Of this number, 14 were younger attorneys at the firm who received the “Rising Stars” appellation. To receive this rank, lawyers must either be 40 years old or younger, or in practice for 10 years or fewer.
Below are the Reed Smith lawyers whom the publisher designated as “Super Lawyers” for the states of Delaware, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Delaware
- Kurt Gwynne, Bankruptcy: Business
New Jersey
- Diane Bettino, Business Litigation
Pennsylvania
- Derek Baker, Bankruptcy: Business
- David Cohen, E-Discovery
- John Ellison, Insurance Coverage
- James Martin, Appellate
- Ryan Purpura, Energy & Resources
- Catherine (Casey) Ryan, Employment & Labor
- Thomas Suddath, Criminal Defense: White Collar
- Douglas Widin, Insurance Coverage
Below are the Reed Smith lawyers whom the publisher ranked as “Rising Stars.”
Delaware
- Anne Steadman, Business Litigation
New Jersey
- David Murphy, Banking
- Gregory Speier, Aviation and Aerospace
- Saranne Weimer, Employment Litigation: Defense
- M. Bassam Zohny, Real Estate
Pennsylvania
- Brittney Cafero, Health Care
- Lucas Liben, Energy & Resources
- Arielle Lusardi, Health Care
- Joseph Motto, Business/Corporate
- Joshua Peles, Business Litigation
- Jessica Rose, Real Estate
- Simone Senior, Mergers & Acquisitions
- Alexandra Sheedy-Rodriguez, Real Estate
- Erin Smith, Real Estate
Super Lawyers is a nationally recognized rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas. The selection process includes independent research, peer nominations, and peer evaluations. Super Lawyers is a division of Thomson Reuters. See the Super Lawyers website for more information.