Pennsylvania Super Lawyers 2019 recognizes 21 Eckert Seamans attorneys from Harrisburg, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh offices
May 9, 2019
The national law firm of Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott LLC is pleased to announce that 21 attorneys from the firm’s Harrisburg, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh offices were recently selected for inclusion in the 2019 edition of Pennsylvania Super Lawyers, published by Thomson Reuters.
The complete list of Eckert Seamans attorneys recognized as Pennsylvania Super Lawyers and Rising Stars and the categories for which they were honored follows below.
PHILADELPHIA
Mitchell L. Bach, Business Litigation
Albert G. Bixler, Civil Litigation: Defense
Eli Granek, Civil Litigation: Defense (Rising Star)
Edward A. Gray, Alternate Dispute Resolution
Peter J. Hoffman, Civil Litigation: Defense
David Laigaie, Criminal Defense: White Collar
Francine Li, Intellectual Property (Rising Star)
John E. Quinn, Employment & Labor
Joan N. Stern, Government Finance
HARRISBURG
Mark A. Fontana, Employment & Labor
Casey A. Coyle, Business Litigation (Rising Star)
PITTSBURGH
Kevin P. Allen, Business Litigation
Scott D. Cessar, Construction Litigation
Dorothy A. Davis, Business Litigation
Sandy Brian Garfinkel, Business Litigation
John R. McGinley, Jr., Business Litigation
John F. Meck, Estate & Probate
John J. Myers, Employment Litigation: Defense
Christopher R. Opalinski, Construction Litigation
Nancy L. Rackoff, Estate & Probate
Timothy P. Ryan, Intellectual Property Litigation
The Eckert Seamans group joins 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 results of the survey will be published in a supplement to Philadelphia Magazine and Pittsburgh Magazine (selected attorneys in Pittsburgh only) as well as the Thomson Reuters Legal annual publication Pennsylvania and Delaware Super Lawyers Magazine.