11/7/11

Watkins & Eager Attorneys named 2011 Mid-South Super Lawyers

Watkins & Eager proudly announces that nineteen attorneys are among the 2011 Mid-South Super Lawyers, and five Watkins & Eager attorneys chosen as Mid-South Rising Stars.

In addition, Super Lawyers identifies five Watkins & Eager attorneys as the “Top 50” in Mississippi: William F. Goodman, III; Jamie G. Houston, III; Kenneth E. Milam; William F. Ray; and Stephanie M. Rippee. Mildred M. Morris and Stephanie M. Rippee were also recognized as “Top 50” Female Lawyers.
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
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Watkins & Eager Mid-South Super Lawyers are:

David L. Ayers – Personal Injury Defense: Products

Joseph G. Baladi – Personal Injury Defense: Medical Malpractice

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

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

Stephanie M. Rippee – Personal Injury Defense: Products

Paul H. Stephenson, III – Business Litigation

Michael W. Ulmer – Personal Injury Defense: Products

M. Binford Williams, Jr. - Banking


Mid-South Rising Stars from Watkins & Eager are:

Corey D. Hinshaw – Civil Litigation Defense

Robert B. Ireland, III – General Litigation

Jennifer A. Rogers – Personal Injury Defense: Products

Molly M. Walker – Personal Injury Defense: Products

Jimmy B.Wilkins – General Litigation