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Fifty attorneys from Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, LLP have been selected by their peers and researchers for recognition in Super Lawyers® in 2021. Attorneys representing Waller's offices in Austin, Birmingham, Chattanooga, Memphis and Nashville were among those honored.

Most of the attorneys were recognized in Mid-South Super Lawyers®, which covers Tennessee and Alabama and is typically released in early November. The Texas Super Lawyers® list was released in September.

Super Lawyers®, a Thomson Reuters business, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The annual selections are made using a process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates and peer reviews by practice area. Each year, no more than five percent of the lawyers in the state are selected to receive this honor.

Following is a complete list of the Waller attorneys recognized in SuperLawyers®:

* - Rising Star

Austin, Tx.

Eric J. Taube
Bankruptcy, Business Litigation

Mark C. Taylor
Bankruptcy, Business Litigation

Jay E.S. Greathouse *"
Healthcare

Birmingham, Ala.

William C. Athanas
Criminal Defense: White Collar, Business Litigation

Larry B. Childs
Business Litigation, Securities Litigation, Class Action/Mass Torts

Brian Malcom *
Business Litigation, Banking, Appellate

Charles W. Prueter *
Business Litigation

Jesse Vogtle
Bankruptcy: Business

Chattanooga, TN

Nathan Hertzog *
Mergers & Acquisitions

Jimar A. Sanders *
Real Estate

Memphis, Tenn.

Denise D. Burke
Healthcare

Nashville, Tenn.

Lida Griest Alsobrooks *
Real Estate

John V. Arnold *
Healthcare

Taylor Askew *
Intellectual Property

A. J. Bahou
Intellectual Property

Blake Bernard *
Intellectual Property

Julian L. Bibb IV *

Intellectual Property

Tyson Bickley *
Mergers & Acquistions

George W. Bishop, III
Healthcare, Mergers & Acquisitions

Robert E. Boston
Employment & Labor, Business Litigation

Michael Cottone *
Tax

Marcus M. Crider
Employment & Labor, General Litigation, Appellate

Paul S. Davidson
Business Litigation, Securities Litigation

James M. Doran, Jr.
Class Action/Mass Torts, Personal Injury - Products, Business Litigation

Kevin Elkins * 
Business Litigation

Bob Felber
Intellectual Property

Stanley E. Graham
Employment Litigation, Employment & Labor, Civil Litigation

J. Leigh Griffith
Tax, Estate Planning & Probate, Nonprofit Organizations

Todd R. Hambidge *
General Litigation, Intellectual Property

Robb S. Harvey
Intellectual Property Litigation, Business Litigation, Media and Advertising, Franchise/Dealership

E. Brent Hill
Healthcare

Lindsay Jacques Irving *
Mergers & Acquisitions

Morgan Ivey *
Healthcare

Richard A. Johnson
Estate Planning & Probate, Tax, Closely Held Business

David G. Marks *
Healthcare

Jillian Mastroianni *
Estate and Probate

Laura P. Merritt *
Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Litigation

E. Marlee Mitchell
Securities & Corporate Finance, Mergers & Acquisitions

Jeremy A. Oliver *
Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice, Business Litigation, General Litigation

Kevin Page *
Healthcare

Daniel Patten *
Healthcare

Travis Parham
Business Litigation, Appellate

Joshua E. Porte *
Mergers and Acquisitions

Alex Porter *
Real Estate

Margaret Sandwith *
Pl General: Plaintiff

Eric Scalzo *
Healthcare

Michael K. Stagg
Environmental, Energy & Natural Resources, Administrative Law

J. D. Thomas
Criminal Defense White Collar

John C. Tishler
Business/Corporate

Jacob Weinstein *
Healthcare

G. Michael Yopp
Tax, Business/Corporate