The following lawyers were selected for inclusion in the 2012 Best Lawyers in America publication: R. Alan Alexander, Joseph P. H. Babington, Jeffery J. Hartley, Warren C. Herlong, Jr., John N. Leach, Jr., Charles R. Mixon, Jr., James B. Newman, J. Casey Pipes, Robert H. Rouse, and A. Edwin Stuardi, III. In addition, John N. Leach, James B. Newman and Jeffery J. Hartley received such high ratings from their peers that Best Lawyers in America named them as the “Mobile Litigation Lawyer of the Year” in their respective areas of practice. Further, based on the number of lawyers in the Firm who were recognized by Best Lawyers in the following practice areas, the Firm received the following Top Listings:
Top-Listed in Alabama in Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law;
Top-Listed in Alabama in Legal Malpractice Law;
Top-Listed in Alabama in Litigation – Construction;
Top-Listed in Alabama in Litigation – Land Use & Zoning;
Top-Listed in Alabama in Municipal Law;
Top-Listed in Mobile, AL in Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law;
Top-Listed in Mobile, AL in Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law;
Top-Listed in Mobile, AL in Health Care Law;
Top-Listed in Mobile, AL in Land Use & Zoning Law;
Top-Listed in Mobile, AL in Legal Malpractice Law;
Top-Listed in Mobile, AL in Litigation – Antitrust;
Top-Listed in Mobile, AL in Litigation – Bankruptcy;
Top-Listed in Mobile, AL in Litigation – Construction;
Top-Listed in Mobile, AL in Litigation – Environmental;
Top-Listed in Mobile, AL in Litigation – Land Use & Zoning;
Top-Listed in Mobile, AL in Municipal Law;
Top-Listed in Mobile, AL in Product Liability Litigation – Defendants; and
Top-Listed in Mobile, AL in Tax Law.