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Eighteen Eckert Seamans Attorneys Named Among "The Best Lawyers in America"

The national law firm Eckert Seamans Cherin and Mellott, LLC today announced that 18 attorneys in its Boston, Harrisburg, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh offices have been named among The Best Lawyers in America^®.  Four attorneys, Kathryn A. English, Heidi B. Hamman Shakely, John J. Myers, and Timothy P. Ryan, join their colleagues on the list, and John F. Meck has been listed in Best Lawyers for at least ten years.

“To be included, your peers must recognize your talents and the value you bring to the profession,” said C. James Parks, Eckert Seamans’ Executive Director.  “Being included in Best Lawyers in America is considered a significant honor, and the attorneys from our firm have performed at the highest levels of the legal profession, consistently, over time, and this honor recognizes that.” 

In Pittsburgh, 13 attorneys were named “Best Lawyers:”  Richard K. Dandrea, Mass Tort Litigation and Product Liability Litigation; Kathryn A. English, Employee Benefits Law; John E. Hall, Commercial Litigation and Product Liability Litigation; Mark C. Larson, Tax Law; John McGinley, Commercial Litigation; John F. Meck, Estates and Trusts; John J. Myers, Labor and Employment Law; Christopher R. Opalinski, Commercial Litigation and Construction Law; Dean F. Richardson, Public Finance Law; James H. Roberts, Land Use and Zoning Law; Timothy P. Ryan, Commercial Litigation; Thomas J. Sweeney, Product Liability Litigation; and Raymond C. Vogliano, Tax Law. 

In Boston, Stephen R. Delinsky was named for his work in Commercial Litigation and White-Collar Criminal Defense. 

In Harrisburg, Heidi B. Hamman Shakely was named for her work in Insurance Law. 

In Philadelphia, the following attorneys were named “Best Lawyers:”  William H. Ewing, Alternative Dispute Resolution; Stephen M. Foxman, Corporate Law and Securities Law; and Barry D. Kleban, Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law. 

About The Best Lawyers in America^® 

The Best Lawyers in America^®is considered the leading referral guide to the legal profession in the U.S.  The Best Lawyers lists are compiled through a peer-review survey in which 16,000 attorneys in the U.S. evaluate their professional peers.  Since lawyers do not pay a fee to be listed.  The Best Lawyers in America^® 2008 includes listings for more than 29,000 lawyers in virtually every major specialty of law.  The list is published by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, South Carolina.  Information on the list can be obtained by visiting www.bestlawyers.com.

About Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott

Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC (www.eckertseamans.com), a national law firm with nine offices throughout the eastern United States, provides a full range of legal services nationwide to businesses of all sizes, institutions, municipalities, colleges and universities, government agencies and individuals.  Its practice areas encompass litigation, including mass tort and products liability litigation, corporate and business law, intellectual property law, labor and employment relations, aviation & aerospace law, bankruptcy and creditors’ rights, employee benefits, environmental law, construction law, municipal finance, real estate, and tax and estate law.  Eckert Seamans has offices in Pittsburgh, Harrisburg, Philadelphia, and Southpointe, Pennsylvania; Wilmington, Delaware; Morgantown, West Virginia; Boston, Massachusetts, Washington, D.C. and White Plains, New York.