Three Holland & Knight Virginia Attorneys Named ‘Super Lawyers’ and ‘Rising Stars’ for 2011

McLean, VA – June 28, 2011 – Holland & Knight is pleased to announce that three of the firm's attorneys in the firm's Northern Virginia office have been named ‘Super Lawyers’ and 'Rising Stars' for 2011 by Virginia Super Lawyers magazine. The full list of the state's 'Super Lawyers' is also scheduled to appear in the July 2011 issue of Richmond magazine.

This year, the following attorneys were selected:

Super Lawyer
Leigh-Alexandra Basha - Tax

Rising Stars
Adam J. August - Mergers & Acquisitions
Brandon H. Elledge - Employment Litigation: Defense

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.