The Meagher & Geer law firm is pleased to announce that 18 of our lawyers are named in the 2011 Minnesota Super Lawyers® list. Of added significance, we are delighted to report that five of our partners are among the highest ranked lawyers in the Minnesota listing. For at least the fifth year in a row, Chuck Spevacek and Barb Zurek are in the Top 100, and Stacy Broman, Barb Zurek, Cecilie Loidolt and Kate McBride are in the listing of the Top 50 Women.

The listing is based on a rigorous, multi-phase process. Peer nominations and evaluations are combined with third-party research. Each candidate is evaluated on 12 indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement. Only five percent of Minnesota attorneys receive this honor. The Minnesota Super Lawyers® list is published in August in a special advertising section in Twin Cities Business and Mpls.St.Paul magazine.

The following Meagher & Geer lawyers were selected for inclusion in the list:

Dick Bland Personal Injury Defense: Medical Malpractice
Stacy Broman – Top 50 Women Insurance Coverage
Rodger Hagen Personal Injury Defense: Medical Malpractice
Laura Hanson Insurance Coverage
Bill Hart Appellate
John Hughes Personal Injury Defense: General
Mike Hutchens Personal Injury Defense: Products
Brad Jones Insurance Coverage
Brad Lindeman Employment & Labor
Cecilie Loidolt – Top 50 Women Personal Injury Defense: Medical Malpractice
Kate McBride – Top 50 Women Appellate
Mary O’Brien Business/Corporate
Tim Ridley Estate Planning & Probate
Jim Roegge Business Litigation
Chuck Spevacek – Top 100 Insurance Coverage
Leatha Wolter Business Litigation
Karl Yeager Real Estate
Barb Zurek – Top 50 Women, Top 100 Personal Injury Defense: Medical Malpractice

The law firm of Meagher & Geer, P.L.L.P. represents leading businesses, public entities, non-profit organizations, and individuals nationwide. The firm, founded in 1929, offers more than 75 lawyers focusing on litigation, insurance coverage, professional liability, products liability, mass tort/toxic tort, employment practices, construction, real estate, estates and trusts, intellectual property, and corporate/business services. We serve our clients from offices in Minnesota and Arizona.