Cordell & Cordell divorce attorneys Tali Collins and Charles Hatley recently were named Rising Stars in the family law practice area by Super Lawyers Magazine, a Thomson Reuters rating service of outstanding lawyers.
Ms. Collins, an attorney in the firm’s Scottsdale office, was named to the Southwest Rising Stars list for the fourth time. Mr. Hatley, a litigation manager in the Fairfax office, received the distinction for the third consecutive year as a Virginia Rising Star.
Ms. Collins earned her juris doctor from the University of North Dakota and previously co-authored a book titled, “The Divorce Coach.”
Mr. Hatley previously was named to the National Trial Lawyers Association Top 40 Under 40 and the National Academy of Family Law Attorneys Top 10 Under 40. He earned his juris doctor from the University of Toledo College of Law.
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 development.
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Lawyers are asked to nominate the best attorneys who are age 40 or younger, or who have been practicing for 10 years or less. They are instructed to nominate lawyers they have personally observed in action – whether as opposing counsel or co-counsel, or through other firsthand courtroom observation.
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Written by Joseph E. Cordell
Joseph E. Cordell is the Principal Partner at Cordell and Cordell, P.C., which he founded in 1990 with his wife, Yvonne. Over the past 25 years, the firm has grown to include more than 100 offices in 30 states, as well as internationally in the United Kingdom. Mr. Cordell is licensed to practice in the states of Illinois and Missouri and received his LL.M. from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. Joseph E. Cordell was named one of the Top 10 Best Family Law Attorneys for Client Satisfaction in Missouri.
