Super Lawyers contributing authors

In addition to the Super Lawyers editorial staff, many professional journalists, legal writers and the top attorneys that have made our Super Lawyers lists have contributed stories and legal articles and resources content to SuperLawyers.com. Learn more by visiting our About Super Lawyers page.

Doug Mentes, Esq.

Douglas Mentes is an alum of Drake University with a degree in journalism, who has covered news in Washington, D.C., Minneapolis and Salt Lake City. He has a law degree from William Mitchell College of Law and ran his own law firm for more than 10 years in St. Paul, Minnesota, earning designation as a Super Lawyers Rising Star. He practiced in the areas of family law, real estate and probate, handling several successful appeals. He currently covers bankruptcy law for Thomson Reuters.

Emily Coon

Emily Coon is a former staffer at Super Lawyers, where she made contributions to proofing, writing and fact-checking efforts. She has a communications and journalism degree from the University of St. Thomas and has also contributed to The Lala.

Emma Way

Emma Way is a writer and editor living in Charlotte, North Carolina. By day, she is a director of editorial product at Axios, serving as the connector between 30 local reporting teams across the country. The Delaware-native and Washington College graduate has been writing for Super Lawyers since 2018.

Francine Friedman Griesing

Ms. Griesing is the founder and managing partner of Griesing Law, a woman-owned Philadelphia-based firm. She is considered a national expert on legal ethics and bullying in the profession. She is also a Super Lawyers listee in business litigation and ADR.

G.K. Sharman

G.K. Sharman is an accomplished writer, editor and photographer with a daily newspaper background. She has a degree in written communications from University of Mary Washington, and is head writer/editor at Think Agency Inc. in Altamonte Springs, Florida. Sharman won a Society for Professional Journalists award for a Super Lawyers profile on Jacksonville personal injury attorney Mike Ossi.

Hannah Black

Hannah Black is a freelance writer for Super Lawyers. She studied journalism at the University of Missouri and has written for publications in Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Wisconsin and Brussels, Belgium. Most recently, she worked as a criminal justice reporter for the Wyoming Tribune Eagle, covering law enforcement and the legal system. She was named the Wyoming Press Association Journalist of the Year for 2021.

Harris Meyer

Harris Meyer is a veteran legal and health care reporter and editor who has written for Super Lawyers, American Lawyer Media, ABA Journal, Kaiser Health News, Health Affairs, Medscape, Modern Healthcare, and many other publications. He is a graduate of Northwestern University and lives with his wife, Deborah, in Chicago.

Henry Baskin

Henry Baskin holds a J.D. from Wayne State University Law School, was awarded an honorary Ph.D. from Central Michigan University, and has practiced family and entertainment law for more than 50 years. He was featured in Super Lawyers in 2006.

Hilary Abramson

An award-winning California journalist, Hilary Abramson was an investigative and magazine writer at The Sacramento Bee and The Sacramento Union for a total of two decades. She has also been managing editor of Pacific News Service, a public radio commentator and a consultant for foundations. Her work has also appeared in The Los Angeles Times, Newsday, The San Francisco Chronicle, The San Francisco Examiner,  San Francisco Magazine, and Kaiser Health News. A generalist known as much for her writing style as for muckraking, Abramson has told hundreds of stories before their time. She is an independent writer whose passion to pass on the truth includes mentoring and writing for literary publications.

Ilene Lelchuk

Ilene Lelchuk has more than 25 years' experience as an award-winning journalist, content creator and editor. She was a longtime staff writer for the San Francisco Chronicle, where she covered city politics and homelessness. Ilene also has written for Hearst's San Francisco ExaminerSuper Lawyers, university publications, and many other outlets. Her features and breaking news coverage earned awards from the National Newspaper Association and California Newspaper Publishers Association. Most recently, Ilene built a content marketing business that provides communications strategies for nonprofit and corporate clients.

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