Super Lawyers Names 23 Phelps Attorneys to 2021 Mid-South Lists
NEW ORLEANS — Nov. 30, 2021 — Twenty-three lawyers from Phelps’ Mississippi and Alabama offices made the 2021 Mid-South Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists. Those chosen ranked in the top 5% of nominated lawyers in Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi and Tennessee.
Super Lawyers ranks attorneys by weighing them on 12 different factors. Their peers also vote for them based on their professional achievements.
Eighteen lawyers were chosen for the 2021 Mid-South Super Lawyers list:
Birmingham, Ala.
- Sydney F. Frazier Jr. – Employment & Labor
- John M. Graham – Personal Injury General: Defense
- James F. Henry – Health Care
- Crawford S. McGivaren Jr. – Business Litigation
- R. Carlton Smyly – Construction Litigation
- G. Thomas Sullivan – Health Care
- Michael E. Turner – Employment Litigation: Defense
Jackson, Miss.
- Reuben V. Anderson – Business Litigation
- Fred L. Banks Jr. – Business Litigation
- Ross F. Bass Jr. – Business Litigation
- G. Todd Butler – Employment & Labor
- James W. Shelson – Business Litigation
- W. Thomas Siler Jr. – Employment & Labor
Mobile, Ala.
- Allen E. "Teeto" Graham – Transportation/Maritime
- Joseph J. "Jay" Minus Jr. – Employment & Labor
- Benjamen T. Rowe – Business Litigation
- William E. Shreve Jr. – Appellate
- Cooper C. Thurber – General Litigation
Five lawyers were picked for the 2021 Mid-South Rising Stars list:
Birmingham, Ala.
- Jason W. Bobo – General Litigation
Jackson, Miss.
- Sarah Beth Wilson – Creditor Debtor Rights
Mobile, Ala.
- E. Barrett Hails – Transportation/Maritime
- Danielle Mashburn-Myrick – Personal Injury General: Defense
- Breanne Stanley Zarzour – Civil Litigation: Defense
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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