PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 3, 2010

Toledo, OH – Best Lawyers, one of the oldest and most respected peer-reviewed listings in the legal profession, has named six attorneys from Cooper & Walinski among the Best Lawyers in America for 2010.  No Toledo firm has more attorneys recognized for excellence in “Bet-the-Company” Litigation.

John Nelson is the firm's most recent addition to the prestigious publication.  He is listed in two categories:  Commercial Litigation and Insurance Law.  The other Cooper & Walinski attorneys who are counted among the Best Lawyers in America are:

Cary Cooper (listed in Best Lawyers since 1987)
            “Bet-the-Company” Litigation
            Commercial Litigation

John Czarnecki (listed in Best Lawyers since 1993)
            First Amendment Law
            Non-White-Collar Criminal Defense 
            White-Collar-Criminal Defense

Gerald R. Kowalski (listed in Best Lawyers since 2003)
            "Bet-the-Company" Litigation
            Commercial Litigation
            Personal Injury Litigation
            Product Liability Litigation

Margaret J. Lockhart (listed in Best Lawyers since 2008)
            Labor and Employment Law

Richard S. Walinski (listed in Best Lawyers since 1993)
            “Bet-the-Company” Litigation
            Commercial Litigation

Best Lawyers compiles lists of outstanding attorneys by conducting exhaustive surveys among thousands of leading lawyers nationally who confidentially evaluate their professional peers.

Announcement of these Best Lawyers selections follows the recent news that six Cooper & Walinski attorneys were named “Ohio Super Lawyers” for 2010, putting them among the top 5% of Ohio attorneys.  The same publication identified two Cooper & Walinski attorneys as “Rising Stars” in Ohio’s legal community.

“We are pleased that so many of our attorneys have been recognized as the very best in this region,” said Margaret Bretzloff, Director of Operations for Cooper & Walinski.  “Our firm strives to provide the finest legal counsel to all our clients, and it is gratifying to have our efforts recognized by a national publication.” 

About Cooper & Walinski, LPA
Cooper & Walinski is one of the largest majority women-owned law firms in the nation.  Founded in 1969 by Cary Cooper and Richard Walinski, it is the litigation firm of choice for national, regional, and local clients throughout the country - from Fortune 500 companies to individuals - in a variety of legal matters.  Cooper & Walinski's 30 attorneys specialize in business litigation, insurance recovery for policyholders, labor and employment, litigation management, product liability, and white-collar criminal defense.  Cooper & Walinski is located in downtown Toledo, Ohio.

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