Super Lawyers - Mid-South 2014

DAVID BRITTON PEEL

PEEL LAW FIRM

8582 Highway 51 North PO Box 8

Millington, TN 38053

Tel: 901-872-4229

Fax: 901-872-4272

DavidPeel@PeelLawFirm.com www.PeelLawFirm.com Handling trucking, auto crashes, medical malpractice, and disability since 1996, Peel founded Peel Law Firm in 2000. Named a Best of the Best Attorney by a local ne wspaper, is multi-year listed in Super La wyers and was recently inducted into the National Trial Lawyers’ Top 100. He is a Life Member of the both the Million Dollar and the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forums, as well as Christian Legal Society, Lawyers Involved for Tennessee, the Tennessee and American Associations of Justice and the American and Memphis Bar Associations. Mission work takes him to Africa, Ukraine and India, and he serves as a Deacon at Bellevue and a Board Member of Love Worth Finding Ministries. His article “Can a Christian Sue?” is widely accessed.

PERSONAL INJURY MEDICAL MALPRAC TICE: PLAINTIFF SOCIAL SECURI T Y DISABILI TY

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JAMES D. SHANNON

SHANNON LAW FIRM, PLLC

100 West Gallatin Street Hazlehurst, MS 39083

Tel: 601-894-2202

Fax: 601-894-5033 jshannon@shannonlawfirm.com www.shannonlawfirm.com Jim received his Bachelor of Arts in 1969 and Master of Arts in 1974 at Mississippi College. From 1969 through 1972, Jim served in the U.S.

Army and served in Vietnam as a First Lieutenant with the 101 Airborne Division. He earned his Juris Doctor degree in 1977 from the University of Mississippi School of Law. Jim established the Shannon Law Firm in Hazlehurst, Mississippi in 1979, where he has served as Municipal Judge and attorney for Copiah County Board of Supervisors. Jim was recognized in 2001 as one of America’s top ten lawyers by Lawyers Weekly USA. The legal publication highlighted Shannon as one who stood out from the cro wd among the country’s million lawyers. Shannon has tried cases wherein he has received multiple verdicts of over

$1 million.

PERSONAL INJURY GENERAL: PLAIN TIFF
J. RHEA TANNEHILL, JR.

TANNEHILL, CARMEAN & MCKENZIE, PLLC

829 North Lamar Boulevard Suite 1

Oxford, MS 38655

Tel: 662-236-9996

Fax: 662-234-3949 jrt@tannehillcarmean.com www.tannehillcarmean.com A graduate of the University of Mississippi School of Law, J. Rhea Tannehill, Jr. has been practicing law in Oxford since 1996. Rhea worked in a firm representing individuals in the areas of personal injury and criminal defense from 1996 until 2002. In 2003, Rhea opened the Tannehill Law Firm. In 2004, Jay P. Carmean and Rhea joined to form Tannehill & Carmean, PLLC, with a goal of providing good service to their clients while maintaining a good working environment. Their practice focuses on representing the rights of injured persons, criminal defense and collection law (creditors) in all state and federal courts in Mississippi.

CRIMINAL DEFENSE
CRIMINAL DEFENSE: DUI/DWI
PERSONAL INJURY GENERAL: PLAIN TIFF
ROCKY WILKINS

ROCKY WILKINS LAW FIRM, PLLC

475 East Capitol Street (39201)

PO Box 2777

Jackson, MS 39207

Tel: 601-948-6888

Fax: 601-948-6889 rocky@rockywilkinslaw.com www.rockywilkinslaw.com Rocky Wilkins represents individuals involved in automobile accidents,

18-wheeler accidents, 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: PLAINTIFF CRIMINAL DEFENSE

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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, workers’ compensation, 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 Chief Justice Gary R. Wade of the Tennessee Supreme Court. She is currently serving as Immediate Past President of the Tennessee Bar Association.

FAMILY LAW BUSINESS LITIGATION

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JEFFREY S. ROSENBLUM

ROSENBLUM & REISMAN, P.C.

6070 Poplar Avenue Suite 550

Memphis, TN 38119

Tel: 901-527-9600

Fax: 901-527-9620 jeffr@randrfirm.com www.rosenblumandreisman.com Jeff Rosenblum focuses his practice on catastrophic injury and wrongful death cases ranging from automobile accidents to medical malpractice.

He has obtained verdicts and settlements totaling more than $75 million for his clients since starting Rosenblum & Reisman, P.C. in 1998, and, in February of 2006, he obtained a verdict in the amount of $8.5 million, which was the largest medical malpractice judgment on jury verdict in the history of the State of Tennessee as of that time. Rosenblum & Reisman, P.C., has earned the reputation of being one of the top trial firms in Shelby County and prides itself on providing its clients with aggressive and professional representation.

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PERSONAL INJURY MEDICAL MALPRAC TICE: PLAINTIFF DON A. EILBOTT

JACK NELSON JONES & BRYANT, P.A.

2800 Cantrell Road Suite 500

Little Rock, AR 72202

Tel: 501-225-2885 Fax: 501-421-5653 dae@eilbottlaw.com www.eilbottlaw.com Don A. Eilbott practices throughout Arkansas. His practice is primarily real estate and commercial litigation. He is admitted to practice in all courts in Arkansas, including federal courts, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, and the U.S. Supreme Court. Eilbott has represented owners and developers in real estate transactions and title insurance agents and underwriters in claims matters in excess of

40 years. His previous experience includes management positions in title insurance, finance, and bonding. Mr. Eilbott earned his B.S. degree and J.D. degree from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville.