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    Sixteen Phelps Lawyers Honored on 2023 Mid-South Super Lawyers Lists

    November 28, 2023

    NEW ORLEANS — Nov. 28, 2023 — Sixteen lawyers from Phelps’ Alabama and Mississippi offices made the 2023 Mid-South Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists. Chosen attorneys ranked in the top 5% of nominated lawyers in Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi and Tennessee.

    Super Lawyers ranks attorneys from more than 70 practice areas each year. The organization weighs them on 12 different factors, and their peers vote for them based on their professional achievements.

    Twelve lawyers earned a spot on the 2023 Mid-South Super Lawyers list:

    Birmingham, Ala.

      • Sydney F. Frazier, Jr. – Employment & Labor
      • Crawford S. McGivaren, Jr. – Business Litigation

     Jackson, Miss.

      • Reuben V. Anderson – Business Litigation
      • Todd Butler – Employment & Labor
      • LaToya C. Merritt – Employment & Labor
      • James W. Shelson – Business Litigation
      • Thomas Siler, Jr. - Employment & Labor

     Mobile, Ala.

      • Allen E. “Teeto” Graham – Transportation/Maritime
      • Joseph “Jay” Minus, Jr. – Employment & Labor
      • William E. Shreve, Jr. – Appellate
      • Cooper C. Thurber – General Litigation

     Tupelo, Miss.

      • Mark N. Halbert – Employment & Labor

    To qualify for the Mid-South Rising Stars honor, lawyers go through the same selection process as Super Lawyers. They must also have 10 years or less in practice or be 40 years old or younger. Four lawyers were picked for the 2023 Mid-South Rising Stars list:

    Birmingham, Ala.

      • Courtney Saad Adams – Tax
      • Kenneth W. Boyles, Jr. – Insurance Coverage

    Jackson, Miss.

      • Sarah Beth Wilson – Creditor Debtor Rights

    Mobile, Ala.

      • Danielle Mashburn-Myrick – Personal Injury – General

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    Sydney F. Frazier, Jr.

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    Crawford S. McGivaren, Jr.

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    Reuben V. Anderson

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    G. Todd Butler

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    LaToya C. Merritt

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    W. Thomas Siler, Jr.

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    Allen "Teeto" E. Graham

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    Joseph "Jay" J. Minus, Jr.

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    William E. Shreve, Jr.

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    Cooper C. Thurber

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    Mark N. Halbert

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    Kenneth W. Boyles, Jr.

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    Sarah Beth Wilson

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    Danielle Mashburn-Myrick

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    Related Practices

    • Labor and Employment
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Appellate
    • Litigation
    • Tax
    • Insurance
    • Bankruptcy and Reorganization

    Related Industries

    • Insurance
    • Maritime
    • Transportation
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