Bouhan, Williams & Levy LLC attorneys selected in Georgia Trend’s Legal Elite

Dec. 6, 2012 - PRLog -- (SAVANNAH, Ga.) – Several attorneys from Bouhan, Williams & Levy LLP have been selected for 2012 Legal Elite, Georgia Trend magazine’s listing of the state’s top lawyers.

Todd M. Baiad, Carlton E. Joyce, Benjamin W. Karpf, John G. Lientz, John B. Manly, Melanie L. Marks and Gregory G. Sewell were selected for Georgia Trend magazine’s 2012 Legal Elite.

Georgia Trend magazine sent out questionnaires to several thousand of Georgia lawyers asking them to nominate the attorneys they consider best in 20 different practice categories. Georgia Trend magazine recognized attorneys from Bouhan, Williams & Levy LLP as among the state’s top lawyers.

Baiad is a partner at Bouhan, Williams & Levy LLP recognized for business litigation and general litigation.

Joyce, who has also been listed in “Best Lawyers” and “Super Lawyers,” has been recognized for his work in medical malpractice and insurance defense, professional malpractice law and aviation law.

Karpf’s practice focuses on drafting, analyzing and negotiating commercial contracts, including license agreements, IT procurement agreements, services and consulting agreements, and sponsorship and advertising agreements. He also regularly counsels clients on various matters relating to copyright, trademark, technology and media law.

Lientz is a partner at Bouhan, Williams & Levy whose practice focuses primarily on corporate law, banking, real estate and mergers and acquisitions.

Manly is an associate practicing primarily in the areas of insurance defense, medical
malpractice defense and commercial litigation. Prior to joining Bouhan, Williams & Levy, he served as an Assistant District Attorney for the Augusta Judicial Circuit in Georgia.

Marks is a partner at Bouhan, Williams & Levy whose practice focuses on estate planning and probate, real estate and elder law.

Sewell is an associate whose practice focuses on civil and commercial litigation, as well as medical malpractice, hospital and insurance defense.

Founded in 1886, Bouhan, Williams & Levy LLP is a broad-based, general law practice with an emphasis in corporate, business and transactional law and civil litigation on the local, national and international levels. The firm provides services to a range of clientele including major corporations, small businesses, professional entities, insurance companies, financial and lending institutions, non-profit corporations, individuals and public sector boards and authorities.

Bouhan, Williams & Levy LLP and its attorneys have consistently been named to prestigious groups such as the U.S. News & World Report’s Best Law Firms Rankings, Best Lawyers in America, Georgia Lawyers, Rising Stars, Georgia Trend's Legal Elite, and the American Trial Lawyers Association’s Top 100 Attorneys in Georgia, among others. Bouhan, Williams & Levy LLP is headquartered in the Armstrong House at 447 Bull Street in Savannah, Georgia.

About Bouhan, Williams & Levy LLP:
Founded in 1886, Bouhan, Williams & Levy LLP is a broad-based, general law practice with an emphasis in corporate, business and transactional law and civil litigation on the local, national and international levels. The firm provides services to a range of clientele including major corporations, small businesses, professional entities, insurance companies, financial and lending institutions, non-profit corporations, individuals and public sector boards and authorities.
Bouhan, Williams & Levy LLP and its attorneys have consistently been named to prestigious groups such as the U.S. News & World Report’s Best Law Firms Rankings, Best Lawyers in America, Georgia Lawyers, Rising Stars, Georgia Trend's Legal Elite, and the American Trial Lawyers Association’s Top 100 Attorneys in Georgia, among others. Bouhan, Williams & Levy LLP is headquartered in the Armstrong House at 447 Bull Street in Savannah, Georgia.
http://www.bouhan.com. 912-236-2491.

On January 1, 2013, Bouhan, Williams & Levy, and Inglesby, Falligant, Horne, Courington & Chisholm will merge, forming Bouhan + Falligant.

Media contact: Carlton Joyce, 912-236-2491