Super Lawyers, a regional and national legal-rating organization, has recognized 17 Goodell DeVries attorneys for their distinguished legal work in Maryland, especially in medical-malpractice and product-liability defense. The annual publication named Donald L. DeVries, Jr. an all-around Super Lawyer for 2017 and further celebrated Kelly Hughes Iverson and Susan T. Preston as two of Maryland's Top 50 Women attorneys.
Eleven Goodell DeVries attorneys were recognized for their work in Personal Injury Malpractice Defense:
Super Lawyers: Donald L. DeVries, Jr., Amy B. Heinrich, Kelly Hughes Iverson, Craig B. Merkle, Thomas V. Monahan, Jr., Marianne DePaulo Plant & Susan T. Preston
Rising Stars: Kali Enyeart Book, M. Peggy Chu, Jared M. Green, Erin Christen Miller & Meghan Hatfield Yanacek.
Six more Goodell DeVries attorneys also received "Super Lawyer" honors in product-liability defense and related practice areas:
- Personal Injury Products Defense: Thomas J. Cullen, Jr., Jeffrey Hines, Sidney G. Leech
- Class Action/Mass Torts: Richard M. Barnes & Linda S. Woolf
- Appellate Practice: Derek M. Stikeleather