. Wheat.
Best Lawyers additionally awards “Lawyer of the Year” distinctions to attorneys outstanding in their practice areas. Only a single lawyer in a specific practice area and location is honored with this designation. This year, David J. Guarnieri was named Lawyer of the Year for Criminal Defense – General Practice in Lexington, Kentucky, and Mark S. Fenzel for Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants in Louisville, Kentucky.
For attorneys in their first decade of practice, Best Lawyers recognizes “Ones to Watch.” McBrayer’s Lexington office boasts 5 honorees this year: returning honorees Addison M. Lowry, T. Neal Morris, and Scott Schuette, and first-time honorees Victoria Dickson and Emily Shepard. McBrayer’s Louisville office has 5 returning honorees this year: William G. Carroll, Kristen Johnson, Mari-Elise Paul, Peter Rosene, and Jack Seiffert, and 2 first-time honorees: Katy Harvey and Ameena Khan Per.
“We are thrilled to have once again surpassed our previous record for the number of attorneys named to the Best Lawyers in America list,” said Managing Member James H. Frazier, III. “This recognition reflects our commitment to building and nurturing a team of exceptional attorneys who consistently provide outstanding legal support. We are eager to continue delivering successful service to our clients and communities in the year ahead.”
In the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers in America, McBrayer attorneys were recognized for a broad range of practice focuses, including Administrative / Regulatory Law, Appellate Practice, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Civil Rights Law, Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Corporate Law, Criminal Defense: General Practice, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Education Law, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Employment Law - Individuals, Employment Law - Management, Energy Law, Energy Regulatory Law, Health Care Law, Insurance Law, Intellectual Property Law, International Mergers and Acquisitions, Labor Law - Management, Land Use and Zoning Law, Litigation - Banking and Finance, Litigation - Bankruptcy, Litigation - Insurance, Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation - Labor and Employment, Litigation – Municipal, Litigation - Real Estate, Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants, Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Municipal Law, Natural Resources Law, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants, Professional Malpractice Law, Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants, Real Estate Law, Tax Law, Trademark Law, Trusts and Estates, and Utilities Law.
Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Best Lawyers lists are compiled based on an exhaustive peer-review evaluation. More than 116,000 industry-leading lawyers are eligible to vote (from around the world), and Best Lawyers has received more than 17 million evaluations on the legal abilities of other lawyers based on their specific practice areas around the world.
