News Article
Six Womble Carlyle DC Area Attorneys Named Super Lawyers
February 26, 2008
Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC announced that six attorneys from it's Washington, DC and Northern Virginia offices were named to the 2008 Super Lawyers list, which is published annually by Law & Politics. Following is a list of the Womble Carlyle lawyers by office who were named to the 2008 list and the practice area for which each was selected:
Tysons Corner, VA
W. Michael Holm, Business Litigation, Corporate Counsel Edition
Daniel R. Mackesey, Real Estate
Gary H. Nunes, Intellectual Property Litigation, Corporate Counsel Edition
Thomas J. Sawyer, Employment & Labor, Corporate Counsel
Washington, DC
Diane J. Fuchs, Employee Benefits/ERISA, Corporate Counsel
John D. Hagner, Real Estate
"We are extremely pleased that so many of our attorneys are being recognized," said Keith Vaughan, Chair of the Firm's Management Committee. "Receiving awards and accolades has its place and we are thankful, but we take the most pride knowing our clients and peers rate our work as highly as they do."
Super Lawyers is a listing of the top five percent of lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The 2008 list will be published by state between March and April and will be mailed to attorneys in the respective states, nationwide to the lead corporate counsel of Russell 3000 companies and to the ABA-accredited law school libraries. The premiere Corporate Counsel Edition will feature the top business litigation attorneys from across the country.
A full-service business law firm, Womble Carlyle ranks among AmLaw's 100 leading firms in the country and is a top law firm for companies doing business in the Southeast and mid-Atlantic states. The firm is a recipient of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund Corporate Leadership Award, making Womble Carlyle the first law firm ever to receive the highest honor given to a business organization in recognition of its support of the Fund and its 45 member educational institutions.
Founded in 1876, Womble Carlyle operates in six states and the District of Columbia with nearly 550 attorneys in eleven offices located in Atlanta, GA; Greenville, SC; Charlotte, Greensboro, Raleigh, Research Triangle Park, and Winston-Salem, NC; Washington, DC; Tysons Corner, VA; Wilmington, DE; and Baltimore, MD. Womble Carlyle is located in the Southeast and mid-Atlantic regions, and serves clients nationally and globally.