There are other professionals outside of economic developers that need to be involved in your investment to see it through in the American South. Law firms that specialize in economic development practices are experts in multidisciplinary approaches to your project. Their practice fields include real estate tax, government relations, construction, environmental and incentive packages.

 

The following directory lists in alphabetical order what Southern Business & Development believes are the best economic development law firms in the South. Most of the firms do work in multiple Southern states. Contact the firms and individuals listed for more information.

 

C. Britton Bonner
Adams and Reese LLP
RSA Battle House Tower
11 North Water Street, Suite 23200
Mobile, AL 36602
251.433.3234
britton.bonner@arlaw.com
www.adamsandreese.com

 

John Gornall
Arnall Golden Gregory LLP
171 17th Street NW, Suite 2100
Atlanta, GA 30363
404.873.8650
john.gornall@agg.com
www.agg.com

 

Lodie Biggs
Baker Donelson
First Tennessee Building
165 Madison Avenue, Suite 2000
Memphis, TN 38102
901.579.3131
lbiggs@bakerdonelson.com
www.bakerdonelson.com

 

Foster Clark
Balch & Bingham
1901 Sixth Avenue North, Suite 1500
Birmingham, AL 35203-4642
205.226.3482
fclark@balch.com
www.balch.com

Christopher R. Grissom
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
One Federal Place
1819 Fifth Avenue North
Birmingham, AL 35203
205.521.8000
cgrissom@bradley.com
www.bradley.com

 

Ed Christian
Burr & Forman LLP
420 20th Street North, Suite 3400
Birmingham, AL 35203
205.251.3000
www.burr.com

Carleigh Stratton
Butler Snow
1020 Highland Colony Parkway, Suite 1400
Ridgeland, MS 39157
601-948-5711
carleigh.stratton@butlersnow.com
www.butlersnow.com

 

Shep Russell
Friday Eldredge & Clark
400 West Capitol Avenue, Suite 2000
Little Rock, AR 72201-3493
501.370.1552
russell@fridayfirm.com
www.fridayfirm.com

 

Mark F. Sommer
Frost Brown Todd
400 West Market Street, Suite 3200
Louisville, KY 40202-3363
502.779.8150
msommer@fbtlaw.com
www.frostbrowntodd.com

 

Preston Bolt
Hand Arendall LLC
104 Saint Francis Street, Suite 300
Mobile, AL 36602
251.694.6375
pbolt@handarendall.com
www.handarendall.com

 

Will Johnson
Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd PA
1201 Main Street 22nd Floor
Columbia, SC 29201
803.779.3080
wjohnson@hsblawfirm.com
www.hsblawfirm.com/economicdevelopment

 

Andrew Ernst
HunterMaclean
200 East Saint Julian Street
Savannah, GA 31401
912.236.0261
dernst@huntermaclean.com
www.huntermaclean.com

 

Fred L. Chevalier LLP
Jones Walker
Four United Plaza
8555 United Plaza Blvd    
Baton Rouge, LA 70809
225.248.2046
fchevalier@joneswalker.com
www.joneswalker.com

 

Thomas Brinkley
Maynard Cooper
1901 Sixth Avenue North
2400 Regions Harbert Plaza
Birmingham, AL 35203
205.254.1078
tbrinkley@maynardcooper.com
www.maynardcooper.com

 

Christopher D. Lloyd
McGuire Woods LLC
800 East Canal Street
Richmond, VA 23219
804.775.1902
clloyd@mwcllc.com
www.mwcllc.com

 

Kathryn Whitaker
Michael Ey
McNair Law Firm PA
1221 Main Street, Suite 1800
Columbia, SC 29201
803.799.9800
kwhitaker@mcnair.net
mey@mcnair.net
www.mcnair.net

 

Tom Harrold
Miller & Martin
Regions Plaza
1180 West Peachtree Street NW
Suite 2100
Atlanta, GA 30309-3407
404.962.6402
tom.harrold@millermartin.com
www.millermartin.com

 

Edward Kluiters
Jay Rogers
George Wolfe
Nelson Mullins LLC
1320 Main Street 17th Floor
Columbia, SC 29201
800.237.2000
edward.kluiters@nelsonmullins.com
jay.rogers@nelsonmullins.com
george.wolfe@nelsonmullins.com
www.nelsonmullins.com

 

Ernie C. Pearson
Nexsen Pruet
4141 Parklake Avenue, Suite 200
Raleigh, NC 27612
919.755.1800
epearson@nexsenpruet.com
www.nexsenpruet.com

 

Sam Moses
Al Guarnieri
Parker Poe
Three Wells Fargo Center
401 South Tryon Street, Suite 3000
Charlotte, NC 28202
704.372.9000
sammoses@parkerpoe.com
alguarnieri@parkerpoe.com
www.parkerpoe.com

 

Jon Jordan
Robinson Bradshaw
101 North Tryon Street, Suite 1900
Charlotte, NC 28246
704.377.2536
jjordan@robinsonbradshaw.com
www.robinsonbradshaw.com

 

Daniel M. Siegel
Sands Anderson
1111 East Main Street, Suite 2400
Richmond, VA 23219
804.783.7219
dsiegel@sandsanderson.com
www.sandsanderson.com

 

Alex P. Herrington, Jr. (Mike)
Stites & Harbison PLLC
Suite 1800
400 West Market Street
Louisville, KY 40202
502.587.3400
mherrington@stites.com
www.stites.com

 

Pat Gottschalk
Williams Mullen
200 S 10th Street, Suite 1600
Richmond, Va. 23219
804.420.6325
pgottschalk@williamsmullen.com
www.williamsmullen.com
 

Stephanie Yarbrough
John Hunter
Womble Bond Dickinson
5 Exchange Street
Charleston, SC 29401

One Wells Fargo Center
Suite 3500
301 South College Street
Charlotte, NC 28202
843.720.4621
704.331.4951
stephanie.yarbrough@wbd-us.com
john.hunter@wbd-us.com
www.womblebonddickinson.com/us