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We’re also proud that in January 2013
we announced the recipients of our
second annual Super Lawyers Pro Bono
Awards. A special digital edition telling
the stories of attorneys who are making a
difference with their exceptional pro bono
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FROM THE PUBLISHER
Congratulations to all of you who
were selected to the Super Lawyers
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2013
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
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
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