42 Recognized as 2022 The Best Lawyers in America; 20 Named 2022 Best Lawyers: Ones To Watch; 5 Named 2022 Best Lawyers® "Lawyer of the Year"
August 19, 2021
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard P.L.L.C. is pleased to announce that 62 lawyers have been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America.
42 lawyers have been included in the 2022 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America. The Best Lawyers in America is the oldest and most respected peer review publication in the legal profession. Attorneys who are named to The Best Lawyers in America list are divided by geographic region and practice areas. They are reviewed by their peers on the basis of professional expertise and undergo an authentication process to make sure they are in current practice and in good standing.
The Mitchell Williams attorneys recognized as 2022 The Best Lawyers in America are:
AUSTIN, TX
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Melvin “Burnie” L. Burner, Jr. – Insurance Law
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Rachael K. Padgett – Insurance Law
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Julie M. Pomerantz – Insurance Law
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Stanton K. Strickland – Insurance Law
LITTLE ROCK, AR
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Michele Simmons Allgood – Public Finance Law
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John Keeling Baker – Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Real Estate, Litigation and Controversy - Tax
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Sherry P. Bartley – Environmental Law, Litigation - Environmental, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
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Trav Baxter – Trusts and Estates
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C. Douglas Buford, Jr. – Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law, Securities Regulation
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Frederick “Rick” K. Campbell – Administrative / Regulatory Law, Insurance Law
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Charles B. Cliett, Jr. – Health Care Law
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Ken Cook – Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
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Courtney C. Crouch, III – Securities / Capital Markets Law
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Doak Foster – Administrative / Regulatory Law, Insurance Law
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Byron L. Freeland – Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management
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Allan Gates – Litigation - Environmental
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Kathlyn Graves – Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment
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Harold W. Hamlin – Project Finance Law, Real Estate Law
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Megan D. Hargraves – Health Care Law, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
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Morril Harriman, Jr. – Government Relations Practice
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Benjamin D. Jackson – Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
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Anton L. Janik, Jr. – Litigation and Controversy - Tax
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D. Nicole Lovell – Corporate Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law
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Walter E. May – Corporate Law
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Christopher A. McNulty – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Litigation, Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law
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Lance R. Miller – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Litigation - Bankruptcy
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Jennifer R. Pierce – Trusts and Estates
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Brian A. Pipkin – Appellate Practice
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Scott D. Provencher – Insurance Law, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants, Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
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J. Scott Schallhorn – Commercial Finance Law, Land Use and Zoning Law, Real Estate Law
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Derrick W. Smith – Administrative / Regulatory Law
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Stan D. Smith – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation - Bankruptcy
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Zachary T. Steadman – Insurance Law
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Clayborne S. Stone – Commercial Litigation
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Jeffrey H. Thomas – Insurance Law, Administrative / Regulatory Law
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Jordan P. Wimpy – Environmental Law
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Walter G. Wright, Jr. – Environmental Law, Water Law
ROGERS, AR
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Craig R. Cockrell – Tax Law, Trusts and Estates
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Karen Freeman – Commercial Litigation
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Stuart P. Miller – Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
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Nathan A. Read – Employment Law - Management
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Christopher T. Rogers – Trusts and Estates
The Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch recognizes attorneys who are earlier in their careers for outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States. The Mitchell Williams attorneys named 2022 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch are:
AUSTIN, TX
JONESBORO, AR
LITTLE ROCK, AR
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Melissa Bandy – Banking and Finance Law, Real Estate Law
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Devin R. Bates – Education, Labor and Employment Law - Management
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David Biscoe Bingham – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Tax Law, Trusts and Estates
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Katie W. Branscum – Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Real Estate Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law
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Matthew L. Brunson – Commercial Litigation
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Nathan D. Coulter – Real Estate Law
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Ashley Edwards – Public Finance Law
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Ashley L. Gill – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Tax Law, Trusts and Estates
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Josh Hallenbeck – Patent Law
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Kelly D. Marchand – Insurance Law, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
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Stuart L. Spencer – Administrative / Regulatory Law, Energy Law, Environmental Law
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Graham C. Talley – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product, Liability Litigation - Defendants
ROGERS, AR
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John E. Alexander – Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Litigation - Construction
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Celina J. Banwarth – Corporate Law
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Micah Goodwin – Commercial Litigation, Natural Resources Law, Oil and Gas Law
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Allison Raley – Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
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Anna Regnier - Health Care Law
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. The Mitchell Williams attorneys named 2022 Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” in addition to their ranking on The Best Lawyers in America list are:
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John Keeling Baker was named 2022 Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” in Litigation - Real Estate in Little Rock.
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Doak Foster was named 2022 Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” in Administrative / Regulatory Law in Little Rock.
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Byron L. Freeland was named 2022 Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” in Labor Law - Management in Little Rock.
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Lance R. Miller was named 2022 Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” in Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law in Little Rock.
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Scott D. Provencher was named 2022 Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” in Product Liability Litigation - Defendants in Little Rock.
About Mitchell Williams
Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard, P.L.L.C. is a full-service corporate law firm that provides strategic, comprehensive legal services to help clients achieve their goals. Established in 1954, the firm has offices in Little Rock, Rogers and Jonesboro, Arkansas and Austin, Texas. For more information, visit MitchellWilliamsLaw.com.