National law firm Polsinelli had 12 attorneys from its Phoenix office selected for inclusion in the 2016 Southwest Super Lawyers® and Rising Stars.

Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The selection process is multi-phased and includes independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations.

Each year, the designation of Rising Star is limited to not more than 2.5 percent of lawyers in Arizona and New Mexico who are 40 years of age or younger, or in practice for 10 years or less.

The list of Southwest Super Lawyers® includes:

  • Troy B. Froderman – Insurance Coverage
  • Phillip P. Guttilla – Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Edward F. Novak – Criminal Defense: White Collar
  • Paul J. Roshka, Jr. – Securities Litigation

    The following attorneys were selected for inclusion as Southwest Super Lawyers Rising Stars®:

  • Jennifer J. Axel – Business Litigation
  • John F. Barwell – Products Liability – Products: Defense
  • Jonathan G. Brinson – Insurance Coverage
  • Melissa S. Ho – Criminal Defense: White Collar
  • Nathan J. Kunz – Business Litigation
  • Rebecca N. Cain (Lumley) – Business Litigation
  • Andrew C. Stanley – Environmental Litigation
  • Craig Waugh – Business Litigation