Birmingham, Ala. – Twenty-three lawyers from Maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C. are recognized as leading lawyers in Alabama in the 2010 edition of Chambers USA, America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. Maynard Cooper has also been ranked in all six practice areas listed in the Chambers USA 2010 directory. The six practice areas covered in the directory include: 1) Banking and Finance; 2) Bankruptcy/Restructuring; 3) Labor and Employment; 4) Litigation: General Commercial; 5) Corporate/Commercial and 6) Real Estate.

The twenty-three Maynard Cooper lawyers cited in the directory for special recognition in their areas of practice are:

Lee E. Bains, Jr. Litigation: General Commercial

Stephen E. Brown Labor and Employment

Thomas C. Clark III Real Estate

Gregory S. Curran Corporate/Commercial

Mark L. Drew Corporate/Commercial

John P. Dulin Jr. Banking & Finance

Christopher B. Harmon Corporate/Commercial

Heyward C. Hosch Banking & Finance – Public Finance

Jayna Partain Lamar Bankruptcy/Restructuring

Jeffrey A. Lee Labor and Employment

J. Kris Lowry Banking & Finance

Jim G. McLaughlin Corporate/Commercial

Carole G. Miller Labor and Employment

Chris Mitchell Labor and Employment

Randall H. Morrow Banking & Finance

Michael D. Mulvaney Litigation: General Commercial

Carol Sue Nelson Labor and Employment

Maibeth J. Porter Litigation: General Commercial

Robert R. Sexton Real Estate

Adam J. Sigman Real Estate

David Smith Labor and Employment

Jodie Smith Banking & Finance

James F. Watkins Banking & Finance