Eighteen McKenna Long & Aldridge Attorneys Named to Georgia Trend's 2008 Legal Elite

December 1, 2008 - (Atlanta, GA) - McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP (MLA) is proud to announce that 18 attorneys from the Atlanta office have been recognized as members of Georgia Trend’s 2008 Legal Elite.  Legal Elite is a listing that reflects Georgia’s top lawyers as nominated by their peers.  To compile this list Georgia Trend polled several thousand members of the Georgia State Bar asking them to nominate the “most effective lawyers” in various practice areas.

“We are pleased Georgia Tend has recognized so many MLA attorneys to be included in their 2008 Legal Elite selection,” said Jeffrey Haidet, Chairman of the Firm.  “It always nice to be recognized for your hard work, especially by your peers.”

The following attorneys have been named to Georgia Trend’s 2008 Legal Elite:

R. Daniel Beale

Steven K. Bender

Frank S. Benjamin

Janine A. Bowen

Wayne N. Bradley

Deborah S. Ebel

Donald M. Etheridge, Jr.

Scott A. Harty

Margaret M. “Maggie” Joslin

Mark S. Kaufman

Thomas P. Lauth

Russell P. Love

James B. Manley, Jr.

Gary W. Marsh

Jess A. Pinkerton

Jeremy C. Silverman

William F. “Bill” Stevens

Charles E. Wilson III