44 Recognized as The Best Lawyers in America®; 17 Named Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch; 3 Named 2022 Best Lawyers® "Lawyer of the Year"
August 19, 2022
(LITTLE ROCK, Ark) — Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard P.L.L.C. is pleased to announce that a total of 61 lawyers have been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America®. Forty-four have been included in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and 17 lawyers have been included in the 2023 Edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.
Mitchell Williams attorneys recognized as The Best Lawyers in America® are:
Little Rock, AR
- 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
- Frederick K. Campbell - Administrative / Regulatory Law and Insurance Law
- Charles B. Cliett, Jr. - Health Care Law
- Ken Cook - Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
- 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
- Allan Gates - Litigation - Environmental
- Kathlyn Graves - Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management, 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 - Litigation - Health Care, Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants, and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Anton L. Janik Jr. - Litigation and Controversy - Tax
- Margaret A. Johnston - Banking and Finance Law
- D. Nicole Lovell - Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, and Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Walter E. May - Corporate Law
- Christopher A. McNulty - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Litigation, and Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law
- Lance R. Miller - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Bet-the-Company Litigation, and Litigation - Bankruptcy
- Jennifer R. Pierce - Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Tax Law, and Trusts and Estates
- Brian A. Pipkin - Appellate Practice
- 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 and Litigation - Real Estate
- Jeffrey H. Thomas - Administrative / Regulatory Law and Insurance Law
- Jordan P. Wimpy - Environmental Law
- Walter G. Wright, Jr. - Environmental Law and Water Law
Rogers, AR
Austin, TX
Since it was 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 are:
Little Rock, AR
- Melissa Bandy - Banking and Finance Law and Real Estate Law
- Devin R. Bates - 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
- Katie W. Branscum - Mergers and Acquisitions Law and Securities / Capital Markets Law
- 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 - Public Finance Law
- Ashley L. Gill - Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Tax Law, and Trusts and Estates
- Josh Hallenbeck - Patent Law
- Madhav Shroff - Commercial Litigation, Intellectual Property Law, and Litigation - Intellectual Property
- Graham C. Talley - Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Rogers, AR
Jonesboro, AR
- Wade Bowen - Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Tax Law, and Trusts and Estates
Austin, TX
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 named 2023 Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” in the Little Rock Area, in addition to their ranking on The Best Lawyers in America® list, are:
- John Keeling Baker - 2023 "Lawyer of the Year" for Litigation and Controversy - Tax
- Christopher A. McNulty - 2023 "Lawyer of the Year" for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Jennifer R. Pierce - 2023 "Lawyer of the Year" for Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
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 corporate 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.