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Date: June 4, 2020

Five Named to the 2020 Florida Super Lawyers and Rising Stars List

by foleyandmansfield
Date: June 4, 2020
by foleyandmansfield

Five Named to the 2020 Florida Super Lawyers and Rising Stars List

 

Foley & Mansfield is pleased to announce that five attorneys have been named to the 2020 Florida Super Lawyers® and Rising Stars® lists.

Kevin O’Connor, managing partner of the firm’s Miami office, has been recognized for his work in the area of Personal Injury/Medical Malpractice Defense for the 13th consecutive year.

Partner Timothy J. Ferguson was recognized for his work in Personal Injury/Product Defense for the fourth year in a row.

Partner Eduardo J. Medinahas been recognized as a Rising Star for the fourth consecutive year in the area of Personal Injury/Products Defense.

Being named to the Rising Star list for the second year in a row, Partner Jaime A. Alvarez and attorney Mary J. Street were recognized for their work in Personal Injury/Medical Malpractice Defense.

The Miami office of Foley & Mansfield provides a broad range of complex litigation defense services to regional and national companies in areas including product liability, construction, medical malpractice, employment, environmental, personal injury and professional liability.

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.

 

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