Seventeen Burns White attorneys from across Pennsylvania were named to the 2019 Super Lawyers/Rising Stars lists. These attorneys have been identified as being outstanding among their peers in the legal profession. The Super Lawyers rating is a distinction received by no more than five percent of attorneys practicing in the state. Burns White’s distinguished recipients for this year include:
Pittsburgh
- John A. Bass, Member, recognized for Medical Malpractice Defense
- Robert E. Dapper, Jr., Member, recognized for Insurance Coverage
- David H. Dille, Member, recognized for Workers’ Compensation
- Joseph A. Macerelli, Member, recognized for Civil Litigation Defense
- David B. White, Executive Committee Member, recognized for Civil Litigation Defense
Philadelphia
- Valerie H. Lieberman, Member, recognized for Workers’ Compensation
Additionally, Burns White Member, David R. Johnson, is ranked among the Top 50 Super Lawyers in the Pittsburgh region for General Litigation. Mr. Johnson is widely acknowledged for his work in medical malpractice defense, healthcare litigation, and general litigation cases.
The Rising Stars rating is a distinction given to no more than 2.5 percent of the top up-and-coming attorneys in each state who are either 40 years of age or younger, or who have been in practice for ten years or less. Our firm’s recipients include:
Pittsburgh
- Matthew G. Brouse, Member, recognized for Energy & Resources
- Ashley L. Griffin, Member, recognized for Medical Malpractice Defense
- Stephen L. Guzzetti, Associate, recognized for Business Litigation
- Patrick M. Horvat, Member, recognized for Transportation/Maritime Litigation
- Aleksandra J. Kocelko, Associate, recognized for Family Law
- Daniel J. Margonari, Member, recognized for Medical Malpractice Defense
- Matthew A. Meyers, Member, recognized for Insurance Coverage
- Autumn L. Pividori, Associate, recognized for Transportation/Maritime
- Dorothy C. (Wolbert) O’Neil, Member, recognized for Family Law
Philadelphia
- Nicole C. Freiler, Associate, recognized for Civil Rights Law
An annual rating service of the Thomson Reuters’ Legal Division, inclusion on the Super Lawyers lists is based on a rigorous, patented selection process that consists of:
- a statewide survey of lawyers in more than 70 practice areas
- independent research to identify outstanding lawyers
- evaluation of candidates based on 12 indicators of peer recognition
- a practice area panel review
- a discipline check of each candidate
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