(Memphis, TN/November 10, 2009) Sixty-three attorneys with Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC have been named to Mid-South Super Lawyers.
The following Firm attorneys were named to the list: Ben C. Adams, Mary L. Aronov, Thomas E. Bartrum, John B. Beard, Leo M. Bearman Jr., Sheryl Bey, Sam B. Blair Jr., Gary M. Brown, Scott D. Carey, Samuel D. Chafetz, Michael B. Chance, E. Franklin Childress Jr., Barry K. Cockrell, Joe A. Conner, Richard G. Cowart, Angie C. Davis, James A. DeLanis, Robert J. DelPriore, Lawrence S. Eastwood, Steven J. Eisen, Kenneth P. Ezell Jr., Gregory G. Fletcher, William H. D. Fones Jr., Barry W. Ford, Grady M. Garrison, Stephen D. Goodwin, Richard B. Gossett, Charles K. Grant, John A. Gupton III, Carl E. Hartley, Robert E. Hauberg Jr., Thomas O. Helton, John S. Hicks, James L. Jones, Walker W. Jones III, James H. Levine, George T. Lewis III, Robert C. Liddon Jr., Virginia C. Love, David F. Maron, Leonard C. Martin, Randal S. Mashburn, William S. Mendenhall, Harry P. Ogden, William S. Painter, William N. Reed, John H. Rowland, Gary C. Shockley, Jerry Stauffer, Robert M. Steele, Jill M. Steinberg, J. Carter Thompson Jr., Kelli L. Thompson, Steven H. Trent, Robert D. Van de Vuurst, W. Scott Welch, Buckner Wellford, Maurice Wexler, Jonell B. Williamson, Richard F. Yarborough Jr. and Edward R. Young.
Mid-South Super Lawyers also named a number of Baker Donelson attorneys to its top attorney lists.
- Ten Baker Donelson attorneys were named among the top 100 attorneys in Tennessee: Leo M. Bearman Jr., Richard G. Cowart, Steven J. Eisen, Kenneth P. Ezell Jr., Thomas O. Helton, John S. Hicks, Robert C. Liddon Jr., Randal S. Mashburn, Jill M. Steinberg and Edward R. Young.
- Leo M. Bearman Jr., Robert C. Liddon Jr., Jill M. Steinberg and Edward R. Young were named among the top 50 attorneys in Memphis.
- Sheryl Bey, Barry W. Ford, Walker W. Jones III, William S. Painter, William N. Reed and W. Scott Welch were named among the top 50 attorneys in Mississippi.
Mr. Bearman was also selected for an additional honor: He will be featured in a profile article that will be the magazine's cover story.
The publication also honored 14 Baker Donelson attorneys in its 2009 list of Mid-South Rising Stars: Adam S. Baldridge, Barry C. Campbell, Brigid M. Carpenter, Amy L. Champagne, Christy T. Crider, Beverly Gates, Courtney H. Gilmer, Mark D. Griffin, Jennifer G. Hall, Emily Turner Landry, Samuel F. Miller, Scott W. Pedigo and Stacie S. Winkler.
The selections for Super Lawyers are made by Law & Politics, a division of Key Professional Media, Inc. Each year, Law & Politics undertakes a multi-phase selection process that includes a survey of lawyers in Arkansas, Mississippi and Tennessee; independent evaluation of candidates by the Law & Politics' attorney-led research staff; a peer review of candidates by practice area; and a good-standing and disciplinary check. The 2009 Mid-South Super Lawyers is based on the survey of more than 13,000 attorneys who have been in practice for five years or more. The goal of Mid-South Super Lawyers magazine is to select the top five percent of Arkansas, Mississippi and Tennessee attorneys in more than 70 practice areas.