Thirty-one Ruden MClosky Attorneys named in Florida Super Lawyers and Rising Stars 2009

Ruden McClosky is pleased to announce that 31 of the firm's attorneys have been selected for inclusion on Florida Super Lawyers and Rising Stars list for 2009. Since 2006, Ruden McClosky attorneys have been acknowledged in Super Lawyers. The firm's attorneys being recognized in Florida Super Lawyers 2009 are:

Bolf, Thomas R.	Eminent Domain, Business Litigation	Ft. Lauderdale
Cummings, Michele Kane	Family Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution	Ft. Lauderdale
Fuerst, Scott J.	Real Estate	Ft. Lauderdale
Grant, Mark F.	Real Estate	Ft. Lauderdale
Mele, Dennis D.	Land Use/Zoning	Ft. Lauderdale
Pelzer, John H.	Appellate	Ft. Lauderdale
Russell, Terrence J.	Business Litigation	Ft. Lauderdale
Schuster, Carl	Estate Planning & Probate	Ft. Lauderdale
Smith, Glenn N.	Construction Litigation, Land Use/Zoning, Business Litigation	Ft. Lauderdale
Somerstein, Barry E.	Real Estate, Business Corporate	Ft. Lauderdale
Shapo, Ronald A.	Real Estate	Miami
Siegel, Stephen H.	Health Care	Miami
Christu, Eric C.	Business and Construction Litigation	West Palm Beach
Rosen, Marvin S.	Real Estate, Business/Corporate	West Palm Beach
Sutton, Jr., William F	Health Care, General Litigation, Corporate Governance	Orlando
Bernstein, David S.	Real Estate	St. Petersburg
Dickson, V. James	Construction/Surety, Construction Litigation, Environmental	St. Petersburg
Gill, Robert J.	Eminent Domain, Business and General Litigation	Sarasota
Spivey, Barry F.	Trust & Estate Litigation, Estate Planning Probate	Sarasota
Smallwood, Mary F	Environmental, Administrative Law, Land Use/Zoning	Tallahassee
Boje, Debra L	Estate Planning & Probate, Trusts & Estate Litigation	Tampa
Lamb, Bruce D.	Health Care, Administrative Law, Business Litigation	Tampa
Porter, James J.	Land Use & Zoning	Tampa

The firm's attorneys being recognized in Rising Stars 2009 are:

Jarjura, Jordana L.	Government Contracts, Land Use/Zoning	Ft. Lauderdale
Kershner, Carolyn M.	Tax, Business/Corporate, Estate Planning & Probate	Ft. Lauderdale
Mullick, Sundeep K.	Business/General Litigation	Ft. Lauderdale
Nestor, Christine	Business Litigation, Employment & Labor	Ft. Lauderdale
Crew, Karen K.	Banking, Business/Corporate	Miami
Liotta, Suzanne K.	Business Litigation, Immigration, Construction Litigation	Orlando
Rubin, Stefan A.	General Litigation	Orlando
Waters, Tyson J.	Real Estate, Land Use/Zoning	Port St. Lucie

Super Lawyers magazine names Florida attorneys who have attained a high degree of recognition and professional achievement as chosen by their peers and through the independent research of Law & Politics. A statewide survey of attorneys is conducted and only the top five percent of the lawyers nominated in more than 70 practice areas are named to the Super Lawyers list. Rising Stars names the state’s top up-and-coming young attorneys, as nominated by their peers, and only the top two and one half percent of the lawyers in the state are named to the list.