2025 Top Lawyer Winners
Top Distinguished Lawyer
Winner:
Paul Miller
Miller, James Miller & Hornsby
First Runner-up:
Matt Keil
Keil Law Firm
Nominees:
Winford Dunn
Garnett Norwood
Cary Patterson
David Potter
Top Lawyer
Winner:
Connie Mitchell
Miller County Prosecuting Attorney
First Runner-up:
Lisa Shoalmire
Ross & Shoalmire PLLC
Nominees:
Kyle Davis
Mark Elliott
Troy Hornsby
Brent Langdon
Eric Marks
Jacob Potter
Joshua Potter
Top Young Lawyer
Winner:
Stephen K. Cory
Potter & Marks
First Runner-up:
Krystal Cecil
Krystal Cecil Attorney at Law, PLLC
Nominees:
Felicia Cienfuegos
Administrative/Regulatory Law
Winner:
Josh Potter
Potter & Marks
First Runner-up:
Matthew Golden
Matthew Golden Law Firm PLLC
Nominees:
Darby Doan
Mark Elliott
Bruce Flint
Fred Norton
Jacob Potter
Cary Rochelle
Appellate Practice
Winner:
Troy Hornsby
Miller, James, Miller, & Hornsby LLP
First Runner-up:
Ralph Burgess
Burgess Law Firm
Nominees:
Brent Langdon
Colton Langford
Banking and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Winner:
David Ruff
Law Office of David Ruff
First Runner-up:
Kyle Davis
Langdon Davis LLP
Nominees:
Stephen Arnold
Eric Marks
Jacob Potter
Business Organizations
Winner:
Eric Marks
Potter & Marks
First Runner-up:
Erin Keil
Keil Law Firm
Nominees:
Hailee Amox
Felicia Cienfuegos
Peter Corcoran
Kyle Davis
Mark Elliott
Phillip Jordan
Jacob Potter
Commercial Litigation
Winner:
Bob Veon
Veon Law Firm, PA
First Runner-up:
Brent Langdon
Langdon Davis LLP
Nominees:
John Mark Burgess
Mark Burgess
Felicia Cienfuegos
Eric Marks
Jacob Potter
Criminal Defense,
Non-White Collar
Winner:
Jason Horton
Jason Horton Law
First Runner-up:
Mark Elliott
Langdon Davis LLP
Nominees:
Eric Marks
John Pickett
Joshua Potter
Criminal Defense,
White Collar
Winner:
Jason Horton
Jason Horton Law
First Runner-up:
Joshua Potter
Potter & Marks
Nominees:
Matt Keil
Eric Marks
John Pickett
DUI/DWI Defense
Winner:
Jason Horton
Jason Horton Law
First Runner-up:
Joshua Potter
Potter & Marks
Nominees:
Shorty Barrett
Mark Elliott
Jason Horton
Eric Marks
Michael Peek
Elder Law
Winner:
Lisa B. Shoalmire
Ross & Shoalmire PLLC
First Runner-up:
John K. Ross, IV
Ross & Shoalmire PLLC
Nominees:
Mark Elliott
Ben King
Cade Mayo
Employment Law
Winner:
Louise Tausch
Atchley, Russell, Waldrop & Hlavinka
First Runner-up:
Mark Elliott
Langdon Davis LLP
Nominees:
David Glass
Paul Miller
Family Law
Winner:
David Glass
The Glass Firm PLLC
First Runner-up:
Eric Marks
Potter & Marks
Nominees:
Peter Corcoran
Krystal Cecil
Mark Elliott
Erin Keil
Brent Langdon
Michael Peek
Insurance Law
Winner:
Eric Marks
Potter & Marks
First Runner-up:
Brent Langdon
Langdon Davis LLP
Nominees:
Mark Burgess
John Mark Burgess
Felicia Cienfuegos
Michael Peek
Bob Veon
Mediation
Winner:
Jim Cranford
Cranford Law Firm
First Runner-up:
Ralph Burgess
Burgess Law Firm PLLC
Nominees:
David James
Medical Malpractice, Defendants
Winner:
Paul Miller
Miller James Miller & Hornsby LLP
First Runner-up:
Eric Marks
Potter & Marks
Nominees:
Ralph Burgess
Jennifer Doan
Michael Peek
Bob Veon
Marshall Wood
Medical Malpractice, Plaintiffs
Winner:
Matt Keil
Keil Law Firm
First Runner-up:
Joshua Potter
Potter & Marks
Nominees:
Mark Burgess
David Glass
Brent Langdon
Eric Marks
Monty Murray
Michael Peek
Personal Injury, Defendants
Winner:
Bob Veon
Veon Law Firm, PA
First Runner-up:
Kyle Davis
Langdon Davis LLP
Nominees:
Brent Langdon
Marshall Wood
Personal Injury, Plaintiffs
Winner:
Monty Murray
Murray Law Office
First Runner-up:
Eric Marks
Potter & Marks
Nominees:
Mark Burgess
David Carter
Erin Keil
Matt Keil
Brent Langdon
Michael Peek
Product Liability, Defendants
Winner:
Paul Miller
Miller James Miller & Hornsby LLP
First Runner-up:
Brent Langdon
Langdon Davis LLP
Nominees:
Darby Doan
Eric Marks
Michael Peek
Bob Veon
Marshall Wood
Product Liability, Plaintiffs
Winner:
David Glass
The Glass Firm PLLC
First Runner-up:
Brent Langdon
Langdon Davis LLP
Nominees:
Mark Burgess
Jennifer Doan
Matt Keil
Eric Marks
Matthew Golden
Matthew Soyars
Real Estate Law
Winner:
Jacob Potter
Potter & Marks
First Runner-up:
Kyle Davis
Langdon Davis LLP
Nominees:
Mark Elliott
David Glass
Phillip Jordan
Brent Langdon
Cade Mayo
Tax Law
Winner:
Susan Binkley
McDaniel Binkley Law Firm
First Runner-up:
Fred Norton
Norton & Wood
Nominees:
Nick Newton
Trusts and Estates
Winner:
Jacob Potter
Potter & Marks
First Runner-up:
Hailee Amox
Keil Law Firm
Nominees:
Peter Corcoran
Stephen K. Cory
Mark Elliott
Fred Norton
John K. Ross, IV
Lisa B. Shoalmire
Workers Comp, Claimants
Winner:
Greg Giles
Moore, Giles & Matteson LLP
First Runner-up:
Matthew Golden
Matthew Golden Law Firm PLLC
Nominees:
Fred Norton
Mike Unger
Workers Comp, Employers
Winner:
Jeff Elliott
Elliott Law Firm
First Runner-up:
Fred Norton
Norton & Wood