Sixteen Phelps Lawyers Honored on 2023 Mid-South Super Lawyers Lists
NEW ORLEANS — Nov. 28, 2023 — Sixteen lawyers from Phelps’ Alabama and Mississippi offices made the 2023 Mid-South Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists. Chosen attorneys ranked in the top 5% of nominated lawyers in Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi and Tennessee.
Super Lawyers ranks attorneys from more than 70 practice areas each year. The organization weighs them on 12 different factors, and their peers vote for them based on their professional achievements.
Twelve lawyers earned a spot on the 2023 Mid-South Super Lawyers list:
Birmingham, Ala.
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- Sydney F. Frazier, Jr. – Employment & Labor
- Crawford S. McGivaren, Jr. – Business Litigation
Jackson, Miss.
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- Reuben V. Anderson – Business Litigation
- Todd Butler – Employment & Labor
- LaToya C. Merritt – Employment & Labor
- James W. Shelson – Business Litigation
- Thomas Siler, Jr. - Employment & Labor
Mobile, Ala.
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- Allen E. “Teeto” Graham – Transportation/Maritime
- Joseph “Jay” Minus, Jr. – Employment & Labor
- William E. Shreve, Jr. – Appellate
- Cooper C. Thurber – General Litigation
Tupelo, Miss.
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- Mark N. Halbert – Employment & Labor
To qualify for the Mid-South Rising Stars honor, lawyers go through the same selection process as Super Lawyers. They must also have 10 years or less in practice or be 40 years old or younger. Four lawyers were picked for the 2023 Mid-South Rising Stars list:
Birmingham, Ala.
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- Courtney Saad Adams – Tax
- Kenneth W. Boyles, Jr. – Insurance Coverage
Jackson, Miss.
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- Sarah Beth Wilson – Creditor Debtor Rights
Mobile, Ala.
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- Danielle Mashburn-Myrick – Personal Injury – General