August 19, 2021
FormanWatkins Attorneys Recognized in 2022 Edition of Best Lawyers®
We are pleased to announce that 38 FormanWatkins attorneys have been recognized in the 2022 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession. Of those 38 attorneys, 15 were recognized as Ones to Watch. The Ones to Watch awards are recognitions given to attorneys who are earlier in their careers for outstanding professional excellence. Best Lawyers® has published their list for over three decades, earning the respect of the profession, the media, and the public as the most reliable, unbiased source of legal referrals. Lawyers on The Best Lawyers in America list are divided by geographic region and practice areas. They are reviewed by their peers on the basis of professional expertise, and undergo an authentication process to make sure they are in current practice and in good standing.
Fred Krutz also received the "Lawyer of the Year" distinction for Litigation - Environmental in Mississippi, only one attorney per practice area in a state is chosen for this honor.
Attorneys selected to The Best Lawyers in America©:
Charles Abbott: Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants
Mary Clift Abdalla: Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Michael Abraham: Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Pete Andarsio: Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants
Mimi Arthur: Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants
Tanya Ellis: Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Win Gault: Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Tim Gray: Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Environmental; Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants
Nick Giallourakis: Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Brian Hannula: Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Fred Krutz: Lawyer of the Year, Mississippi, Litigation - Environmental; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Environmental; Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Erin Wedge Latuso: Commercial Litigation
Amy Maccherone: Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants
Alison O'Neal McMinn: Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Joshua Metcalf: Litigation – Environmental
Daniel Mulholland: Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Patrice Pujol: Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants
Michelle Roy: Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants
Jennifer Studebaker: Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants
Caroline Upchurch: Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Trey Watkins: Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
WG Watkins: Litigation – Environmental; Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Attorneys selected to The Best Lawyers in America©: Ones to Watch:
Chelsea Gaudin Favret: Litigation: Labor & Employment; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Jean Folsom: Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Melissa Fuller: Litigation – Environmental; Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Joel Fyke: Appellate Practice; Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Courtney Hunt: Commercial Litigation; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
McCann LeFeve: Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Ruth Maron: Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Vernon McFarland: Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Mitch McGuffey: Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Margaret McLaughlin: Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Julian Miller: Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Labor and Employment; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Elizabeth Penn: Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Spencer Ritchie: Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Labor and Employment; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Peyton Smith: Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants
Andrew Stubbs: Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
