Nashville, Tenn., (December 9, 2011) – Bass, Berry & Sims has been ranked among Tennessee’s “Highly Recommended Firms” in the fifth annual edition of Benchmark Litigation, the definitive guide to America’s leading litigation firms and attorneys. Additionally, Benchmark Litigation cites eight Bass, Berry & Sims attorneys either as “Local Litigation Stars” or as “Future Stars.”

Litigation partners H. Lee Barfield, Michael Dagley, Wallace Dietz, Samuel Felker, Dale Grimes and Overton Thompson are listed as “Local Litigation Stars.” Litigation partners Britt Latham and Brant Phillips are listed as “Future Stars.”

Recommendations are based on interviews with the nation’s leading private practice lawyers and in-house counsel. These interviews were conducted between January and June 2011. Firms cannot pay to be recommended for the guide.

For more information, visit the Benchmark Litigation website.

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With more than 200 attorneys representing numerous publicly traded companies and Fortune 500 businesses, Bass, Berry & Sims has been involved in some of the largest and most significant litigation matters and business transactions in the country. For more information, visit bassberry.com.