April 2, 2020 (San Diego) – Nineteen Procopio attorneys from a wide array of legal practices were named by their peers as 2020 San Diego Super Lawyers or Rising Stars. Each year, no more than 5% of the lawyers in the state are selected by the research team to be named a Super Lawyer, and only 2.5% of the lawyers in the state are named Rising Stars.

Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business, 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 annual selections are made using a patented multiphase process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates, and peer reviews by practice area.

Twelve seasoned San Diego-based Procopio attorneys were named to the 2020 Super Lawyers list:

• John D. Alessio, Managing Partner, Corporate Litigation
• Richard D. Barton, Partner, Health Care Law
• Michele B. Brown, Partner, Family Law
• Michael J. Changaris, Partner, Corporate and Tax Law
• Susan L. Daly, Partner, Real Estate Law
• Dennis J. Doucette, Partner, Corporate and Securities Law
• William W. Eigner, Partner, Corporate Law
• Kendra J. Hall, Partner, Appellate Law
• Lionel P. Hernholm, Jr., Partner, Family Law
• Marie Burke Kenny, Partner, Labor and Employment Law
• Michael E. Lyon, Partner, Real Estate Law
• Paul A. Tyrell, Partner, Corporate Litigation

In addition, seven San Diego-based Procopio attorneys were named to the 2020 Super Lawyers Rising Stars list:

• Trent J. Andrews, Associate, Corporate and Securities Law
• Brook Taylor Barnes, Senior Associate, Labor and Employment Law
• Sara G. Neva, Real Estate Law
• Adriana R. Ochoa, Senior Associate, Public Agency and Education Law
• Soohyun (Stacy) Park, Associate, Intellectual Property Litigation
• Steve V. Serna, Associate, Real Estate Law
• L. Reza Wrathall, Special Counsel, Tax Law

Procopio attorneys and practice groups are routinely named to various legal rankings lists, including Best Lawyers, Martindale-Hubbell, and Chambers and Partners. The San Diego Business Journal ranks Procopio as the largest San Diego-based Law firm, and American Lawyer magazine ranks Procopio as a Top Ten AmLaw 200 Firm for Diversity.