Chambers USA, the prestigious legal ranking guide and highly regarded directory of America's leading lawyers for business, has named 23 Adams and Reese attorneys as leading practitioners in the recently released 2022 edition. In addition to the 23 individual rankings, Adams and Reese also achieved 10 firm rankings from the Chambers USA 2022 guide.
Chambers USA is considered a cornerstone directory whose listings are given significant weight among business leaders selecting legal counsel.
This year, Adams and Reese received three new team rankings and nine new individual rankings.
Chambers rated the firm’s Construction (Florida), Insurance (Louisiana), and Corporate/M&A (South Carolina) areas as leading statewide practices.
Trent Cotney and David Toney, co-leaders of the firm’s Construction team and both achieving individual rankings, were noted by Chambers for their work in comprehensive construction matters. This team is praised by Chambers “for its niche expertise in the representation of roofing contractors that extends into public policy, statute drafting and building codes.”
Will Cheek is ranked Band 1 nationally in Food and Beverages: Alcohol: Southeastern U.S. and referred to by his clients as “the godfather of alcohol beverage law in Tennessee.”
Significantly, Adams and Reese achieved a Band 2 firm ranking and Bill Shea received a Band 2 individual ranking for a newly added table by Chambers, Louisiana – Insurance.
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Adams and Reese’s 2022 practice area rankings include:
Florida
Construction - Band 5
Insurance - Band 3
Louisiana
Bankruptcy/Restructuring - Band 3
Insurance - Band 2
Labor & Employment - Band 3
Litigation: General Commercial - Band 3
South Carolina
Corporate/M&A - Band 3
Tennessee
Intellectual Property - Band 3
Media & Entertainment - Band 3
Real Estate - Band 4
The following Adams and Reese attorneys were ranked as leading lawyers in their practice areas:
Nationwide
Will Cheek – Band 1, Food and Beverages: Alcohol: Southeast
Alabama
Richard Carmody – Senior Statesman, Banking & Finance; Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Rebecca Pritchett – Band 3, Environment
Florida
Trent Cotney – Band 3, Construction
Georgia
John Thomson, Jr – Band 4, Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Louisiana
John M. Duck – Band 2, Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Richard Aguilar – Band 2, Bankruptcy/Restructuring; Band 3, Litigation: General Commercial
Robin Cheatham – Band 3, Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Glen M Pilié - Band 2, Environment: Litigation
William Shea – Band 2, Insurance
Brooke Duncan III - Senior Statesman, Labor & Employment
Leslie Lanusse - Senior Statesman, Labor & Employment
Elizabeth Roussel – Band 4, Labor & Employment
Mark Beebe – Band 3, Litigation: General Commercial
Mississippi
Jeff Trotter – Band 2, Energy & Natural Resources
Gee Ogletree – Band 2, Real Estate
South Carolina
Rob Bethea – Band 2, Corporate/M&A
Will Umbach – Up & Coming, Corporate/M&A
Tennessee
Mitch Boult – Band 2, Intellectual Property
Lynn Morrow – Band 2, Media & Entertainment
Texas
David Toney – Band 3, Construction
Legal rankings by Chambers USA are based on in-depth market analysis and independent research. The guide covers up to 79 practice areas in all 50 states and Washington, DC. Chambers USA researches more than 180 jurisdictions throughout the world and ranks the most outstanding law firms and lawyers across the globe each year.
Chambers and Partners is a global organization that has been researching and ranking U.S. law firms on criteria that include technical expertise, business acumen, prompt delivery and value since 1999. The listings, which are revised each year, are based on direct attorney interviews, competitor and client evaluations, and overall effectiveness of attorneys and their departments.