Eckert Seamans Attorneys Named to 2024 Super Lawyers Lists in New Jersey and Virginia
April 25, 2024
Attorneys from national law firm Eckert Seamans have been named to the 2024 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists in New Jersey and Virginia. Each year, no more than five percent of the lawyers in each state are selected as Super Lawyers and no more than 2.5 percent are named as Rising Stars.
Super Lawyers, part of Thomson Reuters, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The annual selections are made using a patented multiphase process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates, and peer reviews by practice area.
The recognized Eckert Seamans attorneys include:
William Hurd (Super Lawyer)
William H. Hurd is a Richmond-based Member who focuses on federal state appellate litigation, complex and high-stakes issues, and government and internal investigations. He served as the first solicitor general of Virginia from 1999-2004 and has represented businesses under investigation by state attorneys general across the nation. Hurd’s appellate victories cover a wide array of legal issues, including reversing the denial of a multimillion-dollar tax credit, securing educational benefits for children with disabilities, upholding statutory procedures for restoration of voting rights, upholding the “minute of silence” law for public schools, and preserving Sweet Briar College, among many others.
Christopher L. Perkins (Super Lawyer)
Christopher Perkins is a Richmond-based Member who practices in the various aspects of bankruptcy, creditor’s rights, business reorganizations, receiverships, workouts, and commercial litigation. He represents Chapter 11 debtors, lenders, and other secured creditors, creditors’ committees, trustees, receivers, lessors, and vendors on bankruptcy matters. Perkins’ commercial litigation experience includes the handling of cases involving the Uniform Commercial Code, lender liability, fraudulent conveyance and business torts, landlord-tenant disputes, construction and mechanic’s lien litigation, real estate litigation and commercial broker lien disputes, insurance coverage, and malpractice actions.
Michael A. Alberico (Rising Star)
Michael Alberico is a Princeton-based Associate who concentrates on litigation involving commercial disputes and construction claims. He also has experience advising on municipal and land use law, business waivers, and risk management. Alberico’s litigation style focuses on working with clients to find the most effective solutions that best suit the client’s needs.