5/25/2010
Thirty-seven lawyers from Eckert Seamans Cherin and Mellott, LLC, a national law firm, have been recognized as Pennsylvania Super Lawyers for 2010 by Thomson Reuters Legal, the publishers of Pennsylvania Super Lawyers magazine.
Three Eckert Seamans attorneys received additional accolades among the Super Lawyers ranks, including Peter Hoffman as one of the “Top 10 in Pennsylvania,” Roberta Jacobs-Meadway, recognized among the “Top 50 Females in Pennsylvania” and Christopher Opalinski, recognized among the “Top 50 in Pittsburgh”.
Lawyers from Eckert Seamans join the top five percent of lawyers in Pennsylvania in receiving this honor from their peers and others in the legal industry. The basis for selection includes noteworthy verdicts or settlements; creativity or innovation within the legal process; the number of cases tried or transactions handled; years in practice; position within the firm; professional activities; writings and lectures; community involvement; professional degrees or training; and academic and employment background.
The complete list of Eckert Seamans attorneys recognized as Pennsylvania Super Lawyers and the categories for which they were honored include:
Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights
Peter N. Pross, Pittsburgh
Karen Lee “Kitt” Turner, Philadelphia
Business/Corporate
Stephen M. Foxman, Philadelphia
Lewis H. Gold, Philadelphia
Stuart R. Kaplan, Pittsburgh
Business Litigation
Mitchell L. Bach, Philadelphia
April M. Hincy, Pittsburgh (Rising Star)
John R. McGinley, Jr., Pittsburgh
Civil Litigation Defense
Albert G. Bixler, Philadelphia
Edward A. Gray, Philadelphia
Peter J. Hoffman, Philadelphia - Top 10 in Pennsylvania
Jeffrey P. Lewis, West Chester
Class Action/Mass Torts
Richard K. Dandrea, Pittsburgh
Construction Litigation
Scott D. Cessar, Pittsburgh
Christopher R. Opalinski, Pittsburgh - Top 50 in Pittsburgh
Employment & Labor
Mark A. Fontana, Harrisburg
Renee C. Mattei Myers, Harrisburg
Miranda E. Nickles, Pittsburgh (Rising Star)
John E. Quinn, Philadelphia
Employment Litigation: Defense
John J. Myers, Pittsburgh
Estate Planning & Probate
John F. Meck, Pittsburgh
Gaming
Robert A. Graci, Harrisburg
General Litigation
Paula J. Allan, Pittsburgh (Rising Star)
John E. Hall, Pittsburgh
Insurance Coverage
Heidi B. Hamman Shakely, Harrisburg
Intellectual Property
Grant E. Coffield, Pittsburgh (Rising Star)
Roberta Jacobs-Meadway, Philadelphia – Top 50 Female in Pennsylvania
Jay K. Meadway, Philadelphia
Richard E. Peirce, Philadelphia (Rising Star)
David V. Radack, Pittsburgh
Arnold B. Silverman, Pittsburgh
Intellectual Property Litigation
Timothy P. Ryan, Pittsburgh
Mergers & Acquisitions
John J. McCague, Pittsburgh
Personal Injury Defense: Medical Malpractice
Donald J. Brooks, Jr., Philadelphia
Personal Injury Defense: Products
Adam M. Shienvold, Harrisburg (Rising Star)
Professional Liability: Defense:
Timothy J. Burke, Philadelphia (Rising Star)
Tax
Raymond C. Vogliano, Pittsburgh
The full results of the survey will be published in a supplement to Philadelphia Magazine and Pittsburgh Magazine, as well as Thomson Reuters, Legal annual publication, Pennsylvania Super Lawyers.
Eckert Seamans has over 325 attorneys located in eleven offices throughout the United States including Pittsburgh, Harrisburg, Philadelphia, Southpointe and West Chester, Pennsylvania; Boston, Massachusetts, Washington, D.C., Richmond, Virginia; Wilmington, Delaware; Charleston, West Virginia; and White Plains, New York. The firm provides a broad range of legal services in the areas of litigation, including mass tort and products liability litigation, corporate and business law, intellectual property law, labor and employment relations, aviation law, bankruptcy and creditors’ rights, employee benefits, environmental law, construction law, municipal finance, real estate, and tax and estate law. Eckert Seamans’ practice reflects virtually every industry and segment of the country’s business and social fabric. Clients include Fortune 500 companies, financial institutions, newspapers and other media, hotels, health care organizations, airlines and railroads. The firm also represents a number of federal, state, and local governmental and educational entities. For more information, please visit www.eckertseamans.com.
For more information contact:
Kate Cromie
Marketing Manager
kcromie@eckertseamans.com
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Adam Shienvold
Harrisburg, PA
Peter Pross
Pittsburgh, PA
Heidi Shakely
Harrisburg, PA
John Myers
Pittsburgh, PA
Arnold Silverman
Pittsburgh, PA
Scott Cessar
Pittsburgh, PA
Grant Coffield
Pittsburgh, PA
Stephen Foxman
Philadelphia, PA
Albert Bixler
Philadelphia, PA
Mitchell Bach
Philadelphia, PA
Christopher Opalinski
Pittsburgh, PA
David Radack
Pittsburgh, PA
Paula Allan
Pittsburgh, PA
Timothy Ryan
Pittsburgh, PA
Karen Lee Turner
Philadelphia, PA
Raymond Vogliano
Pittsburgh, PA
Stuart Kaplan
Pittsburgh, PA
John Hall
Pittsburgh, PA
John McGinley
Pittsburgh, PA
Richard Dandrea
Pittsburgh, PA
Edward Gray
Philadelphia, PA
Robert Graci
Harrisburg, PA
April Hincy
Pittsburgh, PA
John McCague
Pittsburgh, PA
John Meck
Pittsburgh, PA
John Quinn
Philadelphia, PA
Miranda Nickles
Pittsburgh, PA
Donald Brooks
Philadelphia, PA
Timothy Burke
Philadelphia, PA
Peter Hoffman
Philadelphia, PA
Jeffrey Lewis
West Chester, PA
Jay Meadway
Philadelphia, PA
Roberta Jacobs-Meadway
Philadelphia, PA
Richard Peirce
Philadelphia, PA
Mark Fontana
Harrisburg, PA
Renee Myers
Harrisburg, PA
Lewis Gold
Philadelphia, PA
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