Super Lawyers - Mid-South 2016

JOHN R. PHILLIPS, JR.

PHILLIPS & INGRUM

117 East Main Street Suite A Gallatin, TN 37066

Tel: 615-452-8030

Fax: 615-452-3863 johnphillips@phillipsandingrum.com www.phillipsandingrum.com John R. Phillips Jr. founded the firm in 1979 as a one-person practice in Gallatin, Sumner County, Tennessee. He has been certified as a Civil Trial Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy since 1995. He is AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell. Business litigation, domestic relations, personal injury and probate are his areas of practice, and he also serves as a mediator in domestic relations cases.

FAMILY LAW ESTATE PLANNING & PROBATE

BUSINESS LI TIGATION
DONALD R. RHEA

RHEA, BOYD & RHEA

930 Forrest Avenue Gadsden, AL 35901

Tel: 256-547-6801 Fax: 256-549-0271 dbc@rhealaw.com www.rhealaw.com Donald R. Rhea concentrates his practice on civil litigation with the primary focus on workers’ compensation, Social Security disability, and personal injury. He earned his B.A. in history and political science and his J.D. from The University of Alabama. Mr. Rhea is past president of the Etowah County Bar Association. Since 1990, he has been on the Executive Committee of the Alabama Association for Justice. He is past-chair of the Alabama State Bar Workers’ Compensation Section. Mr. Rhea is also a member of the Etowah County Inns of Court. Mr. Rhea is admitted before the Alabama State Bar, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.

SOCIAL SECURIT Y DISABILIT Y PERSONAL INJURY GENERAL: PLAINTIFF

WORKERS’ COMPENSATION
HELEN SFIKAS ROGERS
ROGERS, KAMM & SHEA
2205 State Street
The Wind in The Willows Mansion
Nashville, TN 37203

Tel: 615-320-0600

Fax: 615-320-9933 helen@thewindinthewillowslaw.com www.helenrogerslaw.com We are a small, but efficient, law firm that provides personal attention in difficult and high-conflict cases. Our location in a midtown historic building is ideal and convenient. I have been in practice for 30 years and have handled cases with no assets and cases with many millions in assets. We have six attorneys who have handled many difficult cases, such as relocation, child support, custody, grandparent visitation, and appeals. Divorce and probate are terrible times in the lives of our clients, and we try our best to help them get through those difficult times and achieve as good a result as possible given the facts of their cases. We also represent some business clients in contract and employment issues. We now have a downtown Franklin office located at 317 Main Street, Suite 206 for our clients’ convenience.

ESTATE PLANNING & PROBATE
FAMILY LAW
RONALD C. SYKSTUS

BOND, BOTES, S YKSTUS, TANNER & EZZELL, P.C.

225 Pratt Avenue Huntsville, AL 35801

Tel: 256-539-9899

Fax: 256-713-0237 rsykstus@bondnbotes.com www.bondnbotes.com www.SecurityClearanceDefenseLawyer.com Ron Sykstus is a graduate of the University of Arizona and the Northern Illinois University College of Law. Following graduation, Ron served on active duty as a Captain with the United States Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps as a trial lawyer and received two Meritorious Service Medals for his military service. Ron concentrates his law practice on the areas of consumer bankruptcy and consumer law including collection harassment (FDCPA), and credit report disputes (FCRA) and on Social Security and VA disability claims and security clearance revocation defense. He is admitted to practice law in Alabama, Illinois, Tennessee, Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. Ron is Board Certified in Consumer Bankruptcy Law by the American Board of Certification.

CONSUMER LAW MILITARY/VE TERANS LAW

BANKRUPTC Y: CONSUMER
WILL O. (TRIP) WALTON, III

WALTON LAW FIRM, P.C.

1710 Catherine Court Suite B Auburn, AL 36830

Tel: 334-321-3000 Fax: 334-321-3007 trip@waltonlaw.net www.waltonlaw.net The values of a fighter are honor, dignity, pride, and sportsmanship.

Trip embodies all of these, and more. As a Golden Gloves Heavyweight Boxing Champion, Trip learned that hard work, persistence, and diligence pay off in the ring and the courtroom. Trip continues to fight for the rights of victims who have been harmed by others. Trip’s motto has always been, “We don’t start the fight; we finish it.”

CRIMINAL DEFENSE

PERSONAL INJURY GENERAL: PLAIN TIFF
ROCKY WILKINS
ROCKY WILKINS
LAW FIRM, PLLC

475 East Capitol Street PO Box 2777

Jackson, MS 39207

Tel: 601-948-6888

Fax: 601-948-6889 rocky@rockywilkinslaw.com www.rockywilkinslaw.com Rocky Wilkins represents individuals injured in automobile accidents, 18-wheeler accidents, fire cases, and negligent security cases. Since graduating law school in 1999, Rocky has had substantial involvement in litigation arising from major catastrophes. He was actively involved in litigation stemming from the May 16, 2002, Rouse Rubber Plant explosion in Vicksburg, Mississippi, that killed five innocent people. Rocky has also tried several high-profile cases and has obtained multiple verdicts in excess of $1 million. Rocky is also a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates and the co-host of Law Call.

PERSONAL INJURY PRODUC TS: PLAIN TIFF CRIMINAL DEFENSE

PERSONAL INJURY GENERAL: PLAIN TIFF
CYNTHIA RICHARDSON
WYRICK

OGLE, GASS & RICHARDSON, P.C.

103 Bruce Street PO Box 5365

Sevierville, TN 37862

Tel: 865-453-2866

Fax: 865-429-1540 crwyrick@ogrlawfirm.com www.ogrlawfirm.com Ms. Wyrick is a shareholder with Ogle, Gass & Richardson, P.C., where she has practiced since 1996. Her practice focus is on civil litigation, representing clients in state and federal court, with an emphasis on plaintiffs’ personal injury, medical malpractice, business formation and litigation, complex matrimonial and custody matters, and wills and estates. She is also a Rule 31 listed civil and family mediator. Ms. Wyrick previously served as a Judicial Clerk for the Honorable Houston M. Goddard of the Tennessee Court of Appeals and Justice Gary R. Wade of the Tennessee Supreme Court. She is a past president of the Tennessee Bar Association.