Eight attorneys with Williams Venker & Sanders have been included on the Best Lawyers in America list for 2016.
Theodore Williams is recognized for his work in personal injury and railroad law.
Paul Venker is recognized for his work in labor and employment litigation, medical malpractice law and personal injury litigation.
Steven Sanders has been included on the list for more than 30 years. He is recognized for his work in commercial litigation, personal injury litigation and product liability litigation.
Michael Hunter is recognized for commercial litigation. He focuses his practice on product defense, insurance and commercial litigation.
John Lord is recognized for railroad law, a practice group for which the firm was ranked as a National Tier 1 in 2015 by U.S. News & World Report’s Best Law Firms.
John Mahon is recognized for product liability litigation. He focuses his practice on medical malpractice, product liability and personal injury defense.
Thomas Orris makes his debut on the list for mass tort litigation/class actions. He is one of the firm’s founding partners and is the group leader for the firm’s toxic tort litigation practice.
Lucy Unger is recognized for her work in commercial litigation and product liability litigation. She also received a Women’s Justice Award earlier this year.
With the five new partners recognized for their work, over 60 percent of the firm’s partners have been included on the Best Lawyers in America list, which recognizes only the top 4 percent of lawyers in the country.