Hill Ward Henderson Attorneys and Practices Receive Chambers USA 2026 Recognition

Hill Ward Henderson is pleased to announce that the 2026 edition of Chambers USA recognized Hill Ward Henderson in 12 practice areas and distinguished 25 attorneys for service in their respective areas of practice. This is the 25^th consecutive year Hill Ward Henderson’s practice areas and attorneys have received high rankings and citations by the internationally acclaimed research group, Chambers and Partners, based in London.

The firm’s ranked practice areas include Banking & Finance; Construction; Corporate/M&A & Private Equity; Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation; Intellectual Property; Litigation: General Commercial; Litigation: Medical Malpractice; Litigation: Product Liability; Real Estate; Real Estate: Land Use & Zoning; Real Estate: Litigation; and Tax.

In addition, the following attorneys were recognized by Chambers USA for excellent legal knowledge and client-service in their respective practice areas:

John C. Connery, Jr. – Corporate/M&A and Private Equity

Kamala E. Corbett – Real Estate: Zoning & Land Use

Shane T. Costello – Real Estate: Litigation

David S. Felman – Corporate/M&A and Private Equity

S. Katherine Frazier – Real Estate

Troy A. Fuhrman – Litigation: Product Liability

Robert M. Fulton – Litigation: Product Liability

Eric J. Hall – Corporate/M&A and Private Equity

Bret Hamlin – Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation

Thomas N. Henderson, III – Real Estate

Benjamin H. Hill IV – Litigation: Product Liability

David W. Hughes – Litigation: Medical Malpractice

Timothy A. Hunt – Construction

Stephen E. Kelly – Intellectual Property

Scott McLaren – Real Estate: Zoning & Land Use; Real Estate: Litigation

Nicholas J. Outman – Corporate/M&A and Private Equity

Erik P. Raines - Construction

Jerilyn H. Reed – Real Estate

R. James Robbins, Jr. – Real Estate

Ethen R. Shapiro – Medical Malpractice

Kirsten L. Vignec – Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation

Dennis P. Waggoner – Litigation: General Commercial; Law Firm Defense

Alton C. Ward – Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation

Zachary W. Watt – Banking & Finance

P. Prestin Weidner – Tax

In addition, Thomas J. Banks was recognized as an “Associate to Watch” in Intellectual Property, and the following attorneys were recognized as “Up and Coming” in their respective practice areas: Tori C. Simmons – Litigation: General Commercial; Allison M. Stevenson and Nicole D.D. Walsh – Litigation: Product Liability; and Timothy P. Zehnder – Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation.

Additionally, Alton C. Ward and Thomas N. Henderson, III were named Senior Statespersons in Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation and Real Estate, respectively.