Twenty-five Lane Powell attorneys were recently named 2020 "Super Lawyers" with an additional seven named as "Rising Stars" in Washington by Super Lawyers magazine.
The "Washington Super Lawyers" and their practice areas include:
- Antitrust: Larry Gangnes
- Bankruptcy: Charles Ekberg
- Business Litigation: Randall Beighle, Barbara Duffy, Rudy Englund, Andrew Yates
- Civil Litigation — Defense: David Schoeggl, Abraham Lorber
- Class Action: John Devlin, Jeffrey Odom
- Construction Litigation: Stanton Beck
- Creditor Debtor Rights: Gregory Fox
- Employment Litigation — Defense: D. Michael Reilly
- Environmental: Michael Nesteroff
- Estate & Trust Litigation: Gail Mautner
- Estate & Probate: Sarah MacLeod, Charles Riley
- Government Relations: Grant Degginger
- Intellectual Property: Steven Winters
- Mergers & Acquisitions: Michael Morgan
- Tax — Business: Paige Davis, Scott Edwards
- Transportation/Maritime: Mark Beard, Katie Matison, Tim Wackerbarth
The “Washington Rising Stars” and their practice areas include:
- Business Litigation: Daniel Kittle, Erin Wilson
- Construction Litigation — Business: Andrew Gabel, Geoff Palachuk
- Employment & Labor — Employer: Priya Vivian
- Immigration — Business: Qingqing Miao
- Intellectual Property: Tiffany Scott Connors
Special recognition to Gail Mautner, who was named "Top 50: Women Washington Super Lawyers" and "Top 100: Washington Super Lawyers."
Only five percent of attorneys in Washington receive the Super Lawyers honor and only two and a half percent receive the Rising Stars honor. The patented multiphase selection process involves peer nominations, a blue ribbon panel review process and independent research. Thomson Reuters performs the polling, research and selection of Super Lawyers and Rising Stars in a process designed to identify lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Super Lawyers is a comprehensive and diverse guide to outstanding attorneys, representing a wide range of practice areas, firm sizes and geographic locations.