Daniel, Coker, Horton and Bell, P.A. is pleased to announce that eighteen lawyers have been named to the 2017 Edition of Best Lawyers, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession.

Best Lawyers has published their list for over three decades, earning the respect of the profession, the media, and the public as the most reliable, unbiased source of legal referrals. Its first international list was published in 2006 and since then has grown to provide lists in over 65 countries.

“Best Lawyers is the most effective tool in identifying critical legal expertise,” said CEO Steven Naifeh. “Inclusion on this list shows that an attorney is respected by his or her peers for professional success.”

Lawyers on the Best Lawyers in America list are divided by geographic region and practice areas.  They are reviewed by their peers on the basis of professional expertise, and undergo an authentication process to make sure they are in current practice and in good standing.

Daniel, Coker, Horton and Bell, P.A. would like to congratulate the following attorneys named to the 2017 Best Lawyers in America list:

GULFPORT, MS

Edward C. Taylor (2009)

Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

John Stanford Gonzalez (2013)

Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers

JACKSON, MS

Gary K. Jones (2003)

Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers

J. Wyatt Hazard (2011)

Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

Roy A. Smith, Jr. (2014)

Insurance Law

Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants

Silas W. McCharen (2011)

Administrative / Regulatory Law

Employment Law – Management

Litigation – Labor and Employment

Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants

OXFORD, MS

George E. Read (2013)

Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers

Kenneth Rutherford (2012)

Commercial Litigation

Corporate Law

Robert F. Stacy, Jr. (2015)

Litigation – Insurance

Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

Wilton V. Byars III (2011)

Insurance Law

Municipal Law

Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

(Year) First year the lawyer was listed.