Five Baker Donelson attorneys have been named to the 2018 edition of Florida Super Lawyers and four were named to the publication's list of "Rising Stars."
The attorneys named to Florida Super Lawyers, along with the practice areas in which they are noted, include:
- Zachary J. Bancroft, creditor/debtor rights
- Ralph DeMeo, environmental
- Kelly Overstreet Johnson, alternative dispute resolution
- Hal K. Litchford, business litigation
- Dena Sokolow, employment and labor: employer
The publication also recognized four Baker Donelson attorneys as "Rising Stars":
- Renee Meenach Decker, bankruptcy: business
- Kyle Diamantas, food and drugs
- Marisa Rosen Dorough, business litigation
- David B. Levin, business litigation
The selections for this list are made by the research team at Super Lawyers, which is a service of Thomson Reuters, Legal Division. Each year, the research team undertakes a multi-phase selection process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent evaluation of candidates by the attorney-led research staff, a peer review of candidates by practice area, and a good-standing and disciplinary check. First published in 1991 by Law & Politics and acquired by Thomson Reuters, Legal in February 2010, Super Lawyers magazines reach more than 21 million readers across the country.