Holland & Knight Mid-Atlantic Attorneys Named "Super Lawyers" for 2012

WASHINGTON – April 26, 2012 – Nineteen attorneys from the firm's Washington, D.C., and Tysons Corner, Va., offices have been selected "Super Lawyers" for 2012. The list will appear in the May issue of DC magazine and in the Washington Post Magazine on April 29.

The following attorneys were named in their respective practice areas this year:

Leigh-Alexandra Basha -- Tax
Amy L. Edwards -- Environmental
Jerrold J. Ganzfried -- Appellate
Richard Gold -- Government Relations
Dennis Horn -- Real Estate
David S. Kahn -- Real Estate
Paul J. Kiernan -- Business Litigation
Lawrence R. Liebesman -- Environmental
La Fonte Nesbitt -- Real Estate
Whayne Quin -- Land Use/Zoning
Alban Salaman -- Estate Planning & Probate
Tara A. Scanlon -- Real Estate
Janis B. Schiff -- Real Estate
Stephen Shapiro -- Construction Litigation
Gerry Sikorski -- Government Relations
David C. Silver -- Real Estate
Andrew Stephenson -- Construction Litigation
Charles W. Tiedemann -- Real Estate

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 publication names exceptional attorneys annually in all 50 states and Washington, D.C., using a rigorous selection process that begins with peer nomination. Once attorneys have been nominated, they are evaluated on 12 indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement through a third-party researcher.