Frantz, McConnell & Seymour, LLP is pleased to announce that 10 lawyers have been included in the 2026 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence.
Best Lawyers® recognitions are compiled based on an exhaustive Purely Peer Review® evaluation. More than 184,000 industry leading lawyers are eligible to vote (from around the world), and more than 25.8 million evaluations have been received on the legal abilities of other lawyers based on their specific practice areas around the world.
Frantz, McConnell & Seymour, LLP would like to congratulate the following lawyers named to the 2026 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America list:
- Kevin A. Dean (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2022)
- Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
- Corporate Law
- Litigation – Real Estate
- Litigation – Trusts and Estates
- Michael W. Ewell (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2015)
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Corporate Law
- Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Matthew A. Grossman (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2021)
- Appellate Practice
- Litigation – Real Estate
- Real Estate Law
- Robert L. Kahn (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2015)
- Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Corporate Law
- Reggie E. Keaton (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2013)
- Commercial Litigation
- Construction Law
- Corporate Law, Litigation – Construction
- Trusts and Estates
- John Lawhorn (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2020)
- Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Employment Law – Individuals
- Employment Law – Management
- Labor Law – Management
- Mary Beth Maddox (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2018)
- Litigation – Insurance
- Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Workers’ Compensation Law – Claimants
- Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
- Benjamin C. Mullins (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2022)
- Commercial Litigation
- Land Use and Zoning Law
- Litigation – Real Estate
- Real Estate Law
- Beverly D. Nelms (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2021)
- Insurance Law
- Litigation – Insurance
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Richard T. Scrugham, Jr. (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2024)
- Corporate Law
- Litigation – Trusts and Estates
Frantz, McConnell & Seymour, LLP offers legal services in virtually every area of civil and business law representing clients throughout East Tennessee.
