The 2018 Mid-South Super Lawyers and the 2018 Mid-South Rising Stars lists selected 17 attorneys from Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C., a Chattanooga-based law firm.
 
The Chambliss attorneys on the 2018 Mid-South Super Lawyers list received particularly high professional achievement and peer recognition, officials said.  Each year, the Super Lawyers research team selects no more than five percent of Tennessee lawyers to receive this honor.
 
The 2018 Mid-South Super Lawyers include: (attorney name,  practice area)
T. Maxfield Bahner, Business Litigation
Steve D. Barham,  Creditor Debtor Rights
Richard W. Bethea, Business Litigation
Mark A. Cunningham, Health Care
Timothy M. Gibbons, Construction Litigation
David J. Hill, Intellectual Property
Rosemarie L. Hill, Employment & Labor
Anthony A. Jackson, Media/Advertising
Hugh J. Moore, Jr., Civil Litigation: Defense
Harold L. North, Jr.,  Bankruptcy: Consumer
Dana B. Perry, Estate & Probate
Michael N. St. Charles, Real Estate
 
Super Lawyers is a ranking of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who are recognized highly by their peers for their professional achievement. To qualify as a Super Lawyer, the attorney must go through a multifaceted selection process including independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations.
 
The Super Lawyers research team selects an even more limited group to receive the Rising Stars honor. These attorneys make up only 2.5 percent of lawyers in Tennessee.
 
The 2018 Mid-South Rising Stars include: (attorney name, practice area)
Stephen Adams, Intellectual Property
Justin L. Furrow, Employment & Labor
Douglas S. Griswold, Health Care
Jeffrey W. Maddux, Bankruptcy: Business
Jed Roebuck, Health Care
 
To qualify for the 2018 Mid-South Rising Stars honor, attorneys must go through the same multifaceted selection process as Super Lawyers. In addition, they are under 40 years old and have practiced law less than 10 years.