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CHICAGO (January 17, 2013)… Super Lawyers has named 21 attorneys at Meckler Bulger Tilson Marick & Pearson LLP (MBT) to its 2013 lists of Illinois' top practitioners. Sixteen were recognized as Super Lawyers and five were named "Rising Stars," a list which recognizes attorneys under the age of 40.

The MBT attorneys who have been recognized by their peers as Super Lawyers include:

Brian W. Bulger (Employment and Labor), Jack Carriglio (Business Litigation), Janet Davis (Insurance Coverage), Richard Devine (Criminal Defense: White Collar), J. Stuart Garbutt (Employment & Labor), James Kallianis Jr. (Insurance Coverage), Philip King (Insurance Coverage), Michal Leonard (Employment & Labor), Michael Marick (Insurance Coverage), Bruce Meckler (General Litigation), Steven Pearson (Insurance Coverage), Scott Seaman (Insurance Coverage), Joseph Tilson (Employment & Labor), Julie Trester (Insurance Coverage), Anna Wermuth (Employment & Labor) and Timothy Wolfe (Employment & Labor).

This year's Rising Stars list includes Seth Darmstadter (Business Litigation), Jeffrey Greenspan (Business Litigation), Yangsu Kim (General Litigation), Jennifer Pomaranski (Professional Liability: Defense) and Sepideh Esmaili Smith (Employment & Labor).

Super Lawyers represents the top five percent of all practicing lawyers in Illinois. The publishers of Super Lawyers identify preeminent attorneys based on surveys and interviews with thousands of attorneys, plus consideration of civic service and pro bono activities. The Rising Star list includes just 2.5 percent of the state's "up and coming" young attorneys.

For more information on Super Lawyers and our MBT honorees, visit Superlawyers.com.