Chambers USA 2026 Recognizes 109 Womble Attorneys, 46 Practices

June 4, 2026 – Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP announced today that 109 attorneys are recognized in the 2026 edition of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business. The recognition includes 24 individual rankings in Band 1. The firm also earned 46 department rankings, including Band 1 rankings for 12 practices. Womble attorneys are also recognized in Chambers Global, Chambers High Net Worth, and Chambers FinTech.

Below is a complete list of the practices and attorneys recognized in the 2026 edition of Chambers USA (*denotes Band 1 ranking).

Department Rankings – Nationwide 

• Gaming & Licensing 
• Mining & Metals 
• Native American Law
• Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance (Compliance)

Department Rankings – Regional 

Arizona

• Healthcare
• Intellectual Property*
• Labor & Employment
• Native American Law*
• Real Estate*
• Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
• Tax*

Colorado

• Bankruptcy/Restructuring
• Energy & Natural Resources
• Environment
• Litigation: General Commercial

District of Columbia

• Real Estate

Delaware

• Bankruptcy/Restructuring
• Intellectual Property

Georgia

• Intellectual Property
• Litigation: Securities

Maryland

• Bankruptcy/Restructuring
• Intellectual Property

Massachusetts

• Energy & Natural Resources*
• Intellectual Property

Nevada

• Gaming & Licensing
• Intellectual Property*
• Litigation: General Commercial

North Carolina

• Banking & Finance
• Bankruptcy/Restructuring
• Corporate/M&A
• Environment*
• Healthcare
• Intellectual Property*
• Litigation: General Commercial
• Litigation: White Collar & Government Investigations
• Public Finance*
• Real Estate
• Real Estate: Finance
• Tax

South Carolina

• Banking & Finance*
• Corporate/M&A
• Litigation: General Commercial
• Real Estate*

Texas

• Intellectual Property

Northern Virginia

• Real Estate

Individual Rankings – Nationwide 

Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance (Compliance)

• Jeff Barringer
• Mark Edelman
• Kelly Lipinski
• Jim Milano
• Robert Savoie

Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

• Audrey Karman

Gaming & Licensing

• Glenn Light
• Karl Rutledge

Government Contracts

• Richard Raleigh

International Arbitration: Counsel

• David Attanasio
• Alexandre de Gramont

International Arbitration: Enforcement

• Alexandre de Gramont*

Mining & Metals

• Scot Anderson

Native American Law

• Steve Hart
• Peter Larson

Sports Law: Esports

• Karl Rutledge

Individual Rankings – Regional

Banking & Finance

• Taber Cathcart (NC) 
• William Dawson* (SC) 
• Paul Fogleman (NC)

Bankruptcy/Restructuring

• Chad Caby (CO) 
• Don Detweiler (DE) 
• Jim Kelley (TN)
• Charlie Livermon* (NC) 
• Joel Perrell (MD) 
• Richard Prosser (NC) 
• Lisa Tancredi* (MD) 
• Matthew Ward (DE)

Construction

• Bob Hancock (TX)

Corporate/M&A

• Scott DeWald (AZ) 
• Dan Fitzgerald (MD) 
• John Gambaccini (VA)
• Chris Gyves (NC) 
• Patrick Strubbe (NC) 
• Matt Sweger (AZ) 
• Betty Temple (SC)

Energy & Natural Resources

• Paul Afonso (MA) 
• Scot Anderson* (CO) 
• Ana Maria Gutierrez (CO) 
• Jed Nosal* (MA) 
• Jesse Reyes (MA)

Environment

• Michael Bogle (SC) 
• Susan Cooper (NC) 
• Brad De Vore (NC) 
• Ana Maria Gutierrez (CO) 
• Jimmy Kirkland (GA) 
• Lisa Rushton (NC)

Gaming & Licensing

• Glenn Light (NV) 
• Karl Rutledge (NV)

Healthcare

• Tony Brett (NC)

Insurance

• Steve Bressler (AZ) 
• Brian Spano (CO)

Intellectual Property

• Mary Bourke (DE) 
• Ryan Cagle (NC) 
• Cristin Cowles (MA) 
• Evan Fultz (NC) 
• Preston Heard (GA) 
• Barry Herman* (MD)
• Danielle Herritt (MA)
• Chris Humphrey (NC) 
• David Jackson (AZ) 
• Laura Kees (GA) 
• Michael McCue* (NV) 
• John Morrow* (NC) 
• Rachel Nicholas (AZ) 
• Karthika Perumal (TX) 
• Bill Ragland (GA) 
• Greg Stone* (MD)
• Jennifer Van Kirk* (AZ) 
• Deb Vernon (MA) 
• Jeff Whittle (TX)

IP: Patent Prosecution

• Stephanie Seidman (CA)

Labor & Employment

• Laura Pasqualone (AZ) 
• Mary Ellen Simonson* (AZ) 
• John Welsh (MA) 
• Richard Rainey (NC)

Litigation: Appellate

• Susan Freeman (AZ) 
• Dan Polsenberg* (NV)

Litigation: General Commercial

• Fred Baumann* (CO) 
• Jim Cooney* (NC) 
• Allen Gibson (SC) 
• Debbie Harden (NC) 
• Chris Jorgensen (NV) 
• Press Millen (NC) 
• Bill Ramsey (TN)
• Jim Sanders (TN)
• Henry Smythe (SC) 
• Dan Waite (NV)

Litigation: Securities

• Bob Ambler (GA) 
• Jamie Connelly (GA)

Litigation: White Collar & Government Investigations

• Luke Cass (DC)
• Michael Clark (TX)
• Jim Cooney (NC) 
• Bill Ramsey (TN)
• Ripley Rand (NC) 
• Claire Rauscher* (NC)
• Jim Sanders (TN)
• Joe Whitley* (GA)

Native American Law

• Steve Hart* (AZ) 
• Peter Larson* (AZ)

Public Finance

• Paul Billow (NC) 
• Tom Lee* (NC) 
• Jon Mize (NC)

Real Estate

• Sam Chang (AZ) 
• Amy Clayton (SC) 
• Morris Ellison (SC) 
• Trent Jernigan (NC) 
• Julia Kreyskop (VA) 
• Elizabeth Lee (DC) 
• Dan Orvin (SC) 
• Pam Rothenberg (DC) 
• Lewis Schorr (AZ) 
• Lindsay Smith* (SC) 
• Susan Smythe (SC) 
• Ken Van Winkle (AZ)

Real Estate: Finance

• Chad Brown (NC) 
• John Rawicz* (AZ) 
• Andrew Schorr (AZ)

Tax

• Pat Derdenger* (AZ) 
• Jeff Lawyer (NC) 
• Karen Lowell (AZ)