Orlando, FL – P. Alexander Gillen, partner at the Didier Law Firm, has been named by Florida Super Lawyers & Rising Stars magazine as one of the top up-and-coming attorneys in Florida for 2011. Less than five percent of the lawyers in the state are named by Super Lawyers.
The selections for this esteemed list are made by the research team atSuper Lawyers, which is a service of the Thomson Reuters, Legal division based in Eagan, Minn. Each year, the research team at Super Lawyers undertakes a rigorous multi-phase selection process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, independent evaluation of candidates by the attorney-led research staff, a peer review of candidates by practice area, and a good-standing and disciplinary check.
Super Lawyers evaluates candidates based on 12 indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement. Selections are made annually on a state-by-state basis and the criteria includes verdicts, settlements, transactions, representative clients, experience, honors and awards, special licenses and certifications, position within a law firm, professional activities, pro bono and community service, scholarly lectures and writings, education and employment background, and other outstanding achievements.
Mr. Gillen earned his Juris Doctor with Honors from the University of Florida Levin College of Law. He also holds Bachelor’s of Science degrees in Business and Journalism from the University of Florida. He is member of the Florida Justice Association, the American Association for Justice and the Central Florida Trial Lawyers Association.
The Didier Law Firm is a trial law firm specializing in the litigation of complex auto accident, truck accident and product liability cases. The firm has a long history of representing clients and their families whose lives have been irrevocably changed by a defective product, a rollover accident, a tire failure, or a dangerously operated truck. Located in Orlando, the firm represents clients injured in Florida, and serves as co-counsel in complex personal injury cases throughout the Southeast and nationally.