Partners at Langdon Davis, LLP are Recognized as Rising Stars℠ by Texas Super Lawyers®

May 2, 2013 - PRLog -- The law firm of Langdon Davis is a full-service law firm with three locations in Texarkana, New Boston, and Atlanta, Texas. The firm is proud to announce that two of its partners were recently included in the state’s selection of Rising Stars℠ by Texas Super Lawyers®.

The Super Lawyers® selection process is a comprehensive, good-faith and detailed attempt to produce a list of outstanding lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition. These attorneys have met the highest ethical standards and they have demonstrated a significant degree of achievement in their field of practice.

Super Lawyers® selects attorneys through a rigorous, multiphase rating process that combines peer nominations and evaluations, as well as third party research. Each candidate is evaluated on numerous indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement; the selections for Super Lawyers® and Rising Stars℠ are made on an annual, state-by-state basis.

The ultimate goal is for Super Lawyers® to produce a list of credible, yet outstanding attorneys that have held up to the most stringent standards. This list was developed to be used as a resource for individuals seeking quality legal counsel as well as attorneys.

The attorney-led research staff searches for those lawyers who have attained certain honors, case results and other credentials, all of which are indications of a high degree of peer recognition as well as professional competence. Such qualities the staff would look for include: Board Certification in a certain area of law, admission into prestigious colleges, verdicts and settlements, scholarly lectures and writings, special licenses, position within their law firm, pro bono work, community service as a lawyer and employment background among other marks of achievement. The research staff also checks the candidate’s standing with their local licensing authority and each candidate is asked if they’ve ever been the subject of any disciplinary or criminal proceedings.

While up to 5% of attorneys in Texas are included in the selection of Super Lawyers®, not more than 2.5% of the attorneys are selected as Rising Stars℠. Langdon Davis is proud to announce that partner Kyle B. Davis was selected as a Rising Star℠ by Texas Super Lawyers® in the practice area of real estate and Nick C. Newton was selected as a Rising Star℠ in estate planning and probate.

Rising Stars℠ are nominated by other attorneys who are asked to nominate the best lawyers in various practice areas who are 40 or younger and who have been practicing for 10 years or less, these are known as “peer nominations.” The nominees are then scored by an attorney-led research team that carefully reviews credentials of potential candidates and assigns points based on a set of defined criteria to make the final selection.

Langdon Davis handles cases involving: family law and divorce, real estate law, breach of contract, estate planning, probate, commercial litigation, Medicaid planning, taxation, corporate filings, personal injury and criminal defense. Attorneys Brent Langdon, Kyle B. Davis, and Nick Newton have all been recognized as Rising Stars℠ or Super Lawyers® by Texas Super Lawyers®. Attorney Langdon is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, attorney Davis is a member of the Texas Association of Banker’s Counsel (TABC) and the Texas Land Title Association (TLTA), attorney Nick Newton is a Certified Public Accountant (C.P.A.) who focuses on state and federal tax matters, probate, real estate law, Social Security claims, estate planning, medical powers of attorney, Medicaid planning and more. With locations in Texarkana, New Boston and Atlanta, Texas, there is bound to be a firm near you. To schedule a consultation with an attorney from the firm, please call (903) 223-3246 or go online at http://www.ldatty.com.