Thirty-two attorneys with Baker Donelson have been named to the 2017 edition of Louisiana Super Lawyers and twelve attorneys were listed as "Rising Stars."
The Firm's attorneys who were named to the list are: Edward H. "Hank" Arnold III (Transportation/Maritime), Alton E. "Biff" Bayard III (Estate Planning & Probate), Craig L. Caesar (Health Care), Phyllis G. Cancienne (Employment & Labor), Roy C. Cheatwood (Business Litigation), Robert C. Clotworthy (Transportation/Maritime), Christopher O. Davis (Transportation/Maritime), Nancy Scott Degan (Business Litigation), Donna D. Fraiche (Health Care), Mark W. Frilot (Construction Litigation), Monica A. Frois (Health Care), Steven F. Griffith Jr. (Civil Litigation: Defense), Jan M. Hayden (Creditor/Debtor Rights: Business), William H. Howard III (General Litigation), Colleen C. Jarrott (Energy & Natural Resources), Errol J. King Jr. (Health Care), Kenneth M. Klemm (Energy & Natural Resources), Amelia "Mimi" Williams Koch (Employment & Labor), Kent A. Lambert (Business Litigation), Jon F. "Chip" Leyens Jr. (Real Estate), Alexander M. McIntyre Jr. (Antitrust Litigation), Patricia B. McMurray (Real Estate), Mark W. Mercante (Construction Litigation), Christopher G. Morris (Employee Benefits), William N. Norton (Mergers & Acquisitions), James H. Roussel (Transportation/Maritime), Danny G. Shaw (Construction Litigation), Danielle L. Trostorff (Health Care), Paul S. West (Gaming), Matthew A. Woolf (Business Litigation) and Adam Zuckerman (Energy & Natural Resources).
Several of the Firm's attorneys received special recognition in Louisiana Super Lawyers. Roy C. Cheatwood, Nancy Scott Degan, Steven F. Griffith Jr., Jan M. Hayden and Danny G. Shaw were named among the top 50 attorneys in Louisiana and New Orleans. Phyllis Cancienne, Nancy Scott Degan and Jan Hayden were named among the top 25 female attorneys in Louisiana. Ms. Hayden also earned the special distinction of being named among the top ten attorneys in the state.
Twelve of the Firm's attorneys were named to the list as "Rising Stars": Matthew S. Chester (Criminal Defense: White Collar), Daniel J. Dysart (Environmental Litigation), Katie L. Dysart (Banking), Matthew R. Emmons (Construction Litigation), Christopher M. Hannan (Transportation/Maritime), Benjamin West Janke (Business Litigation), Matthew C. Juneau (Business Litigation), M. Levy Leatherman (Employment & Labor), Camalla Kimbrough (Employment Litigation: Defense), Erin E. Pelleteri (Business Litigation) and Paul C. Thibodeaux (Class Action).
The selections for this list are made by the research team at Super Lawyers, which is a service of Thomson Reuters, Legal Division. Each year, the research team undertakes a multi-phase selection process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent evaluation of candidates by the attorney-led research staff, a peer review of candidates by practice area and a good-standing and disciplinary check. First published in 1991 by Law & Politics and acquired by Thomson Reuters, Legal in February 2010, Super Lawyers magazines reach more than 21 million readers across the country.