Manning & Kass Attorneys Named 2014 Rising Stars and Best of the Bar

For Immediate Release
Nine Manning & Kass attorneys have been selected as Super Lawyer Rising Stars for 2014. Those recognized are firm partners Steven C. Amundson (Los Angeles, 2009–2011, 2013–2014), Peter C. Catalanotti (San Francisco, 2009–2014), Madonna A. Herman (San Francisco, 2009–2014), and Jennifer L. Supman (San Francisco, 2009 and 2013–2014); and associates Jason P. Brown (San Francisco, 2014), Paul Hanna (Los Angeles, 2013–2014), Karen Luh (Los Angeles, 2014), Tony M. Sain (Los Angeles, 2013–2014), and Austa Wakily (Los Angeles, 2014). Additionally, Rebeca Valenzuela of the firm’s San Diego office was named to the San Diego Business Journal’s  2014 Best of the Bar.

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 Rising Stars list is developed using the same patented multiphase selection process used for the Super Lawyers list, except that to be eligible for inclusion in Rising Stars, a candidate must be either 40 years old or younger or in practice for 10 years or less. While up to 5 percent of the lawyers in a state are named to Super Lawyers, no more than 2.5 percent are named to Rising Stars.

All attorneys first go through the Super Lawyers selection process. Those who are not selected to the Super Lawyers list, but meet either one of the Rising Stars eligibility requirements, then go through the Rising Stars selection process.