March 22, 2019 (San Diego) – Twenty-six Procopio attorneys with a wide array of legal practices were named by their peers today as 2019 San Diego Super Lawyers or Rising Stars. Each year, no more than 5% of the lawyers in the state are selected by the research team to be named a Super Lawyer, and only 2.5% of the lawyers in the state are named Rising Stars.

Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business, 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 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.

Nineteen seasoned San Diego-based Procopio attorneys were named to the 2019 Super Lawyers list:

• John D. Alessio, Managing Partner, Corporate Litigation
• Richard D. Barton, Partner, Health Care Law
• David C. Boatwright, Of Counsel, Tax Law
• Michele B. Brown, Partner, Family Law
• Michael J. Changaris, Partner, Corporate and Tax Law
• Anthony J. Dain, Partner, Intellectual Property Litigation
• Susan L. Daly, Partner, Real Estate Law
• Dennis J. Doucette, Partner, Corporate and Securities Law
• William W. Eigner, Partner, Corporate Law
• Kendra J. Hall, Partner, Appellate Law
• Lionel P. Hernholm, Jr., Partner, Family Law
• Marie Burke Kenny, Partner, Labor and Employment Law
• Phillip L. Kossy, Of Counsel, Labor and Employment Law
• Michael E. Lyon, Partner, Real Estate Law
• Patrick W. Martin, Partner, Tax Law
• Todd S. Neal, Partner, Corporate and Personal Litigation
• Craig A. Ramseyer, Partner, Construction Law and Litigation
• Craig P. Sapin, Partner, Real Estate Law
• Paul A. Tyrell, Partner, Corporate Litigation

In addition, seven San Diego-based Procopio attorneys were named to the 2019 Rising Stars list:

• Trent J. Andrews, Associate, Corporate and Securities Law
• Brook Taylor Barnes, Senior Associate, Labor and Employment Law
• Annie Ellis, Senior Associate, Labor and Employment Law
• Adriana R. Ochoa, Senior Associate, Public Agency and Education Law
• Soohyun (Stacy) Park, Associate, Intellectual Property Litigation
• Aaron Sokoloff, Senior Associate, Corporate and Securities Law
• David M. Zachry, Partner, Family Law

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, and American Lawyer magazine ranks Procopio as a Top Ten AmLaw 200 Firm for Diversity.