Super Lawyer Recognizes Zetlin & De Chiara LLP as Leader in Construction Litigation

Four Attorneys Named Super Lawyers in 2010

January 12, 2010 (New York, NY) Zetlin & De Chiara LLP, the region’s leading construction law firm, is proud to announce that senior partners Michael S. Zetlin, Michael K. De Chiara, Raymond T. Mellon and Carol J. Patterson have been recognized by New York Super Lawyers magazine as four of the top construction litigation attorneys in New York for 2010. Only five percent of all lawyers in New York are recognized by Super Lawyers.

“The firm’s reputation has been built on our attorneys unparalleled service to the real estate, design and construction industries,” states Michael K. De Chiara, co-founding partner of Zetlin & De Chiara LLP. “We are honored that all of the firm’s senior partners have been recognized by this valued legal resource. It is a reflection of the firm’s dedication and support of construction law, not only in the eyes of our clients but of our legal colleagues as well.”

The selections for Super Lawyers are made by Law & Politics, a division of Key Professional Media, Inc. of Minneapolis, Minn. Each year, Law & Politics undertakes a rigorous multi-phase selection process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent evaluation of candidates by Law & Politics’ attorney-led research staff, a peer review of candidates by practice area, reputation and disciplinary check.

About Super Lawyers

Super Lawyers was first published in Minnesota in 1991. William White, attorney and founding publisher, remains the publisher today. Law & Politics is owned by attorney Vance Opperman, the former president of West Publishing. Super Lawyers can be found online at superlawyers.com, where lawyers can be searched by practice area and location.

About Zetlin & De Chiara LLP

Zetlin & De Chiara is a provider of innovative legal counsel with a focus on construction law representing design professionals, owners, developers, government agencies, construction managers, owners’ representatives and general contractors throughout the United States. The firm advises clients at every step of the design and construction process from initial negotiation of contracts through the design and construction phases and, if necessary, through dispute resolution. Zetlin & De Chiara LLP is headquartered in New York with offices in New Jersey and Connecticut.

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