August 17, 2023
Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard, P.L.L.C. is pleased to announce that a total of 54 lawyers have been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America®. Forty-one have been named to the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and 13 lawyers have been included in the 2024 Edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America.
Mitchell Williams attorneys recognized as The Best Lawyers in America® are:
- Michele Simmons Allgood - Public Finance Law
- John Keeling Baker - Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Real Estate, and Litigation and Controversy - Tax
- Sherry P. Bartley - Environmental Law, Litigation - Environmental, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants, and Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
- Trav Baxter - Agriculture Law, Tax Law, and Trusts and Estates
- C. Douglas Buford, Jr. - Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law, and Securities Regulation
- Melvin L. Burner, Jr. - Insurance Law
- Frederick K. Campbell - Administrative / Regulatory Law and Insurance Law
- Craig R. Cockrell - Tax Law and Trusts and Estates
- Courtney C. Crouch III - Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, and Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Doak Foster - Administrative / Regulatory Law and Insurance Law
- Byron L. Freeland - Employment Law - Management and Labor Law - Management
- Karen P. Freeman - Commercial Litigation
- Allan Gates - Litigation - Environmental
- Kathlyn Graves - Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management, and Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Jill Grimsley - Banking and Finance Law, Commercial Finance Law, and Real Estate Law
- Audra K. Hamilton - Commercial Litigation and Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Harold W. Hamlin - Banking and Finance Law, Project Finance Law, and Real Estate Law
- Megan D. Hargraves - Health Care Law and Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
- Morril H. Harriman Jr. - Government Relations Practice
- Benjamin D. Jackson - Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Health Care, Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants, and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Anton L. Janik Jr. - Litigation and Controversy - Tax and Tax Law
- Margaret A. Johnston - Banking and Finance Law
- Casey Dorman Lawson - Corporate Law and Trusts and Estates
- D. Nicole Lovell - Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, and Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Walter E. May - Corporate Law
- Stuart P. Miller - Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Jennifer R. Pierce - Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Tax Law, and Trusts and Estates
- Brian A. Pipkin - Appellate Practice and Insurance Law
- Julie M. Pomerantz - Insurance Law
- Nathan A. Read - Employment Law - Management
- Christopher T. Rogers - Tax Law and Trusts and Estates
- Emily M. Runyon - Education Law, Insurance Law, Litigation - Insurance, Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- J. Scott Schallhorn - Commercial Finance Law, Land Use and Zoning Law, and Real Estate Law
- Derrick W. Smith - Administrative / Regulatory Law, Government Relations Practice, and Insurance Law
- Stan D. Smith - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Litigation - Bankruptcy
- Zachary T. Steadman - Administrative / Regulatory Law and Insurance Law
- Clayborne S. Stone - Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Construction, Litigation - Real Estate, and Litigation - Trusts and Estates
- Stanton K. Strickland - Insurance Law
- Jeffrey H. Thomas - Administrative / Regulatory Law and Insurance Law
- Jordan P. Wimpy - Environmental Law
- Walter G. Wright, Jr. - Energy Law, Environmental Law, and Water Law
Since first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Lawyers are reviewed on professional expertise by their peers and undergo an authentication process to confirm they are in current practice and in good standing.
Mitchell Williams attorneys named to Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America are:
- John E. Alexander - Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, and Litigation - Construction
- Melissa Bandy - Banking and Finance Law and Real Estate Law
- Devin R. Bates - Commercial Litigation, Education Law, Labor and Employment Law - Management, and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- David Biscoe Bingham - Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Tax Law, and Trusts and Estates
- Cara Butler - Commercial Litigation, Labor and Employment Law - Management, and Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Nathan D. Coulter - Corporate Governance and Compliance Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, and Real Estate Law
- Ashley Edwards - Corporate Law and Public Finance Law
- Colt D. Galloway - Appellate Practice and Commercial Litigation
- Ashley L. Gill - Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Tax Law, and Trusts and Estates
- Josh Hallenbeck - Intellectual Property Law and Patent Law
- Caroline Kelley - Tax Law and Trusts and Estates
- Jacob McElroy - Commercial Litigation
- Graham C. Talley - Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® recognizes associates and other lawyers who are early in their careers for their outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States. They are reviewed by their peers based on professional expertise and undergo an authentication process to make sure they are in current practice and in good standing.
The Mitchell Williams attorneys recognized by Best Lawyers as the 2024 “Lawyers of the Year” are:
Only a single lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area is honored as the “Lawyer of the Year.” Receiving this designation reflects the high level of respect a lawyer has earned among other leading lawyers in the same communities and the same practice areas for their abilities, their professionalism and their integrity.
About Mitchell Williams
Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard, P.L.L.C. is a full-service law firm providing strategic, comprehensive legal counsel for everything from day-to-day needs to the most complex, specialized business matters. Established in 1954, the firm has offices in Little Rock, Rogers and Jonesboro, Arkansas and Austin, Texas. For more information, visit MitchellWilliamsLaw.com.