ATLANTA (February 21, 2013) – Thirteen Smith, Gambrell & Russell attorneys were selected as Georgia Super Lawyers for 2013.  In addition, Super Lawyers has chosen one of the Firm’s attorneys to be part of the 2013 Rising Stars, top attorneys in the state who are 40 years old or younger or who have been practicing for ten years or less.

Super Lawyers are chosen through a multi-phase selection process which includes a statewide survey of lawyers, independent research evaluation of candidates and peer reviews by practice area.  The top lawyers from nearly 70 practice areas are selected for Super Lawyers.   The list of Georgia Super Lawyers appears in the March 2013 issues of Atlanta magazine and Georgia Super Lawyers magazine.

The following SGR attorneys have been selected as Georgia Super Lawyers and Rising Stars for 2013:

Georgia Super Lawyers

Thomas H. Asselin (Construction Litigation)
Edward D. Burch, Jr. (Business Litigation)
Matthew W. Clarke (Employment & Labor)
Stephen M. Forte (Business Litigation)
Gregory J. Kirsch (Intellectual Property)
Kristen M. Lewis (Estate Planning & Probate)
J. Rodgers Lunsford III (Intellectual Property Litigation)
James P. Monacell (Bonds/Government Finance)
James H. Morgan, Jr. (Estate Planning & Probate)
Aasia Mustakeem (Real Estate)
Stephen E. O’Day (Environmental)
Thomas W. Rhodes (Antitrust Litigation)
David W. Santi (Tax)

Georgia Rising Star

John R. Autry (Business Litigation)

Super Lawyers was first published in 1991 by Law & Politics and was acquired by Thomson Reuters in 2010. Super Lawyers lists are published nationwide and in city and regional magazines across the United States.  For more information, visit superlawyers.com.