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        For a second year in a row, Starnes & Atchison LLP has received top ranking among leading litigation firms in Alabama in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business .  Six lawyers from Starnes have received individual rankings as Leaders in Litigation – Stancil Starnes, Michael Atchison, Michael Florie, Randal Sellers, Walter Bates and Rik Tozzi.  No other firm ranked by Chambers in the Litigation Category had as many attorneys listed as “Leading Individuals”.  All three of the attorneys listed by Chambers as Leaders in the field of Medical Malpractice Defense in Alabama for 2006 are Starnes & Atchison attorneys (Randal Sellers, Walter Bates and Michael Florie).

In its 2006 edition, Chambers describes Starnes & Atchison LLP in the following terms:

“If you are looking for a defense firm in the Southeast, not just Alabama, call these guys first.”  The lawyers are admired for their courtroom prowess…[The firm is] adept at general business and securities matters, and has a celebrated medical malpractice offering.

Chambers further notes that the 56 lawyers of Starnes & Atchison handle litigation matters throughout the state of Alabama and also serve as lead counsel in a number of cases pending around the United States.   Starnes & Atchison’s attorneys are consistently recognized as trying more complex civil jury trials each year than any other firm in the state.