Mountain States Super Lawyers® 2012 Recognizes Nine Snell & Wilmer Attorneys In Utah

June 20, 2012 - PRLog -- Snell & Wilmer is pleased to announce that nine attorneys in the Salt Lake City office have been selected for inclusion in the 2012 Mountain States Super Lawyers® publication.

Super Lawyers® is a listing of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The selection process is multi-phased and includes independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations. Super Lawyers was first published in 1991 by Law & Politics and was acquired by Thomson Reuters, Legal in February 2010. Thomson Reuters is a leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals.

The following Snell & Wilmer attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2012 Mountain States Super Lawyers® list:
•   Bradley R. Cahoon – Environmental
•   Brian D. Cunningham – Banking
•   Denise A. Dragoo – Energy & Natural Resources
•   Curtis J. Drake – Business Litigation
•   Tracy H. Fowler – Personal Injury Defense: Products
•   Matthew L. Lalli – Business Litigation
•   David E. Leta – Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights
•   Mark O. Morris – Business Litigation
•   Alan L. Sullivan – Business Litigation

Five attorneys were also selected for inclusion on the 2012 Mountain States Rising Stars list. The selection process for Rising Stars is the same as the Super Lawyers selection process except that to be eligible for inclusion, a candidate must be either 40 years old or younger or in practice for ten years or less and candidates do not go through the peer evaluation by practice area. While up to five percent of the lawyers in the state are named to Super Lawyers, no more than 2.5 percent are named to the Rising Stars list.

The following Snell & Wilmer attorneys have been selected for inclusion in 2012 Mountain States Rising Stars:
•   Brian C. Cheney – Real Estate
•   James D. Gardner – Business Litigation
•   Amber M. Mettler – Business Litigation
•   Stewart O. Peay – Business Litigation
•   Amy F. Sorenson – Civil Litigation Defense


About Snell & Wilmer L.L.P.  
Founded in 1938, Snell & Wilmer is a full-service business law firm with more than 400 attorneys practicing in nine locations throughout the western United States and in Mexico, including Salt Lake City, Utah; Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona; Los Angeles and Orange County, California; Denver, Colorado; Las Vegas and Reno, Nevada; and Los Cabos, Mexico. The firm represents clients ranging from large, publicly traded corporations to small businesses, individuals and entrepreneurs. For more information, visit www.swlaw.com.