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November 25, 2008

Fifteen attorneys of full-service law firm Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard, P.L.L.C. have been named to the 2009 Mid-South Super Lawyers annual listing, with two of the attorneys ranking in the Top 50 Super Lawyers for Arkansas. Only five percent of the lawyers in the state are named to the list.

The selections for Super Lawyers are made by Law & Politics, a division of Key Professional Media, Inc. of Minneapolis, Minn. Each year, Law & Politics undertakes a rigorous multi-phase selection process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, independent evaluation of candidates by Law & Politics’ attorney-led research staff, a peer review of candidates by practice area, and a good-standing and disciplinary check.

The following Mitchell Williams attorneys were named to the list:

• W. Christopher Barrier (Real Estate)
• Sherry P. Bartley (Personal Injury Defense: Products)
• Steve Bauman (Estate Planning and Probate)
• R.T. Beard, III (Personal Injury Defense: Medical Malpractice) *Named within the Top 50 list for Arkansas
• Michelle H. Cauley (Personal Injury Defense: Medical Malpractice) *Named to the Mid-South Rising Stars Listing
• Byron Freeland (Employment Litigation: Defense)
• Allan Gates (Environmental)
• Kathlyn Graves (Employment and Labor) *Named within the Top 50 list for Arkansas
• M. Samuel Jones III (Schools and Education)
• Stuart P. Miller (Personal Injury Defense: Medical Malpractice)
• Lyn P. Pruitt (Personal Injury Defense: Products)
• John S. Selig (Business/Corporate)
• Jeffrey L. Singleton (Personal Injury Defense: Medical Malpractice) *Named to the Mid-South Rising Stars Listing
• Jeffrey L. Spillyards (Employment Litigation: Defense) *Named to the Mid-South Rising Stars Listing
• Jean D. Stockburger (Estate Planning and Probate)

Super Lawyers was first published in Minnesota in 1991. William White, attorney and founding publisher, remains the publisher today. Law & Politics is owned by attorney Vance Opperman, the former president of West Publishing. Super Lawyers can be found online at Superlawyers.com, where lawyers can be searched by practice area and location.

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