Kolesar & Leatham attorneys named Super Lawyers and Rising Stars by national legal publication

LAS VEGAS - July 18, 2016 - PRLog -- Super Lawyers magazine has named five Kolesar & Leatham (http://www.klnevada.com) attorneys as top attorneys in Nevada for 2016, and four others were recognized as Rising Stars by the publication.

Kolesar & Leatham attorneys Robert Caldwell, Scott Cook, Nile Leatham, Alan Lefebvre and Aaron Maurice have been recognized as Super Lawyers from the Mountain States region this year. This year marks the tenth year that Leatham has been honored by the publication.

Caldwell and Maurice were recognized for their practiced in business litigation, Cook for civil litigation defense, Leatham for bankruptcy and business law, and Lefebvre for construction litigation.

Super Lawyers also recognizes numerous lawyers nationwide as Rising Stars, the top up-and-coming attorneys who are 40 years old or younger or who have been practicing for 10 years or less.

Four Kolesar & Leatham attorneys were named Mountain States Rising Stars: Bart Larsen (business litigation), Ryan Petersen (personal injury defense), William Schuller (general litigation), and Shlomo Sherman (creditor debtor rights).

According to Super Lawyers, only 5 percent of the total lawyers in the state are named to Super Lawyers, and no more than 2.5 percent are named to the Rising Stars list.

Super Lawyers recognizes attorneys who have distinguished themselves in their legal practice. The selection process is rigorous and results in third-party validation of the attorneys' professional accomplishments. Super Lawyers rates 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.

Thomson Reuters, Legal publishes Super Lawyers magazines across the country, reaching more than 13 million readers. Super Lawyers can be found online at www.superlawyers.com, where lawyers can be searched by practice area and location.

About Kolesar & Leatham

Founded in 1986, Kolesar & Leatham is a full-service, business-based law firm practicing in the areas of banking, bankruptcy, real property, administrative law, business and corporate law, commercial litigation, gaming, construction law, civil litigation, insurance defense, environmental law, professional liability, government affairs, tax law and tax litigation, and trust, estate and fiduciary litigation. One of the largest independent law firms in Nevada, Kolesar & Leatham represents a variety of clients with business and corporate interests around the world at the local, national and international levels. For information, call 702-362-7800 or visit www.klnevada.com.