M. Hampton Carver, M. Taylor Darden, and Frank A. Tessier have been selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2009 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. Mr. Carver and Mr. Darden in Oil & Gas Law and Mr. Tessier in Banking Law.

Selection to Best Lawyers® is based on an exhaustive and rigorous peer-review survey comprising more than 2.5 million confidential evaluations by the top attorneys in the country.

Congratulations to Messrs. Carver, Darden, and Tessier on being selected by their peers for inclusion in Best Lawyers®.