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Blankingship & Keith Attorneys Recognized as 2017 Best Lawyers in America

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August 17, 2017

Once again, more than a dozen attorneys from Blankingship & Keith, PC were selected by their peers for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America® 2017. This marks the 30th year that A. Hugo Blankingship, Jr., of counsel to Blankingship & Keith, was recognized by Best Lawyers in America. John A. C. Keith, Peter S. Everett, and Robert J. Stoney, all principals with the firm, have each been named to the list for 15 or more years.

The full list of the 15 attorneys from Blankingship & Keith who were selected for inclusion in the 2017 Best Lawyers in America with their cited practice areas are:

A. Hugo Blankingship, Jr. 
Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law; Litigation – Real Estate; Real Estate Law
 

John F. Cafferky
Education Law
 

William L. Carey
Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
 

William H. Casterline, Jr.
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
 

David Rust Clarke
Family Law; Family Law Mediation
 

Peter S. Everett
Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
 

David J. Gogal
Commercial Litigation; Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
 

Sarah E. Hall
Land Use and Zoning Law
 

Chidi I. James
Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs; Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs
 

John A. C. Keith
Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants; Litigation - Trusts and Estates; Trusts and Estates
 

Elizabeth C. Morrogh
Trusts and Estates
 

Wm. Quinton Robinson
Business Organizations; Corporate Compliance Law
 

Robert J. Stoney
Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs; Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs
 

Paul B. Terpak
Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
 

Mark A. Towery
Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs; Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs
 

With the exception of Hugo Blankingship, of counsel, and Sarah Hall, senior counsel, the remaining attorneys named to the list are principals of the firm.

Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey in which more than 79,000 leading attorneys cast more than 12 million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas around the world. Lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed; therefore, inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor.