TAMPA, FL – Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP is pleased to announce that the following attorneys have been selected for inclusion in 2012 Florida Super Lawyers and 2012 Florida Rising Stars:

            Florida Super Lawyers

            Anthony J. Abate
            Erin Smith Aebel
            Jaime Austrich
            C. Philip Campbell, Jr.
            C. Graham Carothers, Jr.
            Steven J. Chase
            Ronald A. Christaldi
            Mary Li Creasy
            Jonathan J. Ellis
            Bruce H. Gordon
            Mark D. Hildreth
            W. Kent Ihrig
            John S. Inglis
            Ernest J. Marquart
            Malcolm J. Pitchford
            Steven G. Schember
            Darrell C. Smith
            Theodore C. Taub
            J. Todd Timmerman
            Gregory C. Yadley               

            Florida Rising Stars

            Liben M. Amedie
            Jason A. Collier
            Jennifer B. Compton
            Hugo S. deBeaubien
            Meredith D. DeNome
            Timothy C. Garding
            Brian R. Lambert
            Hunter G. Norton
            Maria del Carmen Ramos
            Melissa A. Register
            Kathleen G. Reres
            Mindi M. Richter
            Meghan O'Neill Serrano
            Christopher Z. Staine
            Kelly A. Zarzycki          

The selections for this esteemed list are made by the research team at Super Lawyers, which is a service of the Thomson Reuters, Legal division based in Eagan, MN.  Each year, the research team at Super Lawyers undertakes a rigorous multi-phase selection process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, independent evaluation of candidates by the attorney-led research staff, a peer review of candidates by practice area, and a good-standing and disciplinary check. 

Thomson Reuters, Legal publishes Super Lawyers magazines across the country.  In addition to the magazines, Thomson Reuters, Legal publishes newspaper inserts and magazine special sections devoted to Super Lawyers.  In 2012, Super Lawyers will reach more than 15 million readers. 

Super Lawyers was first published in 1991 by Law & Politics and was acquired by Thomson Reuters, Legal in February 2010.  Thomson Reuters is the world’s leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals.  Super Lawyers can be found online at superlawyers.com where lawyers can be searched by practice area and location. 

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Founded in 1925, Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP is a full service law firm with more than 220 attorneys practicing in Toledo and Columbus, Ohio; Tampa and Sarasota, Florida; and Charlotte, North Carolina.