FROM THE PUBLISHER
2012
PUBLISHER, VICE PRESIDENT & GENERAL
MANAGER Barb Lammers McGivern
DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH & EDITORIAL Cindy Larson
One of my favorite quotes from the latest
Super Lawyers magazine reader survey is:
“Being named to the Super Lawyers list
was an honor, and I received a number
of congratulatory notes from some of
the best health care lawyers in the state.
From the publicity, I received two new
health care clients and many of my
existing clients mentioned it, too.”
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EDITORIAL
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Adam Wahlberg
EDITOR Erik Lundegaard
MANAGING EDITOR/FEATURES Michael Maupin
MANAGING EDITOR/SPECIAL SECTIONS Amy Kates
CONTRIBU TING EDITORS Nyssa Gesch, Ross Pfund,
Beth Taylor
EDITORIAL ASSISTANTS Betsy Graca,
Adrienne Schofhauser
PHOTOGRAPHY Luigi Ciuffetelli
CONTRIBU TING WRITERS Bill Glose, Joan Hennessy
INTERN Jessica Tam
My best to you,
BARB MCGIVERN
VICE PRESIDENT & GENERAL MANAGER
OPERATIONS
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ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER/OPERATIONS
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SENIOR RESEARCH SPECIALIST Michael Klick
RESEARCH TEAM LEAD Laura Roepke
RESEARCH EDITORS Chris Cheng, Johanna Grosse,
Jill Steward, Todd Wiersma
DATA ADMINISTRATORS Traci Davey, Cale Millberry
DATA SPECIALISTS Beth Callentine, Mary Cheam
PROFILE PROOFING COORDINATOR
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ONLINE APPLICATION DEVELOPER David Malouf
DAVID J. BECK
Beck, Redden & Secrest, L.L. P. / Houston
ROY BLACK
Black, Srebnick, Kornspan & Stumpf, P.A. / Miami
MICHAEL V. CIRESI
Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P. /
Minneapolis
JOSEPH S. FRIEDBERG
Joseph S. Friedberg Chartered / Minneapolis
THOMAS V. GIRARDI
Girardi Keese / Los Angeles
E. LYNN GRAYSON
Jenner & Block LLP / Chicago
JOHN W. KEKER
Keker & Van Nest LLP / San Francisco
DAVID E. KELTNER
Kelly Hart & Hallman LLP / Fort Worth
THOMAS R. KLINE
Kline & Specter, P.C. / Philadelphia
ADVISORY BOARD
To read full bios of the Advisory
Board, scan the QR code with
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W. MARK LANIER
The Lanier Law Firm / Houston
THOMAS “TOMMY” MALONE
Malone Law / Atlanta
GARY P. NAF TALIS
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP / New York
CARTER G. PHILLIPS
Sidley Austin LLP / Washington, D.C.
S TACY D. PHILLIPS
Phillips, Lerner & Lauzon LLP / Los Angeles
DONALD C. SCHILLER
Schiller DuCanto & Fleck LLP / Chicago
NANCY S. SHILEPSKY
Shilepsky Hartley Robb Casey Michon LLP / Boston
THEODORE V. WELLS JR.
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP /
New York
WILLIAM C. WHITE
Founder, Super Lawyers
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