The Atlanta Lawyer December 2014 | Page 71

Did You Know? Baker Donelson Baker Donelson is one of 15 law firms selected to participate in the OnRamp Fellowship, a program providing women lawyers re-entering the legal profession with an opportunity to update their skills and legal contacts through one-year, paid positions with top law firms. The program aims to replenish the talent pipeline in law firms with diverse, high-performing lawyers who have the potential and the desire to advance into leadership roles. The Firm will have 5 open positions, 2 in the Atlanta office, and one in the Birmingham, Nashville and New Orleans offices. Carlock, Copeland & Stair Carlock, Copeland & Stair congratulates the following attorneys who have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2015: Thomas S. Carlock (Commercial Litigation, Medical Malpractice Law – Lawyer of the Year, Personal Injury Litigation); Kent T. Stair (Construction Law, Legal Malpractice Law, Litigation - Construction); Wayne D. McGrew, III (Personal Injury Litigation); Fred M. Valz, III (Insurance Law); Johannes S. Kingma (Legal Malpractice Law); D. Gary Lovell, Jr. (Personal Injury Litigation). Stites & Harbison, PLLC Warner, Bates, McGough, McGinnis & Portnoy BTI Consulting Group announced today that Stites & Harbison, PLLC ranked in the top 20% of all law firms serving larger clients. In-depth interviews with more than 300 corporate counsel at Global 500 and Fortune 1000 companies recognized Stites & Harbison as a “clientservice leader” and “delivering the absolute best levels of client service.” BTI Consulting’s Client Service A-Team, is recognized as “the gold standard to assess how law firms honestly stack up in client service and delivery.” Warner, Bates, McGough, McGinnis & Portnoy (www. wbmfamilylaw.com) attorneys Kathy L. Portnoy and Kynna Duncil Garner have been