Super Lawyers^® Selects Five Aiken Schenk Attorneys

• More than half of the firm's shareholders rank among the top 5% of Arizona lawyers

• Shawn Aiken makes Arizona's Top 50 for the fourth straight year

Five Aiken Schenk attorneys – Al Ricciardi (Business Litigation), Shawn Aiken (Business Litigation),  Joe Schenk (Business Litigation), Richard Gerry (Personal Injury Litigation) and Lamar Hawkins (Bankruptcy) – are 2012 Super Lawyers selectees.

Super Lawyers recognition is limited to the top 5% of attorneys in Arizona.

Shawn Aiken (sixth Super Lawyers selection) is ranked among Arizona’s Top 50 attorneys by Southwest Super Lawyers for the fourth straight year. His reputation in litigation and mediation (he was named "Phoenix Lawyer of the Year in Mediation" for 2012 by Best Lawyers) stems from more than two decades of trying complex cases and conducting hundreds of arbitrations and mediations.

Richard Gerry (sixth selection) is nationally known for producing multi-million-dollar jury verdicts, particularly in claims involving public protection. His five such verdicts in the last decade have averaged nearly $12 million for victims of catastrophic negligence.

Joe Schenk (fourth selection) continues to win ground-breaking victories at trial and on appeal in matters that include shareholder and partnership disputes, the role of experts in determining percentage of fault, and legal requirements regarding expert testimony.

Lamar Hawkins’ selection affirms his position among the upper tier of Arizona bankruptcy lawyers. In 2011, the past chair of the State Bar’s Bankruptcy Section facilitated the successful emergence from Chapter 11 by a number of prominent Arizona companies, including Southwest Forest Products.

Al Ricciardi has recently mounted two high-profile regulatory and constitutional challenges to governmental action at the state and federal levels. His administrative law practice includes protecting independent dairies’ rights to compete against large, federally protected dairy interests. In addition, he is respected for his effectiveness in business and personal injury litigation.