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Five Cordell & Cordell Attorneys Recognized By San Antonio Scene Magazine

san antonio scene magazine best lawyersFive Cordell & Cordell attorneys based in San Antonio, Texas were named in San Antonio Scene Magazine’s Best Lawyers 2014 list.

Attorneys Amanda L. Clepper, Maribel Cruz, Ashley Duffy, Lauren Koporec and Rachel Sadovsky were all recognized in the best lawyers list.

San Antonio Scene Magazine has been conducting this Best Lawyers list for ten years. The list get recognition by both attorneys and magazine readers in the San Antonio area.

This year’s vote for the best lawyers placed more emphasis on where voters work, their area of practice and how long they have been practicing.

Read more about San Antonio Scene Magazine’s Best Lawyers 2014 list here.

6 Attorneys Named Texas Rising Star By Super Lawyers

super-lawyers-2014Six Cordell & Cordell Texas attorneys were selected to the 2014 Texas Rising Stars list for family law attorneys by Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business.

Maribel Cruz (San Antonio), Amanda Clepper (San Antonio), Lauren Melhart (Fort Worth), Dena Williams (Fort Worth), and Jane Robertson (Houston) were all selected for the first time. Kelly Burris (Austin) was named a Texas Rising Star for the 10th year.

Each year, no more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor.

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 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.

Lawyers are asked to nominate the best attorneys who are 40 years old or under, or who have been practicing for 10 years or less, and who they have personally observed in action.

VIDEO: Bryan Abercrombie Talks Arian Foster Paternity Case With Great Day Houston

Screen Shot 2014-01-20 at 10.33.59 AMCordell & Cordell Houston divorce lawyer and Team Leader Bryan Abercrombie appeared on Great Day Houston to discuss a pending lawsuit against NFL running back Arian Foster alleging Foster tried to strong-arm his mistress into aborting their unborn child. Foster denies the claims.

Mr. Abercrombie talked about child support in paternity proceedings, including who is responsible for covering medical expenses incurred. He also offered tips on how to handle social media when involved in a child custody or divorce proceeding.

The full interview is available below. (Note: the segment begins at the 4:10 mark of the video.)