Attorney Donna B. DeVaney Again Named to the Florida Rising Stars List

TAMPA, Fla., June 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Merlin Law Group, a firm focused on property insurance law and advocating for the policyholder both in and outside of the courtroom, today announced attorney Donna DeVaney has been named to the Florida Rising Stars list as one of the top attorneys in Florida for 2011. No more than 2.5% of the lawyers in the state are selected to the list. This is the second straight year that Ms. DeVaney has been so honored.

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Ms. DeVaney's law practice is concentrated on property insurance litigation on behalf of commercial and residential policyholders and agent negligence cases on behalf of insureds. In addition to being a member of the Florida Bar Association, Ms. DeVaney is also admitted to the Bar in Texas. 

Ms. DeVaney is a 1997 graduate of Stetson University College of Law in St. Petersburg, Florida, where she was a member of the Trial Team and the Moot Court Board. She also received the Walter Mann award, the highest honor given to a graduating senior by students and faculty.

Ms. DeVaney's legal career is dedicated to the representation of commercial and residential policyholders in insurance disputes in both Florida and Texas.

About Merlin Law Group®

Merlin Law Group focuses on insurance law with a mission to provide efficient and effective legal counsel, service, and advocacy to insurance policyholders and claimants. The firm provides legal services related to insurance claim presentation, insurance coverage litigation, and insurance bad faith issues.  Merlin Law Group has offices in Tampa, Coral Gables, and West Palm Beach, FL, Houston, TX, Denver, CO, and Los Angeles, CA. The firm handles commercial, governmental, condominium, and residential insurance loss cases across the nation.

For more information, visit www.merlinlawgroup.com or the firm's blog at propertyinsurancelawcoverage.com.

About Super Lawyers®

Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business, 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 rigorous multi-phrased process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independents research evaluation of candidates and peer reviews by practice area. The Super Lawyers lists are published nationwide in Super Lawyers magazines and in leading city and regional magazines across the country. Super Lawyers magazines also feature editorial profiles of attorneys who embody excellence in the practice of law. For more information about Super Lawyers, go to superlawyers.com. The first Super Lawyers list was published in 1991, and by 2009 the rating service had expanded nationwide. In February 2010, Super Lawyers was acquired by Thomson Reuters, the world's leading source of intelligent information for business and professionals.

SOURCE Merlin Law Group