65 Bass, Berry & Sims Attorneys Named Best Lawyers®
Nashville, Tenn., September 25, 2008 – Bass, Berry & Sims PLC is proud to announce that 65 of its attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2009. This ranking makes Bass, Berry & Sims the firm with the most listed attorneys in Nashville and more listed attorneys in the fields of banking law and corporate governance and compliance law than any other firm in the United States. The 65 attorneys listed represent more than 65 percent of Bass, Berry & Sims’ partnership base, covering 25 different specialty areas and all three offices.
The Best Lawyers in America® is regarded as the preeminent referral guide to the legal profession. Attorneys are distinguished through an exhaustive peer-review survey process. The current edition of Best Lawyers® is based on more than 2.2 million detailed evaluations of lawyers. Listings cannot be bought and no purchase is required to be included. In this regard, Best Lawyers® remains the gold standard of reliability and integrity in lawyer ratings. The following list includes the recognized attorneys:
Nashville:
H. Lee Barfield II
Coburn Dewees Berry IV
Robert L. Brewer
James H. Cheek, III
Michael L. Dagley
J. Page Davidson
Wallace W. Dietz
Felix R. Dowsley, III
Karen L. C. Ellis
Samuel Lanier Felker
Tim K. Garrett
J. Andrew Goddard
James C. Gooch
B. Riney Green
R. Dale Grimes
L. Wearen Hughes
Gene L. Humphreys
J. James Jenkins, Jr.
Paul G. Jennings
Julie N. Jones
David A. King
Howard H. Lamar III
Robins H. Ledyard
J. Richard Lodge, Jr.
George H. Masterson
Anthony J. McFarland
Bryan W. Metcalf
Claire F. Miley
Karen S. Neal
T. Scott Noonan
J. Allen Overby
William N. Ozier
T. G. Pappas
Michael S. Peek
W. Brantley Phillips, Jr.
J. Bradbury Reed
Cynthia Y. Reisz
Fritz Richter, III
Todd J. Rolapp
Cynthia N. Sellers
D. Mark Sheets
Keith B. Simmons
Michael D. Sontag
Samuel E. Stumpf, Jr.
James S. Tate, Jr.
T. Stephen C. Taylor
G. Scott Thomas
Bob F. Thompson
Overton Thompson III
F. Mitchell Walker, Jr.
Leigh Walton
Charles K. Wray
Jessalyn H. Zeigler
Memphis:
John A. Good
Christopher G. Lazarini
Peter R. Pettit
Stephen W. Ragland
Scott B. Shanker
John C. Speer
Richard R. Spore III
John A. Stemmler
Shepherd D. Tate
David A. Thornton
Knoxville:
E. Bruce Foster, Jr.
G. Mark Mamantov
About Bass, Berry & Sims
Bass, Berry & Sims is one of the nation’s premiere law firms. With more than 220 attorneys representing numerous publicly-traded companies and Fortune 500 businesses, the firm has been involved in some of the largest and most important business transactions and litigation matters in the country. For more information, visit www.bassberry.com.
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