(New Orleans, LA/January 5, 2009) Eleven attorneys with Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC have been named to Louisiana Super Lawyers.
The Firm's attorneys who were named to the list are: Alton E. Bayard III, Roy C. Cheatwood, Christopher O. Davis, Nancy Scott Degan, Donna D. Fraiche, Amelia Williams Koch, James H. Roussel, Danny G. Shaw and Danielle L. Trostorff.
Roy C. Cheatwood was named among the top 10 attorneys in Louisiana by Louisiana Super Lawyers, and Nancy Scott Degan and Danny G. Shaw were named among the top 50 attorneys in the state. Nancy Scott Degan, Donna D. Fraiche and Amelia Williams Koch were named among the top 25 female attorneys in Louisiana.
The selections for Super Lawyers are made by Law & Politics, a division of Key Professional Media, Inc. Each year, Law & Politics undertakes a multi-phase selection process that includes a survey of lawyers in Louisiana; independent evaluation of candidates by the Law & Politics' attorney-led research staff; a peer review of candidates by practice area; and a good-standing and disciplinary check. The 2009 Louisiana Super Lawyers is based on the survey of more than 15,000 attorneys who have been in practice for five years or more. The goal of Louisiana Super Lawyers magazine is to select the top 5 percent of Louisiana attorneys in more than 60 practice areas.