Richard Abend and Josh Silber were recently named to the 2016 Super Lawyers List for Metro New York in their primary practice areas of Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice. For Abend, this year marks his second back-to-back inclusion on the “Top 100” list.
The 2016 Super Lawyers List, a publication of Thomson Reuters, was created as a trustworthy, thorough and diverse resource for finding legal counsel in individual states and areas of practice. Inclusion on the list is limited to lawyers who can be retained by the public, as it was designed as a resource for consumers and other attorneys. Selections for the 2016 Super Lawyers List are made following a three-step process that includes peer nominations, extensive third-party research and individual reviews by highly credentialed lawyers within specialty primary practice areas.
2016 Super Lawyers of Metro New York candidates cannot nominate themselves, but join the candidate pool via managing partner surveys, peer nominations, third-party feedback or identification by Super Lawyer researchers. Candidates are evaluated through independent research using 12 categories of peer recognition and professional achievement: verdicts and settlements, transactions, representative clients, experience, honors and awards, special licenses and certifications, law firm positions, bar and professional activity, pro bono work and community service, scholarly lectures and writings, education and employment background, as well as other outstanding achievements. A Blue Ribbon Panel of specialists then conducts a thorough peer review of each candidate. Super Lawyers compiles the list of final selections to include no more than five percent of the total number of attorneys in New York.