Established in 1895, Watkins & Eager PLLC is a full-service, diversified law firm. The firm's services include extensive real estate, banking, corporate and business practices, as well as broad trial and appellate practices.The lawyers of Watkins & Eager possess exceptional legal expertise and have achieved numerous notable distinctions. Six of the firm's lawyers are members by invitation only to the prestigious American College of Trial Lawyers. Best Lawyers in America® has named 42 attorneys in its exclusive listing, representing fifty-three practice areas. Chambers USA-America's Leading Lawyers for Business® has recognized Watkins & Eager and twenty-one of its attorneys as "Leaders in their Field"​ in multiple areas of law. The national rating service Super Lawyers has named twenty-eight Watkins & Eager attorneys as 2017 Mid-South Super Lawyers, and five attorneys as Mid-South Rising Stars.