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At Butler Snow, we are driven by our commitment to client service, and national surveys consistently rank Butler Snow as a leader in meeting client needs.
Our culture is one of teamwork, and we develop powerful strategies to help our clients succeed. We provide a full range of business and litigation services to a broad spectrum of regional, national and international clients.
Our practice areas include Product Liability, Healthcare, Commercial Litigation, Public Finance and Incentives, Government and Environmental, Labor and Employment, Business Services, Investigations, Real Estate, Bankruptcy, Appellate, Tax, Intellectual Property, Transportation and Gaming.

Butler Snow attorney Alison Tasma Vance recently obtained a defense verdict in a two-week sexual harassment trial in federal court, a case that was featured in the August 2010 edition of Federal Jury Verdict Reporter. The jury returned a unanimous verdict for the Firm’s client. Vance is a member of Butler Snow’s Labor and Employment Group and has successfully defended companies such as Baxter Healthcare Corp., Regions Bank, Beau Rivage Resorts Inc. and West Fraser.

Global Warming Litigation
Mississippi – Members of Butler Snow’s Commercial Litigation Group have been representing ConocoPhillips Company in a significant global warming lawsuit in federal court. Private plaintiffs whose property was damaged by Hurricane Katrina sought money damages from oil and energy companies on the theory that the defendants’ greenhouse gas emissions caused or strengthened the storm, and therefore damaged the plaintiffs. The district court dismissed the suit, determining that under the political question doctrine, issues concerning the level of greenhouse gas emissions should not be determined by the courts, but rather by the executive and legislative branches of government. The court also found that the plaintiffs lacked Article III standing to assert these claims. Plaintiffs appealed the dismissal to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, and in an unusual turn of events, an en banc panel of the Fifth Circuit dismissed the appeal. The Butler Snow team was led by Kenneth W. Barton and Benjamin M. Watson.