BRUNINI ATTORNEYS RECOGNIZED IN THE BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA© 2023 EDITION

We are pleased to announce that 34 Brunini attorneys have been recognized in the 2023 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. Congratulations to:

Lawyer of the Year 2023

Sheldon G. Alston – Land Use and Zoning Law
William D. Drinkwater – Litigation – Real Estate
John M. Flynt – Administrative / Regulatory Law
John M. Flynt – Commercial Transactions / UCC Law
Karen E. Howell – Trademark Law
Samuel C. Kelly – Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
James A. McCullough II – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
James A. McCullough II – Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law
James A. McCullough II – Litigation – Bankruptcy
William C. Penick IV – Nonprofit / Charities Law
William C. Penick IV – Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
Joseph E. Varner III – Trusts and Estates
Joseph E. Varner III – Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Gene Wasson – Natural Resources Law

Ones To Watch – 2023

- Alston F. Ludwig(2021)
  - Alternative Dispute Resolution
  - Commercial Litigation
  - Construction Law
- R. Lane Bobo (2021)
  - Commercial Litigation
  - Construction Law
  - Health Care Law
- Jacob A. Bradley (2021)
  - Commercial Litigation
  - Construction Law
  - Litigation – Construction
- Drew C. Bigelow (2021)
  - Corporate Law
  - Real Estate Law
  - Trusts and Estates

Jackson, MS
- John M. Flynt (2011)
  - Administrative / Regulatory Law
  - Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
  - Commercial Finance Law
  - Commercial Transactions / UCC Law
  - Corporate Law
  - Elder Law
  - Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  - Real Estate Law
- James L. Halford (2007)
  - Administrative / Regulatory Law
  - Communications Law
  - Energy Law
  - Energy Regulatory Law
- John E. Milner (1993)
  - Administrative / Regulatory Law
  - Environmental Law
  - Government Relations Practice
  - Litigation – Environmental
- Gene Wasson (2018)
  - Administrative / Regulatory Law
  - Energy Law
  - Environmental Law
  - Litigation – Environmental
  - Mining Law
  - Natural Resources Law
  - Oil and Gas Law
  - Real Estate Law
- William Trey Jones III (2003)
  - Appellate Practice
  - Commercial Litigation
  - Litigation – Environmental
  - Litigation – Labor and Employment
  - Litigation – Trusts and Estates
- R. David Kaufman (2003)
  - Appellate Practice
  - Bet-the-Company Litigation
  - Commercial Litigation
  - Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants
  - Litigation – Antitrust
  - Litigation – Securities
  - Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
  - Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
  - Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
  - Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
- M. Patrick McDowell (2012)
  - Appellate Practice
  - Commercial Litigation
  - Litigation – Securities
  - Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
  - Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
  - Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
  - Trade Secrets Law
- Samuel C. Kelly (2006)
  - Arbitration
  - Commercial Litigation
  - Construction Law
  - Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
  - Litigation – Construction
- William D. Drinkwater (2020)
  - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  - Commercial Litigation
  - Land Use and Zoning Law
  - Litigation – Banking and Finance
  - Litigation – Bankruptcy
  - Litigation – Land Use and Zoning
  - Litigation – Real Estate
  - Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law
- James A. McCullough II (2012)
  - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  - Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
  - Commercial Finance Law
  - Commercial Litigation
  - Energy Law
  - Litigation – Bankruptcy
  - Litigation – ERISA
  - Litigation – Health Care
  - Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
  - Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law
- Ken Harmon (2018)
  - Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
  - Oil and Gas Law
  - Real Estate Law
- William C. Penick IV (2016)
  - Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
  - Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
  - Corporate Law
  - Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  - Nonprofit / Charities Law
  - Tax Law
  - Trusts and Estates
- Warren Ken Rogers (2015)
  - Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
  - Commercial Finance Law
  - Commercial Transactions / UCC Law
  - Corporate Governance Law
  - Corporate Law
  - Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Walter S. Weems (1999)
  - Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
  - Commercial Finance Law
  - Commercial Transactions / UCC Law
  - Corporate Law
  - Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  - Tax Law
- Lynne K. Green (2003)
  - Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
  - Commercial Litigation
  - Elder Law
  - Tax Law
  - Trusts and Estates
- Matthew W. Allen (2016)
  - Commercial Litigation
  - Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
  - Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
  - Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Sheldon G. Alston (2016)
  - Commercial Litigation
  - Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
  - Land Use and Zoning Law
  - Litigation – Labor and Employment
  - Litigation – Land Use and Zoning
  - Litigation – Real Estate
  - Litigation and Controversy – Tax
  - Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
  - Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Norman E. Bailey (2016)
  - Commercial Litigation
  - Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
  - Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
  - Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
  - Trademark Law
- Cody C. Bailey (2020)
  - Commercial Litigation
  - Construction Law
  - Litigation – Construction
  - Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
- R. Richard Cirilli Jr (2016)
  - Commercial Litigation
  - Health Care Law
  - Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants
  - Litigation – Health Care
  - Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
  - Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
  - Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Karen E. Howell (2018)
  - Commercial Litigation
  - Copyright Law
  - Corporate Law
  - Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
  - Land Use and Zoning Law
  - Litigation – ERISA
  - Litigation – Land Use and Zoning
  - Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
  - Trademark Law
- John E. Wade (2008)
  - Commercial Litigation
  - Land Use and Zoning Law
  - Litigation – Health Care
  - Litigation – Land Use and Zoning
  - Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
  - Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
  - Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Ron A. Yarbrough (2007)
  - Construction Law
  - Litigation – Construction
- Stephen J. Carmody (2009)
  - Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
  - Employment Law – Management
  - Labor Law – Management
  - Litigation – ERISA
  - Litigation – Intellectual Property
  - Litigation – Labor and Employment
  - Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
  - Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Christopher R. Fontan (2019)
  - Employment Law – Management
  - Litigation – Labor and Employment
  - Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
- Curt Hebert (2023)
  - Energy Regulatory Law
- Claire W. Ketner (2022)
  - Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Joseph E. Varner III (2012)
  - Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  - Tax Law
  - Trusts and Estates
Columbus, MS
- J. Gordon Flowers (2009)
  - Commercial Litigation
  - Environmental Law
  - Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
  - Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
  - Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Scott F. Singley (2022)
  - Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants

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