LRW was named a “Best Law Firm” by the peer-reviewed Best Lawyers in 2023, and twelve individual LRW attorneys were named “Best Lawyer” by their peers for 2023, including Dennis Ragsdale, who was named “Lawyer of the Year” in the Banking and Finance Law category (Banking and Financing Law; Commercial Finance Law; Project Finance Law; Real Estate), John B. Waters III (Real Estate); David W. Long (Banking and Finance Law; Real Estate; Litigation – Real Estate); Lee Popkin (Trusts and Estates), Taylor Forrester (Real Estate), Garrett Swartwood (Litigation – Construction; Litigation – Real Estate; Real Estate); Kyle Baisley (Real Estate); J. Michael Ivens (Real Estate); W. Michael Baisley (Business Organizations); William Edwards (Trusts and Estates); Paul Harrison (Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Construction; Litigation – Real Estate), Christopher A. Hall (Tax Law).
Multiple LRW Attorneys also received recognition from Super Lawyers for 2022, including Alexander O. Waters (Mid-South Rising Star – Real Estate), William Edwards (Mid-South Rising Star – Estate Planning), W. Michael Baisley (Super Lawyer), David W. Long (Super Lawyer), John B. Waters III (Super Lawyer).