Holland & Knight Boston Attorneys Named ‘Super Lawyers’ and ‘Rising Stars’ for 2010

Boston, Massachusetts – October 19, 2010 – Holland & Knight is pleased to announce that 16 attorneys in the firm's Boston office have been named ‘Super Lawyers’ for 2010 by Super Lawyers magazine, and six attorneys were named ‘Rising Stars.’

Super Lawyers is a listing of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The magazine names exceptional attorneys annually in all 50 states and Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers uses a rigorous selection process that begins with peer nomination. Once an attorney has been nominated they are then evaluated on 12 indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement through a third-party researcher.

Super Lawyers
Kenneth Hoffman – Real Estate
Chester Hooper - Transportation/Maritime
Gordon Katz – Business Litigation
Joshua Krumholz – Intellectual Property Litigation
Paul Lannon – Employment & Labor
Philip Lapatin – Real Estate
Ralph Lepore, III – General Litigation
Shari Levitan – Estate Planning & Probate
Ieuan Mahony – Intellectual Property
Miriam McKendall – Employment & Labor
Mark Michalowski – Business Litigation
John Monaghan – Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights
Philip Notopoulos – Real Estate
David Scott Sloan – Estate Planning & Probate
James D. "J.D." Smeallie – Business Litigation
Steven Wright – Business/Corporate

Rising Stars
Jeff Bernarducci - Construction/Surety
Benjamin McGovern - General Litigation
Matthew Mitchell - Employment & Labor
David Santeusanio - Employment & Labor
Bradley Van Buren - Estate Planning & Probate
Lynne Xerras - Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights