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Eighteen Named In Super Lawyers 2008
Thirteen attorneys from the law firm of Sands Anderson Marks & Miller were listed among the "Top Attorneys in Virginia and West Virginia" according to the recent edition of Virginia Super Lawyers, published June 26, 2008, and another five were named to the "Rising Stars 2008" list.
In Business Litigation, L. Lee Byrd was listed. In Employment & Labor, C. Michael DeCamps was listed. In Civil Litigation Defense, William N. Watkins was listed. In Construction/Surety, Elaine R. Jordan was listed. In Workers Compensation, Mary Louise Kramer was listed. In Estate Planning & Probate, Bruce L. Mertens was listed. In the Aviation practice, Albert M. Orgain IV, was the only Virginia lawyer listed. In Appellate, S. Vernon Priddy, III, was listed. In Personal Injury Defense: Medical Malpractice, M. Pierce Rucker and Carlyle R. Wimbish, III, were listed. In Professional Liability: Defense, Douglas P. Rucker, Jr., and J. Jonathan Schraub were listed. In Transportation/Maritime, Terrence R. Graves was listed.
Under the "Rising Stars" designation, in Professional Liability: Defense, Andrew Biondi was listed. In Land Use/Zoning, M. Ann Neil Cosby was listed. In Business Litigation, Jeffrey H. Geiger and Lisa Taylor Hudson were listed. In Personal Injury Defense: General, David W. Hearn was listed.
Virginia Super Lawyers, a publication of Law and Politics, Inc., sends nomination surveys to a majority of licensed attorneys in Virginia, collects the results and conducts "a detailed research process that evaluates each candidate based on 12 indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement", according to the editors. The results of the process are published annually.
Founded more than 150 years ago, Sands Anderson has 67 lawyers practicing among its offices in Richmond, Blacksburg, Fredericksburg and McLean, Virginia, and the Research Triangle of North Carolina. In 2009, it was ranked 9th in the Virginia Lawyers Weekly annual listing of the state’s largest law firms. Sands Anderson provides a full range of legal services to corporations and businesses, healthcare providers, financial institutions, state and local governments, the insurance industry and individuals. For more information, visit www.SandsAnderson.com.