Ninety-Seven Adams and Reese Attorneys Named in Best Lawyers® 2012 Edition

NEW ORLEANS (September 7, 2011) - Adams and Reese had 97 attorneys, covering 66 total practice areas, named to the 2012 edition of Best Lawyers®, all selected and voted on by their peers and the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession. Adams and Reese had 90 attorneys ranked across 55 practice areas last year.

First published in 1983, Best Lawyers® is based on an exhaustive annual peer-review survey. For the new U.S. edition, more than 39,000 of the lawyers listed in Best Lawyers® cast more than 3.1 million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in the same and related specialties.

Lawyers listed in Best Lawyers have no say in deciding which practice areas they are included in. They are voted into practice areas entirely as a result of the votes they receive from their peers. The subspecialties listed after their names are based on information from a variety of sources.

Because of the rigorous and transparent methodology used by Best Lawyers, and because lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed, inclusion in Best Lawyers® is considered a singular honor. Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers® “the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice.”

The Best Lawyers® in America 2012 - Adams and Reese LLP
(Year Denotes First Year Attorneys Received Best Lawyers Distinction)

Baton Rouge
V. Thomas Clark, Jr. (2010)
Insurance Law
Professional Malpractice Law
Richard B. Easterling (2010)
Administrative Law/Regulatory Law
Government Relations Law
C. Kevin Hayes (2011)
Government Relations Law
E. L. Henry (2010)
Government Relations Law
Patricia B. McMurray (2009)
Banking and Finance Law
Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
Financial Services Regulation Law
Daniel K. Rester (2010)
Gaming Law
Robert C. Schmidt (1987)
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

Birmingham
Richard P. Carmody (1995-1996)
Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
Litigation - Bankruptcy
Robert D. Eckinger (2005-2006)
Litigation – Antitrust
Litigation – Banking and Finance
Litigation - Bankruptcy
William K. Hancock (2008)
Employment Law – Management
Litigation – Labor and Employment
M. Ann Huckstep (2005-2006)
Health Care Law
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Securities/Capital Markets Law
Securities Regulation
John F. Lyle III (2001-2002)
Tax Law
Laurence J. McDuff (2009)
Health Care Law
Charles C. Pinckney (2005-2006)
Banking and Finance Law
Financial Services Regulation Law
Securities/Capital Markets Law
Securities Regulation
Stephen A. Rowe (2005-2006)
Commercial Litigation
Litigation – Securities
Personal Injury - Litigation
Henry E. Simpson (1993-1994)
Commercial Litigation
Financial Services Regulation Law
Litigation – Banking and Finance
Personal Injury Litigation

Houston
Alex E. Cosculluela (2012)
Personal Injury Litigation
Daryl G. Dursum (2006)
Personal Injury Litigation
Jonathan A. Peckham (2007)
Real Estate Law
Jane C. Raiford (2010)
Environmental Law
Litigation – Environmental
Craig G. Townsend (2009)
Natural Resources Law

Jackson
Charles P. Adams, Jr. (2005-2006)
Corporate Law
Litigation – Securities
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Securities/Capital Markets Law
Securities Regulation
Holmes S. Adams (1999-2000)
Litigation - Trusts and Estates
Trusts and Estates
William C. Brabec (2010)
Insurance Law
Paul A. Carrubba (2008)
Banking and Finance Law
Financial Services Regulation Law
Kathryn R. Gilchrist (2009)
Health Care Law
James A. Keith (2010)
Education Law
Employment Law – Management
Labor Law - Management
Elizabeth Lee Maron (2012)
Education Law
Powell G. Ogletree, Jr. (2005-2006)
Energy Law
Litigation – Real Estate
Natural Resources Law
Real Estate Law
Timber Law
Charles N. Parrott (2007)
Banking and Finance Law
Financial Services Regulation Law
A. Jerry Sheldon (2003-2004)
Energy Law
Natural Resources Law
Jefferson D. Stewart (1989-1990)
Energy Law
Litigation – Environmental
Natural Resources Law
Oil & Gas Law
Water Law
J. Jeffrey Trotter (2010)
Energy Law
Environmental Law
Litigation – Environmental
Oil & Gas Law

Memphis
Cannon F. Allen, Sr. (2009)
Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions - Defendants
Donna L. Boyce (2010)
Medical Malpractice Law
James B. McLaren, Jr. (2009)
Banking and Finance Law
Economic Development Law
Project Finance Law
Public Finance Law
Lucian T. Pera (2005-2006)
Commercial Litigation
Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law
First Amendment Law
Health Care Law
Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants
Litigation – First Amendment
Henry C. Shelton III (1995-1996)
Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
Litigation - Bankruptcy
Joseph B. Walker (1983)
Litigation - Trusts and Estates
Trusts and Estates

Mobile
Randall Scott Hetrick (2010)
Employment Law – Management
Labor Law – Management
Litigation – Labor and Employment
Candace D. Johnson (2007)
Timber Law
W. David Johnson (2009)
Banking and Finance Law
Corporate Law
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Victor H. Lott, Jr. (2005-2006)
Corporate Law
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Securities/Capital Markets Law
Securities Regulation
John F. Lyle III (2001-2002)
Tax Law

Nashville
Cynthia Mitchell Barnett (2006)
Public Finance Law
Samuel W. Bartholomew, Jr. (2007)
Banking and Finance Law
Corporate Law
Financial Services Regulation Law
Reber M. Boult (2007)
Copyright Law
Litigation – Intellectual Property
Litigation – Patent
Patent Law
Trademark Law
Larry Brock (2012)
Personal Injury Litigation
Martin S. Brown, Jr. (2009)
Corporate Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
William R. Bruce (2007)
Government Relations Law
John Chambers (2011)
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Commercial Litigation
Litigation - Bankruptcy
Litigation – Construction
Litigation – Real Estate
Charles W. Cook III (2009)
Financial Services Regulation Law
Joe M. Goodman (2006)
Tax Law
Trusts and Estates
Fred Russell Harwell (2011)
Real Estate Law
D. Reed Houk (2006)
Banking and Finance Law
Financial Services Regulation Law
Real Estate Law
Linda Edell Howard (2006)
Copyright Law
Entertainment Law - Music
Lynn Morrow (2008)
Copyright Law
Litigation – Intellectual Property
Larry Stewart (2008)
Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
Guilford F. Thornton, Jr. (2007)
Government Relations Law
Insurance Law

New Orleans
Henry B. Alsobrook, Jr. (1983)
Litigation – Environmental
Medical Malpractice Law
Personal Injury Litigation
E. Gregg Barrios (2010)
Admiralty and Maritime Law
Mark R. Beebe (2007)
Litigation - Antitrust Law
Litigation - Securities
Phil Bergeron (2011)
Health Care Law
Virginia Boulet (2009)
Corporate Law
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Charles A. Cerise (2012)
Litigation – Environmental
Product Liability Litigation
Robin B. Cheatham (2010)
Banking and Finance Law
Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
Financial Services Regulation Law
O. Ray Cornelius (2005-2006)
Administrative Law/Regulatory Law
Banking and Finance Law
Construction Law
Corporate Law
Derivatives and Futures Law
Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
Equipment Finance Law
Government Relations Law
Project Finance Law
Public Finance Law
Real Estate Law
Securities/Capital Markets Law
Securitization and Structured Finance Law
Scott E. Delacroix (2010)
Litigation - Environmental
Mass Tort Litigation
Product Liability Litigation
Kathleen F. Drew (2012)
Litigation – Environmental
Product Liability Litigation
John M. Duck (2006)
Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
Brooke Duncan III (2007)
Employment Law – Management
Labor Law - Management
Richard B. Eason II (2012)
Personal Injury Litigation
Workers’ Compensation Law
Mark S. Embree (2010)
Tax Law
Trusts and Estates
Philip A. Franco (2012)
Litigation – Real Estate
A. Kirk Gasperecz (2010)
Insurance Law
William B. Gaudet (2010)
Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants
Personal Injury Litigation
Charles F. Gay, Jr. (2003-2004)
Medical Malpractice Law
Personal Injury Litigation
Product Liability Litigation
Edwin C. Laizer (2012)
Personal Injury Litigation
Leslie A. Lanusse (2010)
Employment Law – Management
Litigation – Labor and Employment
Francis V. Liantonio, Jr. (2012)
Mass Tort Litigation
Conrad Meyer IV (2010)
Real Estate Law
Malcolm A. Meyer (2007)
Real Estate Law
Mary L. Meyer (2009)
Product Liability Litigation
Robert B. Nolan (2005-2006)
Personal Injury Litigation
Product Liability Litigation
Glen M. Pilie (2009)
Litigation – Environmental
Jeffrey E. Richardson (2012)
Mass Tort Litigation
Personal Injury Litigation
Edward J. Rice, Jr. (2003-2004)
Personal Injury Litigation
Product Liability Litigation
Deborah B. Rouen (2010)
Personal Injury Litigation
Product Liability Litigation
E. Paige Sensenbrenner (2010)
Government Relations Law
Health Care Law
Medical Malpractice Law
Ronald J. Sholes (2007)
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Personal Injury Litigation
Mark J. Spansel (2006)
Admiralty and Maritime Law
Litigation – Environmental
Martin A. Stern (2008)
Appellate Law
Mark C. Surprenant (2005-2006)
Litigation – Environmental
Personal Injury Litigation
Product Liability Litigation
Janis van Meerveld (2012)
Litigation – Labor and Employment
Robert A. Vosbein (2005-2006)
Commercial Litigation

St. Petersburg
David Bernstein (2011)
Real Estate Law
Jim Dickson (2009)
Litigation - Construction

Tampa
Robert W. Boos (2012)
Litigation - Construction