All Hare Wynn partners recognized by Best Lawyers in America; Leon Ashford and Scott Powell receive Lawyer of the Year awards

Hare Wynn is pleased to announce that all of its partners have been selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America for 2025.  Best Lawyers in America selects lawyers for recognition based entirely on a peer-review process, and only the top 6 percent of practicing lawyers in the United States receive this honor.

Best Lawyers in America honors Hare Wynn lawyers in the following practice areas for 2025:

Leon Ashford:  bet-the-company litigation; commercial litigation; medical malpractice law – plaintiffs; personal injury litigation – plaintiffs; product liability litigation – plaintiffs; transportation law

Devan Byrd:  personal injury litigation – plaintiffs

Alva Caine:  commercial litigation; personal injury litigation – plaintiffs

Ralph Cook:  commercial litigation; personal injury litigation – plaintiffs; product liability litigation – plaintiffs

Jason Earley:  mass tort litigation/class actions – plaintiffs; personal injury litigation – plaintiffs

Bruce McKee:  appellate practice; bet-the-company litigation; commercial litigation; personal injury litigation – plaintiffs

Ashley Peinhardt: medical malpractice law – plaintiffs; personal injury litigation – plaintiffs

Scott Powell:  bet-the-company litigation; commercial litigation; mass tort litigation/class actions – plaintiffs; personal injury litigation – plaintiffs; qui tam law

Chris Randolph:  commercial litigation; mass tort litigation/class actions – plaintiffs; personal injury litigation – plaintiffs

Shay Samples:  medical malpractice law – plaintiffs; personal injury litigation – plaintiffs; product liability litigation – plaintiffs

Tempe Smith:  commercial litigation; mass tort litigation/class actions – plaintiffs; personal injury litigation – plaintiffs

Two Hare Wynn lawyers received Lawyer of the Year awards from Best Lawyers in America for being ranked by their peers as the top lawyer in the Birmingham area in one or more practice areas.  Leon Ashford received the Lawyer of the Year award for the Birmingham area in both the areas of product liability litigation – plaintiffs and in transportation law.  Scott Powell is Lawyer of the Year for the Birmingham area in mass tort litigation/class actions – plaintiffs.

In its second century of practice, Hare Wynn represents injured individuals and small businesses throughout Alabama and has recovered billions of dollars for its clients.