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Thirty Eckert Seamans Attorneys Recognized as Pennsylvania Super Lawyers

The national law firm Eckert Seamans Cherin and Mellott, LLC today announced that 30 of its attorneys have been recognized as Pennsylvania Super Lawyers for 2008 by Philadelphia magazine and Pennsylvania Super Lawyers magazine. 

Selection for the honor is determined through the independent research of Law & Politics Media, Inc. and the feedback of over 36,000 Pennsylvania attorneys included as part of a peer selection process.  According to Law & Politics, the organization which publishes Pennsylvania Super Lawyers magazine, only five percent of Pennsylvania attorneys are included in the “Super Lawyers” directory. 

“We are extremely proud to have 30 attorneys named to the Pennsylvania Super Lawyer list,” said Tim Ryan, Eckert Seamans’ Chief Executive Officer.  “Each honoree has made a significant contribution to the profession, the firm and most importantly, have demonstrated an uncompromising commitment to clients.”

Those honored from Eckert Seamans include: Scott D. Cessar, John E. Hall, Stuart R. Kaplan, John R. McGinley, Jr., John F. Meck, John J. Myers, Christopher R. Opalinski, Peter N. Pross, Timothy P. Ryan, Willis A. Siegfried, Arnold B. Silverman and Thomas J. Sweeney from the Pittsburgh office; Robert A. Graci from the Harrisburg office; and Mitchell L. Bach, Albert G. Bixler, Gary D. Bressler, Donald J. Brooks, Jr., Joseph J. Connolly, Neil G. Epstein, Stephen M. Foxman, Lewis H. Gold, Edward A. Gray, Peter J. Hoffman, Roberta Jacobs-Meadway, Barry D. Kleban, Jeffrey P. Lewis, Jay K. Meadway, John E. Quinn, Gary M. Schildhorn and Karen Lee“Kitt” Turner from the Philadelphia office. 

The basis for selection to the list included 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 and volunteer work; professional degrees or training; and academic and employment background. 

The results of the survey will be published by Philadelphia magazine and Law & Politics Media, Inc. in its annual publication, Pennsylvania Super Lawyers.

About Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott

Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC (www.eckertseamans.com), a national law firm with ten 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 law, bankruptcy and restructuring, employee benefits, environmental law, construction law, municipal finance, real estate, and tax and estate law.  Eckert Seamans has offices in Pittsburgh, Harrisburg, Philadelphia, West Chester and Southpointe, Pennsylvania; Wilmington, Delaware; Morgantown, West Virginia; Boston, Massachusetts, Washington, D.C. and White Plains, New York.