Super Lawyers recognized 51 Balch & Bingham attorneys from the firm’s Birmingham, Montgomery, Gulfport, and Jackson offices as 2017 Mid-South Super Lawyers and Rising Stars. Super Lawyers recognizes outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. 

Super Lawyers recognizes no more than five percent of attorneys in each state. The multi-phased selection process includes independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations. Rising Stars recognizes no more than 2.5 percent of the top up-and-coming attorneys in the state who are 40 years old and younger or who have practiced for 10 years or less. 

The Balch attorneys recognized as 2017 Mid-South Super Lawyers and Rising Stars include:

BIRMINGHAM

Super Lawyers

• Allen Baker (10)
• Stan Blanton
• James Bradford (10)
• Russ Campbell
• Foster Clark (10)
• Greg Cook
• Mike Edwards
• Tom Francis
• Ed Haden
• Chris Kimble (10)
• John Pickering
• Jeremy Retherford
• Alan Rogers (10)
• Jeff Starling
• Will Hill Tankersley
• Jason Tompkins (newly listed)
• Tim Tracy (10)
• Lee Zell (10)

Rising Stars

• Conrad Anderson
• Marcus Chatterton
• Steven Corhern (newly listed)
• Thomas DeBray
• Tom DeLawrence
• Chase Espy (newly listed)
• Ryan Hodinka (newly listed)
• Adam Israel
• Lee Johnsey
• Brandon Robinson
• Ginny Willcox Leavens

GULFPORT

Super Lawyers

• Jonathan Dyal
• Teri Wyly

Rising Stars

• Leo Manuel
• Matt McDade
• Brant Pettis

JACKSON

Super Lawyers

• Scott Andress
• Walter Boone
• Pepper Crutcher
• Armin Moeller
• Jennifer Skipper 
• Bill Smith
• Chris Waddell

Rising Stars

• Ben Bryant (newly listed)
• Ashley Cannady
• Tara Ellis

MONTGOMERY

Super Lawyers

• Dave Boyd (10)
• Joe McCorkle (10)
• Dorman Walker (newly listed)

Rising Stars

• Louis Calligas,
• Lane Knight
• Kelly Pate

(newly listed) = Attorneys recognized by Super Lawyers for the first year.
(10) = Attorneys recognized by Super Lawyers for 10 consecutive years.