Twenty-one attorneys from the Salt Lake City office of Stoel Rives LLP, a full-service U.S. business law firm, have been named to the 2008 Mountain States Super Lawyers directory. The Super Lawyers directory identifies the top 5 percent of attorneys in the state based on peer reviews and independent research. The Stoel Rives Salt Lake City attorneys named to this year’s directory are:

J. Keith Adams - Estate Planning & Probate
John A. Anderson -Personal Injury Defense: Products, Civil Litigation Defense, Class Action/Mass Torts
Matthew S. Bethards* - Intellectual Property
Kenneth B. Black - Business Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation, Securities Litigation
Kory D. Christensen* - Intellectual Property
Timothy K. Conde* - Business Litigation
Thomas A. Ellison - Real Estate
Barton W. Giddings - Intellectual Property
Ervin R. Holmes - Real Estate, Business/Corporate
Loren R. Hulse* - Intellectual Property
Richard H. Johnson II - Estate Planning & Probate, Closely Held Business/Corporate
David J. Jordan - Business Litigation, Antitrust Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation
Danny C. Kelly - Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights, Business Litigation, Business/Corporate
John S. Kirkham - Energy & Natural Resources, Environmental Litigation
Guy P. Kroesche - Real Estate, Business/Corporate, Health Care
Kevin B. Laurence - Intellectual Property
Michael E. Mangelson - Intellectual Property
Ronald G. Moffitt - Mergers & Acquisitions, Business/Corporate
Justin B. Palmer* - Employment & Labor
Matthew D. Thayne* - Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Litigation
Samuel E. Webb* - Intellectual Property
* Attorneys named as “Rising Stars” in their areas of law.

This is the third industry, peer-to-peer ranking program that has awarded Salt Lake City Stoel Rives attorneys high marks. Earlier this year, 12 Salt Lake City attorneys received top-tier rankings in Chambers USA: Guide to America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, and 22 attorneys were named to the Best Lawyers in America® 2008 directory.

Lawyers eligible to participate in surveys conducted by Super Lawyers are those who have been in practice for at least five years. In addition to survey responses, the ranking system factors in verdicts and settlements, transactions, representative clients, honors and awards, community service, scholarly lectures and writings, and other achievements.