The nationally recognized rating service Super Lawyers has released its list of 2021 N.Y. Metro Rising Stars. Eleven of those attorneys work for Weitz & Luxenberg.
These attorneys are peer nominated and reviewed for their accomplishments and abilities. It is an honor to be nominated and selected.
Our listed attorneys all work in the W&L New York office. The seven men and four women have several different areas of focus including: mesothelioma and asbestos, defective drugs and medical devices, environmental pollution, consumer protection, personal injury and medical malpractice.
This demonstrates the wide range of coverage provided by W&L attorneys for clients in the New York Metro area. Overall, our law firm represents plaintiffs across the U.S. who have been injured and are seeking compensation.
W&L Rising Stars Selected
The attorneys selected and listed by Super Lawyers as N.Y. Metro Rising Stars include:
- Adam Dreksler is recognized for Personal Injury Products: Plaintiff. He focuses on mesothelioma and asbestos litigation.
- Danielle Gold is recognized for Class Action. She focuses on defective drugs and medical devices litigation.
- Jeffery S. Kanca is recognized for Personal Injury Products: Plaintiff. He focuses on mesothelioma and asbestos litigation.
- Joseph Loloi is recognized for Personal Injury General: Plaintiff. He focuses on mesothelioma and asbestos litigation.
- Brendan A. McDonough is recognized for Personal Injury Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff. He focuses on defective drugs and medical devices litigation.
- Kristen B. Miller is recognized for Class Action. She focuses on environmental pollution and consumer protection.
- Adam Raffo is recognized for Personal Injury General: Plaintiff. He focuses on mesothelioma and asbestos, as well as medical malpractice litigation.
- Pierre Ratzki is recognized for Appellate. He focuses on appeals for mesothelioma and asbestos litigation.
- Clark P. Rosengarten is recognized for Personal Injury Products: Plaintiff. He focuses on mesothelioma and asbestos litigation.
- Brittany A. Russell is recognized for Personal Injury Products: Plaintiff. She focuses on mesothelioma and asbestos litigation.
- Lauren Weitz is recognized for Personal Injury Products: Plaintiff. She focuses on defective drugs and medical devices litigation.
Many of the attorneys on this list have been selected as Rising Stars prior to this 2021 listing. They joined Weitz & Luxenberg between 2010 and 2018.
Listing Shows W&L Strengths
Firm co-founder Arthur Luxenberg commented, “We are extremely proud of these attorneys being selected for this honor. They proudly represent the future leadership of Weitz & Luxenberg, which bodes well for our continued ability to represent and deliver for our clients.”
He continues, “We are a firm dedicated to helping families get the justice they deserve. These eleven people demonstrate the excellence we deliver and are our future stars in all respects.”
Mr. Luxenberg noted attorneys from the firm consistently appear in national rankings of superior attorneys. “This is why we are able to secure strong settlements and large verdicts for our clients,” he adds.
Selection Process and Qualifications
Attorneys listed by Super Lawyers are evaluated on a dozen indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement. “The objective is to create a credible, comprehensive and diverse listing of outstanding attorneys that can be used as a resource for attorneys and consumers searching for legal counsel.” (1)
In order to be considered for Rising Stars the attorney must either be 40 years of age, or younger, or have been practicing for 10 years or less.
Names are submitted to the Super Lawyers organization by other attorneys. Their qualifications are reviewed by a peer committee and then voted on.
This is the same process that is used to select Super Lawyers. While up to 5% of the attorneys in the state can be named to Super Lawyers, no more than 2.5% are named to Rising Stars; making this a very select group.
The four women named as Rising Stars — Ms. Gold, Ms. Miller, Ms. Russell, and Ms. Weitz — were also listed in the Super Lawyers Women’s Edition, giving special attention to female attorneys.
