March 31, 2022 (San Diego) – Seventeen Procopio attorneys from twelve practice areas were named by their peers as 2022 San Diego Super Lawyers or Rising Stars, part of twenty-two total Procopio attorneys represented by Super Lawyers®. Three were previously recognized in Northern California and two in Southern California, specifically Orange County.

Each year, no more than 5% of the lawyers in the state of California are named a Super Lawyer, and only 2.5% of the lawyers in the state are named Rising Stars.

Here are the seventeen attorneys recognized in San Diego, listed by practice area (Super Lawyer unless otherwise noted):

Appellate

• Partner Kendra J. Hall

Business Litigation

• Managing Partner John D. Alessio
• Partner Paul A. Tyrell

Business/Corporate Law

• Senior Associate Trent J. Andrews (Rising Star)

Construction Litigation

• Partner Craig A. Ramseyer

Education Law

• Partner Adriana R. Ochoa (Rising Star)

Employment Law

• Partner Marie Burke Kenny
• Partner Travis K. Jang-Busby (Rising Star)

Family Law

• Partner Michele B. Brown

Health Care Law

• Partner Richard D. Barton

M&A Law

• Partner Dennis J. Doucette

Real Estate Law

• Partner Susan L. Daly
• Partner Michael E. Lyon
• Partner Sara G. Neva (Rising Star)
• Partner Steve V. Serna (Rising Star)

Tax Law

• Partner Michael J. Changaris
• Senior Associate John C. Miles (Rising Star)

Procopio also has three Northern California Super Lawyers—Partners Mindy Morton and Tyler Paetkau and Senior Counsel Brooke Oliver—and two Southern California Super Lawyers, Morgan Gallagher and Mary Salamone.

Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The selection process includes independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations. The annual selections are made using a patented multiphase process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates, and peer reviews by practice area.

Procopio attorneys and practice groups are routinely named to various legal rankings lists, including Best Lawyers, Martindale-Hubbell, and Chambers and Partners. The San Diego Business Journal ranks Procopio as the largest San Diego-based law firm. American Lawyer Magazine and Law360 place Procopio high in their rankings for law firm diversity, and Procopio is recognized by Diversity Lab as a Mansfield Certified Plus law firm, one of only a few dozen in the United States.