Super Lawyers Names 22 Phelps Lawyers to 2022 Mid-South Lists
NEW ORLEANS, La. — Nov. 29, 2022 — 22 lawyers from Phelps’ Alabama and Mississippi offices made the 2022 Mid-South Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists. Those honored 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. Super Lawyers weighs them on 12 different factors, and their peers vote for them based on their professional achievements.
16 lawyers were chosen for the 2022 Mid-South Super Lawyers list:
Birmingham, Ala.
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- Sydney F. Frazier, Jr. – Employment & Labor, Workers’ Compensation
- Crawford S. McGivaren, Jr. – Business Litigation, Transportation/Maritime, Professional Liability
- R. Carlton Smyly – Construction Litigation, Business/Corporate, Business Litigation, Civil Litigation
- Michael Turner – Employment Litigation, General Litigation, Class Action/Mass Torts, Creditor Debtor Rights, Workers’ Compensation
Jackson, Miss.
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- Reuben V. Anderson – Business Litigation, State, Local & Municipal
- Fred L. Banks, Jr. – Business Litigation, Appellate, Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Ross F. Bass, Jr. – Business Litigation, Class Action/Mass Torts
- G. Todd Butler – Employment & Labor, Appellate
- LaToya C. Merritt – Employment & Labor
- James W. Shelson – Business Litigation, Environmental Litigation, Insurance Coverage
- W. Thomas Siler, Jr. - Employment & Labor
Mobile, Ala.
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- Allen E. “Teeto” Graham – Transportation/Maritime, Business Litigation, Construction Litigation
- Joseph “Jay” Minus, Jr. – Employment & Labor, General Litigation, State, Local & Municipal
- Benjamen T. Rowe – Business Litigation, Construction Litigation, Personal Injury – General
- William E. Shreve, Jr. – Appellate, Insurance Coverage
- Cooper C. Thurber – General Litigation, Personal Injury – General, Insurance Coverage
Six lawyers were picked for the 2022 Mid-South Rising Stars list:
Birmingham, Ala.
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- Courtney Saad Adams – Tax
- Kenneth W. Boyles, Jr. – Insurance Coverage, Civil Litigation
Jackson, Miss.
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- Sarah Beth Wilson – Creditor Debtor Rights, Bankruptcy, Business Litigation, Banking, Business/Corporate, Civil Litigation
Mobile, Ala.
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- E. Barrett Hails – Transportation/Maritime, General Litigation, Personal Injury - Products
- Danielle Mashburn-Myrick – Personal Injury – General, Bankruptcy, Business Litigation
- Breanne Stanley Zarzour – Civil Litigation
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.
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