Honor for Savannah attorneys selected for 2012 Legal Elite
(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.