The Best Lawyers in America 2016 Recognizes Mitchell Williams
                                                
                                                August 19, 2015
                                                
                                            August 19, 2015
Media Contact: Amanda Loesch, +1 479 464 5665, aloesch@mwlaw.com
Mitchell Williams – 36 lawyers from Mitchell Williams were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2016. Five attorneys from the firm were named Lawyer of the Year in their respective practice area and location. Mitchell Williams’ lawyers were recognized in 35 practice areas across three of the firm’s locations.
Mitchell Williams was also named by The Best Lawyers in America© 2016 as a top listed firm in the state of Arkansas in the areas of, Administrative/ Regulatory Law, Corporate Law, and Securities Regulation, and in the Little Rock Metro area for Litigation – Bankruptcy. The firm was also top listed in Rogers with three lawyers named to the list working out of the firm’s office in northwest Arkansas.
Attorneys named to the 2016 edition, with specific areas of recognition, are listed below. Lawyers of the Year are denoted with an asterisk by the practice area in which they were recognized as Lawyer of the Year.
	
		
			| Administrative/Regulatory Law: | 
		
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				Frederick K. CampbellDoak Foster T. Ark Monroe III*Derrick W. SmithJeffrey Thomas | 
		
			| Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law: | 
		
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				  Lance R. Miller  Stan D. Smith | 
		
			| Bet-the-Company Litigation: | 
		
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				 M. Samuel Jones IIILance R. Miller  | 
		
			| Commercial  Litigation: | 
		
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				John Keeling BakerR. T. Beard IIIM. Samuel Jones III | 
		
			| Copyright Law: | 
		
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			| Corporate Law: | 
		
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				C. Douglas Buford, Jr.D. Nicole Lovell*Walter E. May T. Ark Monroe IIIJohn S. Selig | 
		
			| Employment Law – Management: | 
		
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				  Byron L. Freeland*  Kathlyn Graves | 
		
			| Environmental Law: | 
		
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				Sherry P. BartleyMarcella J. TaylorWalter G. Wright, Jr. | 
		
			| Financial Services Regulation Law: | 
		
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			| Government Relations Practice: | 
		
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			| Health Care Law: | 
		
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			| Insurance Law: | 
		
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				Burnie L. Burner, Jr. (Austin, TX)Frederick K. CampbellElisabeth DeLargy (Austin, TX)Doak FosterT. Ark Monroe IIIJeffrey Thomas  | 
		
			| Labor Law – Management: | 
		
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				Byron L. FreelandKathlyn Graves | 
		
			| Land Use and Zoning Law: | 
		
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			| Litigation - Banking and Finance: | 
		
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			| Litigation – Bankruptcy: | 
		
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				Lance R. MillerStan D. Smith | 
		
			| Litigation – Environmental: | 
		
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				Sherry P. Bartley*Allan GatesMarcella J. Taylor  | 
		
			| Litigation - Intellectual Property: | 
		
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			| Litigation – Labor and Employment: | 
		
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				Kathlyn GravesJeffrey Spillyards  | 
		
			| Litigation – Real Estate: | 
		
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				John Keeling BakerL. Kyle Heffley (Rogers, AR)M. Samuel Jones III | 
		
			| Litigation – Securities: | 
		
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			| Litigation and Controversy – Tax: | 
		
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			| Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants: | 
		
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				Sherry P. BartleyLyn P. Pruitt | 
		
			| Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants: | 
		
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				Ken CookL. Kyle Heffley (Rogers, AR)M. Samuel Jones III | 
		
			| Mergers and Acquisitions Law: | 
		
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			| Municipal Law: | 
		
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			| Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants: | 
		
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				Sherry P. BartleyR. T. Beard IIIMichelle H. BrowningStuart P. MillerLyn P. Pruitt* | 
		
			| Product Liability Litigation – Defendants: | 
		
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			| Project Finance Law: | 
		
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				  Harold W. Hamlin  John Alan Lewis (Rogers, AR) | 
		
			| Real Estate Law: | 
		
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				W. Christopher BarrierHarold W. HamlinJohn Alan Lewis (Rogers, AR)  | 
		
			| Securities / Capital Markets Law: | 
		
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				C. Douglas Buford, Jr.D. Nicole LovellJohn S. Selig | 
		
			| Securities Regulation: | 
		
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				C. Douglas Buford, Jr.John S. Selig | 
		
			| Trademark Law: | 
		
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			| Trusts and Estates: | 
		
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				Christopher T. Rogers (Rogers, AR)Jennifer R. Pierce | 
		
			| Water Law: | 
		
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