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Lawyer who wrote the book on Miss. appellate law returns to Butler Snow

Ted Carter — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 12:29:36 +0000

The lucrative life of an elite litigator in the Big Apple or perhaps the nation’s capital stood easily within Luther Munford’s grasp in 1979. But Mumford couldn’t shake the “briar patch” that the South had been for him and seven generations of his family. Nor could the Jackson native shake the danged old essay he [...]

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McNamara leading office

MBJ Staff — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 03:37:29 +0000

Adams and Reese has appointed Jim McNamara to partner in charge of the firm’s Jackson office. McNamara joined Adams and Reese in 2002 and is a partner practicing in the areas of corporate transactions and commercial litigation as well as growing the real estate, bankruptcy and timber practices of the firm. He sits on the [...]

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Hodge joins office

MBJ Staff — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 19:14:47 +0000

Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC, has added Cliff Hodge to in its Jackson office. Hodge, who joins as senior counsel and a member of Baker Donelson’s Business Litigation group, handles corporate and litigation matters for banks, brokers, broker-dealer firms and other business clients. He has represented more than 20 banks in Mississippi in [...]

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Butler Snow expands Nashville office, now one of largest Tennessee firms

MBJ Staff — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 16:52:33 +0000

RIDGELAND — Butler, Snow, O’Mara, Stevens & Cannada, PLLC, has expanded its Nashville office as 37 attorneys have joined the firm, bringing the total number of attorneys in Tennessee to almost 100. With this expansion, Butler Snow becomes one of the largest firms in the state and among the largest in the country, with more [...]

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Butler Snow opens new office in Pennsylvania

MBJ Staff — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:11:25 +0000

JACKSON — Butler, Snow, O’Mara, Stevens & Cannada, PLLC has opened a new office in Fort Washington, Pa. Burt Snell has joined the firm and will be located in the new Fort Washington office. Snell is a member of the firm’s Product Liability Group where he focuses on mass torts, pharmaceutical and medical devices, product [...]

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Baker Donelson merges with another Houston law firm

MBJ Staff — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:08:00 +0000

JACKSON — Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC has merged with the Houston law firm of Drucker, Rutledge & Smith, L.L.P., marking Baker Donelson’s third merger, and its second one in Texas, in less than four months. In October 2011, Baker Donelson merged with the Houston firm of Spain Chambers, giving the firm its [...]

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Barbour joining Butler Snow law firm

MBJ Staff — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 12:07:16 +0000

RIDGELAND — Former Gov. Haley Barbour and his former chief of staff Paul Hurst will join Butler, Snow, O’Mara, Stevens & Cannada PLLC (Butler Snow), according to the firm. Barbour and Hurst will provide leadership to the firm in the areas of economic development, government relations, strategic planning and business development. “Gov. Barbour and Paul [...]

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Smith named president of Daniel Coker Horton & Bell

MBJ Staff — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:59:24 +0000

JACKSON — Roy A. Smith Jr. has been named president of the law firm Daniel Coker Horton & Bell, P.A. Smith has been practicing law with the firm since his graduation from University of Mississippi School of Law in 1982. He has served the firm in a variety of leadership positions over the past decade. [...]

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Baker Donelson recognized for hiring practices

MBJ Staff — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 18:42:29 +0000

JACKSON — The law firm of Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC, has received a score of 85 in the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) 2012 Corporate Equality Index (CEI). This marks a 15-point increase from the firm’s 2011 CEI score. The HRC’s CEI report, released each fall, provides an in-depth analysis and rating of [...]

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Adams and Reese makes Fortune’s national ranking

MBJ Staff — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 18:41:26 +0000

JACKSON — Adams and Reese is listed on the “2012 Top Ranked Law Firms” list among the top Southeast Region law firms the December 2011 edition of Fortune Investor’s Guide 2012 magazine in which LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell and Fortune Magazine listed law firms in the United States, as determined by the firm’s percentage of AV Preeminent-rated [...]

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