ATLANTA (February 12, 2015) – Smith, Gambrell & Russell (SGR) is pleased to announce that thirteen of the firm’s attorneys were included in Georgia Super Lawyers for 2015.  In addition, two of the firm’s attorneys were selected as 2015 Rising Stars.  The attorneys selected represent eleven of the firm’s practice areas.

The SGR attorneys named as Georgia Super Lawyers and Rising Stars for 2015 and their respective practice areas are listed below:

Georgia Super Lawyers

Edward D. Burch, Jr. (Business Litigation)
Matthew W. Clarke (Employment & Labor)
Stephen M. Forte (Business Litigation)
Romy K. Kapoor (Immigration)
Gregory J. Kirsch (Intellectual Property)
Kristen M. Lewis (Estate Planning & Probate)
J. Rodgers Lunsford III (Intellectual Property Litigation)
James P. Monacell (Bonds/Government Finance)
David M. Moore (Environmental)
James H. Morgan, Jr. (Estate Planning & Probate)
Aasia Mustakeem (Real Estate)
Stephen E. O’Day (Environmental)
David W. Santi (Tax)

Georgia Rising Stars

Darren G. Rowles (Construction Litigation)
Matthew P. Warenzak (Intellectual Property)

Super Lawyers are chosen through a multi-phase, patented selection process which includes a statewide survey of lawyers, independent research evaluation of candidates and peer reviews by practice area.  The top lawyers from nearly 70 practice areas are selected for Super Lawyers. The Rising Stars are top attorneys in the state who are 40 years old or younger or who have been practicing for ten years or less. Super Lawyers was first published in 1991 by Law & Politics and was acquired by Thomson Reuters in 2010. Super Lawyers lists are published nationwide and in city and regional magazines across the United States. For more information, visit www.superlawyers.com.