Richard W. Westling Named to 2018 Mid-South Super Lawyers List

Nashville, TN (November 8, 2018) – The national law firm of Epstein Becker Green (EBG) is pleased to announce that Richard W. Westling, an attorney in the firm’s Nashville office, has been selected for the 2018 Mid-South Super Lawyers list. Mr. Westling joins colleagues in the firm’s Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles, Newark, New York, Princeton, San Francisco, Stamford, and Washington, DC, offices who were selected for other regional Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists earlier this year. All of the EBG attorneys recognized are listed below.

Super Lawyers, part of Thomson Reuters, is a ranking of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The company also recognizes Rising Stars, a list of “the top up-and-coming attorneys in [a] state – those who are 40 years old or younger, or who have been practicing for 10 years or less.” Super Lawyers and Rising Stars are announced by location throughout the year, and additional EBG attorneys named to the 2018 lists will be recognized in the coming months. Read more about the selection process here.

The EBG attorneys selected for the 2018 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists include:

Nashville Office

The following EBG attorney has been selected to the 2018 Mid-South Super Lawyers list:

• Richard W. Westling (Health Care, Criminal Defense: White Collar, Business Litigation)

Chicago Office

The following EBG attorneys have been selected to the 2018 Illinois Super Lawyers list:

• Julie Badel (Employment & Labor: Employer, Employment Litigation: Defense, Civil Rights)    
• Lee T. Polk (Employee Benefits, Business/Corporate, Employment & Labor: Employee)
• Peter A. Steinmeyer (Employment & Labor: Employer)

Detroit Office

The following EBG attorneys have been selected to the 2018 Michigan Super Lawyers list:

• Adam S. Forman (Employment & Labor: Employer)
• Christopher A. McMican (Employee Benefits)

Los Angeles Office

The following EBG attorneys have been selected to the 2018 Southern California Super Lawyers list:

• Richard J. Frey (Employment & Labor: Employer, Civil Litigation: Defense, Entertainment & Sports)
• Angel Gomez (Employment Litigation: Defense, Employment & Labor: Employer, Business Litigation)
• Michael S. Kun (Employment & Labor: Employer, Class Action/Mass Torts: Defense)

The following EBG attorneys have been selected to the 2018 Southern California Rising Stars list:

• Carlos Becerra (Employment & Labor: Employer, Business Litigation)
• Amy B. Messigian (Employment & Labor: Employer, Employment Litigation: Defense)
• Kevin Sullivan (Employment & Labor: Employer)

Newark Office

The following EBG attorneys have been selected to the 2018 New Jersey Super Lawyers list:

• Patrick G. Brady (Employment & Labor: Employer, Immigration: Business, Employee Benefits)
• Jeremy M. Brown (Employment & Labor: Employer)
• Denise Merna Dadika (Employment Litigation: Defense, Employment & Labor: Employer)
• Christopher M. Farella (Employment Litigation: Defense, Business Litigation, Criminal Defense: White Collar)
• James P. Flynn (Employment & Labor: Employer, Employment Litigation: Defense)
• David W. Garland (Employment & Labor: Employer, Employment Litigation: Defense)
• Gary W. Herschman (Health Care)
• Carmine A. Iannaccone (Employment & Labor: Employer, Civil Litigation: Defense)
• John M. O’Connor (Employment Litigation: Defense)
• Anjana D. Patel (Health Care)
• Jack Wenik (Health Care, Civil Litigation: Defense, Criminal Defense: White Collar)

The following EBG attorneys have been selected to the 2018 New Jersey Rising Stars list:

• Amy E. Hatcher (Employment & Labor: Employer, General Litigation)
• Yulian Shtern (Health Care, Business/Corporate)

New York, Office

The following EBG attorneys have been selected to the 2018 New York Super Lawyers list:

• Peter L. Altieri (Business Litigation, Employment & Labor: Employer, Alternative Dispute Resolution)
• Barry L. Asen (Employment & Labor: Employer, Employment Litigation: Defense)
• Jeffrey H. Becker (Health Care)
• Michelle Capezza (Employee Benefits)
• John F. Fullerton, III (Employment & Labor: Employer, Employment Litigation: Defense)
• David W. Garland (Employment Litigation: Defense)
• Ronald M. Green (Employment Litigation: Defense, Employment & Labor: Employer)
• Gretchen Harders (Employee Benefits)
• Kenneth J. Kelly (Business Litigation)
• Victoria Sloan Lin (Employment Litigation: Defense, Business Litigation)
• Raymond T. Mak (Employment Litigation: Defense, Employment & Labor: Employer, Insurance Coverage)
• William J. Milani (Employment & Labor: Employer)
• John Houston Pope (Employee Benefits, Employment Litigation: Defense, Appellate)
• Allen B. Roberts (Employment & Labor: Employer, Employment Litigation: Defense)

The following EBG attorneys have been selected to the 2018 New York Rising Stars list:

• Charles C. Dunham, IV (Health Care, Business/Corporate)
• Leonard Lipsky (Health Care)
• Kate B. Rhodes (Employment & Labor: Employer)
• Ian Carleton Schaefer (Employment & Labor: Employer)

Princeton Office

The following EBG attorneys have been selected to the 2018 New Jersey Super Lawyers list:

• Anthony Argiropoulos (Health Care, Business Litigation)
• Theodora McCormick (Health Care, Business Litigation)

San Francisco Office

The following EBG attorney has been selected to the 2018 Northern California Super Lawyers list:

• Steven R. Blackburn (Employment & Labor: Employer)

Stamford Office

The following EBG attorneys have been selected to the 2018 Connecticut Super Lawyers list:

• Deborah DeHart Cannavino (Employment & Labor: Employer, Employment Litigation: Defense)
• Carol J. Faherty (Employment Litigation: Defense, Employment & Labor: Employer, Family Law)
• David S. Poppick (Employment & Labor: Employer, Business Litigation)
• Peter M. Stein (Employment & Labor: Employer)

Washington, DC, Office

The following EBG attorneys have been selected to the 2018 Washington DC Super Lawyers list:

• Clifford E. Barnes (Health Care)
• George B. Breen (Health Care, Civil Litigation: Defense)
• Paul DeCamp (Employment Litigation: Defense, Employment & Labor: Employer)
• Steven B. Epstein (Health Care)
• Douglas A. Hastings (Health Care)
• Mark E. Lutes (Health Care, Antitrust Litigation)
• Joseph E. Lynch (Health Care)
• David E. Matyas (Health Care)
• Frank C. Morris, Jr. (Employment & Labor: Employer, Appellate, Employee Benefits)
• Lynn Shapiro Snyder (Health Care)
• Bradley Merrill Thompson (Food and Drugs, Administrative Law, Health Care)
• Carrie Valiant (Health Care)

The following EBG attorneys have been selected to the 2018 Washington DC Rising Stars list:

• Anjali N.C. Downs (Health Care)
• Nathaniel M. Glasser (Employment & Labor: Employer, Employment Litigation: Defense)
• Lesley R. Yeung (Health Care)

About Epstein Becker Green

Epstein Becker & Green, P.C., is a national law firm with a primary focus on health care and life sciences; employment, labor, and workforce management; and litigation and business disputes. Founded in 1973 as an industry-focused firm, Epstein Becker Green has decades of experience serving clients in health care, financial services, retail, hospitality, and technology, among other industries, representing entities from startups to Fortune 100 companies. Operating in locations throughout the United States and supporting domestic and multinational clients, the firm’s attorneys are committed to uncompromising client service and legal excellence.  For more information, visit www.ebglaw.com.