Jimmy F Rodgers, Jr., Named to Mid-South Super Lawyers

No more than 5 percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by Super Lawyers.

2012-11-18

CHATTANOOGA, TN, November 18, 2012 (Press-News.org) Jerry H. Summers and the law firm of Summers and Wyatt, P.C., are proud to announce that Jimmy F. Rodgers, Jr., has been named to the Mid-South Super Lawyers list as one of the top attorneys in Tennessee for 2012. The two areas of law for which Mr. Rodgers was selected were in Personal Injury Plaintiff: Products and in Employment & Labor.

Mr. Rodgers concentrates most of his practice in the representation of individuals who have contracted mesothelioma, lung cancer, or other asbestos-related lung diseases and in union-side labor law. In addition to representing mesothelioma/asbestos victims and their families, his clients include the Chattanooga Building & Construction Trades Council, the Chattanooga Area Labor Council, the I.B.E.W. Local 175, and the Chattanooga Fire Fighters Local 820. Mr. Rodgers has been an attorney with Summers & Wyatt now for almost 18 years.

Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The annual selections are made using a rigorous multi-phased process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates, and peer reviews by practice area.

The Super Lawyers lists are published nationwide in Super Lawyers magazines and in leading city and regional magazines across the country. Super Lawyers magazines also feature editorial profiles of attorneys who embody excellence in the practice of law. For more information about Super Lawyers, go to www.superlawyers.com.

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