Wise Carter is pleased to share the selection of this year’s list of The Best Lawyers in America^® 2025.  Wise Carter celebrates the success of 27 attorneys who have been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America^®. Congratulations to our attorneys listed below for their accomplishments. 

A special recognition is given to James C. Simpson, Jr. and W. McDonald Nichols for being awarded as “Lawyer of the Year” for 2025. As well as, Charles Cowan and Mallory Street for being recognized as “Ones to Watch” for 2025.

• 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
  • Gaye Nell Currie
    • Litigation – Health Care
    • Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
  • Viriginia S. Gautier
    • Workers Compensation Law – Employers
  • D. Collier Graham, Jr.
    • Corporate Law
    • Health Care Law
    • Litigation – Health Care
  • R. Mark Hodges
    • Health Care Law
    • Litigation – Health Care
    • Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
  • Elizabeth G. Hooper
    • Commercial Transactions/UCC Law
    • Health Care Law
  • Kimberly N. Howland
    • Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
  • 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
  • Cory L. Radicioni
    • Insurance Law
  • George H. Ritter
    • Health Care Law
    • Litigation – Health Care
    • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
    • Railroad Law
  • Charles E. Ross
    • Insurance Law
    • Railroad Law
  • Jennifer H. Scott
    • Litigation – Labor and Employment
    • Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
  • Andrew D. Sweat
    • Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
  • Michael B. Wallace
    • Appellate Practice
    • Bet-the-Company Litigation
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Government Relations Practice
  • Barbara Childs Wallace
    • Employment Law – Management
    • Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Hattiesburg, MS
  • Joe D. Stevens
    • Banking and Finance Law
• Gulfport, MS
  • Thomas L. Carpenter
    • Construction Law
    • Insurance Law
    • Litigation – Insurance
  • 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 Contracts
    • Government Relations Practice