Eight Godwin Bowman Attorneys Earn Best Lawyers in America Recognition

Led by firm Chairman and CEO Donald Godwin, five Godwin Bowman attorneys, representing six unique practice areas, are recognized in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America^®, one of the oldest and most-respected legal guides in the United States.

The attorneys selected to the 2023 listing are:

• Donald Godwin – Commercial Litigation, Banking and Finance Litigation
• Laci Bowman – Family Law
• George Carlton Jr. – Product Liability Litigation-Defendants
• Shawn McCaskill – Commercial Litigation, Appellate
• Todd Shadle – Labor and Employment Litigation

Additionally, three firm attorneys were selected to the Ones to Watch legal guide. Released as a companion to Best Lawyers in America, the listing recognizes the country’s leading young attorneys.

Honored among the Ones to Watch are:

• Charmaine Voorhees Becken – Commercial Litigation
• Larisa Martirosova – Family Law
• Samantha Baynes – Family Law Arbitration and Mediation

Best Lawyers^® selection is based solely on exhaustive peer-review evaluations and is widely regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence in the United States.