The Meagher & Geer law firm is pleased to announce that 19 of our lawyers are named in the 2013 Minnesota Super Lawyers® list. Of added significance, we are delighted to report that four of our partners are among the highest ranked lawyers in the Minnesota listing. Chuck Spevacek, Bill Hart, and Barbara Zurek and are in the Top 100 list. Barbara Zurek and Cecilie Loidolt are also included 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 the August 2013 issues of Minnesota Super Lawyers magazine, Mpls.St. Paul Magazine and Twin Cities Business.

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

Dick Bland Personal Injury Defense: Medical Malpractice
Mark Bloomquist Construction/Surety
Stacy Broman Insurance Coverage
Rodger Hagen Personal Injury Defense: Medical Malpractice
Laura Hanson Insurance Coverage
Bill Hart Top 100
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 Appellate
Mary O’Brien Business/Corporate
Tim Ridley Estate Planning & Probate
Gregory Simpson Employment & Labor
Chuck Spevacek Top 100
Insurance Coverage
Leatha Wolter Business Litigation
Karl Yeager Real Estate
Barbara Zurek Top 100, Top 50 Women
Personal Injury Defense: Medical Malpractice

Established in Minneapolis in 1929, the law firm of Meagher & Geer has earned a reputation as one of the leading litigation defense firms in the Upper Midwest. We serve clients nationwide from our offices in Minneapolis, Minnesota and Phoenix, Arizona.

The firm’s 80 lawyers/litigators offer a wide range of legal services to businesses of all sizes, public entities, non-profit organizations, and individuals. Our practice areas include insurance coverage, commercial litigation, professional liability, products liability, mass tort/toxic tort, catastrophic loss, employment practices, construction, intellectual property, real estate, corporate/business services, securities & financial services and wills, probate, estates & trusts.

Our attorneys are licensed in many states, including Arizona, California, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and Wisconsin.