News Release

2014 Louisiana Super Lawyers Magazine Recognizes Twenty-Six McGlinchey Stafford Attorneys

January 2, 2014

McGlinchey Stafford is pleased to announce that twenty-six attorneys from the firm’s Baton Rouge and New Orleans offices have been recognized by Louisiana Super Lawyers for 2014.  Additionally, two of the firm’s attorneys were named to the list of Top 50 Lawyers for 2014: Mike Rubin (Top 50 Lawyers in Louisiana) and Rudy Cerone (Top 50 Lawyers in New Orleans). 

“We are proud to have such a large number of attorneys selected as Louisiana Super Lawyers this year,” said Rudy Aguilar, McGlinchey Stafford’s Managing Member.  “The recognition is a testament to our reputation among our esteemed colleagues and clients.” 

McGlinchey Stafford’s list of 2014 Louisiana Super Lawyers includes:

Baton Rouge
• Rudy Aguilar, Business/Corporate
• Sam Bacot, Real Estate
• Rick Curry, Civil Litigation Defense
• Michael Ferachi, Business Litigation
• Marshall Grodner, Business/Corporate
• Mary Joseph, Banking
• Christine Lipsey, Business Litigation
• Anthony Rollo, Class Action/Mass Torts
• Mike Rubin, Appellate (Top 50 Lawyers in Louisiana)

New Orleans
• Steve Beiser, Employment & Labor
• Rudy Cerone, Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights (Top 50 Lawyers in New Orleans)
• Kathy Conklin, Employee Benefits/ERISA
• Bennet Koren, Banking
• Kathleen Manning, Personal Injury Defense: Products
• Deirdre McGlinchey, Personal Injury Defense:  Products
• Woody Norwood, Personal Injury Defense: Products

Only the top five percent of a state’s attorneys are selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers each year. Super Lawyers selects attorneys using a rigorous, multiphase rating process where peer nominations and evaluations are combined with third-party research.  Louisiana Rising Stars must meet the same standards of excellence and only two and a half percent of the state’s attorneys are selected for this honor.  Louisiana Super Lawyers magazine will be published in January 2014.