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11/18/2014

Watkins & Eager proudly announces that twenty-four attorneys are among the 2014 Mid-South Super Lawyers, and three Watkins & Eager attorneys chosen as Mid-South Rising Stars.

In addition, Super Lawyers identifies four Watkins & Eager attorneys as the "Top 50" in Mississippi: Kenneth E. Milam; William F. Ray; Stephanie M. Rippee and Michael W. Ulmer.  Mildred M. Morris, Stephanie M. Rippee and Jennifer A. Rogers 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.

Watkins & Eager Mid-South Super Lawyers are:

David L. Ayers - Personal Injury Defense: Products

Joseph G. Baladi - Personal Injury Defense: Products

Lewis W. Bell - Personal Injury Defense: Products

Walter J. Brand - Employment Litigation: Defense

H. Rusty Comley - Personal Injury Defense: Products

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

George R. Fair - Banking

Betty Ruth Fox - Environmental

Paul L. Gunn - Real Estate

Corey D. Hinshaw - General Litigation

Jamie G. Houston III - Business/Corporate

Robert B. Ireland III - General Litigation

Mark D. Jicka - Personal Injury Defense: Products

Walter T. Johnson - Personal Injury Defense: Medical Malpractice

Richard T. Lawrence, General Litigation

Kenneth E. Milam - Employment & Labor

Mildred M. Morris
- Personal Injury Defense: Medical Malpractice

William F. Ray - Business Litigation

Stephanie M. Rippee - Personal Injury Defense: Products

Jennifer A. Rogers - Personal Injury Defense: Products

Jim F. Spencer, Jr. - Bankruptcy

Paul H. Stephenson III - Business Litigation

Michael W. Ulmer
- Personal Injury Defense: Products

Rebecca L. Wiggs - Personal Injury Defense: Products

Mid-South Rising Stars from Watkins & Eager are:

John B. Howell III - Civil Litigation Defense

Timothy L. Sensing - Personal Injury Defense: Medical Malpractice

James M. Tyrone - Personal Injury Defense: Products

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