(Memphis, TN/July 18, 2007) On June 21, 2007, Barry W. Ford and Henry I. Frohsin of Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC, were inducted into the Litigation Counsel of America (LCA) at the LCA's Spring Conference and Induction of Fellows in New York.
A shareholder in the Firm's Jackson office, Judge Ford concentrates his practice in the areas of litigation and criminal law. Prior to joining the Firm, he served three terms as Circuit Court Judge for the First Circuit Court District, the largest Circuit Court District in Mississippi, serving Alcorn, Itawamba, Lee, Monroe, Pontotoc, Prentiss and Tishomingo Counties. During his tenure on the bench, Judge Ford served for approximately five years as the Circuit Judges' representative on the Board of Governors, the governing body of all state, county and youth court judges in Mississippi. Judge Ford has been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America® list (Copyright 2007 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, S.C.) in the practice area of business litigation; by Chambers USA: America's Leading Business Lawyers as a leading commercial litigation lawyer in Mississippi; and by Mid-South Super Lawyers in the practice area of personal injury defense.
A shareholder in the Firm's Birmingham office, Mr. Frohsin concentrates his practice in the areas of litigation, mediation and arbitration. He previously served as Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama and as first Assistant U.S. Attorney. A fellow of the Alabama Law Foundation, Mr. Frohsin was also previously Municipal Judge for the City of Mountain Brook, Alabama and was Chairman of the U.S. District Court, Northern District, Speedy Trial Committee.
The Litigation Counsel of America is a trial lawyer honorary society composed of less than one-half of one percent of American lawyers. Fellowship in the LCA is highly selective and by invitation only. Fellows are selected based upon effectiveness and accomplishment in litigation, both at the trial and appellate levels, and superior ethical reputation. The LCA is aggressively diverse in its composition. Established as a trial and appellate lawyer honorary society reflecting the American bar in the twenty-first century, the LCA represents the best in law among its membership.