Norfolk, VA. (May 6, 2015) – Twelve Vandeventer Black LLP attorneys from Norfolk and Richmond were selected by their peers as 2015 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; Deborah Casey, Real Estate; Mark Coberly, Transportation / Maritime; William Franczek, Construction Litigation; Patrick Genzler, 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.

“It is our goal to demonstrate excellence in the practice of law,” said Mike Sterling, Managing Partner.

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.

About Vandeventer Black LLP

Vandeventer Black LLP is a business law firm, headquartered in Norfolk, Virginia, with attorneys providing legal services to local, national, and international businesses since 1883.  The firm maintains offices in Norfolk and Richmond Virginia; Raleigh and Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, and Germany.  For more information, visit VanBlackLaw.com.

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