NEW ORLEANS and JACKSON, Miss., Nov. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — William H. Hines, Managing Partner of the law firm of Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre L.L.P., announced today that the addition of lawyers from the Mississippi law firm of Watkins Ludlam Winter & Stennis P.A. was completed effective November 5, 2011. The addition of lawyers from Watkins Ludlam was announced in August, giving Jones Walker more than 375 attorneys and adding offices in Jackson, Gulfport, and Olive Branch, Mississippi.

Jones Walker now has 15 offices in six states and the District of Columbia.

Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre L.L.P. (www.joneswalker.com), with more than 375 attorneys, provides a comprehensive range of legal services to a national and international corporate client base in highly regulated industries through offices in Alabama, Arizona, the District of Columbia, Florida, Louisiana, and Texas.

Contacts: Carol Todd Thomas
504.582.8438
cthomas@joneswalker.com

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