Super Lawyers contributing authors

Katrina Styx was an editorial assistant and writer at Super Lawyers. She attended the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, where she earned a degree in English-Literature and a minor in journalism.

Ms. MacDonald Freeze is an experienced journalist and writer with a history of working in the entertainment industry. She's a Northwestern grad with strong media, communication interviewing, media production, marketing and corporate communications skills. 

Kenna Simmons is an award-winning writer and editor whose work has appeared in Atlanta magazine and the Atlanta Business Chronicle, and on WebMD.com, Cancer.org and the Mother Nature Network. A graduate of the University of Alabama, she lives in Atlanta and writes regularly about economic development and business for Georgia Trend magazine. 

Kimberly earned her J.D. from Marquette University and went on to work in legal research, legal writing and contract law for the corporate world.

Her love of writing has drawn Kimberly into writing projects for a range of industries. Her writing experience includes legal marketing, freelance script writing, educational content creation and speculative fiction writing for the short story market.

Kimberly now lives in the Orlando, Florida area where she and her two daughters enjoy the year-round outdoor lifestyle.

Kinsey is a recovering alt weekly editor, magazine veteran, Association of Food Journalists’ Awards winner, and aspiring playwright based in Charleston, South Carolina.

Larry Atkins is a lawyer, journalist and university professor. He is the author of Skewed: A Critical Thinker's Guide to Media Bias and teaches journalism at both Temple University and Arcadia University. He has written more than 500 articles and op-eds for many publications, including The Washington Post, The Hill, Newsweek, HuffPost, The Progressive, Chicago Tribune, NPR, The Dallas Morning News, and The Philadelphia Inquirer. He is a member of the Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and District of Columbia bar associations.

A fifth-generation Northwest native, Leslie is a seasoned, award-winning freelance writer as well as an editor and author, with roots in public relations. She is an expert on the Northwest (including British Columbia), and travel regularly throughout the region to discover the fascinating people and places that add to the cachet of this remarkable place. She's always on the search for the best local cuisine, and is a fervent baker. She also loves running, hiking and kayaking, but I'm passionate about dance (salsa, swing, waltz, tango and everything in between). Contemporary design and architecture speaks to her, as do environmental issues.