Thirty Six Vorys Attorneys Named Ohio Rising Stars

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP (Vorys) announced today that 36 attorneys have been recognized by Ohio Super Lawyers as 2007 Ohio Rising Stars. Vorys continues to lead the way with the highest number of attorneys honored in Ohio. Rising Stars were chosen by their peers as being among the top 2.5 percent of up-and-coming lawyers in Ohio. 

Rising Stars are lawyers who are 40 years of age and younger or have been in the practice of law for less than 10 years. They will appear in the July issue of Ohio Super Lawyers – Rising Stars Edition as well as in Cincinnati Magazine and Northern Ohio Live.

The Vorys lawyers receiving this honor, along with their area of practice, are:

AKRON:

Aaron Berke — Bonds/Government Finance

Ashley M. Manfull — Employment and Labor

Patricia M. Ochmann — Healthcare

CINCINNATI:

Kent A. Britt — General Litigation

Whitney C. Gibson — Business Litigation

Hani R. Kallas — Banking

Eric W. Richardson — General Litigation

Robert M.M. Shaffer — Business/Corporate

Phillip J. Smith — Business Litigation

CLEVELAND:

Carrie M. Brosius — Bankruptcy and Creditor/Debtor Rights

Anthony O. Calabrese — Bonds/Government Finance

David A. Campbell — Employment and Labor

Marcel C. Duhamel — General Litigation

Bryan J. Farkas — Business Litigation

Elia O. Woyt — Business/Corporate

COLUMBUS:

Robert A. Bell — Bankruptcy and Creditor/Debtor Rights

Adam K. Brandt — Mergers and Acquisitions

Tiffany S. Cobb — Bankruptcy and Creditor/Debtor Rights

Victor J. Ferguson — Estate Planning and Probate

Daren Garcia — Business Litigation

Matthew D. Gottschall — Real Estate

Kimberly W. Herlihy — General Litigation

Stacia M. Jones — Employment and Labor

Mark A. Knueve — Employment and Labor

Albert Lin — Securities Litigation

Judith L. Marsh — Securities and Corporate Finance

Thomas N. McCormick — General Litigation

Timothy B. McGranor — Business Litigation

Joseph R. Miller — General Litigation

Stephen C. Musilli — Class Action/MassTorts

Nicole J. Papa — Real Estate

Lisa P. Reisz — General Litigation 

Theodore J. Smith — Real Estate

Jill S. Tangeman— Environmental

Anthony D. Weis — Business/Corporate

Scott J. Ziance — Tax