We are proud to announce that 14 attorneys at Cunningham Bounds have been recognized in the 2027 edition of Best Lawyers in America®, one of the most respected and longest-running peer-review publications in the legal profession. The honorees span our offices in Mobile, Alabama, and Atlanta, Georgia, and the recognitions range from inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® to distinguished "Lawyer of the Year" awards, which represents the highest individual honor Best Lawyers bestows.
2027 Best Lawyers in America® Honorees
We are proud to congratulate the following attorneys on their inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2027 Edition:
Mobile, Alabama
- Toby D. Brown — Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs; Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
- George W. Finkbohner III — Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs; Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs; Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs; Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs
- David G. Wirtes Jr. — Appellate Practice
- Steven L. Nicholas — Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Construction; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs
- David S. Cain Jr. — Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs; Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs; Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs
- Christopher B. Estes — Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
Atlanta, Georgia
- Glenn E. Kushel — Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
- Nicholas C. Moraitakis— Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
- J. Brian Duncan Jr. — Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs; Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
- William E. Bonner — Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
- Robert L. Mitchell — Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
- Lucy E. Tufts — Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
The Highest Individual Honor: “Lawyer of the Year”
While every Best Lawyers® selection reflects meaningful recognition, the "Lawyer of the Year" award stands in a category of its own. Best Lawyers® presents this honor to only one attorney per practice area per city each year, selected exclusively based on particularly high peer evaluations from fellow Best Lawyers® honorees.
We are proud to announce that two of our attorneys have earned this honor for 2027, both from our Mobile office:
- George W. Finkbohner III — Lawyer of the Year, Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs, Mobile
- Steven L. Nicholas — Lawyer of the Year, Litigation – Construction, Mobile
Recognizing the Next Generation
Two of our attorneys have also been recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America 2027 Edition, which honors attorneys who are earlier in their careers but have already demonstrated outstanding peer recognition.
- Joseph McGowin — Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs, Mobile
- Jennifer Jayjohn York — Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs, Mobile
Their selections reflect what we have always known: that the standard of excellence at Cunningham Bounds is not limited to our most senior attorneys. It runs throughout the entire team.
More About Best Lawyers® Recognition
Best Lawyers® has been evaluating legal talent through peer assessment for more than four decades. Inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® is based entirely on peer feedback from other recognized attorneys, and no fee or self-nomination can influence the process. Because the methodology relies on the professional judgments of peers rather than any third-party scoring system, a Best Lawyers® selection carries real weight as a signal of how one is regarded within the legal community.
A Pattern of Recognized Excellence
Our recent Best Lawyers® recognitions come on the heels of several of our attorneys being honored by 2026 Super Lawyers® and Rising Stars℠. Taken together, these honors paint a clear picture of a firm that continues to earn the respect of peers and clients alike at the highest levels of the legal profession. Please join us in congratulating our attorneys who have earned professional recognitions this year.
If you or a loved one has been seriously injured in Alabama or Georgia, you deserve a team of attorneys that the legal community itself recognizes as reliable. Contact Cunningham Bounds today at (844) 417-0930 or submit an online contact form to get started.