Foley Attorneys Named 2011 Northern California Super Lawyers

Foley announced today that three San Francisco office attorneys have been named 2011 Northern California Super Lawyers by Northern California Super Lawyers magazine. In addition, one attorney from the firm’s Silicon Valley office has been named a 2011 Northern California Rising Star.

The San Francisco office attorneys named 2011 Northern California Super Lawyers and their primary practices, as classified by Thomson Reuters, are:

• Teveia R. Barnes, Banking
• Thomas F. Carlucci, Criminal Defense: White Collar
• Eileen R. Ridley, Business Litigation

The Silicon Valley office attorneys named 2011 Northern California Rising Stars and their primary practices, as classified by Thomson Reuters, are:

• Gina A. Bibby, Intellectual Property Litigation

Only five percent of the total attorneys in the state are selected for inclusion in the distinguished list of Super Lawyers. Attorneys who are named Rising Stars represent the top up-and-coming attorneys in the state who are 40 years old or younger, or who have been practicing for 10 years or less.

To compile its annual list, the research team at Super Lawyers, which is part of the Thomson Reuters Legal division, undertakes a rigorous multi-phase selection process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, independent evaluation of candidates by the attorney-led research staff and a peer review of candidates by practice area. Super Lawyers magazine names attorneys in each state who received the highest point totals, as chosen by their peers and through the independent research.