Burr & Forman announces that 67 of its Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee attorneys have been selected for inclusion among Mid-South Super Lawyers for 2021. This also includes 29 attorneys who were recognized as “Rising Stars,” up-and-comers under the age of 40. Only five percent of the lawyers in the state are named by Super Lawyers, and no more than two-and-a-half percent of the lawyers in the state are Rising Stars. The 67 attorneys are included in Mid-South Super Lawyers magazine in November.

The Burr & Forman attorneys named among Mid-South Super Lawyers for the 2021 list are:

Birmingham 
Bryan O. Balogh – Class Action
Howard E. Bogard – Health Care
Richard J. Brockman – Health Care
Greg S. Burge – Personal Injury General: Defense
Jennifer M. “Ginger” Busby – Business Litigation
Paul C. Cavender – Class Action
John J. Coleman, III – Employment & Labor
Gerald P. Gillespy – Business Litigation
Michael L. Hall – Bankruptcy: Business
Victor L. Hayslip – Business Litigation
Brent D. Hitson – Business Litigation
James A. Hoover – Health Care
Joe A. Joseph – Bankruptcy: Business
Richard C. Keller – Business Litigation
Joseph W. Letzer – Bankruptcy: Business
Michael L. Lucas – Employment & Labor
Reid S. Manley – General Litigation
Frank McRight – Employment & Labor
Derek F. Meek – Bankruptcy: Business
Bryance K. Methany – Employment & Labor
Gail L. Mills – Real Estate
John C. Morrow – Business Litigation
Robert H. Rutherford – Business Litigation
Elizabeth B. Shirley – Business Litigation
Marc P. Solomon – Bankruptcy: Business
R. Frank Springfield – Consumer Law
Joshua H. Threadcraft – Consumer Law
Rik S. Tozzi – Consumer Law

Jackson
Cheri Turnage Gatlin – Business Litigation

Mobile
Forrest S. Latta – Insurance Coverage

Nashville
Garry K. Grooms – Business Litigation
David W. Houston, IV – Bankruptcy: Business
Brain C. Neal – Business Litigation
William L. Penny – Environmental
Thomas K. Potter, III – Securities Litigation
Emily B. Campbell Taube – Creditor Debtor Rights

The Burr & Forman attorneys named as Rising Stars are:

Birmingham
Christian W. Borek - Tax
Jacob A. Burchfield – Business Litigation
Rachel Blackmon Cash – Civil Litigation: Defense
D. Matthew Centeno – Personal Injury General: Defense
Ryan J. Hebson – Class Action
H. Carlton Hilson – Employment & Labor
Ellen T. Matthews – Business Litigation
Denzel E. Okinedo – Business Litigation
Travis E. Ramey – Appellate
James Roberts – Bankruptcy: Business
Russel Rutherford – General Litigation
Matthew T. Scully – Employment & Labor
Al Teel – Transportation/Maritime
Kristen Peters Watson – Consumer Law
Katherine West – Business Litigation
Ronald D. (Scott) Williams – Employment & Labor

Jackson
John M. Lassiter – Construction Litigation

Mobile
Christine N. Burns – Civil Litigation: Defense
Taylor B. Johnson – Business Litigation
Anna L. Scully – Immigration: Business
L. Robert Shreve – Civil Litigation: Defense

Montgomery
Ingu Hwang – Employment & Labor

Nashville
Lindsey R. Arnold – Banking
C. Tucker Herndon – Banking
Nicole Keefe – Business/Corporate
Emily Harper Mack – Employment & Labor
Zachary D. Miller – Consumer Law
J. Patrick Warfield – Bankruptcy: Business

About Burr & Forman LLP
For more than a century, Burr & Forman LLP’s experienced legal team has served clients at the intersection of business and government. With 350 attorneys and 19 offices across Florida, Alabama, Delaware, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee, Burr & Forman draws from a diverse range of industry experience and practice knowledge to help clients address their legal needs and achieve their goals. For more information, visit the firm’s website at burr.com.