MEYER DARRAGH ATTORNEYS NAMED 2006 PENNSYLVANIA SUPER LAWYERS

Pittsburgh, PA —  Attorneys Eric N. Anderson, Carl A. Eck, Marie Milie Jones, and Joseph E. Vogrin, III, partners in the law firm of Meyer, Darragh, Buckler, Bebenek & Eck, a Professional Limited Liability Company, have been named Pennsylvania Super Lawyers for 2006. Mr. Anderson and Ms. Jones have made the Super Lawyers list since 2004, and Mr. Eck since 2005.

          Law & Politics magazine, which publishes Pennsylvania Super Lawyers, uses a three-step selection process to decide upon the lawyers who will receive the distinction of “Super Lawyers.” A general survey is sent to all lawyers across Pennsylvania asking them to name the best lawyers they have personally observed in action. A review panel then scores the attorneys nominated in the general survey. Finally, an attorney-led independent research group grades the nominated lawyers based on ten criteria. The points from each step are added up and the list is cut off at the top five percent.

          A graduate of Colgate University and the University of Pittsburgh Law School, Mr. Anderson has developed a reputation as an outstanding trial attorney, representing corporate and organization clients in aviation, banking, commercial litigation, insurance, personal injury, products liability, and transportation. He is a member of the Academy of Trial Lawyers 6f Allegheny County. Mr. Anderson also continues his life-long commitment to legal representation for all citizens with his membership in the Neighborhood Legal Services Association through which he provides pro bono legal work to plaintiffs in Protection from Abuse hearings.

          Mr. Eck is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and its law school, and is recognized for his distinguished legal career. He has built a reputation as a tenacious litigator by defending major domestic and international automobile and product designers and manufacturers, defending religious institutions in high-profile molestation cases, and defending government agencies, corporations, and construction companies in contract disputes. He is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and a member of the Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County.

          Born and raised in Greensburg, Ms. Jones is a cum laude graduate of Duquesne University and its law school. A defense trial attorney who represents companies in employment matters and other clients in commercial disputes, Ms. Jones has also achieved prominence for her representation of counties and local governments sued by those who allege police abuse, excessive force, and other violations of constitutional rights. At age 35, she became managing attorney for Meyer Darragh -- the youngest female to head up a major law firm in Pittsburgh’s history.

          As a municipal law attorney, Joseph E. Vogrin, III, serves as solicitor for a number of governmental bodies. He is also one of the Pittsburgh area’s better known criminal defense motor vehicle lawyers, defending citizens accused of motor vehicle violations. Joe has also taught criminal law to over 3,500 police officers, including cadets at the Allegheny County Police Academy and the City of Pittsburgh Police Academy, teaching Search and Seizure, Arrest, Crimes Code, and Use of Deadly Force. Mr. Vogrin is a graduate of Duquesne University and its law school.

          Meyer Darragh, a 35-attorney firm headquartered in the U.S. Steel Tower in Pittsburgh, also maintains branch offices in Greensburg, Altoona, and Cranberry Township Pennsylvania. The firm practices in a variety of fields including litigation defense, employment law, municipal law, and motor vehicle and criminal defense.