Increasingly diverse local economies are helping legal professionals across the South recover from the recession. Real estate, labor and employment and intellectual property work are fueling a rebound in Atlanta. Health care and finance lead the way in generating legal work for Birmingham, Alabama. Out-of-town competition is starting to take notice of Nashville’s status of "It" town of the moment, and they want in.

This report takes a look at the legal business climate in cities throughout the region, from New Orleans and Tampa to D.C.’s Northern Virginia suburbs.

ATLANTA
Slow Rebound,
Strong Fundamentals
 		 BIRMINGHAM, ALA.
Diverse Economy
Attracts Newcomers
 
MIAMI
 Latin American Ties
Saved the Day
  		 TAMPA/ORLANDO, FLA.
Labor Disputes
Drive Business
  
LOUISVILLE, KY.
Finding ‘Reasons
to Be Optimistic’
  		 NEW ORLEANS
Rebuilding Aid Helps
Big Easy Bounce Back
  
JACKSON, MISS.
Change Is Afoot
in Traditional State
 		 CHARLOTTE, N.C.
A Financial Center
Recovers its Equilibrium
 
GREENVILLE, S.C.
‘Upstate’ Embraces
New Economic Era
  		 NASHVILLE, TENN.
Capitalizing on
‘It’ City Status