Bondurant is proud to announce five of its attorneys have been recognized in the 2026 edition of Best Lawyers®, one of the nation’s oldest and most respected peer-based awards programs. The guide also honored five of the firm’s rising stars in the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America category, which spotlights exceptional early-career attorneys.
Frank Lowrey earned special distinction as the 2026 “Lawyer of the Year” in Atlanta for both Appellate Practice and Bet-the-Company Litigation. Only one lawyer is recognized as the “Lawyer of the Year” for each specialty focus and metropolitan area. This marks the seventh “Lawyer of the Year” award for Lowrey, who was the top-ranked attorney in the Antitrust Litigation category last year and has made the Best Lawyers® list every year since 2010.
Best Lawyers® compiles its annual list of top attorneys by conducting thousands of peer review surveys.
A full summary of this year’s rankings is as follows:
2026 Best Lawyers® Honorees:
- John E. Floyd: Bet-the-Company Litigation | Commercial Litigation
- Benjamin E. Fox: Qui Tam Law
- Frank M. Lowrey IV: Antitrust Law | Appellate Practice | Bet-the-Company Litigation | Commercial Litigation | Litigation: Antitrust
- H. Lamar Mixson: Bet-the-Company Litigation | Commercial Litigation | Litigation: Securities | Litigation: Trusts and Estates
- Michael B. Terry: Appellate Practice | Bet-the-Company Litigation | Commercial Litigation | Litigation: Antitrust | Litigation: Banking and Finance
2026 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America Honorees:
- Solesse Altman: Commercial Litigation | Litigation: Intellectual Property | Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions: Plaintiffs
- Michael Baumrind: Appellate Practice | Commercial Litigation
- Jeff Chen: Commercial Litigation | Litigation: Banking and Finance
- Jennifer Peterson: Appellate Practice | Commercial Litigation | Municipal Law
- Matthew Sellers: Appellate Practice | Commercial Litigation | Municipal Law
This year’s Best Lawyers guide is the 32nd edition. To learn more about the methodology, click here.
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Benjamin Fox | Frank Lowery | Home Hero Feed | Jeffery Chen | Jennifer Peterson | John Floyd | Matthew Sellers | Michael Baumrind | Michael Terry | Mickey Mixon | Solesse Altman
Bondurant Mixson & Elmore LLP (BME) proudly announces 14 of its attorneys are recognized as Super Lawyers and two as Rising Stars in the 2025 rankings. Notably, Mike Terry is named one of the top 10 attorneys in Georgia for the third consecutive year.
Each year, no more than five percent of lawyers in the state are selected by Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters rating service recognizing outstanding attorneys across more than 70 practice areas based on peer recognition and professional achievement. The selection process involves a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates, and peer reviews.
The Rising Stars selection process is the same as Super Lawyers, with one exception: to be eligible, a candidate must be either 40 years old or younger or in practice for 10 years or less.
Here is the complete list of BME attorneys and their selection years:
Robbie Ashe, 2020 – 2025
Jason Carter, 2016 – 2025
Ronan Doherty, 2013 – 2025
Jerome Elmore, 2004 – 2014; 2018 – 2025
Pat Fagan, 2024 – 2025
John Floyd, 2004 – 2025
Ben Fox, 2022 – 2025
Chris Giovinazzo, 2022 – 2025
Edward Krugman, 2004 – 2025
Frank Lowrey, 2006 – 2025
Juliana Mesa, (Rising Star), 2025
Mickey Mixson, 2004 – 2025
Naveen Ramachandrappa, 2024 – 2025
Amanda Kay Seals, (Rising Star), 2019 – 2025
Mike Terry, 2004 – 2025
Sachin Varghese, 2020 – 2025
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Amanda Seals | Benjamin Fox | Christopher Gioviazzo | Edward Krugman | Frank Lowery | Jason Carter | Jerome Elmore | John Floyd | Juliana Mesa | Michael Terry | Mickey Mixon | Naveen Ramachandrappa | Patrick Fagan | Robert Ashe | Ronan Doherty | Sachin Varghese
THE HONOR HIGHLIGHTS TOP-TIER U.S. LITIGATION PRACTITIONERS
Benchmark Litigation named Bondurant Mixson & Elmore attorneys Emmet Bondurant, Ben Fox, Frank Lowrey and Mickey Mixson to its 2025 list of “Litigation Stars.” This prestigious honor is reserved for attorneys who consistently receive high recommendations from clients and peers for their exceptional legal skills and successful track record.
Benchmark Litigation, which is the definitive guide to the world’s leading litigation firms and lawyers, previously recognized the firm as “Highly Recommended” in Georgia’s Dispute Resolution category, further highlighting its exceptional track record.
The publication provides law firm and lawyer rankings based on extensive interviews with litigators, dispute resolution specialists and clients, as well as an analysis of the market’s most important cases and firm developments.
Since its inception in 2008, Benchmark Litigation has been the only publication on the market to focus exclusively on U.S. litigation.
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Benjamin Fox | Emmet Bondurant | Frank Lowery | Mickey Mixon
Bondurant Mixson & Elmore LLP proudly announces 15 of its attorneys have been recognized as Super Lawyers and one as a Rising Star in the 2024 rankings. Each year, no more than five percent of lawyers in the state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor.
Notably, Michael Terry has been named a Top 10 attorney in Georgia for the second consecutive year, while Frank Lowrey secured a spot in the Top 100 for the sixth time.
Super Lawyers, part of Thomson Reuters, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The annual selections are made using a multiphase process, including a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates and peer reviews. The selection process for Rising Stars is the same as Super Lawyers, with one exception: to be eligible, a candidate must be either 40 years old or younger or in practice for 10 years or less.
Below is the full list of Bondurant attorneys and the years they were selected:
Robert L. Ashe, III, 2020 – 2024
Jason J. Carter, 2016 – 2024
Ronan P. Doherty, 2013 – 2024
M. Jerome Elmore, 2004 – 2014; 2018 – 2024
Patrick C. Fagan, 2024
John E. Floyd, 2004 – 2024
Benjamin E. Fox, 2022 – 2024
Christopher Giovinazzo, 2022 – 2024
Edward B. Krugman, 2004 – 2024
Frank M. Lowrey, IV, 2006 – 2024
Lamar Mixson, 2004 – 2024
Tiana Mykkeltvedt, 2017 – 2024
Naveen Ramachandrappa, 2024
Amanda Kay Seals, (Rising Stars), 2019 – 2024
Michael B. Terry, 2004 – 2024
Manoj S. “Sachin” Varghese, 2020 – 2024
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Bondurant attorneys have the experience you want
and the strategic thinking you need.
Amanda Seals | Benjamin Fox | Christopher Gioviazzo | Edward Krugman | Frank Lowery | Jason Carter | Jerome Elmore | John Floyd | Michael Terry | Mickey Mixon | Naveen Ramachandrappa | Patrick Fagan | Robert Ashe | Ronan Doherty | Sachin Varghese | Tiana Mykkeltvedt
MICHAEL TERRY LAND IN THE TOP 10, FRANK LOWERY IN THE TOP 100
Bondurant Mixson & Elmore LLP is pleased to announce 14 of its attorneys are listed as Super Lawyers and one as a Rising Star in its 2023 rankings. Additionally, Michael Terry was named a Top 10 attorney in Georgia, while Frank Lowrey earned a spot in the Top 100, his fifth time.
Super Lawyers, part of Thomson Reuters, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The annual selections are made using a multiphase process, including a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates and peer reviews. The result is a credible, comprehensive and diverse listing of exceptional attorneys.
Each year, no more than five percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor.
The selection process for Rising Stars is the same as Super Lawyers, with one exception: to be eligible, a candidate must be either 40 years old or younger or in practice for 10 years or less. No more than 2.5 percent are named to the Rising Stars list.
“Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore is proud to have fifteen of its attorneys recognized in this year’s iteration,” says partner Michael Terry. “Our attorneys are dedicated to solving challenging issues and going above and beyond to achieve success on behalf of our clients. We celebrate their achievements and look forward to watching them continue to excel.”
The full list of Bondurant attorneys and years selected are below:
Robert L. Ashe, III, 2020 – 2023
Emmet J. Bondurant, 2004 – 2023
Jason J. Carter, 2016 – 2023
Ronan P. Doherty, 2013 – 2023
M. Jerome Elmore, 2004 – 2014; 2018 – 2023
John E. Floyd, 2004 – 2023
Benjamin E. Fox, 2022 – 2023
Christopher Giovinazzo, 2022 – 2023
Edward B. Krugman, 2004 – 2023
Frank M. Lowrey, IV, 2006 – 2023
H. Lamar Mixson, 2004 – 2023
Tiana Mykkeltvedt, 2017 – 2023
Amanda Kay Seals, (Rising Stars), 2019 – 2023
Michael B. Terry, 2004 – 2023
Manoj S. “Sachin” Varghese, 2020 – 2023
The Super Lawyers lists are published nationwide in Super Lawyers magazines and in leading city and regional magazines and newspapers across the country.
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Amanda Seals | Benjamin Fox | Christopher Gioviazzo | Edward Krugman | Emmet Bondurant | Frank Lowery | Honors & Awards | Jason Carter | Jerome Elmore | John Floyd | Michael Terry | Mickey Mixon | Robert Ashe | Ronan Doherty | Sachin Varghese








