Butler Snow LLP is pleased to announce that Thomson Reuters Super Lawyers® has recognized two attorneys as Louisiana Rising Stars in its 2025 edition.
George P. Holmes has been named a Rising Star in the area of Business/Corporate, while Alléna W. McCain has been named a Rising Star for Personal Injury—General: Defense.
Thomson Reuters Super Lawyers® 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 rigorous process, including a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates and peer reviews by practice area. Only 5% of lawyers in each state or region are named to the list and no more than 2.5% are named to the Rising Stars list. Thomson Reuters Super Lawyers® identifies Rising Stars as those attorneys, 40 years old or younger, who have made exceptional contributions in a particular practice area for 10 years or less.
George P. Holmes | Business/Corporate
Holmes is a member of Butler Snow’s Business Services Group, advising a wide array of business entities and business owners on day-to-day governance issues and best practices, as well as aiding clients in complex transactional matters, including mergers and acquisitions, formation of new business ventures, contract negotiations, and other commercial transactions. Holmes’s clients range from public companies to local startups in numerous industries, including private equity, healthcare, advertising, energy, banking, retail, manufacturing, and hospitality.
Holmes has been recognized as a Thomson Reuters Super Lawyers® Rising Star since 2023, by BL Rankings, The Best Lawyers in America® as One to Watch since 2021 and is a member of the Baton Rouge, Louisiana and American Bar Associations. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Millsaps College and his Juris Doctor from Louisiana State University, where he finished Order of the Coif and was a member of the Louisiana Law Review.
Alléna W. McCain | Personal Injury-General: Defense
McCain is a member of Butler Snow’s Tort, Transportation and Specialized Litigation Group. She focuses her practice on insurance defense and legal, medical and professional malpractice. She also represents insurance companies defending against personal injury claims. She is admitted to all Louisiana State Courts, United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, and United States District Courts for the Eastern, Western, and Middle Districts of Louisiana.
She is a member of several professional organizations, including the Federal Bar Association, the Louisiana State Bar Association, American Bar Association and Baton Rouge Bar Association. She earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Louisiana Monroe and her Juris Doctor from Louisiana State University, where she was admitted to the Order of the Barristers and a member of the Louisiana Law Review. Allena volunteers with advocacy skills programs, serving as a Vice Chair of the Baton Rouge Bar Association’s High School Mock Trial Committee and regularly coaching national trial teams for LSU Law Center.
