06/12/09

W&E Lawyers Leaders in Their Field according to Chambers

Chambers U.S.A.- America’s Leading Business Lawyers has identified Watkins & Eager as a Leader in its Field, following a survey of Mississippi law firms. This publication, which has consistently cited the firm as a leader in the law, again highlights Watkins & Eager as one of the State’s top firms across the board. The 2009 results specifically identify the firm’s leadership in the following areas: Corporate/Commercial; Energy & Natural Resources; Labor & Employment; Litigation: General Commercial; Products Liability- National; and Real Estate.

In compiling these results, Chambers’ researchers conducted over 10,000 client and attorney interviews, and based the law firm rankings on the following criteria: legal abilities, professional conduct, client services, commercial awareness and astuteness, diligence, and client commitment.

In addition to its law firm commendation, Chambers acknowledges individual leading lawyers. This year, fourteen W&E lawyers have been specifically recognized:

Corporate/Commercial
George R. Fair
Jamie G. Houston III

Corporate/Commercial: Banking & Finance
George R. Fair

Labor & Employment
Walter J. Brand
Kenneth E. Milam

Litigation: General Commercial
David L. Ayers
William F. Goodman, Jr.
William F. Goodman III
William F. Ray
Paul H. Stephenson III
Michael W. Ulmer

Products Liability - National
William F. Goodman III

Real Estate
Paul L. Gunn
William C. Smith III
Roger W. Williams
M. Binford Williams, Jr.