Miami Attorneys Virginia Easley Johnson, Kevin O’Connor and Beranton J. Whisenant, Jr. Named to 2016 Florida Super Lawyers® and Rising Stars® List

The national law firm of Foley & Mansfield is pleased to announce that three attorneys from the firm’s Miami office have again been named to the Florida Super Lawyers® and Rising Stars® list.

For the 11th consecutive year, Virginia Easley Johnson, managing partner of the Miami office, has been recognized on the Super Lawyers list for her work in the area of Personal Injury Defense: Products. Firm partner Kevin O’Connor was also recognized as a Super Lawyer for the ninth consecutive year in the area of Personal Injury Defense: Medical Malpractice. Recognized as a Rising Star for the seventh time is partner Beranton J. Whisenant, Jr. for his work in the area of Personal Injury Defense: Products.

The Miami office of Foley & Mansfield, repeatedly named among Florida’s “Best Places to Work” provides a broad range of complex litigation defense services to regional and national companies in areas including product liability, toxic/mass tort, construction, environmental, medical malpractice, and personal injury.

Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The annual selections are made using a rigorous multi-phased process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates, and peer reviews by practice area. Rising Stars follows a similar process to recognize up-and-coming attorneys who are age 40 or younger, or who have been in practice for 10 years or less.