Thursday December 4, 2008
2008 Mid-South Super Lawyers announced

The 2008 Mid-South Super Lawyers of Arkansas, Mississippi and Tennessee were recently named. Super Lawyers is a listing of outstanding lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. A rigorous multi-phase selection process in undertaken that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, independent evaluation of candidates by an attorney-led research staff, a peer review of candidates by practice area, and a good-standing and disciplinary check. Only five percent of the lawyers in Mississippi are selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers.

Three Watkins & Eager lawyers were chosen as “Top 50” in Mississippi – David L. Ayers, William F. Goodman, Jr., and Michael W. Ulmer.

Watkins & Eager congratulates its 2008 Super Lawyers:

David L. Ayers
Personal Injury Defense: Products
Personal Injury Defense: General
General Litigation

Lewis W. Bell
Personal Injury Defense: Products
Franchise/Dealership
Personal Injury Defense: General

Walter J. Brand
Employment Litigation: Defense
Employment & Labor

George R. Fair
Banking
Business Litigation
Business/Corporate

William F. Goodman, Jr.
Appellate
Business Litigation

William F. Goodman, III
Class Action/Mass Torts
Personal Injury Defense: Products
Business Litigation

Paul L. Gunn
Real Estate
Securities & Corporate Finance

P. N. Harkins, III
Personal Injury Defense: Products
Class Action/Mass Torts
Civil Litigation Defense

Jamie G. Houston, III
Business/Corporate
Tax
Estate Planning & Probate

Mark D. Jicka
General Litigation
Personal Injury Defense: Products
Class Action/Mass Torts

Walter T. Johnson
Personal Injury Defense: Medical Malpractice
General Litigation

Kenneth E. Milam
Employment & Labor
Alternative Dispute Resolution

Mildred M. Morris
General Litigation
Personal Injury Defense: Medical Malpractice
Personal Injury Defense: Products

William F. Ray
Business Litigation
Employee Benefits/ERISA
Banking

Paul H. Stephenson, III
Business Litigation
Class Action/Mass Torts
Civil Litigation Defense

Michael W. Ulmer
Personal Injury Defense: Products
Personal Injury Defense: General

J. Collins Wohner, Jr.
Appellate

2008 Rising Stars:

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

Joseph Jason Stroble
Class Action/Mass Torts

Jimmy B. Wilkins
General Litigation

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