Top 100 Tennessee Mid-South Super Lawyers 2011
Top 50 Memphis Mid-South Super Lawyers 2011
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Top 100 Tennessee Mid-South Super Lawyers 2011
Top 50 Memphis Mid-South Super Lawyers 2011
| Magazine Publishes: Nov 9, 2012 | Data Verifications Due: Aug 20, 2012 | |
| Nominations Open: Nov 7, 2011 | Standard Profile Due: N/A | |
| Nominations Closed: May 3, 2012 | Display Ad Closed: N/A | |
| Lawyers Notifications Mailed: N/A | Ad Materials Due: N/A | |
| Embargo Date: Nov 9, 2012 |
Mid-South Super Lawyers magazine
List(s) Published: Mid-South Super Lawyers and Mid-
Readership: 27,000
Memphis Magazine
List(s) Published: Memphis Area Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
Readership: 60,750
The Amazing Career of Michael Cody
By Nancy Henderson
Mid-South Super Lawyers 2011
From guiding billion-dollar public utility arbitrations to indicting the governor to representing Martin Luther King Jr., the Memphis attorney has done it all
Mike McLaren Keeps It Simple
By Ross Pfund
Mid-South Super Lawyers 2010
Litigator Mike McLaren of Black McLaren Jones Ryland & Griffee in Memphis boasts a varied practice, working in business litigation, medical malpractice defense and environmental law. He also has a varied listing on IMDB.com, having appeared in seven movies in various roles, including a judge, a basketball player and a psychiatrist smitten with Sandra Bullock.
It’s Not Over Till It’s Over
By Nancy Henderson
Mid-South Super Lawyers 2010
How Memphis attorney David Siegel learned to never give up on a case
Paper Chase
By Nancy Henderson
Corporate Counsel Edition - January 2010
Maura Abeln Smith oversees all things legal at International Paper Co.
The Great Communicator
By Nancy Henderson
Mid-South Super Lawyers 2009
When Leo Bearman Jr. speaks, juries listen
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Certifications of Specialization are available to Tennessee lawyers in all areas of practice relating to or included in the areas of Accounting Malpractice, Business Bankruptcy, Civil Trial, Consumer Bankruptcy, Creditor Rights, Criminal Trial, DUI Defense, Elder Law, Estate Planning, Family Law, Juvenile Law - Child Welfare, Legal Malpractice, Medical Malpractice and Social Security Disability. Listing of related or included practice areas herein does not constitute or imply a representation of certification of specialization.
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Super Lawyers Selection Process Blessed by Courts and Bar Associations Across the Country
Bar associations and courts across the country have recognized the legitimacy of the Super Lawyers selection process. Most recently, the New Jersey Supreme Court upheld the findings of a Special Master assigned by the court to, among other things, examine the details of our rating process. In his July 2008 report, the Special Master lauded our lawyer-rating process, stating:
“[The Super Lawyers selection process] is a comprehensive, good-faith and detailed attempt to produce a list of lawyers that have attained high peer recognition, meet ethical standards, and have demonstrated some degree of achievement in their field."
"Suffice to say, the selection procedures employed by [Super Lawyers] are very sophisticated, comprehensive and complex."