Sixteen attorneys with Baker Donelson have been named to the 2021 edition of Maryland Super Lawyers and five attorneys were listed as "Rising Stars."

The 16 attorneys named to the 2021 list are: Kenneth B. Abel, Thomas H. Barnard, Raymond D. Burke, John P. Edgar, James E. Edwards Jr., Ty Kelly, Joseph C. Kovars, Matthew A. Mace, Donald R. Mering, Kelly Preteroti, Michael A. Schollaert, Howard L. Sollins, Paul S. Sugar, Sanford V. Teplitzky, Geoffrey S. Tobias, and John Anthony Wolf.

The publication also honored five Baker Donelson attorneys in its 2021 list of "Rising Stars": Emily R. Billig, Courtney K. Brust, Jennifer L. Curry, and Timothy R. Wagner.

The selections for this list are made by the research team at Super Lawyers, a Thompson Reuters business. Each year, this rating service recognizes lawyers from more than 70 practice areas for attaining a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The annual selections are made using a patented multiphase process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates and peer reviews by practice area.

Baker Donelson is among the 70 largest law firms in the country, with more than 700 attorneys and public policy advisors representing more than 30 practice areas to serve a wide range of legal needs. Clients receive knowledgeable guidance from experienced, multi-disciplined industry and client service teams, all seamlessly connected across 21 offices in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Washington, D.C.