Adams and Reese had 29 attorneys ranked as “Leaders in Their Field,” and the firm also ranked in 11 practice areas across three different states in the Chambers USA 2012 directory.
Adams and Reese had two practice areas listed in Band 1, the top ranking designated to practice areas, including Energy and Natural Resources in Mississippi and Media and Entertainment in Tennessee. Adams and Reese had five attorneys ranked in Band 1 in their respective practice areas, including Ray Cornelius in Banking and Finance: Public Finance in Louisiana; Charles Parrott in Corporate/Commercial: Banking and Finance in Mississippi; Jefferson Stewart in Energy and Natural Resources in Mississippi; Gee Ogletree in Real Estate in Mississippi; and Linda Edell Howard in Media and Entertainment in Tennessee.
Through interviews with clients and peer attorneys, Chambers lists both attorneys by their respective practice areas and also selects firms in practice areas across each state.
The editors and researchers with Chambers and Partners annually conduct thousands of in-depth interviews with clients and attorneys in order to assess the reputations and experience of business lawyers in 175 countries across the world. In compiling the 2012 edition, close to 5,000 interviews were conducted to decide whom to include in the guide, which is based solely on market recommendations.
The Adams and Reese list of practice areas and individuals included in the Chambers USA 2012 Directory is below:
Practice Area Rankings
(Law firms are ranked in practice areas in bands from 1-6, with 1 being the best)
Energy and Natural Resources - Mississippi – Band 1
Media and Entertainment - Tennessee – Band 1
Bankruptcy/Restructuring - Louisiana – Band 2
Environment - Louisiana – Band 2
Gaming and Licensing - Louisiana – Band 2
Construction – Louisiana – Band 3
Litigation: General Commercial - Mississippi – Band 3
Labor and Employment - Louisiana – Band 3
Real Estate - Louisiana – Band 3
Real Estate - Tennessee – Band 3
Chambers Attorneys at Adams and Reese
Alabama
Richard Carmody – Bankruptcy/Restructuring; Banking and Finance
William Hancock – Labor and Employment
David Johnson – Corporate/Commercial
Louisiana
Mark Beebe – Litigation: General Commercial
Robin Cheatham – Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Ray Cornelius – Banking and Finance: Public Finance
John Duck – Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Brooke Duncan – Labor and Employment
Richard Easterling – Gaming and Licensing
Phil Franco – Construction
Leslie Lanusse – Labor and Employment
Patricia McMurray – Real Estate
Malcolm Meyer – Real Estate
Glen Pilie – Environment and Environment: Litigation
Daniel Rester – Gaming and Licensing
Justin Schmidt – Real Estate
Mark Spansel – Environment: Litigation
Mississippi
Bill Brabec – Litigation: General Commercial
Jim Keith – Labor and Employment
Gee Ogletree – Real Estate
Charles Parrott - Corporate/Commercial: Banking and Finance
Jerry Sheldon – Energy and Natural Resources
Jefferson Stewart – Energy and Natural Resources
Jeffrey Trotter – Energy and Natural Resources
Tennessee
Reed Houk – Real Estate
Linda Edell Howard – Media and Entertainment
Lynn Morrow – Media and Entertainment
Lucian Pera – Litigation: General Commercial
Tony Swafford – Labor and Employment
Adams and Reese is a multidisciplinary law firm with offices strategically located throughout the southern United States and Washington, DC. American Lawyer includes Adams and Reese on its distinguished list of the nation's top law firms – “The Am Law 200.” The National Law Journal also includes the firm on the “NLJ 250” list of the nation's largest law firms.