Five Helmsing Leach attorneys were named to the 2025 Mid-South Super Lawyers ® list, an honor that recognizes lawyers who have attained a high level of peer recognition and professional achievement. The list of attorneys and practice areas recognized is below:

• Jim Newman, Business Litigation
• Jeffery Hartley, Debtor Creditor Rights
• Russell Buffkin, Personal Injury Defense
• Win Stuardi, Personal Injury Medical Malpractice Defense

Samantha Gunnoe was also recognized as a Mid-South Rising Star in Insurance Coverage.

Only 5% of attorneys in Mid-South receive the Super Lawyers ® distinction each year. Rankings are a combination of peer nominations and evaluations and independent research, and each lawyer is evaluated on twelve indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement.

For more information, visit www.superlawyers.com.

 

Helmsing Leach was recently recognized by Best Law Firms® as a top firm in the region. Twenty-four of the firm’s practice areas received recognition, including 20 in Tier 1:

 

Regional Tier 1

• Mobile

• • Appellate Practice

• • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

• • Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)

• • Commercial Litigation

• • Commercial Transactions / UCC Law

• • Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law

• • Insurance Law

• • Land Use and Zoning Law

• • Litigation – Banking and Finance

• • Litigation – Bankruptcy

• • Litigation – Construction

• • Litigation – Environmental

• • Litigation – Labor and Employment

• • Litigation – Real Estate

• • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants

• • Municipal Law

• • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

• • Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants

• • Real Estate Law

• • Tax Law

 

Regional Tier 2

• Mobile

• • Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants

• • Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

• • Trusts and Estates

 

Regional Tier 3

• Mobile

• • Bet-the-Company Litigation

 

Best Law Firms® distinguishes firms that consistently demonstrate excellence in legal expertise. Firms are evaluated based on client references, peer recommendations, and industry leader interviews. Twelve Helmsing Leach attorneys were named to the 2026 edition of Best Lawyers in America® earlier this year.

 

For more information on Best Law Firms® and rankings, visit www.bestlawfirms.com.