{"id":8928,"date":"2019-05-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-05-08T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/norrismclaughlin.com\/three-norris-mclaughlin-attorneys-named-among-pennsylvania-rising-stars\/"},"modified":"2023-01-19T10:01:07","modified_gmt":"2023-01-19T10:01:07","slug":"three-norris-mclaughlin-attorneys-named-among-pennsylvania-rising-stars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/norrismclaughlin.com\/news\/three-norris-mclaughlin-attorneys-named-among-pennsylvania-rising-stars\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Norris McLaughlin Attorneys Named Among Pennsylvania Rising Stars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/attorney_profiles\/s-graham-simmons-iii\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Graham Simmons, III<\/a>, Attorney of law firm <a href=\"\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Norris McLaughlin, P.A.<\/a>, has been selected for inclusion in the 2019 Edition of <em>Pennsylvania Rising Stars\u00ae<\/em>. Only two-and-a-half percent of Pennsylvania attorneys are given this honor, which recognizes lawyers aged 40 and under or who have been practicing for fewer than 10 years. No more than 2.5 percent are named to the <em>Rising Stars<\/em> list.<\/p>\n<p><em>Pennsylvania Rising Stars\u00ae,<\/em>a listing of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement, is published in <em>Super Lawyers Magazine<\/em> and <em>Philadelphia<\/em> magazine. The rigorous selection process combines peer nominations and evaluations with third-party validation of professional accomplishments. <em>Super Lawyers Magazine<\/em>, which features the entire list of Super Lawyers and profiles of selected attorneys, is published in all 50 states and Washington, D.C., reaching more than 13 million readers.<\/p>\n<p>A resident of the Lehigh Valley and the firm\u2019s Pennsylvania Administrative Partner, Simmons practices primarily in the areas of business law, mergers and acquisitions, real estate and land use, banking and financial services, and health care law.\u00a0 He was recognized as a <em>Rising Star<\/em> in 2008, and every year since 2013. He was honored in 2013 as one of the Lehigh Valley Business\u2019s Top 40 Under 40, which recognizes young professionals who exhibit talent and promise and have a well-documented track record of achievements in business.\u00a0 Simmons is the Solicitor to the City of Easton Parking Authority. He is an active member of College Hill Presbyterian Church, and is a member of the Board of the State Theatre Center for the Arts in Easton, the Greater Valley YMCA, and of the Greater Easton Development Partnership, where he is the immediate past Chairman. Simmons earned his J.D. <em>magna cum laude<\/em>,<em> Order of the Coif<\/em>, from Villanova University School of Law in 2004, and his B.A. from Roanoke College in 2001.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Graham Simmons, III, Attorney of law firm Norris McLaughlin, P.A., has been selected for inclusion in the 2019 Edition of Pennsylvania Rising Stars\u00ae. Only two-and-a-half percent of Pennsylvania attorneys are given this honor, which recognizes lawyers aged 40 and under or who have been practicing for fewer than 10 years. 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