Watkins & Eager is pleased to announce the nationally recognized legal directory Chambers USA - America's Leading Business Lawyers has identified the firm as a leader in several practice areas in its 2013 edition. This publication, which has consistently cited the firm as a leader in the law, again highlights Watkins & Eager as one of the state's top firms in the following areas: Corporate/Commercial; Environmental; Labor & Employment; Litigation: General Commercial; and Real Estate.
In compiling its results, Chambers conducts client and attorney interviews across the United States and its rankings are based on the following criteria: technical legal abilities, professional conduct, client services, commercial awareness and astuteness, diligence, and client commitment.
In addition to its law firm commendation, Chambers acknowledges individual leading lawyers. This year, fifteen W&E lawyers have been specifically recognized:
Corporate/Commercial
George R. Fair
Jamie G. Houston III
Corporate/Commercial: Banking & Finance
George R. Fair
Environment
Betty Ruth Fox
Keith W. Turner
Labor & Employment
Walter J. Brand
Kenneth E. Milam
Litigation: General Commercial
David L. Ayers
Lewis W. Bell
William F. Goodman, Jr.
William F. Ray
Paul H. Stephenson III
Michael W. Ulmer
Real Estate
Paul L. Gunn
William C. Smith III
M. Binford Williams, Jr.