(Memphis, TN/November 10, 2008) Sixty-one attorneys with Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC have been named to Mid-South Super Lawyers.
The Firm's attorneys named to the list are: Ben C. Adams, Mary L. Aronov, John B. Beard, Leo M. Bearman Jr., Sheryl Bey, Sam B. Blair Jr., Gary M. Brown, Scott D. Carey, Samuel D. Chafetz, E. Franklin Childress Jr., Barry K. Cockrell, Joe A. Conner, Richard G. Cowart, Michael T. Dawkins, James A. DeLanis, Robert J. DelPriore, James K. Dossett Jr., Steven J. Eisen, Kenneth P. Ezell Jr., Richard D. Faulkner Jr., David E. Fielder, Gregory G. Fletcher, William H. D. Fones Jr., Barry W. Ford, Grady M. Garrison, Stephen D. Goodwin, Richard B. Gossett, Charles K. Grant, John A. Gupton III, John C. Harrison, Carl E. Hartley, Robert E. Hauberg Jr., Matthew S. Heiter, Thomas O. Helton, John S. Hicks, Walker W. Jones III, George T. Lewis III, Robert C. Liddon Jr., Virginia C. Love, Leonard C. Martin, Randal S. Mashburn, William S. Mendenhall, William S. Painter, Eugene J. Podesta Jr., William N. Reed, John H. Rowland, Ross I. Schram, Jerry Stauffer, Gary C. Shockley, Robert M. Steele, Jill M. Steinberg, J. Carter Thompson Jr., Kelli L. Thompson, Robert D. Van de Vuurst, M. Kim Vance, W. Scott Welch, Buckner Wellford, Maurice Wexler, Richard F. Yarborough Jr. and Edward R. Young.
Mid-South Super Lawyers also named a number of Baker Donelson attorneys to its top attorney lists.
- Ten Baker Donelson attorneys were named among the top 100 attorneys in Tennessee: Leo M. Bearman Jr., Gary M. Brown, Richard G. Cowart, Steven J. Eisen, Kenneth P. Ezell Jr., Robert C. Liddon Jr., Randal S. Mashburn, Jill M. Steinberg, Maurice Wexler and Edward R. Young.
- Leo M. Bearman Jr., Robert C. Liddon Jr., Jill M. Steinberg, Maurice Wexler and Edward R. Young were named among the top 50 attorneys in Memphis.
- Barry W. Ford, Walker W. Jones III, William S. Painter, William N. Reed and W. Scott Welch were named among the top 50 attorneys in Mississippi.
The publication also honored 12 Baker Donelson attorneys in its 2008 list of Mid-South Rising Stars: Samuel T. Bowman, Barry C. Campbell, Brigid M. Carpenter, Christy T. Crider, Angie C. Davis, Mark D. Griffin, Tonya M. Grindon, Jennifer P. Keller, James H. Levine, David F. Maron, Samuel F. Miller.
The selections for Super Lawyers are made by Law & Politics, a division of Key Professional Media, Inc. Each year, Law & Politics undertakes a multi-phase selection process that includes a survey of lawyers in Arkansas, Mississippi and Tennessee; independent evaluation of candidates by the Law & Politics' attorney-led research staff; a peer review of candidates by practice area; and a good-standing and disciplinary check. The 2008 Mid-South Super Lawyers is based on the survey of more than 13,000 attorneys who have been in practice for five years or more. The goal of Mid-South Super Lawyers magazine is to select the top 5 percent of Arkansas, Mississippi and Tennessee attorneys in more than 60 practice areas.