A total of 119 Adams and Reese attorneys have been named to the 2014 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® (by BL Rankings, LLC), all selected and voted on by their peers and the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession.
Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Because Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey in which almost 50,000 leading attorneys cast nearly five million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas, and because lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed, inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor.
Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers “the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice.”
Below are all of Adams and Reese’s Best Lawyers honorees for 2014:
The Best Lawyers® in America 2014 - Adams and Reese LLP
(Year Denotes First Year Attorneys Received Best Lawyers Distinction)
Baton Rouge
V. Thomas Clark, Jr. (2010)
Entertainment Law – Motion Pictures and Television
Insurance Law
Professional Malpractice Law
E. L. Henry (2010)
Government Relations Law
Patricia B. McMurray (2009)
Banking and Finance Law
Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
Financial Services Regulation Law
Daniel K. Rester (2010)
Corporate Law
Gaming Law
Robert C. Schmidt (1987)
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Birmingham
Richard P. Carmody (1995)
Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
Litigation - Bankruptcy
Robert D. Eckinger (2005)
Litigation – Antitrust
Litigation – Banking and Finance
Litigation - Bankruptcy
M. Ann Huckstep (2005)
Health Care Law
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Securities/Capital Markets Law
Securities Regulation
Laurence J. McDuff (2009)
Health Care Law
Charles C. Pinckney (2005)
Banking and Finance Law
Financial Services Regulation Law
Securities/Capital Markets Law
Securities Regulation
Stephen A. Rowe (2005)
Commercial Litigation
Litigation – Securities
Personal Injury - Litigation
Columbia
John F. Beach (2013)
Commercial Litigation
Robert P. Bethea Jr. (2011)
Corporate Law
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Tax Law
Rita Bragg Caughman (2007)
Litigation – Trusts and Estates
Trusts and Estates
F. Earl Ellis, Jr. (1995)
Workers’ Compensation Law - Employers
William O. Higgins (2007)
Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law
Real Estate Law
Ernest G. Lawhorne (2005)
Workers’ Compensation Law - Employers
William P. McElveen, Jr. (2007)
Real Estate Law
W. Cliff Moore III (2010)
Commercial Litigation
Litigation – Banking and Finance
Litigation – Real Estate
Louis T. Runge, Jr. (2013)
Real Estate Law
Kirby Darr Shealy III (2001)
Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Lana H. Sims, Jr. (2005)
Workers’ Compensation Law- Employers
David C. Sojourner (2003)
Trusts and Estates
Karen Hudson Thomas (2007)
Trusts and Estates
Houston
Clayton C. Cannon (* - 2014)
Litigation - Construction
Alex E. Cosculluela (2012)
Personal Injury Litigation
Daryl G. Dursum (2006)
Personal Injury Litigation
Henry J. Fasthoff IV (2013)
Litigation – Intellectual Property
Craig G. Townsend (2009)
Natural Resources Law
Oil and Gas Law
Jackson
Charles P. Adams, Jr. (2005)
Corporate Law
Litigation – Securities
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Securities/Capital Markets Law
Securities Regulation
Holmes S. Adams (1999)
Litigation - Trusts and Estates
Trusts and Estates
William C. Brabec (2010)
Insurance Law
Paul A. Carrubba (2008)
Banking and Finance Law
Financial Services Regulation Law
Alfrado D. Donelson (2013)
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Kathryn R. Gilchrist (2009)
Health Care Law
James A. Keith (2010)
Education Law
Employment Law – Management
Labor Law - Management
Elizabeth Lee Maron (2012)
Education Law
Powell G. Ogletree, Jr. (2005)
Energy Law
Litigation – Real Estate
Natural Resources Law
Real Estate Law
Timber Law
Charles N. Parrott (2007)
Banking and Finance Law
Corporate Law
Financial Services Regulation Law
Litigation – Real Estate
A. Jerry Sheldon (2003)
Energy Law
Natural Resources Law
Jefferson D. Stewart (1989)
Energy Law
Litigation – Environmental
Natural Resources Law
Oil & Gas Law
Water Law
J. Jeffrey Trotter (2010)
Energy Law
Environmental Law
Litigation – Environmental
Oil & Gas Law
Memphis
Cannon F. Allen, Sr. (2009)
Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions - Defendants
Donna L. Boyce (2010)
Medical Malpractice Law
James B. McLaren, Jr. (2009)
Banking and Finance Law
Economic Development Law
Project Finance Law
Public Finance Law
Lucian T. Pera (2005)
Commercial Litigation
Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law
First Amendment Law
Health Care Law
Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants and Plaintiffs
Litigation – First Amendment
Henry C. Shelton III (1995)
Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
Litigation - Bankruptcy
Joseph B. Walker (1983)
Litigation - Trusts and Estates
Trusts and Estates
Mobile
Randall Scott Hetrick (2010)
Employment Law – Management
Labor Law – Management
Litigation – Labor and Employment
W. David Johnson (2009)
Banking and Finance Law
Corporate Law
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Victor H. Lott, Jr. (2005)
Corporate Law
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Securities/Capital Markets Law
Securities Regulation
Timber Law
Nashville
Cynthia Mitchell Barnett (2006)
Public Finance Law
Reber M. Boult (2007)
Copyright Law
Litigation – Intellectual Property
Litigation – Patent
Patent Law
Trademark Law
Larry Brock (2012)
Personal Injury Litigation
Martin S. Brown, Jr. (2009)
Corporate Law
Litigation - Securities
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
William R. Bruce (2007)
Government Relations Law
John Chambers (2011)
Arbitration
Commercial Litigation
Litigation - Bankruptcy
Litigation – Construction
Litigation – Real Estate
Charles W. Cook III (2009)
Financial Services Regulation Law
Health Care Law
Litigation – Banking and Finance
Litigation - Bankruptcy
Fred Russell Harwell (2011)
Real Estate Law
D. Reed Houk (2006)
Banking and Finance Law
Financial Services Regulation Law
Real Estate Law
Linda Edell Howard (2006)
Copyright Law
Entertainment Law - Music
Lynn Morrow (2008)
Copyright Law
Entertainment Law – Music
Litigation – Intellectual Property
Anne L. Russell (2013)
Litigation and Controversy – Tax
Larry Stewart (2008)
Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
Public Finance Law
Guilford F. Thornton, Jr. (2007)
Government Relations Law
Insurance Law
New Orleans
Henry B. Alsobrook, Jr. (1983)
Litigation – Environmental
Medical Malpractice Law
Personal Injury Litigation
Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
E. Gregg Barrios (2010)
Admiralty and Maritime Law
Mark R. Beebe (2007)
Commercial Litigation
Litigation - Antitrust Law
Litigation - Securities
Phil Bergeron (2011)
Health Care Law
Virginia Boulet (2009)
Corporate Law
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Securities/Capital Markets Law
Charles A. Cerise (2012)
Admiralty and Maritime Law
Commercial Litigation
Litigation – Environmental
Product Liability Litigation
Robin B. Cheatham (2010)
Banking and Finance Law
Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
Financial Services Regulation Law
O. Ray Cornelius (2005)
Administrative Law/Regulatory Law
Banking and Finance Law
Construction Law
Corporate Law
Derivatives and Futures Law
Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
Equipment Finance Law
Government Relations Law
Project Finance Law
Public Finance Law
Real Estate Law
Securities/Capital Markets Law
Securitization and Structured Finance Law
Scott E. Delacroix (2010)
Admiralty and Maritime Law
Litigation - Environmental
Mass Tort Litigation
Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Kathleen F. Drew (2012)
Litigation – Environmental
Product Liability Litigation
John M. Duck (2006)
Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
Brooke Duncan III (2007)
Employment Law – Management
Labor Law - Management
Richard B. Eason II (2012)
Personal Injury Litigation
Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Workers’ Compensation Law – Claimants and Employers
Mark S. Embree (2010)
Tax Law
Trusts and Estates
Philip A. Franco (2012)
Litigation – Real Estate
A. Kirk Gasperecz (2010)
Insurance Law
William B. Gaudet (2010)
Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants
Personal Injury Litigation
Charles F. Gay, Jr. (2003)
Medical Malpractice Law
Personal Injury Litigation
Product Liability Litigation
Edwin C. Laizer (2012)
Admiralty and Maritime Law
Personal Injury Litigation
Leslie A. Lanusse (2010)
Employment Law – Management
Insurance Law
Litigation – Labor and Employment
Francis V. Liantonio, Jr. (2012)
Admiralty and Maritime Law
Energy Law
Mass Tort Litigation
Joseph W. Looney (2007)
Commercial Litigation
Litigation – Intellectual Property
Litigation - Patent
Donald C. Massey (2013)
Commercial Litigation
Don S. McKinney (2013)
Commercial Litigation
Malcolm A. Meyer (2007)
Real Estate Law
Robert B. Nolan (2005)
Oil and Gas Law
Personal Injury Litigation
Product Liability Litigation
Thomas O’Brien (2013)
Admiralty and Maritime Law
Glen M. Pilie (2009)
Litigation – Environmental
Jane C. Raiford (2010)
Energy Law
Environmental Law
Litigation – Environmental
Jeffrey E. Richardson (2012)
Mass Tort Litigation
Personal Injury Litigation
Edward J. Rice, Jr. (2003)
Personal Injury Litigation
Product Liability Litigation
James T. Rogers (2013)
Admiralty and Maritime Law
Deborah B. Rouen (2010)
Commercial Litigation
Personal Injury Litigation
Product Liability Litigation
E. Paige Sensenbrenner (2010)
Government Relations Law
Health Care Law
Medical Malpractice Law
Ronald J. Sholes (2007)
Arbitration
Environmental Law
Personal Injury Litigation
Mark J. Spansel (2006)
Admiralty and Maritime Law
Litigation – Environmental
Martin A. Stern (2008)
Appellate Law
Mass Tort Litigation
Mark C. Surprenant (2005)
Litigation – Environmental
Personal Injury Litigation
Product Liability Litigation
Janis van Meerveld (2012)
Litigation – Labor and Employment
Robert A. Vosbein (2005)
Commercial Litigation
David M. Wolf (2013)
Public Finance Law
Sarasota
Thomas H. Dart (2013)
Litigation – Construction
Litigation – Real Estate
St. Petersburg
David Bernstein (2011)
Real Estate Law
V. James Dickson (2009)
Construction Law
Litigation – Construction
Richard Malchon (2013)
Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
Tallahassee
H. Lee Moffitt (* - 2014)
Health Care Law
Tampa
Robert W. Boos (2012)
Litigation – Bankruptcy
Litigation – Construction
Litigation – Real Estate
Marilyn Mullen Healy (2013)
Land Use and Zoning Law
Donald A. Mihokovich (2013)
Commercial Litigation
Lynn Welter Sherman (2008)
Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
Litigation – Bankruptcy