About The Firm
What differentiates one law firm from another is not necessarily how old the firm is, how many lawyers it has, or even how many offices the firm can tout. The difference is the firm’s ability to understand your business and deliver results. We call this difference “The Watkins Way.”
While the Firm has more than 100 years of history in Mississippi and has 75-plus lawyers in three offices, it is our experience in putting together multi-billion dollar development deals, working with Fortune 500 companies to defend complex lawsuits, and investing countless hours of non-billable time to develop projects like the Ross-Barnett Reservoir, which improves the quality of life for hundreds of thousands of Mississippi’s residents, that makes us one of the leading firms in the state.
Watkins Ludlam Winter & Stennis is repeatedly listed among leading firms in national publications. Chambers USA, a national legal directory, calls Watkins Ludlam “a competent team with collective strength” that offers “practical advice, high ethical standards and effective partnering with in-house counsel.” The Firm has 33 lawyers who are listed in Best Lawyers in America, Chambers USA, Mid South Super Lawyers, Best of the U.S. and/or have earned a rating of “AV” from Martindale-Hubbell’s peer review process.
To meet the complexity and intricacy of today's legal and business environments, the Firm is organized into eight industry groups whose members are knowledgeable not only of the substantive law relating to various practice areas but also of the business practices and litigation climate important to our clients in those industries. The industry groups are:
Business Advisory and Private Client Services
Construction
Finance and Development
Financial Institutions
Gaming and Resorts
Health Care
Manufacturing/Distribution
Real Estate
The industry groups are an example of the teamwork approach that is fostered and encouraged within the Firm.
The firm is a member of Meritas*, the world's largest affiliation of business law firms. Meritas member firms provide business clients worldwide access to sophisticated legal advice and exceptional service. The firm is also a member of the highly respected State Capital Group*, a seamless global network of more than 140 of the profession’s preeminent independent law firms. Our membership in these organizations enables us, by either referring to or associating a member firm, to assist our clients in having their legal matters competently handled throughout the United States and virtually anywhere in the world.
*Member firms of these groups practice independently and not in a relationship for the joint practice of law.
