We are pleased to announce that R. David Kaufman, Randi P. Mueller and Ron A. Yarbrough were selected as “Top 50 Mississippi” lawyers in the 2020 edition of Super Lawyers. Randi P. Mueller was also recognized as one of the “Top 50 Women” lawyers in the 2020 Mid-South Super Lawyers edition.

Each year, Super Lawyers recognizes the top lawyers in Mississippi and throughout the Mid-South via a patented multiphase selection process involving peer nomination, independent research and peer evaluation. The Mississippi lawyers who receive the highest point totals during this selection process are further recognized in Mississippi/Mid-South Super Lawyers “Top 50” Lists.

2020 Mid-South Super Lawyers

Jackson, MS

• Matthew W. Allen – Business Litigation
• Lynne K. Green – Estates & Probate
• William “Trey” Jones, III – General Litigation
• R. David Kaufman – Business Litigation
• Samuel C. Kelly – Construction Litigation
• James A. McCullough, II – Business Litigation
• M. Patrick McDowell – Business Litigation
• John E. Milner – Environmental Law
• Watts C. Ueltschey – Real Estate
• John E. Wade – Personal Injury Medical Malpractice: Defense
• Gene Wasson – Environmental Law
• Ron A. Yarbrough – Construction Litigation

Biloxi, MS

• Randi P. Mueller – Product Liability

2020 Mid-South Rising Stars

Jackson, MS

• Cody C. Bailey – Construction Litigation
• R. Lane Bobo – Personal Injury Medical Malpractice: Defense
• William Drinkwater – Civil Litigation: Defense

Biloxi, MS

• Taylor McNeel – Business Litigation

A Super Lawyers or Rising Stars selection is an honor reserved for those attorneys who exhibit excellence in practice. Super Lawyers selects attorneys using a patented multi-phase selection process. Peer nominations and evaluations are combined with independent research. Each candidate is evaluated on 12 indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement. Selections are made on an annual, state-by-state basis. The objective is to create a credible, comprehensive and diverse listing of outstanding attorneys that can be used as a resource for attorneys and consumers searching for legal counsel. Since Super Lawyers is intended to be used as an aid in selecting a lawyer, we limit the lawyer ratings to those who can be hired and retained by the public.

 

Brunini is pleased to announce the firm has received 39 tier-one rankings from Best Lawyers^®  “Best Law Firms” 2021.

Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” are recognized for professional excellence with consistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. To be eligible for a ranking, a firm must first have a lawyer recognized in The Best Lawyers in America©, which recognizes the top 5% of private practicing lawyers in the United States. Achieving a tiered ranking signals a unique combination of quality law practice and breadth of legal expertise.

The 2021 rankings are based on the highest lawyer and firm participation on record, incorporating 8.3 million evaluations of more than 110,000 individual leading lawyers from more than 22,000 firms.

• Metropolitan Tier 1
  • Gulfport (Biloxi) – MS
    • Gaming Law
    • Land Use & Zoning Law
  • Jackson – MS
    • Administrative / Regulatory Law
    • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
    • Bet-the-Company Litigation
    • Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
    • Commercial Finance Law
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Commercial Transactions / UCC Law
    • Communications Law
    • Construction Law
    • Corporate Law
    • Energy Law
    • Environmental Law
    • Health Care Law
    • Land Use & Zoning Law
    • Litigation – Bankruptcy
    • Litigation – Construction
    • Litigation – Environmental
    • Litigation – Intellectual Property
    • Litigation – Land Use & Zoning
    • Litigation – Real Estate
    • Litigation – Securities
    • Litigation – Tax
    • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
    • Media Law
    • Mergers & Acquisitions Law
    • Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law
    • Natural Resources Law
    • Oil & Gas Law
    • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
    • Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
    • Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
    • Real Estate Law
    • Tax Law
    • Trusts & Estates Law
  • Tupelo (Columbus) – MS
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
    • Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Metropolitan Tier 2
  • Jackson – MS
    • Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
    • Elder Law
    • Employment Law – Management
    • Energy Regulatory Law
    • Labor Law – Management
    • Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants
    • Litigation – Labor & Employment
    • Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
    • Nonprofit / Charities Law
    • Trademark Law
    • Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
  • Tupelo (Columbus) – MS
    • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
• Metropolitan Tier 3
  • Jackson – MS
    • Corporate Governance Law
    • Litigation – Antitrust
    • Litigation – First Amendment
    • Litigation – Trusts & Estates

Ranked firms, presented in three tiers, are recognized on a national and regional-based scale. Firms that received a tier designation reflect the highest level of respect a firm can earn among other leading lawyers and clients from the same communities and practice areas. Awards were given in 75 national practice.

 

Brunini is pleased to announce the firm has been named a “highly recommended” firm in Mississippi for the 2021 Benchmark Litigation main edition and “recommended” in Mississippi in the 2020 Labor & Employment Benchmark Litigation edition. Eight attorneys were also recognized between the two editions.

Benchmark Litigation is the only attorney ranking publication in the United States to focus exclusively on litigation. The rankings are determined by a six-month research period involving extensive interviews with litigators and their clients. The annual guide identifies law firms and attorneys who display the ability to consistently handle complex, high-stakes in multiple jurisdictions, and are recommended within their respective business and legal communities for the quality of their work.

The 2021 main edition and 2020 Labor & Employment Benchmark Litigation guide includes the following Brunini attorneys:

• Cody C. Bailey – Future Star
• Stephen J. Carmody – Labor & Employment Star
• Christopher R. Fontan – Labor & Employment Star
• William “Trey” Jones, III – Labor & Employment Star and Litigation Star
• David Kaufman – Litigation Star
• Claire W. Ketner – Labor & Employment Star
• Patrick McDowell – Litigation Star
• Scott F. Singley – Labor & Employment Star

To learn more about Benchmark Litigation and Brunini, please click here.

We are pleased to announce that 36 Brunini attorneys have been recognized in the 2021 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. Best Lawyers is the oldest and most respected lawyer ranking service in the world. Best Lawyers is the oldest and most respected lawyer ranking service in the world. For almost 40 years, Best Lawyers has assisted those in need of legal services to identify the lawyers best qualified to represent them in distant jurisdictions or unfamiliar specialties. Best Lawyers lists are published in leading local, regional, and national publications across the globe.

Lawyers named to The Best Lawyers in America publication were recognized by their peers in the legal industry for their professional excellence in 148 practice areas. For the 2021 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America, 9.4 million votes were analyzed, which resulted in the inclusion of more than 67,000 lawyers, or approximately 5% of practicing lawyers in the United States.

Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, the newest award initiative from Best Lawyers, recognized attorneys who are earlier in their careers for outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States. More than 11,000 lawyers from 2,169 firms were selected for inclusion in the inaugural edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.

Additionally, using data collected during The Best Lawyers in America research process, 5,791 lawyers received a “Lawyer of the Year” award based on their extremely high overall feedback within a specific practice area and metropolitan region. “Lawyer of the Year” recognition’s were awarded in 136 practice areas across 184 metropolitan regions.

We are so proud of each of our attorneys who have been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America_©.  Below is a list of each category and the attorneys who were recognized.

Best Lawyers “Lawyer of the Year”

• William D. Drinkwater – Land Use and Zoning Law and Litigation – Land and Use Zoning
• John M. Flynt – Administrative / Regulatory Law
• Lynne K. Green – Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
• David Kaufman – Bet-the-Company Litigation
• Samuel C. Kelly – Construction Law
• James A. McCullough II – Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law
• Patrick McDowell – Litigation – Securities
• William C. Penick IV – Nonprofit / Charities Law
• Walter S. Weems – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
• Ron A. Yarbrough – Litigation – Construction

 

Best Lawyers

Biloxi, MS

Leonard A. Blackwell II

• Gaming Law and Land and Use and Zoning Law

Columbus, MS

Gordon Flowers

• Commercial Litigation, Environmental Law, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

Jackson, MS

Matthew W. Allen

• Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

Sheldon G. Alston

• Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Labor and Employment, Litigation – Land Use and Zoning, Litigation – Real Estate, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

David Andress

• Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Commercial Finance Law, Commercial Litigation, Commercial Transaction / UCC Law, Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law and Real Estate Law

Cody C. Bailey

• Commercial Litigation and Construction Law

Benje Bailey

• Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants, and Trademark Law

Stephen J. Carmody

• 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 and Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants

Richard Cirilli Jr

• Commercial Litigation, Health Care Law, Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants, Litigation – Health Care, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants and Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants

William D. Drinkwater

• Commercial Litigation, Land Use and Zoning Law, Litigation – Land Use and Zoning, Litigation – Real Estate and Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law

John M. Flynt

• Administrative / Regulatory Law, Business Organizations (including LLC’s and Partnerships), Commercial Finance Law, Commercial Transactions / UCC Law, Corporate Law, Elder Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law and Real Estate Law

Christopher R. Fontan

• Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment and Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers

Louis G. Fuller

• Commercial Finance Law, Litigation and Controversy – Tax and Tax Law

Lynne K. Green

• Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Commercial Litigation, Elder Law, Tax Law and Trusts and Estates

James L. Halford

• Communications Law and Energy Law

Ken Harmon

• Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Oil and Gas Law and Real Estate Law

Karen E. Howell

• Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law, Land Use and Zoning Law, Litigation – ERISA, Litigation – Land Use and Zoning, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

William Trey Jones III

• Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation and Litigation – Environmental

David Kaufman

• 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 and Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants

Samuel C. Kelly

• Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law and Litigation – Construction

James A. McCullough II

• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Business Organizations (including LLC’s and Partnerships), Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Bankruptcy, Litigation – ERISA, Litigation – Health Care, Mass Torts Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants and Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law

Patrick McDowell

• Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Securities, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

John E. Milner

• Environmental Law and Litigation – Environmental

William C. Penick IV

• Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Nonprofit / Charities Law, Tax Law and Trusts and Estates

Warren Ken Rogers

• Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Commercial Finance Law, Commercial Transactions / UCC Law, Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Watts C. Ueltschey

• Administrative / Regulatory Law, Energy Law, Energy Regulatory Law, Mining Law, Natural Resources Law, Oil and Gas Law and Real Estate Law

Leonard D. Van Slyke, Jr.

• Litigation – First Amendment, Litigation – Trusts and Estates, Litigation and Controversy – Tax, Media Law, Tax Law and Trusts and Estates

Joseph E. Varner III

• Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Tax Law and Trusts and Estates

John E. Wade

• Commercial Litigation, Land Use and Zoning Law, Litigation – Health Care, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, and Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

Gene Wasson

• Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental, Natural Resources Law and Real Estate Law

Walter S. Weems

• Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Commercial Finance Law, Commercial Transactions / UCC Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law and Tax Law

Ron A. Yarbrough

• Construction Law and Litigation – Construction

 

Best Lawyers: Ones To Watch

Jackson, MS

Drew C. Bigelow

• Corporate Law, Real Estate Law and Trusts and Estates

R. Lane Bobo

• Commercial Litigation, Construction Law and Health Care Law

Jacob A. Bradley

• Commercial Litigation, Construction Law and Litigation – Construction

Alston F. Ludwig

• Alternative Dispute Resolution, Commercial Litigation and Construction Law

 

 

Chambers High Net Worth Guide is the only independent directory specifically aimed at the private wealth market that ranks law firms according to their private client disciplines. Two of Brunini’s attorneys are recognized in the 2020 HNW edition.  Brunini Law Firm was also recognized in the firm rankings.

The following Brunini Attorneys were recognized:

Lynne K. Green – Private Wealth Management – Band I

Joseph E. Varner, III – Private Wealth Management – Band II

Brunini was also recognized in the publication’s firm rankings for private wealth law in Mississippi (Band II). The firm has been recognized since 2016 when the publication first started.

For nearly 30 years, Chambers has offered the most in-depth research of this type globally, featuring a London-based team of 200 researchers who speak a combined 23 languages and conduct thousands of interviews each year.

Three Brunini, Grantham, Grower & Hewes, PLLC attorneys have been recognized by Benchmark Litigation 40 & Under Hot List 2020 edition. This ambitious group is among the top young talent in their respective litigation communities in Mississippi and throughout the United States.

• Cody C. Bailey: Construction and Commercial Litigation
• Karen E. Howell: Intellectual Property and Commercial Litigation
• Taylor B. McNeel: Commercial Litigation

Benchmark Litigation’s goal is to find the best and brightest who stand out in their practices by focusing exclusively on litigation in the United States and Canada.  Benchmark Litigation selects nominees through extensive interviews of the nation’s leading private practice lawyers and in-house counsel to identify the leading litigators in each jurisdiction.

For more information on Benchmark Litigation’s 2020 edition 40 & Under Hot List, please click here.

The 2020 edition of Chambers USA, which lists leading law firms and individual lawyers in an extensive range of practice areas, jointly awarded high rankings to nine Brunini attorneys and six of the firm’s practice areas.

Chambers USA ranked six of Brunini’s practices, with the firm’s Energy & Natural Resources practice receiving the highest ranking possible in the state. The firm’s Construction, Commercial Litigation, and Environmental practices were also highly ranked.

Each year, Chambers USA conducts thousands of interviews and surveys with lawyers and their clients, as well as analyzes its own database resources, to determine rankings for top law firms and individual attorneys. The qualities on which rankings are assessed include technical legal ability, professional conduct, client service, commercial astuteness, diligence, commitment and other qualities valued by clients. Chambers USA ranks the top lawyers and law firms across all the United States of America.

A collective list of the nine Brunini attorneys recognized as among the best in their fields in Mississippi by Chambers USA include:

Construction:

Sam Kelly

Ron Yarbrough

Corporate/Commercial:

Walter Weems

Energy & Natural Resources:

James Halford

Watts Ueltschey

Gene Wasson

Environment:

John Milner

Gene Wasson

Litigation: General Commercial:

David Kaufman

Real Estate:

David Andress