All WGB&C Attorneys Garner Spots on 2025 Best Lawyers Lists

White, Graham, Buckley & Carr is pleased to announce all seven of the firm’s attorneys received recognition in the 2025 Best Lawyers rankings, with two attorneys adding new practice areas to their distinctions. Deborah Blakely, Robert Buckley, William Carr, Gene Graham, Bryan White and Steven White all claimed Best Lawyers recognition, while associate Taylor Arri again made the “Ones to Watch” list. Several attorneys added new practice areas to their rankings, including attorneys Deborah Blakely now ranked in Commercial Litigation and Steven W. White in Mediation.

Best Lawyers recognitions are based entirely on extensive peer review surveys and research in which tens of thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers. Ones to Watch recognizes extraordinary lawyers who have been in private practice for less than 10 years and is based entirely on peer review.

The WGB&C attorneys honored by Best Lawyers and their respective ranked practice areas are:

• Taylor M. Arri (Ones to Watch)
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs

• Deborah Blakely
  • Commercial Litigation*
  • Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs

• Robert Buckley
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs
  • Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
  • Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs

• William Carr
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Consumer Law
  • Consumer Protection Law
  • Litigation – Labor and Employment
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs
  • Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
  • Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs

• Gene P. Graham, Jr.
  • Civil Rights Law
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Consumer Law
  • Employment Law – Individuals
  • Litigation – Labor and Employment
  • Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
  • Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs

• Bryan White
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Consumer Law
  • Consumer Protection Law
  • Litigation – Labor and Employment
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs
  • Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
  • Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs

• Steven W. White
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Mediation*
  • Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
  • Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs

Practice areas noted with * indicates a new ranking in the 2025 guide of The Best Lawyers in America.