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41 Lightfoot Attorneys Named 2017 Mid-South Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
November 6, 2017
Super Lawyers has named 41 Lightfoot, Franklin & White LLC attorneys as 2017 Mid-South Super Lawyers and Rising Stars.
Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters publication, recognizes outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The patented selection process involves peer evaluation and independent research across 12 categories.
“More than half of our attorneys were selected to this year’s competitive list,” said Lightfoot managing partner Wynn Shuford. “We’re proud of their continued dedication to quality legal work and excellent client service, and gratified that Lightfoot is well-represented among these leading lawyers.”
Lightfoot attorneys selected as 2017 Mid-South Super Lawyers:
- Chandler J. Bailey (Personal Injury - Products: Defense)
- Michael L. Bell (Business Litigation)*
- William H. Brooks (Civil Litigation: Defense)
- Kevin E. Clark (Personal Injury - Products: Defense)
- William (Buddy) S. Cox, III (Environmental Litigation)*
- Melody Hurdle Eagan (Personal Injury - Products: Defense)
- Sara Anne Ford (Business Litigation)
- Samuel H. Franklin (Business Litigation)*
- Wesley B. Gilchrist (Business Litigation)
- Enrique (Henry) J. Gimenez (Personal Injury General: Defense)
- Lee M. Hollis (Personal Injury General: Defense)
- Sanford G. Hooper (Personal Injury - Products: Defense)
- Elizabeth H. Huntley (Civil Litigation: Defense)
- John M. Johnson (Environmental Litigation)*
- Christian King (Business Litigation)*
- Warren B. Lightfoot (Business Litigation)*
- Terrence W. McCarthy (Civil LItigation: Defense)
- Lana A. Olson (Environmental Litigation)
- Adam K. Peck (Personal Injury - Products: Defense)*
- Harlan I. Prater, IV (Personal Injury - Products: Defense)*
- David R. Pruet, III (Business Litigation)
- Banks Sewell, III (Personal Injury - Products: Defense)
- Jack Sharman (Criminal Defense: White Collar)
- Wynn M. Shuford (Class Action)
- Glenn Waldrop (Business Litigation)*
*Tenth year on the list
Lightfoot attorneys selected as 2017 Mid-South Rising Stars:
- Tenley E. Armstrong (Personal Injury - Products: Defense)
- John S. Baker (Business Litigation)
- Reid C. Carpenter (Civil Litigation: Defense)
- Haley A. Cox (Civil Litigation: Defense)
- Jeffrey P. Doss (Criminal Defense: White Collar)
- Mary (Molly) M. Drak (Appellate)
- James W. Gibson (Personal Injury - Products: Defense)
- Charles T. Greene (Business Litigation)
- Brian P. Kappel (Entertainment & Sports)
- Rachel M. Lary (Business Litigation)
- Jonathan R. Little (Civil Litigation: Defense)
- Brooke Garner Malcom(Civil Litigation: Defense)
- David A. Rich (Personal Injury - Products: Defense)
- Clinton T. Speegle (Aviation & Aerospace)
- Amie A. Vague (Business Litigation)
- Christopher C. Yearout (Personal Injury - Products: Defense)