Holland & Knight Chicago Attorneys Named 'Super Lawyers' and 'Rising Stars' for 2011

Chicago, Ill. – January 3, 2011 – Holland & Knight is pleased to announce that 17 attorneys in the firm's Chicago office have been named 'Super Lawyers' for 2011 by Super Lawyers magazine, and one attorney was named a 'Rising Star.'

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

Martin Durkin – Business Litigation
Steven Elrod – Government/Cities/Municipalities
Victor Filippini – Government/Cities/Municipalities
Anthony Lewis Frink – Real Estate
Andrew Gelman – Estate & Trust Litigation
Robert Gerstein – Real Estate
Victor Henderson – Business Litigation
Francis Keldermans – Banking
Robert Labate – Entertainment & Sports
Robert Lang – Business Litigation
Bruce Loring – Real Estate
Elias Matsakis – Business/Corporate
David O'Leary – Employee Benefits/ERISA
George Pearce – Closely Held Business
Clare Conner Ranalli – Health Care
Steven Varick – Business Litigation
Michael Zdeb – Tax

Rising Star

Thomas Skallas – Mergers & Acquisitions