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In the Latest Issue of Mid-South Super Lawyers
The 2011 issue of Mid-South Super Lawyers is now available online, as a digital magazine and in print. On the cover is W.J. Michael Cody of Burch, Porter & Johnson in Memphis. In his amazing career, Cody indicted a governor,...
In the new issue of North Carolina Super Lawyers
The 2012 edition of North Carolina Super Lawyers is available today online, digitally and via app, as well as in print. Our cover subject, Christy Myatt of Nexsen Pruet is a bankruptcy attorney who helps her clients get back on...
Texas Lawyer Larry Macon Problem-Solves While He Runs
Larry Macon of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, who has been on our Texas Super Lawyers list every year since 2003, believes in the power of running. So he does it a lot. And by a lot, we mean...
Charles Faruki's Simple Advice
In the latest issue of Ohio Super Lawyers, available in print,
The Eight Recipients of the 2011 Super Lawyers Pro Bono Award
Super Lawyers is proud to announce the eight recipients of the 2011 Super Lawyers Pro Bono Award. The award honors legal professionals, students and institutions that exemplify excellence in the practice of law through offering volunteer legal services to...
The Worst Case of Pollution Hank Bates Has Ever Seen
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Judy Guice fights for victims of Katrina and the oil spill

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What are the advantages of a Collaborative Divorce (CP)?

Answered by Neil E. Kozek

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Answered by Grace A. Jamra

I’m unhappily married with three children. I want a divorce, but I’m afraid the system is skewed in favor of mothers. To complicate matters, I recently pleaded guilty to a DUI (my first). If I file for divorce, what are the odds I won’t be given custody?

Answered by Georgia D. Kramer

What should I consider when I am choosing a personal injury attorney?

Answered by Devon Reiff

How do I protect my child from sexual abuse or mistreatment at school, in organized sports or in other settings when I’m not around?

Answered by Thomas A. Cifarelli

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Gary P. Naftalis

Gary P. Naftalis

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Gary Naftalis is co-chair of Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP where he heads the firm’s extensive litigation practice. One of the nation’s leading trial lawyers, Gary was named as one of the 100 Most Influential Lawyers in America by The National Law Journal.

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The Selection Process

Super Lawyers Selection Process Blessed by Courts and Bar Associations Across the Country

Bar associations and courts across the country have recognized the legitimacy of the Super Lawyers selection process. Most recently, the New Jersey Supreme Court upheld the findings of a Special Master assigned by the court to, among other things, examine the details of our rating process. In his July 2008 report, the Special Master lauded our lawyer-rating process, stating:

“[The Super Lawyers selection process] is a comprehensive, good-faith and detailed attempt to produce a list of lawyers that have attained high peer recognition, meet ethical standards, and have demonstrated some degree of achievement in their field."

"Suffice to say, the selection procedures employed by [Super Lawyers] are very sophisticated, comprehensive and complex."

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