The Best Lawyers in America, the oldest peer-review publication in the legal profession, has named 20 McAfee & Taft attorneys as “Lawyer of the Year” for 2027. Only a single lawyer in a specialty in each market is honored as “Lawyer of the Year.”
In the Oklahoma City market, attorneys named Best Lawyers 2027 “Lawyer of the Year” were Matthew J. Allen for Energy Regulatory Law, T. Michael Blake for corporate law, Jennifer H. Callahan for nonprofit/charities law, Steven P. Cole for tax litigation and controversy, Wagner Dias da Silva for closely held companies and family businesses law, J. Derek Hardberger for environmental law, Henry D. Hoss for construction litigation, Brandon P. Long for employee benefits (ERISA) law, Kiran A. Phansalkar for bankruptcy and creditor debtor rights/insolvency and reorganization law, Anthony L. Rahhal for trademark law, Patricia A. Rogers for health care law, Susan B. Shields for business organizations (including LLCs and partnerships), Jeff L. Todd for water law, and Erin M. Van Laanen for equipment finance law.
In the Tulsa market, attorneys named Best Lawyers 2027 “Lawyer of the Year” were Rachel Blue for intellectual property litigation, Courtney Bru for employment law – management, Mary Quinn Cooper for mass tort litigation/class action defense, Robert J. Joyce for environmental litigation; James F. Lea III for copyright law, and Dru Prosser for product liability litigation defense.
Best Lawyers lists are compiled based on an exhaustive peer-review evaluation. Lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed; therefore, inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America is considered a singular honor.