11/22/10

Watkins & Eager Attorneys named 2010 Mid-South Super Lawyers

Watkins & Eager proudly announces that seventeen attorneys are among the 2010 Mid-South Super Lawyers, and six Watkins & Eager attorneys chosen as Mid-South Rising Stars.

In addition, Super Lawyers identifies six Watkins & Eager attorneys as the “Top 50” in Mississippi: David L. Ayers; William F. Goodman, III; Jamie G. Houston, III; Kenneth E. Milam; William F. Ray; and Michael W. Ulmer.

Super Lawyers is a nationally recognized rating service that honors attorneys who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Candidates are selected by a process that includes independent research, peer nominations, and peer evaluations.

Watkins & Eager Mid-South Super Lawyers are:

David L. Ayers – Personal Injury Defense: Products

Lewis W. Bell – Personal Injury Defense: Products

Walter J. Brand – Employment Litigation: Defense

James J. Crongeyer, Jr. – Personal Injury Defense: Products

George R. Fair – Banking

William F. Goodman, Jr. – Appellate

William F. Goodman, III – Class Actions/Mass Torts

Paul L. Gunn – Real Estate

P.N. (Nick) Harkins, III – Personal Injury Defense: Products

Jamie G. Houston, III – Business/Corporate

Mark D. Jicka – Personal Injury Defense: Products

Walter T. Johnson – Personal Injury Defense: Medical Malpractice

Kenneth E. Milam – Employment & Labor

Mildred M. Morris – General Litigation

William F. Ray – Business Litigation

Paul H. Stephenson, III – Business Litigation

Michael W. Ulmer – Personal Injury Defense: Products

Mid-South Rising Stars from Watkins & Eager are:

Joseph G. Baladi – Personal Injury Defense: Medical Malpractice

Jennifer A. Rogers – Personal Injury Defense: Products

Joseph J. Stroble – Class Action/Mass Torts

Molly M. Walker – Personal Injury Defense: Products

Jimmy B.Wilkins – General Litigation

Roger W. Williams – Real Estate

Super Lawyers can be found online at superlawyers.com, where lawyers can be searched by practice area and location.