31 Watkins Ludlam attorneys
named Best Lawyers by publication

Watkins Ludlam Winter & Stennis is proud to announce that 31 of its attorneys have been named to the 2010 edition of Best Lawyers®, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession. Additionally, the firm was ranked #1 in Mississippi in 20 categories.

First published in 1983, Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive annual peer-review survey. For the new U.S. edition, more than 24,126 leading attorneys cast more than 2.8 million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in the same and related specialties.

Because of the rigorous and transparent methodology used by Best Lawyers, and because lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed, inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor. Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers "the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice."

A full listing of the attorneys and firm rankings is below.

The Best Lawyers in America 2010
 

Watkins Ludlam Winter & Stennis
 

Gulfport
George F. Bloss III (2001)
First Amendment Law
Medical Malpractice Law

Susan Fahey Desmond (2009)
Labor and Employment Law

Henry F. Laird, Jr. (2003)
Commercial Litigation
First Amendment Law
 

Jackson
Trudy B. Allen (2003)
Environmental Law
Natural Resources Law

F. Hall Bailey (2007)
Personal Injury Litigation
Workers' Compensation Law

Jeffrey R. Barber (2008)
Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law

Alveno N. Castilla (1995) (10)
Tax Law

Thomas W. Crockett (1995) (10)
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Family Law
Family Law Mediation
Legal Malpractice Law

Mark T. Davis (2001)
Real Estate Law

William E. Dossett (1995) (10)
Tax Law
Trusts and Estates

David B. Grishman (1993) (10)
Administrative Law
Franchise Law
Tax Law
Trusts and Estates

Kathryn H. Hester (2006)
Land Use & Zoning Law
Natural Resources Law

Peyton S. Irby, Jr. (1995) (10)
Labor and Employment Law

Gina M. Jacobs (2005)
Corporate Law
Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
Mergers & Acquisitions Law

Kristina M. Johnson (2006)
Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law

Linda Bounds Keng (2005)
Employee Benefits Law
Trusts and Estates

Craig N. Landrum (1995) (10)
Banking Law
Corporate Governance and Compliance Law
Corporate Law
Mergers & Acquisitions Law

Robert S. Lazarus (2005)
Corporate Law
Project Finance Law
Public Finance Law

David L. Martin (2005)
Administrative Law
Banking Law
Corporate Law
Insurance Law

Dennis W. Miller (2001)
Energy Law
Government Relations Law

L. Keith Parsons (2005)
Corporate Governance and Compliance Law
Corporate Law
Securities Law

Keith R. Raulston (1995) (10)
Banking Law
Commercial Litigation
Insurance Law
Legal Malpractice Law
Personal Injury Litigation

W. Whitaker Rayner (2001)
Information Technology Law
Intellectual Property Law

Thomas B. Shepherd III (2001)
Corporate Law
Gaming Law

Stanley Q. Smith (2001)
Communications Law
Energy Law

Zachary Taylor III (2006)
Corporate Law
Municipal Law
Project Finance Law
Public Finance Law
Structured Finance Law

Jim B. Tohill (2009) (20)
Real Estate Law

Leonard D. Van Slyke, Jr. (1991) (10)
First Amendment Law
Tax Law
Trusts and Estates

Randall B. Wall (2006)
Corporate Law
Municipal Law
Project Finance Law
Public Finance Law

Olive Branch
Gary P. Snyder (2009)
Real Estate Law

James E. Woods (2009)
Real Estate Law
 

(Year) First year the lawyer was listed.
(10) Lawyers who have been listed in Best Lawyers for at least 10 years.
(20) Lawyers who have been listed in Best Lawyers for at least 20 years.
(25) Lawyers who have been listed in Best Lawyers for at least 25 years.

The Best Lawyers in America 2010
Watkins Ludlam Winter & Stennis
Ranked #1 in Mississippi in Administrative Law with 2 attorneys.
Ranked #1 in Mississippi in Banking Law with 3 attorneys. (*)
Ranked #1 in Mississippi in Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law with 2 attorneys. (*)
Ranked #1 in Mississippi in Corporate Governance and Compliance Law with 2 attorneys.
Ranked #1 in Mississippi in Corporate Law with 8 attorneys.
Ranked #1 in Mississippi in Family Law with 1 attorney. (*)
Ranked #1 in Mississippi in Family Law Mediation with 1 attorney. (*)
Ranked #1 in Mississippi in First Amendment Law with 3 attorneys.
Ranked #1 in Mississippi in Franchise Law with 1 attorney. (*)
Ranked #1 in Mississippi in Information Technology Law with 1 attorney.
Ranked #1 in Mississippi in Intellectual Property Law with 1 attorney. (*)
Ranked #1 in Mississippi in Land Use & Zoning Law with 1 attorney. (*)
Ranked #1 in Mississippi in Legal Malpractice Law with 2 attorneys. (*)
Ranked #1 in Mississippi in Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law with 1 attorney.
Ranked #1 in Mississippi in Municipal Law with 2 attorneys.
Ranked #1 in Mississippi in Project Finance Law with 3 attorneys.
Ranked #1 in Mississippi in Securities Law with 1 attorney. (*)
Ranked #1 in Mississippi in Structured Finance Law with 1 attorney.
Ranked #1 in Mississippi in Tax Law with 4 attorneys. (*)
Ranked #1 in Mississippi in Trusts and Estates with 4 attorneys.
Ranked #1 in Gulfport, MS in Commercial Litigation with 1 attorney. (*)
Ranked #1 in Gulfport, MS in First Amendment Law with 2 attorneys.
Ranked #1 in Gulfport, MS in Labor and Employment Law with 1 attorney.
Ranked #1 in Gulfport, MS in Medical Malpractice Law with 1 attorney. (*)
Ranked #1 in Jackson, MS in Administrative Law with 2 attorneys.
Ranked #1 in Jackson, MS in Banking Law with 3 attorneys.
Ranked #1 in Jackson, MS in Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law with 2 attorneys. (*)
Ranked #1 in Jackson, MS in Corporate Governance and Compliance Law with 2 attorneys.
Ranked #1 in Jackson, MS in Corporate Law with 8 attorneys.
Ranked #1 in Jackson, MS in Family Law with 1 attorney. (*)
Ranked #1 in Jackson, MS in Family Law Mediation with 1 attorney.
Ranked #1 in Jackson, MS in First Amendment Law with 1 attorney. (*)
Ranked #1 in Jackson, MS in Franchise Law with 1 attorney. (*)
Ranked #1 in Jackson, MS in Gaming Law with 1 attorney. (*)
Ranked #1 in Jackson, MS in Information Technology Law with 1 attorney.
Ranked #1 in Jackson, MS in Intellectual Property Law with 1 attorney. (*)
Ranked #1 in Jackson, MS in Land Use & Zoning Law with 1 attorney. (*)
Ranked #1 in Jackson, MS in Legal Malpractice Law with 2 attorneys. (*)
Ranked #1 in Jackson, MS in Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law with 1 attorney.
Ranked #1 in Jackson, MS in Municipal Law with 2 attorneys.
Ranked #1 in Jackson, MS in Project Finance Law with 3 attorneys.
Ranked #1 in Jackson, MS in Securities Law with 1 attorney. (*)
Ranked #1 in Jackson, MS in Structured Finance Law with 1 attorney.
Ranked #1 in Jackson, MS in Tax Law with 4 attorneys. (*)
Ranked #1 in Jackson, MS in Trusts and Estates with 4 attorneys.
Ranked #1 in Olive Branch, MS with 2 attorneys.
Ranked #1 in Olive Branch, MS in Real Estate Law with 2 attorneys.
(*) Denotes tie with 1 or more other firm(s).