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129 Butler Snow Attorneys Named in Best Lawyers, 16 Named “Lawyer of the Year”

August 19, 2015 | by Butler Snow

Butler Snow is pleased to announce 129 of the firm’s attorneys have been included in Best Lawyers® for 2016, and 16 have been named Best Lawyers® 2016 “Lawyer of the Year.”

“We are very proud of our attorneys’ recognition by their peers in this respected survey,” said Donald Clark, Jr., chairman, Butler Snow. “We consider this recognition a tremendous accomplishment, and congratulate all of our honorees. This is a testament to their commitment to serving our clients.”

Best Lawyers® recognizes a single lawyer in each community in each practice area as “Lawyer of the Year.”  The 16 Butler Snow attorneys named to this list are:

Phil B. Abernethy – Best Lawyers® 2016 Litigation – Construction, Jackson, Miss.

James E. Bailey, III – Best Lawyers® 2016 Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Memphis, Tenn.

Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Memphis, Tenn.

Michael B. Beers – Best Lawyers® 2016 Insurance Law, Montgomery, Ala.

L. Don Campbell, Jr. – Best Lawyers®2016 Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Memphis, Tenn.,

John F. England– Best Lawyers® 2016 Public Finance Law, Jackson, Miss.

John L. Galloway– Best Lawyers® 2016 Real Estate Law, Gulfport, Miss.

Mark W. Garriga– Best Lawyers® 2016 Government Relations Practice, Jackson, Miss.

J. Clifford Harrison – Best Lawyers®2016 Banking and Finance Law, Jackson, Miss.

John C. Henegan – Best Lawyers® 2016 Appellate Practice, Jackson, Miss.

Selby A. Ireland– Best Lawyers® 2016 Business Organizations, Jackson, Miss.

Melvin J. Malone – Best Lawyers® 2016 Energy Law, Nashville, Tenn.

Luther T. Munford– Best Lawyers® 2016 Litigation – Intellectual Property Business, Jackson, Miss.

Benjamin W. Roberson – Best Lawyers® 2016 Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Jackson, Miss.,

Phillip S. Sykes – Best Lawyers® 2016 Corporate Governance Law, Jackson, Miss.

Robert L. Trentham – Best Lawyers® 2016 Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Nashville, Tenn.

Edward A. Wilmesherr – Best Lawyers® 2016 Financial Services Regulation, Jackson, Miss.

Best Lawyers® is the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession. Being listed in the publication is regarded by clients and legal professionals as a significant honor. Best Lawyers® compiles its lists of outstanding attorneys by conducting peer-review surveys in which leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers. The current, 22nd edition of The Best Lawyers in America (2016) is based on detailed evaluations of lawyers by other lawyers.

Lawyers listed in “Lawyer of the Year” received particularly high survey ratings by earning a superior level of respect among their peers for their abilities, professionalism and integrity.

Butler Snow Attorneys Named in Best Lawyers®:

ATLANTA, GA
Public Finance Law
 
 
BETHLEHEM, PA
[professional id=”2462″] (2015)
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
 
BIRMINGHAM, AL
Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
 
Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
 
Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
 
Commercial Litigation
Insurance Law
 
Russell L. Irby (2007) [10]
Tax Law
 
Michael H. Johnson (2014)
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
 
Commercial Finance Law
 
Jerome K. Lanning (1983) [30]
Real Estate Law
 
Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
 
Tax Law
 
E. Alston Ray (2008) [5]
Public Finance Law
 
Commercial Litigation
Tax Law
Trusts and Estates
 
 
 
DENVER, CO
Tax Law
 
Dee P. Wisor (2007) [10]
Public Finance Law
 
 
GULFPORT, MS
Robert C. Galloway (1999) [15]
Commercial Litigation
Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
 
John L. Galloway (2009) [5]
Real Estate Law
 
John M. Harral (2008) [5]
Banking and Finance Law
Litigation – Banking and Finance
 
Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Richard W. Sliman (2012) [5]
Insurance Law
 
 
MEMPHIS, TN
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and
Reorganization Law
 
Corporate Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Real Estate Law
 
Corporate Law
Health Care Law
 
Gregg C. Gumbert (2011) [5]
Commercial Finance Law
Real Estate Law
 
Charles C. Harrell  (2007) [10]
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
 
Commercial Litigation
 
Real Estate Law
 
Commercial Litigation
 
Commercial Litigation
 
David P. Jaqua (2007) [10]
Employment Law – Management
Labor Law – Management
Litigation – Labor and Employment
 
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Tax Law
 
Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
 
Randall D. Noel  (2006) [10]
Commercial Litigation
Litigation – Banking and Finance
 
Amy M. Pepke (2012) [5]
Commercial Litigation
 
Employment Law – Management
Labor Law – Management
Litigation – Labor and Employment
Scott B. Shanker  (2008) [5]
Health Care Law
 
Bart N. Sisk  (2013)
Employment Law – Management
Labor Law – Management
Litigation – Labor and Employment
 
Commercial Litigation
Litigation – Banking and Finance
 
Joseph ​B. Walker  (1983) [30]
Litigation – Trusts and Estates
Trusts and Estates
 
Banking and Finance Law
 
Commercial Finance Law
Commercial Transactions / UCC Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Real Estate Law
 
 
MONTGOMERY, AL
Insurance Law
 
 
NASHVILLE, TN
Commercial Litigation
 
Corporate Law
 
Kathryn Reed Edge  (2005) [10]
Financial Services Regulation Law
 
Dan H. Elrod (1995) [20]
Administrative / Regulatory Law
Government Relations Practice
Health Care Law
Insurance Law
 
Litigation – Securities
 
Economic Development Law
Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
Real Estate Law
 
G. Brian Jackson  (2008) [5]
Administrative / Regulatory Law
 
Litigation – ERISA
Litigation – Labor and Employment
 
Jack F. King, Jr. (2005) [10]
Commercial Finance Law
Real Estate Law
 
Gayle Malone, Jr. (1995) [20]
Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
 
Melvin J. Malone  (2011) [5]
Energy Law
Government Relations Practice
 
Commercial Litigation
 
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and
Reorganization Law
Commercial Litigation
Litigation – Bankruptcy
 
Litigation – Labor and Employment
 
Employment Law – Management
Labor Law – Management
 
Banking and Finance Law
Financial Services Regulation Law
 
Noel F. Stahl (1995) [20]
Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
 
Robert L. Trentham (2003) [10]
Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
 
Robert J. Walker  (1993) [20]
Antitrust Law
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs
 
Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
 
Health Care Law
 
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
 
Government Relations Practice
Insurance Law
 
 
NEW ORLEANS, LA
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and
Reorganization Law
Litigation – Bankruptcy
 
 
NEW YORK, NY
David M. Cohen  (2012) [5]
Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
 
Public Finance Law
 
 
OXFORD, MS
Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
 
 
RIDGELAND, MS
Phil B. Abernethy (2007) [10]
Commercial Litigation
Litigation – Construction
 
Employment Law – Management
Litigation – Labor and Employment
 
[professional id=”2328″] (2015)
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
 
Kenneth W. Barton  (2012) [5]
Commercial Litigation
Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
 
Commercial Litigation
Trade Secrets Law
 
Lucien L. Bourgeois  (2010) [5]
Public Finance Law
 
Environmental Law
 
Don B. Cannada  (1995) [20]
Commercial Transactions / UCC Law
Real Estate Law
Tax Law
 
R. Barry Cannada  (2003) [10]
Corporate Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
 
Michael D. Caples  (2007) [10]
Government Relations Practice
 
Tommie S. Cardin (2007) [10]
Government Relations Practice
 
Alveno N. Castilla  (1995) [20]
Corporate Law
Litigation and Controversy – Tax
Tax Law
 
Donald Clark, Jr.  (2010) [5]
Public Finance Law
 
Government Relations Practice
 
Commercial Litigation
 
Paul N. Davis (2008) [5]
Commercial Litigation
Oil and Gas Law
 
Richard M. Dye (2012) [5]
Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
 
John F. England (2007) [10]
Public Finance Law
 
William M. Gage (2009) [5]
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
 
Mark W. Garriga (2008) [5]
Government Relations Practice
Commercial Litigation
Litigation – Insurance
 
Banking and Finance Law
Commercial Finance Law
Consumer Law
Financial Services Regulation Law
 
John J. Healy, III (2007) [10]
Copyright Law
Patent Law
Trademark Law
 
John C. Henegan (1991) [25]
Appellate Practice
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Communications Law
Litigation – Antitrust
Litigation – First Amendment
 
Daniel G. Hise (1999) [15]
Corporate Law
Gaming Law
 
Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
 
Selby A. Ireland (2012) [5]
Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
Corporate Law
 
Donna Brown Jacobs  (2007) [10]
Appellate Practice
Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
 
Corporate Law
Health Care Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
 
Christy D. Jones (1995) [20]
Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
 
Government Relations Practice
Public Finance Law
 
Ronald I. Loeb (2005) [10]
Trusts and Estates
 
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and
Reorganization Law
 
W. Eugene Magee  (2005) [10]
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
 
Commercial Litigation
Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
 
Robert A. Miller (2009) [5]
Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
 
Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
 
Energy Law
Mediation
Natural Resources Law
Oil and Gas Law
 
Luther T. Munford (1991) [25]
Appellate Practice
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
First Amendment Law
Litigation – First Amendment
Litigation – Intellectual Property
Litigation and Controversy – Tax
Media Law
 
Tax Law
 
Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
 
Corporate Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
 
Commercial Litigation
Litigation – Banking and Finance
 
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and
Reorganization Law
 
Public Finance Law
 
Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Transportation Law
 
Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
 
Phillip S. Sykes (2009) [5]
Commercial Litigation
Corporate Governance Law
Litigation – Land Use and Zoning
Litigation – Real Estate
Litigation – Securities
Litigation and Controversy – Tax
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
 
Ronald G. Taylor (2012) [5]
Corporate Law
Real Estate Law
 
Employment Law – Management
Labor Law – Management
 
James B. Tucker  (2008) [5]
Corporate Compliance Law
 
Gilbert C. Van Loon  (1999) [15]
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
 
J. Paul Varner (1999) [15]
Tax Law
Trusts and Estates
 
Thad W. Varner  (2007) [10]
Public Finance Law
 
Appellate Practice
Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
 
Joshua J. Wiener  (2009) [5]
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
 
Thomas E. Williams  (2009) [5]
Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
 
Administrative / Regulatory Law
Banking and Finance Law
Consumer Law
Corporate Law
Financial Services Regulation Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
 
(Year) First year the lawyer was listed.
(*) Lawyers who are listed for the first time in Best Lawyers.
[#] Anniversary for which lawyer is eligible (5, 10, 15, 20, 25, or 30 years)