2013
FROM THE PUBLISHER
CINDY LARSON
We’re also proud that in February 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 efforts will be
emailed to you in May.
Kindly,
We are honored to showcase attorneys who
exemplify excellence in the practice of law.
Through our research and editorial processes
we’re able to learn what makes attorneys so
successful, and we’re pleased to share these
insights with you. We hope you find these
practitioners and their stories as fascinating as
we do and that you will use the Super Lawyers
list should you need to make a referral.
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. NAFTALIS
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
To read full bios of the Advisory
Board, scan the QR code with
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VICE PRESIDENT & GENERAL MANAGER
Barb Lammers McGivern
SENIOR DIREC TOR Heather Walker
PUBLISHER Cindy Larson
EDITORIAL
EDITOR Ross Pfund
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Erik Lundegaard
CONTRIBU TING EDITORS Amy Kates, Beth Taylor,
Emily White
EDITORIAL ASSISTANTS Lauren Peck, Jessica Tam
PHOTOGRAPHY Kip Malone, David Schmidt
CONTRIBU TING WRITER Jimmy Magahern
RESEARCH
RESEARCH DIRECTOR Julie Gleason
SENIOR RESEARCH SPECIALIST Michael Klick
RESEARCH TEAM LEAD Laura Roepke
RESEARCH EDITORS Chris Cheng, Caroline Daykin,
Johanna Grosse, Jill Steward, Todd Wiersma
DATABASE OPERATIONS
DIRECTOR OF DATABASE OPERATIONS Evan Kentop
DATA ADMINIS TRATORS Traci Davey, Cale Millberry,
Laura Smith
DATA SPECIALISTS Beth Callentine, Mary Cheam
PROFILE PRODUC TION SUPERVISOR Michael Pease
PROFILE PRODUC TION Alison Iwata, Rachel Miller
PROFILE PROOFING COORDINATOR Erika Skornia-Olsen
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DIRECTOR OF ONLINE OPERATIONS Garth Gillespie
ONLINE APPLICATION DEVELOPER David Malouf
NET WORK ADMINISTRATOR Kevin Coin
OPERATIONS
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OPERATIONS TEAM Rebecca Hanoski, Anthony Nurkka,
Patricia Weckwerth
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ASSOCIATE PUBLISHERS Christopher Castleberry,
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