Doug Vaughn and Matt Quinlivan have been selected to the 2015 Mid-South Super Lawyers and Rising Stars list.  Matt Quinlivan was named as a Rising Star in the area of Professional Liability Defense and was the only lawyer recognized in that subject area among his age group.  Doug Vaughn was listed in Super Lawyers for his work in the area of Personal Injury Medical Malpractice: Defense.  Doug and Matt work in Deutsch Kerrigan's Gulfport, MS office.

Each year, no more than five percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive the Super Lawyers honor and no more than 2.5 percent are selected for the Rising Stars honor.

Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The annual selections are made using a patented multiphase process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates and peer reviews by practice area. The result is a credible, comprehensive and diverse listing of exceptional attorneys.

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