‘Super Lawyers’ Recognizes 17 Orr & Reno Attorneys

Nine attorneys from Orr & Reno have been selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2023 edition of Super Lawyers and an additional eight attorneys from the firm have been chosen as “Rising Stars”.

Long-time honorees earning the distinction of “Super Lawyer” include: Peter F. Burger, Robert S. Carey, Jonathan M. Eck,  Judith A. Fairclough, Margaret R. Kerouac, John A. Malmberg, Virginia Symmes Sheehan, Jeffrey C. Spear, and Lisa Snow Wade.

Recognized as a “Rising Star” are: Nicole A. Forbes, Meredith Farrell Goldstein, Petar Leonard, Allison L. McGregor, Bradford Melson, Lindsay E. Nadeau, Andrea Van Iten, and Elizabeth Vélez.

Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Attorneys are selected in all 50 U.S. states and Washington, D.C. following a multiphase selection process, including peer nominations and evaluations combined with independent research. Just 5% of the total lawyers in each state are selected a “Super Lawyer” while only 2.5% are selected a “Rising Star”.

Here is a breakdown of recognition for Orr & Reno attorneys currently listed among Super Lawyers:

• Burger was selected as a top-rated business and corporate attorney. He has been listed since 2007.
• Carey was selected in the practice area of business litigation. He has been listed since 2019.
• Eck was selected in the practice area of estate & trust litigation. He has been listed since 2020.
• Fairclough was selected in the practice area of family law. She has been listed since 2016.
• Kerouac was selected in the practice areas of family law. She has been listed since 2015.
• Malmberg was first selected as a top-rated healthcare attorney in both 2007 and 2008. He was honored again in 2013 and each year since.
• Sheehan was selected in the practice area of estate planning, and probate law. She was first recognized in 2008 and has been listed each year since 2011.
• Spear was selected in the practice area of business litigation. This marks his 10^th consecutive year of recognition.
• Wade was selected in the practice area of business litigation. She was first recognized in 2008 and has been listed each year since 2019.

In the “Rising Stars” category:

• Forbes was recognized in the practice area of family law. She has been listed since 2019.
• Goldstein was recognized in the practice area of personal injury law general (plaintiff), and civil litigation (plaintiff). She has been listed since 2021.
• Leonard was recognized in the practice area of family law. He has been listed since 2015.
• Melson was recognized as a business and corporate attorney. He has been listed since 2018.
• McGregor is recognized for the first time in the area of business litigation.
• Nadeau was recognized in the practice area of government relations. She has been listed since 2019.
• Van Iten is recognized for the first time in the area of estate and trust litigation.
• Vélez is recognized for the first time in the area of business litigation.

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