Best Lawyers® has announced its 2022 slate of “Ones to Watch” honorees, recognizing outstanding attorneys who are earlier in their careers in private practice in the United States. “Ones to Watch” recipients typically have been in practice for 5-9 years and are identified and reviewed by their peers for their outstanding professional excellence.

Givens Pursley LLP is proud to announce that five of its attorneys have been recognized for this honor in 2022: Charlie S. Baser (Natural Resources Law and Real Estate Law); Jeffrey W. Bower (Banking and Finance); Kersti H. Kennedy (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law); Lars E. Lundberg (Appellate Practice and Construction Law); and Melodie A. McQuade (Litigation – Construction).

Best Lawyers is the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession. A listing in Best Lawyers® is widely regarded by both clients and legal professionals as a significant honor, conferred on a lawyer by his or her peers. For more than three decades, Best Lawyers® lists have earned the respect of the profession, the media and the public, as the most reliable, unbiased source of legal referrals anywhere.