Press Releases

January 4th, 2013

Nine Frankfurt Kurnit Women Honored As “Super Lawyers”

Nine Frankfurt Kurnit women appeared in The New York Times Magazine’s women "Super Lawyers" list for 2012. The list appeared on December 30th in a special section devoted to women attorneys in the New York metropolitan area.

Partners Victoria S. Cook, Lisa E. Davis, Candice L. Kersh, Amy Nickin, Terri J. Seligman, Barbara E. Shiers, Linda J. Wank, and Maura J. Wogan, as well as counsel S. Jean Ward, appeared on the list. Barbara Shiers, a member of the firm’s Policy Committee and chair of the Trusts & Estates Group said, “It is an honor to be in the company of such smart, creative and dedicated women, and I am proud to be part of a firm that supports us in so many ways.”

"This great news confirms what we’ve known all along – that we have a spectacular group of talented women attorneys here," said Frankfurt Kurnit managing partner Jeffrey A. Greenbaum.

Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The selection process is multi-phased and includes independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations.

Frankfurt Kurnit - long recognized as a leading law firm in media, entertainment, and advertising law – has today grown to provide the highest quality legal services to clients in a wide range of industries and disciplines. Our 65 lawyers now represent individuals, artists and celebrities, partnerships, joint ventures, corporations, charitable organizations, and other businesses. We advise on all aspects of business formation, financing, operations, mergers and sales, tax, estate and succession planning, and litigation ranging from intellectual property and commercial disputes to securities fraud and white collar criminal defense.