HHC Attorneys Recognized in 2026 Editions of The Best Lawyers in America and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch

Hill Hill Carter is pleased to announce that 15 of the firm’s attorneys are recognized in the 2026 Best Lawyers lists. This includes 13 attorneys recognized in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and 2 attorneys recognized in the 2026 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America.

The Best Lawyers in America is one of the most highly regarded attorney referral publications in the country. The Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America designation is given to lawyers who have demonstrated outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States. Eligible nominees have been in practice from 5-9 years. Honorees for both are selected after Best Lawyers® conducts extensive attorney surveys in which tens of thousands of lawyers evaluate their peers.

Following are the HHC attorneys selected by Best Lawyers, as well as their recognized practice areas.

HHC attorneys selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America for 2026:

  • Dana B. Hill (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2023)
    • Litigation – Labor and Employment
  • D. Craig Allred (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2025)
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Construction Law Litigation – Insurance
  • Jesse K. Anderson (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2021)
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Construction Litigation – Insurance
    • Litigation – Insurance
  • James E. Beck, III (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2023)
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
  • Elizabeth B. Carter (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2020)
    • Education Law
    • Employment Law – Management
    • Litigation – Insurance
  • Shawn Junkins Cole (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2021)
    • Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
  • Michael M. Eley (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 1997)
    • Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
  • Brad A. Everhardt (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2025)
    • Insurance Law
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
  • David W. Henderson (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2022)
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Litigation – Insurance
    • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
  • Felicia A. Long (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2021)
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Insurance Law
    • Litigation – Insurance
  • Randall C. Morgan (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2012)
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
    • Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
  • James R. “Spud” Seale (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2018)
    • Arbitration
    • Education Law Litigation
    • Litigation – Labor and Employment
  • Pamela B. Slate (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2024)
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Mass Tort Litigation/ Class Actions – Defendants

The following two attorneys have been selected to Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America list for 2026:

  • Andrew C. Blake (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2026)
    • Insurance Law
  • Jordan Speake Jenkins (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2022)
    • Personal Injury Litigation-Defendants