Glassman, Wyatt, Tuttle & Cox, P.C. recently announced that five of its attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2022 Mid-South Super Lawyers Listing. Five of the firm’s shareholders were selected as members of the Super Lawyers List, which is limited to no more than five percent of all licensed attorneys in the Mid-South. Four additional firm members were honored as a Super Lawyers Rising Star. Inclusion as a Super Lawyers Rising Star is limited to 2.5 percent of all Mid-South attorneys in practice 10 years or less or aged 40 or under.
“We are very proud to have five of our Glassman, Wyatt, Tuttle, and Cox colleagues represented on the Super Lawyers list this year. To be recognized by our peers in this manner is a testament to the dedication and hard work we strive for every day in our practice areas as well as in our community,” said Ed Wallis, shareholder.
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Senior Shareholder Richard Glassman was included in the List for Super Lawyers for the 16th straight year in the fields of Professional Liability Defense and Professional Malpractice Plaintiff. Glassman has consistently earned honors among his peers as one of the region’s finest trial lawyers, having tried more than 250 jury trials across the southeast. He has achieved a multitude of accomplishments over his career spanning more than four decades, including being AV-rated, a Board Certified Pretrial and Trial Specialist and a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates, and a 2014 Memphis Magazine Top Lawyers of the Mid-South, as chosen by other attorneys. Glassman is also a Fellow in the Litigation Counsel of America (a by-invitation association of less than 1/2 of 1% of lawyers in the United States to promote superior advocacy and ethical standards) and was selected as a Fellow in the Tennessee Bar Foundation. Richard previously served as an Adjunct Professor of Law at the University of Memphis School of Law where he taught a course on Insurance Law.
Shareholder Robert Cox was selected as a Super Lawyer in 2022 for Civil Litigation. Cox regularly handles some of the firm’s largest matters, including complex transportation litigation, business litigation and contract review, serious personal injury and premises liability litigation, nursing home litigation, professional malpractice, and more. Robert is AV rated by Martindale Hubbell, the highest professional rating that can be achieved through peer ratings and reviews. He is also rated by Best Lawyer’s in America. Cox is licensed to practice law in Tennessee, Arkansas and Mississippi. He is actively involved in the Themis Advocates Group.
Shareholder Ed Wallis was included in the List for Super Lawyers for the tenth straight year in the fields of General Litigation, Business Litigation, Construction Litigation, Professional Liability Defense, and Product Personal Injury Defense. Wallis is also an AV-rated attorney that handles some of the firm’s largest construction defect matters, including multi-million dollar claims. He has likewise defended a number of clients that have been sued for millions of dollars and achieved successful resolutions including via arguments before the Sixth Circuit and Eighth Circuit Courts of Appeals and State and Federal Courts across the country. Ed frequently is called on to assist the firm’s business and corporate related clients in business litigation in state and federal courts. He is actively involved in the natiowide group of attorneys, the Themis Advocates Group.
Shareholder Lewis Lyons was again selected as a Super Lawyer for General Litigation, Transportation Litigation, and Professional Liability Defense. Lyons regularly presents to lawyers in Tennessee on litigation tactics and tips. He is AV-rated and is a former law clerk to a Shelby County Circuit Judge. Lyons is a member of the Transportation Lawyers Association and represented a trucking company as lead counsel in a declaratory judgment/breach of contract case on an indemnity issue where he secured dismissal of the case at the trial level and successfully defended the case on appeal for his client.
Shareholder Lauran Stimac was selected for the first time as a Super Lawyer having previously been selected as a Mid South Super Lawyers Rising Star in the Fields of Professional Liability Defense. Lauran Stimac has participated in a wide variety of medical litigation matters involving patient falls, medication errors, cardiac care, emergency medicine, laparoscopic surgery, anesthesia care, gynecological surgery, and birth injuries. She has also defended attorneys in legal malpractice matters and Board of Professional Responsibility matters involving assorted underlying cases. Stimac is licensed to practice law in Tennessee, Mississippi and Virginia. She is extensively involved in numerous charitable and professional organizations in the Mid South.
About Glassman, Wyatt, Tuttle, & Cox Glassman, Wyatt, Tuttle & Cox is a boutique law firm engaging in civil trial litigation in courts primarily around the Mid-South, including in Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, Kentucky and Alabama. The firm is renowned for its ability to handle the most difficult legal situations with targeted and steadfast intensity. With more than 40 years’ experience in trying lawsuits and protecting clients, the firm strives to act as a reliable and trustworthy advocate, protecting clients from legal harm or obtaining that to which they are legally entitled as necessary. For more information visit: http://gwtclaw.com/.
