Norfolk, VA. (June 2, 2016) – Twelve Vandeventer Black LLP attorneys from Norfolk and Richmond were selected by their peers as 2016 Virginia Super Lawyers. Annually, less than five percent of all lawyers in Virginia are selected for this honor.

Named as Virginia Super Lawyers from the Norfolk office were Dean Buckius, Employment & Labor; Mark Coberly, Transportation / Maritime; William Franczek, Construction Litigation; Patrick Genzler, Surety; James Harvey III, Surety; Patrick Herman, Estate Planning & Probate; Neil Lowenstein, Construction Litigation; John Ryan, Transportation / Maritime; Michael Sterling, Government Contracts.

From the Richmond office, Stephan Andrews, Construction Litigation; James Cosby, Business Litigation; Douglas Palais, Securities Litigation.

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. Annual selections are made using a rigorous multi-phased process which includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates, and peer reviews by practice area.

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