Adams and Reese is pleased to announce the inclusion of attorneys throughout the firm’s regional footprint in the 2021 edition of The Best Lawyers in America (by BL Rankings, LLC).
Additionally, the firm was top-listed, noting the greatest number of lawyers from a single firm listed in each practice area, in the following locales:
Top-Listed State Awards
Mississippi - Banking and Finance Law
Top-Listed City Awards
Ridgeland (Jackson), MS - Banking and Finance Law
New Orleans, LA - Litigation - Environmental; Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions - Defendants
Since its inception in 1983, Best Lawyers has published lists divided by geographic region and practice areas. Lawyers are reviewed by their peers on the basis of professional experience, and undergo an authentication process to make sure they are in current practice and in good standing.
In addition, Adams and Reese attorneys have been included in the inaugural edition of Best Lawyers’ “Ones to Watch” listing. “Ones to Watch” recognizes associates and other lawyers who are earlier in their careers for their outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States.
Adams and Reese lawyers included in the 2021 edition of Best Lawyers and “Ones to Watch” (denoted with an asterisk) include:
ATLANTA, GA
Ron C. Bingham II, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Glenn Dunaway, Tax Law
Roy E. Hadley, Jr., Privacy and Data Security Law
Matthew B. Norton, Real Estate Law
John A. Thomson, Jr., Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
BATON ROUGE, LA
L. “Bubba” Henry, Government Relations Practice
Kellen J. Mathews, Commercial Litigation
Robert L. Rieger, Jr., Communications Law, Government Relations Practice
William D. Shea, Insurance Law
Grant J. Guillot*, Commercial Litigation, Transportation Law
BIRMINGHAM, AL
Richard P. Carmody, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation - Bankruptcy
Robert D. Eckinger, Antitrust Law, Litigation - Antitrust, Litigation - Banking and Finance, Litigation - Bankruptcy
Ann Huckstep, Health Care Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law, Securities Regulation
Stephen A. Rowe, Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Securities, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
COLUMBIA, SC
John F. Beach, Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Trusts and Estates
Robert P. Bethea, Jr., Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Tax Law
Matthew B. Hill, Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law
William P. McElveen, Jr., Banking and Finance Law, Real Estate Law
Cliff Moore III, Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Banking and Finance, Litigation - Real Estate
Jack Pringle, Administrative/Regulatory Law, Privacy and Data Security Law
Kirby D. Shealy III, Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Lyndey R.Z. Bryant*, Commercial Litigation
HOUSTON, TX
Lee Butler, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Alex E. Cosculluela, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions - Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Christopher Derden, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions - Defendants, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Raymond R. Ferrera, Litigation - Intellectual Property
Alton J. Hall, Jr., Commercial Litigation
Leslie M. Henry, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
David Toney II, Construction Law, Litigation - Construction
Craig G. Townsend, Natural Resources Law, Oil and Gas Law
Matthew A. Copeland*, Commercial Litigation
JACKSONVILLE, FL
John T. Rogerson III, Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Insurance Law, Litigation - Insurance
Timothy W. Volpe, Arbitration, Banking and Finance Law, Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Litigation - Insurance
Leslie A. Wickes, Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Litigation - Insurance
Jamie Olinto, Commercial Litigation
Angela N. Grewal*, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Thomas P. White*, Commercial Litigation
MEMPHIS, TN
Cannon F. Allen, Sr., Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions - Defendants
Lodie V. Biggs, Economic Development Law, Real Estate Law
Donna L. Boyce, Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
Jay Campbell, Corporate Law
James B. McLaren, Jr., Banking and Finance Law, Economic Development Law, Project Finance Law, Public Finance Law
Lucian T. Pera, Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law, First Amendment Law, Health Care Law, Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants, Legal Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs, Litigation - First Amendment, Media Law
Henry C. Shelton III, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation - Bankruptcy
Clarence A. Wilbon, Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Banking and Finance
Patrick H. Morris*, Appellate Practice
MOBILE, AL
Britton Bonner, Government Relations Practice
Robert C. Campbell III, Commercial Litigation, Education Law, Litigation - First Amendment, Litigation - Labor and Employment, Litigation - Municipal
Andrew B. Freeman, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Randall Scott Hetrick, Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment
David Johnson, Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Victor H. Lott, Jr., Corporate Law, International Mergers and Acquisitions, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law, Securities Regulation, Timber Law
Raymond G. Russell, Corporate Law
Patrick Dungan*, Government Relations Practice
NASHVILLE, TN
Dale Allen, Government Relations Practice
Cynthia Mitchell Barnett, Public Finance Law
Reber M. Boult, Copyright Law, Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation - Patent, Patent Law, Trademark Law
Laurens Brock, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Martin S. Brown, Jr., Corporate Law, Litigation - Securities, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
William R. Bruce, Government Relations Practice
Charles W. Cook III, Financial Services Regulation Law, Health Care Law, Litigation - Banking and Finance, Litigation - Bankruptcy
Fred Russell Harwell, Real Estate Law
Reed Houk, Banking and Finance Law, Financial Services Regulation Law, Real Estate Law
Linda Edell Howard, Copyright Law, Entertainment Law - Music, Media Law
Philip M. Kirkpatrick, Commercial Litigation, Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures and Television, Entertainment Law - Music, Litigation - Intellectual Property
Edward H. L. Playfair, Trademark Law
Brad A. Lampley, Government Relations Practice
Anne L. Russell, Litigation and Controversy - Tax
Thomas Anthony Swafford, Labor Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment
Guilford F. Thornton, Jr., Education Law, Government Relations Practice, Health Care Law, Insurance Law
Larry Stewart, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Public Finance Law
Lynn Morrow, Copyright Law, Entertainment Law - Music, Litigation - Intellectual Property, Media Law
Haverly MacArthur, Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation - Patent, Trademark Law
Maia Woodhouse, Copyright Law, Litigation - Intellectual Property
NEW ORLEANS, LA
Gregg Barrios, Admiralty and Maritime Law
Mark R. Beebe, Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Antitrust, Litigation - Securities
Philip O. Bergeron, Administrative/Regulatory Law, Health Care Law
Charles A. Cerise, Jr., Admiralty and Maritime Law, Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Environmental, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Robin B. Cheatham, Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Financial Services Regulation Law
Jaimmé A. Collins, Litigation - Insurance, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Chris A. D'Amour, Insurance Law
Johnny L. Domiano, Jr., Admiralty and Maritime Law, Commercial Litigation
Kathleen F. Drew, Litigation - Environmental, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
John M. Duck, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, International Mergers and Acquisitions
Richard B. Eason II, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants, Workers' Compensation Law - Claimants, Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
Mark S. Embree, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates
Philip A. Franco, Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Real Estate
Kirk Gasperecz, Insurance Law
William B. Gaudet, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions - Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Charles F. Gay, Jr., Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Matthew C. Guy, Construction Law, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Lisa Merz Hedrick, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Brooke Duncan III, Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management
Christopher J. Kane, Economic Development Law
Edwin C. Laizer, Admiralty and Maritime Law, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Leslie A. Lanusse, Employment Law - Management, Insurance Law, Litigation - Labor and Employment
Francis V. Liantonio, Jr., Admiralty and Maritime Law, Energy Law, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions - Defendants
Lisa E. Maurer, Banking and Finance Law, Public Finance Law
Don S. McKinney, Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Health Care
Robert B. Nolan, Oil and Gas Law, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Glen M. Pilié, Litigation - Environmental
Jane C. Raiford, Energy Law, Environmental Law, Litigation - Environmental
Lee C. Reid, Economic Development Law
Edward J. Rice, Jr., Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Jeffrey E. Richardson, Appellate Practice, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions - Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
James T. Rogers III, Admiralty and Maritime Law, Litigation - Construction, Litigation - Insurance
Gregory F. Rouchell, Commercial Litigation
Deborah B. Rouen, Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Elizabeth A. Roussel, Commercial Litigation, Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management
Paige Sensenbrenner, Government Relations Practice, Health Care Law, Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
Philip B. Sherman, Real Estate Law
Tyson B. Shofstahl, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Ronald J. Sholes, Arbitration, Environmental Law, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions - Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Mark J. Spansel, Admiralty and Maritime Law, Litigation - Environmental
Martin A. Stern, Appellate Practice, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions - Defendants
Mark C. Surprenant, Commercial Litigation, Environmental Law, Litigation - Environmental, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Lauren L. Tafaro, Employment Law - Management
Roland M. Vandenweghe, Jr., Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions - Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
David M. Wolf, Public Finance Law
Laurie Briggs Young, Commercial Litigation
Gerard J. Gaudet*, Commercial Litigation
Robert Parrott II*, Commercial Litigation
RIDGELAND (JACKSON), MS
Holmes S. Adams, Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Trusts and Estates
Charles P. Adams, Jr., Corporate Law, Litigation - Securities, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law, Securities Regulation
William C. Brabec, Insurance Law
Phillip Buffington, Jr., Banking and Finance Law, Commercial Finance Law, Corporate Law, Financial Services Regulation Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Paul A. Carrubba, Banking and Finance Law, Financial Services Regulation Law
Matthew R. Dowd, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions - Defendants
James A. Keith, Education Law, Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management
Elizabeth Lee Maron, Education Law, Employment Law - Management
Powell G. Ogletree, Jr., Banking and Finance Law, Energy Law, Litigation - Real Estate, Natural Resources Law, Real Estate Law, Timber Law
Charles N. Parrott, Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law, Financial Services Regulation Law, Litigation - Real Estate
Charles R. Wilbanks, Jr., Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions - Defendants
Jeffrey Trotter, Energy Law, Environmental Law, Litigation - Environmental, Oil and Gas Law
Timothy J. Anzenberger*, Commercial Litigation
Alexander Bondurant*, Oil and Gas Law
Adam V. Griffin*, Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Construction
Darryl A. Wilson*, Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions - Defendants, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants, Transportation Law
SARASOTA, FL
David L. Boyette, Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Trusts and Estates
Thomas H. Dart, Litigation - Construction, Litigation - Real Estate
Drew F. Chesanek*, Construction Law
ST. PETERSBURG, FL
David S. Bernstein, Real Estate Law
James Dickson, Construction Law, Litigation - Construction
Richard H. Malchon, Jr., Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
TAMPA, FL
Robert W. Boos, Commercial Litigation
Donald A. Mihokovich, Commercial Litigation
Deborah H. Oliver, Commercial Litigation
Eric J. Partlow, Commercial Litigation
Louis M. Ursini III, Litigation - Banking and Finance
Chantal Pillay*, Litigation - Banking and Finance
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