Twenty-two attorneys from Maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C. are recognized as leading lawyers in Alabama in the 2011 edition of Chambers USA, America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. Additionally, Maynard was ranked as a leading firm in all six practice groups covered in Alabama: Banking & Finance; Bankruptcy/Restructuring; Corporate/Commercial; Labor & Employment; Litigation and Real Estate.

Chambers’ prominent rankings are determined based on legal practice submissions, in-depth interviews and individual research pulled from database resources. New editions are published annually and are used by firms nationwide for referrals.

The 22 Maynard attorneys cited in the directory for special recognition in their areas of practice are:

• Lee E. Bains, Jr.– Litigation: General Commercial
• Stephen E. Brown– Labor & Employment
• Thomas C. Clark, III– Real Estate
• Gregory S. Curran– Corporate/Commercial
• Mark L. Drew– Corporate/Commercial
• Kevin C. Gray– Bankruptcy/Restructuring
• Christopher B. Harmon– Corporate/Commercial
• Heyward C. Hosch, III– Banking & Finance: Public Finance
• Jayna Partain Lamar– Bankruptcy/Restructuring
• Jeffrey A. Lee– Labor & Employment
• J. Kris Lowry– Banking & Finance
• Carole G. Miller– Labor & Employment
• Chris Mitchell– Labor & Employment
• Randall H. Morrow– Banking & Finance
• Michael D. Mulvaney– Litigation: General Commercial
• Carol Sue Nelson– Labor & Employment
• Maibeth J. Porter– Litigation: General Commercial
• Robert R. Sexton– Real Estate
• Adam J. Sigman– Real Estate
• David M. Smith– Labor & Employment
• Joseph (Jodie) E. Smith– Banking & Finance: Public Finance
• James F. Watkins– Banking & Finance