Nashville, Tenn., (November 12, 2012) – Bass, Berry & Sims PLC is pleased to announce that 45 of its attorneys were named to Mid-South Super Lawyers 2012 list in 20 different practice areas. In addition, seven attorneys were recognized in the Rising Stars category.

Listed Knoxville attorney includes:

  • G. Mark Mamantov – Bonds/Government Finance

Listed Memphis attorneys include:

  • John A. Good – Securities & Corporate Finance
  • J. Brook Lathram – Business Litigation
  • Stephen W. Ragland – Business Litigation
  • John C. Speer – Business Litigation
  • Richard R. Spore, III – Real Estate
  • John A. Stemmler – Real Estate
  • Shepherd D. Tate – Alternative Dispute Resolution
  • David A. Thornton – Employee Benefits/ERISA

Listed Nashville attorneys include:

  • H. Lee Barfield, II – Business Litigation
  • Coburn Dewees Berry, IV – Real Estate
  • James H. Cheek, III – Securities & Corporate Finance
  • Michael L. Dagley – Business Litigation
  • J. Page Davidson – Business/Corporate
  • Wallace W. Dietz – Business Litigation
  • R. Todd Ervin – Tax
  • David R. Esquivel – Business Litigation
  • Samuel Lanier Felker – Personal Injury Defense: Products
  • Tim K. Garrett – Employment & Labor
  • J. Andrew Goddard – Environmental
  • James C. Gooch – Estate Planning & Probate
  • B. Riney Green – Mergers & Acquisitions
  • R. Dale Grimes – Antitrust Litigation
  • L. Wearen Hughes – Construction Litigation
  • Paul G. Jennings – Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights
  • David A. King – Health Care
  • Howard H. Lamar, III – Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Anthony J. McFarland – Securities Litigation
  • Bryan W. Metcalf – Tax
  • Claire F. Miley – Health Care
  • William N. Ozier – Employment & Labor
  • Michael S. Peek – Real Estate
  • J. Bradbury Reed – Securities & Corporate Finance
  • Cynthia Y. Reisz – Health Care
  • Fritz Richter, III – Employee Benefits/ERISA
  • D. Mark Sheets – Real Estate
  • Michael D. Sontag – Tax
  • James S. Tate, Jr. – Real Estate
  • T. Stephen C. Taylor – Insurance Coverage
  • G. Scott Thomas – Environmental
  • Bob F. Thompson – Securities & Corporate Finance
  • Overton Thompson, III – Securities Litigation
  • F. Mitchell Walker, Jr. – Securities & Corporate Finance
  • Leigh Walton – Health Care
  • Jessalyn H. Zeigler – Personal Injury Defense/Products

Those listed in the Rising Star category include (all in Nashville office):

  • Ross Booher – International
  • Robert L. Brewer – Intellectual Property
  • Anna M. Grizzle – Health Care
  • D. Scott Holley – Securities & Corporate Finance
  • Tatjana Paterno – Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Ryan D. Thomas – Business/Corporate
  • Elizabeth S. Warren – Health Care

Mid-South Super Lawyers also released Top Lists for those attorneys that received the highest point totals in different categories and regions. Listed below are the Bass, Berry & Sims’ attorneys that received these honors.

Top 100 Tennessee Super Lawyers 2012: 

  • H. Lee Barfield, II – Business Litigation
  • James H. Cheek, III – Securities & Corporate Finance
  • James C. Gooch – Estate Planning & Probate
  • John A. Good – Securities & Corporate Finance
  • J. Brook Lathram – Business Litigation
  • William N. Ozier – Employment & Labor
  • Michael D. Sontag – Tax
  • James S. Tate, Jr. – Real Estate
  • Leigh Walton – Health Care

Top 50 Memphis Super Lawyers 2012: 

  • John A. Good – Securities & Corporate Finance
  • J. Brook Lathram – Business Litigation

Top 50 Nashville Super Lawyers 2012: 

  • H. Lee Barfield, II – Business Litigation
  • James H. Cheek, III – Securities & Corporate Finance
  • James C. Gooch – Estate Planning & Probate
  • William N. Ozier – Employment & Labor
  • Michael D. Sontag – Tax
  • James S. Tate, Jr. – Real Estate
  • Leigh Walton – Health Care

Top 50 Women Mid-South Super Lawyers 2012: 

  • Cynthia Y. Reisz – Health Care
  • Leigh Walton – Health Care
  • Jessalyn Zeigler – Personal Injury Defense/Products

About Mid-South Super Lawyers
Mid-South Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The selection process is multi-phased and includes independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations. More information can be found at http://www.superlawyers.com/index.html

About Bass, Berry & Sims PLC
With more than 200 attorneys representing numerous publicly traded companies and Fortune 500 businesses, Bass, Berry & Sims has been involved in some of the largest and most significant litigation matters and business transactions in the country. For more information, visit bassberry.com.