One of the more interesting aspects of the Super Lawyers listings is their collection of the "rising stars" in the legal community. It's a nice way to honor the younger attorneys who have some buzz associated with their names.So, here is the list of the 2009 Rising Star Super Lawyers:
Administrative Law
Jennifer J. DiMarzio - LSC
Sawn M. Elicegui - NV Energy (Reno)
Ryan D. Russell - Allison MacKenzie Pavlakis Wright & Fagan (Carson City)
Appellate
Jennifer Cole Dorsey - Kemp Jones & Coulthard
Carla B. Higginbotham - McDonald Carano Wilson (Reno)
Heidi Parry Stern - L&R
Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights
Zachariah Larson - Larson & Stephens
Anne M. Loraditch - GT
Shawn W. Miller - Shea & Carlyon
Business Litigation
Luis Ayon - GT
Joice B. Bass - L&R
Kevin E. Beck - Rooker Rawlins
Jonathan D. Blum - SDW
Brian W. Boschee - SDW
Brian L. Bradford - Martin & Allison
John E. Bragonje - L&R
Adam K. Bult - Jones Vargas
Robert Caldwell - Kolesar & Leatham
Emily Gubler Clark - L&R
David W. Dachelet - Fennemore Craig
Joshua M. Dickey - Bailey Kennedy
Miranda Du - McDonald Carano Wilson (Reno)
Aaron D. Ford - Snell & Wilmer
Rex D. Garner - Morris Peterson
Paul J. Georgeson - McDonald Carano Wilson
Leslie A.S. Godfrey - KKBRF
John H. Gutke - Hutchinson & Steffen
Kenneth Hogan - Gordon Silver
Michael Infuse - Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
Dustin Johnson - Albright Stoddard Warnick & Palmer
Brad Johnston - Holland & Hart (Reno)
Michael B. Lee - Kravitz Schnitzer Sloane Johnson & Eberhardy
Kristan E. Lehtinen - Lovaas & Lehtinen
Aaron D. Lovaas - Lovaas & Lehtinen
Michael Lynch - L&R
Robert McCoy - Morris Peterson
Jasmine K. Mehta - L&R
Craig A. Newby - McDonald Carano Wilson
Oliver Pancheri - SDW
Tamara Beatty Peterson - Jones Vargas
Brandon E. Roos - KKBRF
Jared Schrist - Morris Peterson
Adam Smith - Glaser Weil
Ariel Stern - Ballard Spahr
Layke M. Stolberg - Marquis & Aurbach
Kevin Sutehall - Hutchinson & Steffen
Abran E. Vigil - L&R
Joeseph Went - Kolesar Leatham
Business/Corporate
Frederick R. "Fritz" Battcher - Holland & Hart (Reno)
Andrew F. Dixon - Bowler Dixon & Twitchell
Pearl L. Gallagher - LSC
Jacob Hafter - Law Office of Jacob Hafter
Robert C. Kim - Ballard Spahr
Aaron D. Shipley - McDonald Carano Wilson
Lucas J. Tucker - LSC
Christopher Walther - LSC
Civil Litigation Defense
Darren T. Brenner - L&R
Anthony B. Golden - Fennemore Craig
Craig A. Henderson - Bailey Kennedy
Ryan J. Mandell - Georgeson Angara (Reno)
Partrick J. Murch - McDonald Carano Wilson
Justin H. Pfrehm - Georgeson Angara (Reno)
Lawrence J. Semenza - Brownstein Hyatt
Seetal N. Tejura - ATMS
Karie N. Wilson - ATMS
Construction Litigation
Matthew Christian - Kolesar & Leatham
Frank M. Flansburg, III - Marquis & Aurbach
Steven L. Morris - Woodbury Morris & Brown
Lisa A. Rasmussen - Law Office of Lisa Rasmussen
Charlene N. Renwic - Lee Hernandez Kelsey Brooks Garofalo & Blake
Construction Surety
Noah G. Allison - Martin & Allison
Shea A. Backus - Backus Carranza
J. Rusty Graf - Feldman Graf
Brandon Room is not with KKBRF. He left with Ferrari & Co. for Greenberg Traurig. He is a really smart, nice guy.
ReplyDeleteThanks for posting the Rising Stars list LE. My favorite is when people ask me how I got the honor. My guess is that SL goes to every firm's website and picks the young lawyers with the best resume. I mean, are there attorneys who would actually nominate another attorney for recognition?
ReplyDeleteYoung Grasshopper
Young Grasshopper, typically, your firm is marketing to get you nominated. A couple of phone calls is typically all it takes. If your firm is large enough to have a marketing department, they will usually do the leg work.
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ReplyDeleteI don't know, some of those little firms probably don't have a marketing department.
It must not take much to be nominated because one attorney on the list has to be one of the looniest lawyers I have ever come across in decades of practice in Las Vegas. I wouldn't be surprised to learn that he nominated himself.
ReplyDeleteYeah....I hope people don't think this list is actually accurate. I know a few attorneys on here and they are definitely not "stars" in the legal community. These nominations are a joke. I know for a fact that some people got put on that list simply because they are friends of the editor. So lame but hey, another example of lawyers needing to stroke their ego. It is what it is....
ReplyDeleteQuite the list! I wonder if any of these rising stars would know or understand the value of a Nevada Lawbooks collection dating back to 1861. My great-grandfather William D. Hatton was a circuit court judge in Tonopah in the early 20th century and left me his law book collection - if any of these rising stars wants to check it out, let me know - gary@chops.com
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