Eighty-one lawyers from Maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C. are recognized as leading lawyers in the 2011 edition of Alabama Super Lawyers, an independent lawyer rating publication. Of these eighty-one, seven attorneys – Lee E. Bains, Jr., Elizabeth G. Beaube, James R. Bussian, Mark L. Drew, Anthony A. Joseph, Cynthia G. Lamar, and H. Thomas Wells, Jr. – are included in the Top 50 list. In addition, six attorneys – Elizabeth G. Beaube, Cynthia G. Lamar, Jayna Partain Lamar, Carol Sue Nelson, Maibeth J. Porter, and Katharine A. Weber – made the Top 25 Women list.

The selections for Super Lawyers are made by Law & Politics, a division of Key Professional Media, Inc. Each year, Law & Politics undertakes a rigorous multi-phase selection process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, independent evaluation of candidates by Law & Politics’ attorney-led research staff, a peer review of candidates by practice area, and a good-standing and disciplinary check. Only five percent of the lawyers in the State are named by Super Lawyers.

The eighty-one Maynard Cooper lawyers cited in the publication for special recognition in their areas of practice are as follows:

• Scott A. Abney– Real Estate
• Lee E. Bains, Jr.– Class Action/Mass Torts
• Elizabeth G. Beaube– Employee Benefits/ERISA
• John N. Bolus– Securities Litigation
• Thomas H. Brinkley– Business/Corporate
• Scott S. Brown– Rising Star, General Litigation
• James R. Bussian– General Litigation
• Thomas C. Clark, III– Real Estate
• Bryan A. Coleman– Rising Star, Personal Injury Defense: Products
• Gregory S. Curran– Corporate Governance & Compliance
• Richard J. Davis– General Litigation
• Lauren C. DeMoss– Rising Star, Health Care
• Luther M. Dorr– Business Litigation
• Mark L. Drew– Mergers & Acquisitions
• John A. Earnhardt– Personal Injury Defense: Products
• Kathryn Roe Eldridge– Rising Star, Securities Litigation
• Robert Fowlkes– Rising Star, Business Litigation
• Christopher C. Frost– Rising Star, Insurance Coverage
• W. Clark Goodwin– Business/Corporate
• Jeffrey M. Grantham– Insurance Coverage
• Kevin C. Gray– Rising Star, Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights
• Jessica S. Grover– Rising Star, Estate Planning & Probate
• Christopher B. Harmon– Mergers & Acquisitions
• John B. Holmes, III– Rising Star, Employment & Labor
• Edward M. “Ted” Holt– Rising Star, Business Litigation
• Edward A. “Ted” Hosp– General Litigation
• Stephen C. Jackson– Civil Litigation Defense
• Joshua D. Jones– Rising Star, Securities Litigation
• Anthony A. Joseph– Criminal Defense: White Collar
• C. Andrew Kitchen– Rising Star, Insurance Coverage
• Cynthia G. Lamar– Estate Planning & Probate
• Jayna Partain Lamar– Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights
• Warren B. Lightfoot, Jr.– Employment & Labor
• J. Kris Lowry– Business/Corporate
• John Thomas Malatesta– Rising Star, Business Litigation
• Daniel H. Markstein, III– Estate Planning & Probate
• J. Ethan McDaniel– Rising Star, Business Litigation
• Jim G. McLaughlin– Business/Corporate
• Steven L. McPheeters– Rising Star, Business/Corporate
• Frank D. McPhillips– Bonds/Government Finance
• Christopher M. Mitchell– Employment & Labor
• James L. “Jay” Mitchell– Rising Star, General Litigation
• Randall H. Morrow– Banking
• Michael D. Mulvaney– Insurance Coverage
• Grace R. Murphy– Rising Star, Employee Benefits/ERISA
• Andrew S. Nix– Rising Star, Business/Corporate
• Joel C. Porter– Rising Star, Health Care
• Maibeth J. Porter– Class Action/Mass Torts
• Frances King Quick– Employee Benefits/ERISA
• Kirby Sevier– Estate Planning & Probate
• Robert R. Sexton– Real Estate
• Mitesh B. Shah– Rising Star, General Litigation
• Lee L. Sheppard– Rising Star, Real Estate
• David M. Smith– Employment & Labor
• Joseph E. Smith– Bonds/Government Finance
• Will A. Smith– Rising Star, Business Litigation
• John Smyth– Rising Star, Civil Litigation Defense
• Jarred O. Taylor, II– Environmental Litigation
• M. Allison Taylor– Rising Star, Estate Planning & Probate
• Thomas W. Thagard, III– Business Litigation
• William B. Wahlheim, Jr.– Employee Benefits/ERISA
• Katharine A. Weber– Insurance Coverage
• H. Thomas Wells, Jr.– Class Action/Mass Torts
• Christopher J. Williams– Rising Star, Environmental
• Daniel M. Wilson– Real Estate