March 30, 2023 (San Diego) – Seventeen Procopio attorneys from eleven practice areas were named by their peers as 2023 San Diego Super Lawyers® or Rising Stars®. Procopio attorneys have also been recognized previously in Northern California and Southern California, specifically Orange County.

Each year, no more than 5% of the lawyers in the state of California are named a Super Lawyer, and only 2.5% of the lawyers in the state are named Rising Stars.

Here are the seventeen attorneys recognized in San Diego (located in our downtown and Del Mar Heights offices), listed by practice area (Super Lawyer unless otherwise noted):

Appellate Law

• Partner Kendra J. Hall

Business Litigation

• Managing Partner John D. Alessio
• Partner S. Todd Neal

Construction Litigation

• Partner Craig A. Ramseyer
• Senior Associate Paul Tyson (Rising Star)

Employment and Labor Law

• Partner Wendy Tucker

Employment Litigation: Defense

• Partner Marie Burke Kenny

Family Law

• Partner Michele B. Brown
• Partner David Zachry

Health Care Law

• Of Counsel Richard D. Barton

Mergers & Acquisitions

• Partner Dennis J. Doucette  
• Senior Associate John Miles (Rising Star)

Real Estate

• Partner Susan L. Daly
• Partner Steve V. Serna (Rising Star)
• Partner Sara G. Neva (Rising Star)

Securities and Corporate Finance

• Senior Counsel Jennifer Trowbridge (Rising Star)

Tax Law

• Partner Michael J. Changaris

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 includes independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations. 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.

Procopio attorneys and practice groups are routinely named to various legal rankings lists, including Best Lawyers®, Martindale-Hubbell®, and Chambers®. Law360 place Procopio high in their rankings for law firm diversity, and Procopio is recognized by Diversity Lab as a Mansfield Certified Plus law firm, one of only a few dozen in the United States.