The A-List
CONTRIBUTORS
PUBLISHER Legal Productions, LLC
PRESIDENT & EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, A-LIST
Michelle Swanner
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Adair Baine-McDonald
EXECUTIVE EDITOR Brian McDonald
MANAGING EDITOR Harlan Schillinger
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Micki Love, Henry Hu, Adam Warren
EVENT COORDINATOR Lala McKenny
CONTENT COORDINATOR Jolie Money
CONTENTS
Departments & Features
04 Welcome From The A-List: From The President: Michelle Swanner
06 Honoring The True Pioneers of Legal Marketing
12 Multi-Generational Media Strategy: A Smarter Way to Reach Clients of Every Age, On Every Screen
20 AI Disruption: Why This Time Is Different— and Why Law Firms Should Act Now
A-LIST BOARD OF DIRECTORS Harlan Schillinger Steve Nober
BUSINESS MANAGER Chase Givens
SENIOR SALES MANAGER Lana Thornell
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST Avery Lisenby
FINANCIAL MANAGER Eddie Terrell
WEBSITE MANAGER Kelley Johnson
GRAPHIC ARTISTS Holly McSwain, Martin Whaley
The A-List
08 The A-List Trial Lawyer Hall of Fame’ s Inductees
25 The Golden Gavel Awards: 2026 Winners
29 2026 A-List Firms
33 The A-List DMA Report
The A-List magazine is published as a supplement to The Trial Lawyer Magazine by The Trial Lawyer, Inc., 430 West Main Street, Dothan, AL 36301. The Trial Lawyer, Vol. XIII, No. 1, Spring 2026( ISSN 2159-7413) © 2026, The Trial Lawyer, Inc.— All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is strictly prohibited. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Trial Lawyer, Inc., 430 West Main Street, Dothan, Alabama 36301.
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