Thirty-Two Washington, D.C., Attorneys Named 'Super Lawyers' and 'Rising Stars' for 2013

This year, Super Lawyers magazine has named 24 attorneys in the firm's Washington, D.C. office ‘Super Lawyers’ and 8 'Rising Stars' for 2013.

Super Lawyers is a listing of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The magazine names exceptional attorneys annually in all 50 states and Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers uses a rigorous selection process that begins with peer nomination. Once attorneys are nominated they are then evaluated on 12 indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement through a third-party researcher.

The following attorneys have been named ‘Super Lawyers’ and ‘Rising Stars’ for 2013 in Washington, D.C.:

Super Lawyers 2013

Leigh-Alexandra Basha - Estate Planning & Probate
Stephen Bogorad - Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights
Tom Brooke - Intellectual Property
Chris Collins - Land Use/Zoning
Amy Edwards - Environmental
Jerrold Ganzfried - Appellate
Chip Glasgow - Land Use/Zoning
Richard Gold - Government Relations
Steve Gordon - Criminal Defense/White Collar
Dennis Horn - Real Estate
David Kahn - Real Estate
Paul Kiernan - Business Litigation
Norm Leventhal - Communications
Larry Liebesman - Environmental
Whayne Quin - Land Use/Zoning
Alby Salaman - Estate Planning & Probate
Tara Scanlon -Real Estate
Janis Schiff - Real Estate
Steve Shapiro - Construction Litigation
Gerry Sikorski - Government Relations
Andrew Stephenson - Construction Litigation
Jeff Stern - Real Estate
Chad Tiedemann - Real Estate

Rising Stars 2013

Adam August - Mergers & Acquisitions
Brandon H. Elledge - Business Litigation
Tom Bentz - Insurance Coverage
Cheryl Ann Feeley - Civil Litigation Defense
Harmony Loube Jones - Transportation/Maritime
Richard Melnyk - Real Estate
Antonia Tzinova - International
Kwamina Williford - Corporate Governance & Compliance