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August 12, 2009

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Aug. 12, 2009) - Thirty -seven attorneys of Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard, P.L.L.C. were recently selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2010 (Copyright 2008 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, S.C.).

The annual compilation of The Best Lawyers in America is based on peer-review surveys in which more than 25,000 attorneys cast almost two million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their specialties, and is used as a referral guide in the legal profession. According to the publication, Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers “the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice.”

Additionally, Best Lawyers ranked the firm first in Arkansas in the areas of Administrative, Corporate, Environmental, Government Relations, Insurance, and Land Use & Zoning laws.

Mitchell Williams attorneys recognized are as follows:

Little Rock Office
• John K. Baker (2009) – Commercial Litigation
• W. Christopher Barrier (1995) (10) – Land Use & Zoning Law; Real Estate Law
• Sherry P. Bartley (1999) (10) – Environmental Law; Mass Tort Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation
• Steve Bauman (1995) (10) – Trusts and Estates
• R. T. Beard III (1995) (10) – Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation
• C. Douglas Buford, Jr. (2001) – Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law; Securities Law
• Frederick K. Campbell (2007) – Administrative Law; Insurance Law
• Michelle H. Cauley (2008) – Personal Injury Litigation
• Charles B. Cliett, Jr. (2009) – Health Care Law; Insurance Law
• Ken Cook (2009) – Medical Malpractice Law
• Jeffrey H. Dixon (2008) – Trusts and Estates
• Doak Foster (2007) – Administrative Law; Insurance Law
• Byron L. Freeland (2005) – Labor and Employment Law
• Allan Gates (1995) (10) – Environmental Law
• Kathlyn Graves (1995) (10) – Labor and Employment Law
• Harold W. Hamlin (2007) – Project Finance Law; Real Estate Law
• Donald H. Henry (1999) (10) – Banking Law
• Hermann Ivester (2009) – Intellectual Property Law
• M. Samuel Jones III (2009) – Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Medical Malpractice Law
• Walter E. May (2005) – Corporate Law
• Lance R. Miller (2009) – Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
• Stuart P. Miller (2007) – Personal Injury Litigation
• T. Ark Monroe III (2007) – Administrative Law; Corporate Law; Government Relations Law; Insurance Law
• Lyn P. Pruitt (2001) – Personal Injury Litigation; Product Liability Litigation
• John S. Selig (1991) (10) – Corporate Law; Securities Law
• Jeff Singleton (2008) – Personal Injury Litigation
• Stan D. Smith (2006) – Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
• Jean D. Stockburger (1995) (10) – Trusts and Estates
• Marcella J. Taylor (2009) – Environmental Law
• Jeffrey Thomas (2009) – Insurance Law
• Nicholas Thompson (2007) – Administrative Law; Corporate Law; Government Relations Law; Insurance Law
• William H. L. Woodyard III (2008) – Administrative Law; Insurance Law
• Walter G. Wright, Jr. (2005) – Environmental Law

Rogers Office
• Marshall S. Ney (2009) – Commercial Litigation
• Christopher T. Rogers (2006)- Trusts and Estates
• Leigh Anne Yeargan (2008) – Labor and Employment Law

Austin Office
• Burnie Burner (2007) – Insurance Law
• Elisabeth DeLargy (2008) – Insurance Law

(Year) First year the lawyer was listed.
(10) Lawyers who have been listed in Best Lawyers for at least 10 years.
(20) Lawyers who have been listed in Best Lawyers for at least 20 years.
(25) Lawyers who have been listed in Best Lawyers for at least 25 years.

Ranked #1 in Arkansas in Administrative Law with 5 attorneys.
Ranked #1 in Arkansas in Corporate Law with 5 attorneys.
Ranked #1 in Arkansas in Environmental Law with 4 attorneys.
Ranked #1 in Arkansas in Government Relations Law with 2 attorneys.
Ranked #1 in Arkansas in Insurance Law with 7 attorneys.
Ranked #1 in Arkansas in Land Use & Zoning Law with 1 attorney.
Ranked #1 in Arkansas in Mass Tort Litigation with 1 attorney. (*)
Ranked #1 in Arkansas in Securities Law with 2 attorneys. (*)

Ranked #1 in Little Rock, AR in Administrative Law with 5 attorneys.
Ranked #1 in Little Rock, AR in Corporate Law with 5 attorneys.
Ranked #1 in Little Rock, AR in Environmental Law with 4 attorneys.
Ranked #1 in Little Rock, AR in Government Relations Law with 2 attorneys.
Ranked #1 in Little Rock, AR in Insurance Law with 7 attorneys.
Ranked #1 in Little Rock, AR in Land Use & Zoning Law with 1 attorney.
Ranked #1 in Little Rock, AR in Mass Tort Litigation with 1 attorney. (*)
Ranked #1 in Little Rock, AR in Securities Law with 2 attorneys. (*)

Ranked #1 in Rogers, AR with 2 attorneys.
Ranked #1 in Rogers, AR in Commercial Litigation with 1 attorney. (*)
Ranked #1 in Rogers, AR in Trusts and Estates with 1 attorney.

(*) Denotes tie with 1 or more other firm(s).

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