Wise Carter is pleased to announce the attorneys selected for The Best Lawyers in America^® (2021 Edition).  Congratulations to the attorneys listed below. 

The “Lawyer of the Year” award is awarded to individual lawyers with the highest overall per-feedback for a specific practice area and geographic region.  Only one lawyer is recognized as the “Lawyer of the Year” for each specialty and location.  Congratulations to John Sneed and Mike Wallace on this award.

Four Wise Carter associates were recognized as “Ones to Watch” for 2021. Congratulations to Charles Cowan, Grafton Bragg, Mallory Street, and Victoria Bradshaw.

• Gulfport, MS
  • Lynda C. Carter
    • Litigation – Health Care
    • Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
    • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
  • David C. Goff
    • Litigation – Labor and Employment
    • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
  • Frederick T. Hoff, Jr.
    • Litigation and Controversy – Tax
    • Real Estate Law
    • Tax Law
  • Henry F. Laird, Jr.
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Litigation – First Amendment
  • James C. Simpson, Jr.
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Corporate Law
    • Government Relations Practice
• Hattiesburg, MS
  • Joe D. Stevens
    • Banking and Finance Law
• Jackson, MS
  • Mark P. Caraway
    • Litigation – Health Care
    • Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
    • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
  • Betty Toon Collins
    • Commercial Transactions / UCC Law
    • Corporate Compliance Law
    • Corporate Governance Law
    • Corporate Law
    • Health Care Law
  • Linda F. Cooper
    • Insurance Law
  • Gaye Nell Currie
    • Litigation – Health Care
    • Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
  • Virginia S. Gautier
    • Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
  • D. Colllier Graham, Jr.
    • Corporate Law
    • Health Care Law
    • Litigation – Health Care
  • James E. Graves III
    • Railroad Law
  • R. Mark Hodges
    • Health Care Law
    • Litigation – Health Care
    • Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
  • Elizabeth G. Hooper
    • Health Care Law
  • Kimberly N. Howland
    • Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
  • Crane D. Kipp
    • Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
    • Health Care Law
    • Land Use and Zoning Law
    • Litigation – Land Use and Zoning
    • Real Estate Law
  • William H. Leech, Sr.
    • Banking and Finance Law
    • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
    • Financial Services Regulation Law
    • Litigation – Bankruptcy
    • Litigation – Real Estate
  • Douglas E. Levanway
    • Energy Law
    • Energy Regulatory Law
    • Litigation – Labor and Employment
    • Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
  • Eugene R. Naylor
    • Health Care Law
    • Insurance Law
    • Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
    • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
  • W. McDonald Nichols
    • Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
    • Litigation – Trusts and Estates
    • Real Estate Law
    • Trusts and Estates
  • George H. Ritter
    • Health Care Law
    • Litigation – Health Care
    • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
    • Railroad Law
  • James L. Robertson
    • Admiralty and Maritime Law
    • Appellate Practice
    • Civil Rights Law
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Environmental Law
    • Insurance Law
    • Litigation – Antitrust
    • Litigation – Environmental
    • Litigation – First Amendment
    • Litigation – Intellectual Property
  • Charles E. Ross
    • Insurance Law
    • Railroad Law
  • John P. Sneed
    • Appellate Practice
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Corporate Law
    • Litigation – First Amendment
    • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
  • Andrew D. Sweat
    • Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
  • Barbara Childs Wallace
    • Employment Law – Management
    • Litigation – Labor and Employment
  • Michael B. Wallace
    • Appellate Practice
    • Bet-the-Company Litigation
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Government Relations Practice
  • Margaret H. Williams
    • Corporate Governance Law
    • Corporate Law
    • Energy Law
    • Government Contracts
    • Health Care Law
    • Mergers and Acquisitions Law

“Lawyer of the Year” Awards

• Jackson, MS
  • John P. Sneed – Litigation – First Amendment
  • Michael B. Wallace – Appellate Practice

“Ones to Watch: Awards

• Jackson, MS
  • Charles E. Cowan – Appellate Practice
  • Grafton E. Bragg – Commercial Litigation, Construction Law
  • Mallory M. Street – Insurance Law
  • Victoria R. Bradshaw – Commercial Litigation