Pennsylvania Super Lawyers recognizes 28 Eckert Seamans attorneys from Harrisburg, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh offices
May 21, 2018
The national law firm of Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott LLC is pleased to announce that 28 attorneys from the firm’s Harrisburg, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh offices were recently selected for inclusion in the 2018 edition of Pennsylvania Super Lawyers, published by Thomson Reuters.
Notably, Peter J. Hoffman, a member in the firm’s Philadelphia office, was selected for inclusion as one of Super Lawyers’ “Top 100 in Pennsylvania” and “Top 100 in Philadelphia.”
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
Stephen M. Foxman, Business/Corporate
David B. Gornish, Intellectual Property (Rising Star)
Eli Granek, Civil Litigation (Rising Star)
Edward A. Gray, Civil Litigation Defense
Peter J. Hoffman, Civil Litigation Defense
David Laigaie, Criminal Defense: White Collar
Jeffrey P. Lewis, Civil Litigation: Defense
Jodi D. Oley, Personal Injury: Products: Defense (Rising Star)
John E. Quinn, Employment & Labor
Joan N. Stern, Government Finance
Karen Lee “Kitt” Turner, Bankruptcy: Business
HARRISBURG
Mark A. Fontana, Employment & Labor
Casey A. Coyle, Business Litigation (Rising Star)
PITTSBURGH
Kevin P. Allen, Business Litigation
Timothy F. Burke, Estate & Probate
Scott D. Cessar, Construction Litigation
Elizabeth Martin Colombo, Business/Corp (Rising Star)
Dorothy A. Davis, Business Litigation
Louis A. DePaul, Jr., Business Litigation (Rising Star)
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
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.