Helmsing Leach Attorneys Named “Best Lawyers”

Twelve Helmsing Leach attorneys were recently named to the 2026 edition of “Best Lawyers in America” in Mobile. The attorneys (and practice areas) recognized are Joseph P.H. Babington (Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Construction, Litigation – Environmental, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants); Russell C. Buffkin (Commercial Litigation and Litigation – Real Estate); John T. Dukes ( Commercial Transactions/UCC Law and Real Estate Law); Thomas O. Gaillard, III (Litigation – Construction, Municipal Law, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants); Jeffery J. Hartley (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Bet-the-Company Litigation and Litigation – Bankruptcy); James B. Newman (Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Litigation – Construction and Litigation – Labor and Employment); J. Casey Pipes (Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law, Land Use and Zoning Law, Litigation – Land Use and Zoning, Litigation – Real Estate, Municipal Law and Real Estate Law); Robert H. Rouse (Business Organizations Including LLCs and Partnerships, Tax Law, and Trusts and Estates); A. Edwin Stuardi, III (Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Construction, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants and Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants); Karen Tucker (Appellate Practice, Litigation – Health Care and Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants); William W. Watts, III (Appellate Practice); and W. Kirkland Mattei (Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants and Professional Malpractice Law).