Pettit Kohn Ingrassia & Lutz Attorneys Named to 2011 San Diego Super Lawyers and Southern California Rising Stars Lists

Pettit Kohn Ingrassia & Lutz is pleased to announce that three attorneys in the firm’s San Diego office were selected for inclusion on this year's San Diego Super Lawyers list and two attorneys in the Los Angeles office were included on this year's Southern California Rising Stars list. Douglas Pettit, Thomas Ingrassia and Jennifer Lutz are listed in San Diego Super Lawyers 2011 issue. Grant Waterkotte and Martin Moreno are listed in Southern California Rising Stars 2011 issue.

Pettit Kohn’s CEO and founding shareholder, Andrew Kohn, expressed his recognition of the talent and hard work these attorneys have displayed. “These awards are well deserved and the results of the expertise and dedication each attorney shows to their clients and their cases. We are a firm of incredibly talented attorneys and these awards highlight the quality service and results we strive to deliver.”

2011 San Diego Super Lawyers: Douglas Pettit is a founding shareholder of the firm’s Business Litigation group. Doug has extensive trial and litigation experience in the areas of professional liability and civil litigation. He represents clients in a variety of areas including business litigation, professional liability, personal injury, healthcare, and product liability. In June, Doug received additional recognition as a finalist for the San Diego Daily Transcript’s Top Attorney award. He ranked in as one of the top 10 finalists for Insurance practice.

Thomas Ingrassia is a founding shareholder and co-chair of the firm’s Employment & Labor group. Tom defends employers in all forms of employment disputes and is a widely-acclaimed speaker who regularly counsels and trains employers with respect to employee and business management issues. Tom has achieved Martindale-Hubbell’s highest rating for his legal ability and ethical standards. In June, Tom received additional recognition as a finalist for the San Diego Daily Transcript’s Top Attorney award. He is one of the top 10 finalists for Labor/Employment practice.

Jennifer Lutz is a founding shareholder and co-chair of the firm’s Employment & Labor group. She represents employers in a variety of areas including issues of discrimination, wrongful termination, harassment, both individual and class action wage and hour claims, and litigation services. She also offers training and counseling for employers throughout California.

Super Lawyers selects attorneys using a rigorous, multiphase process. Peer nominations and evaluations are combined with third party research. Each candidate is evaluated on 12 indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement. Only five percent of lawyers in California are selected.

2011 Southern California Rising Stars: Grant Waterkotte is a shareholder in the firm’s Business Litigation and Transportation practices and is a highly accomplished trial attorney in Southern California. Grant represents clients in a variety of areas including personal injury (defense), retail liability, transportation law, commercial litigation and products liability. This marks the second year Grant has been named to the Southern California Rising Stars list.

Martin Moreno is an associate attorney at the firm; he represents clients in a variety of areas involving personal injury (defense), product liability, transportation law and civil and trial litigation. This is Martin’s second year to be named to the Southern California Rising Stars list.

To be eligible for inclusion in Rising Stars, a candidate must be 40 or younger or in practice for ten years or less. No more than 2.5 percent of lawyers in California are named to this list.

About Pettit Kohn Ingrassia & Lutz PC
Founded in 2006, Pettit Kohn Ingrassia & Lutz PC services and represents its clients in Federal and State courts throughout California from its San Diego office at 11622 El Camino Real, Suite 300, San Diego, CA 92130; (858) 755-8500, and its Los Angeles office located at 9841 Airport Boulevard, Suite 1030, Los Angeles, CA 90045; (310) 649-5772. The firm’s practice includes Appellate, Business Litigation, Civil & Trial Litigation, Employment & Labor, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Real Estate, Restaurant & Hospitality, Retail, Transactional & Business Services, and Transportation. For more information visit the firm’s website at http://www.pettitkohn.com.

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