Nashville, Tenn., Januray 6, 2006 - Bass, Berry & Sims PLC is pleased to announce that James H. Cheek, III, W. Michael Milom and Leigh Walton have been named to the Lawdragon 500, a list of the best attorneys in the nation.

Lawdragon Magazine features the Lawdragon 500, the definitive ranking of the best attorneys in the nation.  The publication combines in-depth reporting of the country's top lawyers with insightful and provocative articles about those on the list.

Mr. Cheek, of the Nashville Downtown office, is a Member of the Corporate and Securities Practice Area. He represents a number of public and private companies as well as investment banking firms in a wide variety of capital raising and merger and acquisition activities. Mr. Cheek is also very experienced in matters of corporate governance.

Mr. Milom, of the Nashville Music Row office, is a Member of the firm's Entertainment, Intellectual Property and Technology Practice Areas. Mr. Milom concentrates his practice in the areas of copyright, literary property and entertainment law.

Ms. Walton, of the Nashville Downtown office, is a Member of the Corporate and Securities Practice Area. She concentrates her practice in corporate, securities and healthcare law matters. Her work with public companies includes securities, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate governance matters.

All three honorees received their law degree from Vanderbilt University Law School.

About Lawdragon
Lawdragon is an on-line and print legal services information company launched and staffed by a team of journalists who have a wealth of experience in creating and publishing legal products and content.  Lawdragon offers consumers price and quality rankings on the Internet, allowing them to search by practice area, location and price. In addition to being able to search for an attorney, consumers can log on to www.lawdragon.com to submit attorney evaluations.

About Bass, Berry & Sims
Bass, Berry & Sims is a law firm of 190 attorneys in four Tennessee offices:  Nashville, Downtown and Music Row, Knoxville and Memphis.  Since its inception in 1922, the firm has been involved with many of the major business transactions and significant litigation matters in the Southeastern region.  The firm's clients include a broad range of Fortune 500 companies as well as local and regional businesses.

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