Orange County Super Lawyer – 4th Consecutive Year
PRESS RELEASE
Date: July 5, 2010
Mission Viejo, CA
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Orange County Personal Injury Attorney Rivers J. Morrell III named 2010 California Super Lawyer – again!
Rivers J. Morrell III of The Law Firm of Rivers J. Morrell III has been named by California Super Lawyers magazine as one of the top attorneys in California for 2010. Only five percent of the lawyers in the state are named by Super Lawyers. This is Mr. Morrell’s 4th consecutive year of achieving the Super Lawyers designation.
What is a Super Lawyer?
The selections for this esteemed list are made by the research team at Super Lawyers, which is a service of the Thomson Reuters, Legal division based in Eagan, MN. Each year, the research team at Super Lawyers undertakes a rigorous multi-phase selection process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, independent evaluation of candidates by the attorney-led research staff, a peer review of candidates by practice area, and a good-standing and disciplinary check.
The Law Firm of Rivers J. Morrell III is located in Orange County, CA and services all of California. The firm specializes in Civil Litigation, representing both plaintiffs (and defendants), not only in serious personal injury matters, but other forms of litigation as well.
Mr. Morrell has more than three decades of experience in matters related to Wrongful Death, Pedestrian, Bike, Car Accidents, and other Personal Injury Cases with a notable record of success, winning numerous million dollar settlements for his clients. The combined experience in representing both sides gives the firm a more accurate and credible view of litigation, an important edge in winning challenging cases and maximizing his clients’ awards.
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