The Best Lawyers in America 2008

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1 The Best Lawyers in America 2008 Balch & Bingham Atlanta Michael J. Bowers Bet-the-Company Litigation Barbara H. Gallo Environmental Law Hugh B. McNatt Insurance Law James Dartlin Meadows Product Liability Litigation Thomas L. Penland, Jr. Energy Law Birmingham Matthew A. Aiken (*) Corporate Law Edward S. Allen Suzanne Ashe (*) Corporate Law Securities Law S. Allen Baker, Jr. Personal Injury Litigation Walter M. Beale, Jr. Corporate Law M. Stanford Blanton Energy Law Government Relations Law H. Hampton Boles (10) Banking Law Real Estate Law Steven F. Casey (*) Personal Injury Litigation J. Foster Clark Public Finance Law Michael L. Edwards (20) Bet-the-Company Litigation

2 Michael Freeman (*) Ed R. Haden (*) Appellate Law James F. Hughey, Jr. (10) Corporate Law Cavender C. Kimble Insurance Law Randolph H. Lanier (20) Real Estate Law Lyle D. Larson Energy Law Alex B. Leath Tax Law Jack B. Levy (10) Corporate Law Employee Benefits Law Health Care Law Colin H. Luke (*) Mergers & Acquisitions Law Steven G. McKinney Environmental Law Howard W. Neiswender Trusts and Estates Richard L. Pearson Banking Law Securities Law Laura Schiele Robinson (*) Employee Benefits Law Alan T. Rogers Insurance Law William H. Satterfield (10) Environmental Law William E. Shanks, Jr. (10) Employee Benefits Law Felton W. Smith Real Estate Law Marion Jefferson Starling III (*) Labor and Employment Law Timothy J. Tracy Corporate Law Mergers & Acquisitions Law Michael D. Waters (10) Banking Law W. Clark Watson Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law Lois S. Woodward Banking Law William S. Wright Banking Law Real Estate Law

3 Lee H. Zell (10) Gulfport Ricky J. Cox Energy Law Ben H. Stone (10) Energy Law Gaming Law H. Rodger Wilder Energy Law Terese T. Wyly Environmental Law Jackson Scott E. Andress Gaming Law Tim Ford (*) Government Relations Law Armin J. Moeller, Jr. (10) Labor and Employment Law Montgomery David R. Boyd (10) Bet-the-Company Litigation Education Law James A. Byram, Jr. Insurance Law William P. Cobb II (10) Workers' Compensation Law James M. Edwards Real Estate Law W. Joseph McCorkle, Jr. Charles B. Paterson (*) Dorman Walker (*) (*) Lawyers who are listed for the first time in Best Lawyers. (10) Lawyers who have been listed in Best Lawyers for at least 10 years. (20) Lawyers who have been listed in Best Lawyers for at least 20 years.

4 The Best Lawyers in America 2008 Avansino, Melarky, Knobel & Mulligan Ranked #1 in Alabama in Real Estate Law with 5 attorneys. Ranked #1 in Gulfport, MS with 4 attorneys. Firms with Number 1 rankings are welcome to use the following symbol on websites and other promotional materials, preferably linked to your firm profile on BestLawyers.com. You may wish to add a comment such as, "[firm name] has more listed lawyers in Best Lawyers in the field of [special name] than any other firm in [geographical area]."

5 Number of listed lawyers in firm: 42 Balch & Bingham From 6/1/2006 to 6/1/2007 Number of hits for listed lawyers in firm: 2,447 Average number of hits per lawyer in firm: Total number of hits for your firm*: 2,740 [*Firms that purchase links for listed lawyers receive a free link from the Linked Firms section of the BESTLAWYERS.COM homepage to the firm website.] Total hits to BESTLAWYERS.COM: 2,865,189 Completed lawyer searches: 1,924,880 Total linked lawyers on BESTLAWYERS.COM: 13,012 Total linked firms: 1,486 (with 3,036 locations) Relevant upcoming events (2008): Best Lawyers lists to appear as part of the BLOOMBERG PROFESSIONAL service on more than 260,000 BLOOMBERG TERMINALS worldwide Best Lawyers featured in more than 50 major metropolitan and business magazines, including the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, and New York magazine, from January of 2007 through December of 2008 Best Lawyers featured in Corporate Counsel, American Lawyer, and other legal magazines Links to BestLawyers.com on the websites of more than 50 city and regional magazines Full-page, four-color ads in Corporate Counsel, American Lawyer magazines, and more than 50 city and regional magazines Best Lawyers Select - Legal searches offered to corporate and individual clients seeking legal representation Best Lawyers Preferred An online directory of expert witnesses, court reporters, and private investigators recommended by listed Best Lawyers and other professionals providing services to the legal profession, including marketing consultants, web designers, and photographers recommended by marketing officers from Best Lawyers law firms Best Lawyers International Best Lawyers will release its first international guide in December, This first list will include Australia, Ireland, Israel, Kenya, New Zealand, Singapore and South Africa. Our first list of Best Lawyers in the United Kingdom will be released in January, Best Lawyers directories will be available online for every country worldwide by December of For more information on Best Lawyers International please contact Carl Dawson at or [email protected].

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10 The Best Lawyers in America 2008 THIS IS A PRICING SHEET THIS IS NOT AN INVOICE Woodward/White, Inc. 129 First Avenue, SW Aiken, SC Fax: Voice: Balch & Bingham 1901 Sixth Avenue North, Suite 2600 Birmingham, AL Customer ID 1598 Phone Date 8/27/2007 Listed Lawyers In Firm: 53 Item Description Price 10 Listed $125 each 10 Listed $100 each 33 Listed $75 each Deep Links Deep Links Deep Links $1, $1, $2, Total $4,725.00

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12 Best Lawyers Specialties Administrative Law Advertising Law Alternative Dispute Resolution Antitrust Law Appellate Law Banking Law Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law Bet-the-Company Litigation Biotechnology Law Civil Rights Law Collaborative Law: Family Law Communications Law Construction Law Corporate Governance and Compliance Law Corporate Law Criminal Defense Derivatives Law *DUI/DWI Defense Education Law Elder Law Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law Employee Benefits Law Energy Law Entertainment Law Environmental Law Equipment Finance Law *Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law Family Law Family Law Mediation FDA Law First Amendment Law Franchise Law Gaming Law Government Relations Law Health Care Law Immigration Law Information Technology Law Insurance Law Intellectual Property Law International Arbitration International Trade and Finance Law Labor and Employment Law Land Use & Zoning Law Legal Malpractice Law Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law Maritime Law Mass Tort Litigation Media Law Medical Malpractice Law Mergers & Acquisitions Law Mining Law Municipal Law Mutual Funds Law Native American Law Natural Resources Law Non-Profit/Charities Law Non-White-Collar Criminal Defense Oil & Gas Law Personal Injury Litigation Private Funds Law Product Liability Litigation Professional Malpractice Law Project Finance Law Public Finance Law Railroad Law Real Estate Law Securities Law Sports Law Structured Finance Law Tax Law Technology Law Timber Law Transportation Law Trusts and Estates Venture Capital Law Water Law White-Collar Criminal Defense Workers' Compensation Law * Specialties denoted with asterisk are new to the 2008 edition

13 The Best Lawyers in America 2009 First Name: Last Name: Suffix: Specialty: Subspecialty: Firm Name: Address: City: State: Zip: Phone: Fax: First Name: Last Name: Suffix: Specialty: Subspecialty: Firm Name: Address: City: State: Zip: Phone: Fax: First Name: Last Name: Suffix: Specialty: Subspecialty: Firm Name: Address: City: State: Zip: Phone: Fax: Nominator: Phone: Firm: Location: You may fax your nominations to: Woodward White, Inc. Attention Best Lawyers Nominations Phone: (803) Fax: (803)

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