Chester Willcox & Saxbe Attorneys Named Among “Ohio Super Lawyers 2012”

COLUMBUS, Ohio (December 20, 2011) - The law firm of Chester Willcox & Saxbe, LLP (CWS) today announced that 11 of the firm’s attorneys have been named “Ohio Super Lawyers 2012” and six CWS attorneys were named “Ohio Rising Stars 2012” by Super Lawyers, the leading attorney ratings system for consumers. The attorneys and their primary practice areas are listed below.

Ohio Super Lawyers 2012:
James D. Abrams – General Litigation
John W. Bentine -- Utilities
Donald C. Brey – Political Law
Scott M. Doran -- Environmental
Stephen C. Fitch – Business Litigation
J. Anthony Kington – Business/Corporate
Pamela S. Krivda – Employment & Labor
Eugene B. Lewis – Family Law
Craig B. Paynter – Construction/Surety
Charles R. Saxbe – General Litigation
Elizabeth M. Stanton – Employment & Labor

Ohio Rising Stars 2012:
Leon D. Bass – Intellectual Property
David J. Butler – Business Litigation
Jessica A. Mager – Family Law
Joseph C. Pickens – General Litigation
Janica Pierce Tucker – Employment & Labor
Aaron J. Weir – Business/Corporate

Super Lawyers is a rating service 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. Only 5 percent of the total lawyers in the state are selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers as “Super Lawyers” and no more than 2.5 percent are named “Rising Stars.” Super Lawyers is published as a special section in leading city and regional magazines across the country. http://www.superlawyers.com

Established in 1884, Chester Willcox & Saxbe, LLP is a full-service Columbus law firm with a business orientation designed to meet the needs of its corporate and individual clients, regardless of size. The firm’s practice areas include litigation and appeals, associations, business and corporate law, campaign and election law, construction law, employment and labor law, entertainment law, environmental law, estate planning, family business law, probate law, family law, government, health care law, long-term care law, real estate and land use, regulated industries, municipal law, taxation, trademark and university and college law. http://www.cwslaw.com
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