Two Faraci Lange LLP attorneys are listed among the Top 50 Upstate New York attorneys in the 2011 edition of New York Super Lawyers.

Angelo G. Faraci and Stephen G. Schwarz are among the 50 attorneys who received the highest point totals during the New York Super Lawyers-Upstate nomination, research and review process.

Faraci, of Rochester, is listed in the New York Super Lawyers in personal injury plaintiff: medical malpractice. He has been listed in New York Super Lawyers since 2007. Schwarz, of Fairport, is listed in personal injury plaintiff: medical malpractice. He has been named to New York Super Lawyers since 2007.

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Faraci Lange LLP attorneys once again have been selected by their peers for inclusion in the Best Lawyers in America^®.

The seven attorneys named in the 2012 edition of Best Lawyers are:

• Matthew F. Belanger, of Brighton, in the practice areas of personal injury litigation and product liability litigation. Belanger has been named to Best Lawyers since 2008.
• John A. Falk, in medical malpractice law, personal injury litigation and product liability litigation. The Brighton resident has been named to Best Lawyers since 2009.
• Angelo G. Faraci, of Rochester, in legal malpractice law, medical malpractice law, personal injury litigation and product liability litigation. Faraci has been listed in Best Lawyers since its inception in 1983.
• Paul K. Lange, of Rochester, in medical malpractice law, personal injury litigation and product liability litigation. He was first named to Best Lawyers in 2001.
• Joseph A. Regan, in medical malpractice law, personal injury litigation and product liability litigation. The Rochester resident has been named to Best Lawyers since 2005.
• Stephen G. Schwarz, of Fairport, in medical malpractice law, personal injury litigation and product liability litigation. Schwarz has been named to Best Lawyers since 1999.
• Brian M. Zorn, of Victor, in medical malpractice law, personal injury litigation and product liability litigation. Zorn has been named to Best Lawyers since 1995.

Best Lawyers is regarded, by both the legal profession and the public, as a definitive guide to legal excellence in the U.S. The new 2012 Best Lawyers is based on a rigorous national survey involving more than 3.9 million detailed evaluations of lawyers by other lawyers.

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Fortunately, there are several easily accessible research tools that can help you find highly experienced medical malpractice law firms. You can check the credentials of the firms and their attorneys by visiting “The Best Lawyers in America,” (www.bestlawyers.com), the American Board of Trial Advocates (www.abota.org) and the American College of Trial Lawyers (www.actl.com) and Martindale-Hubbell (www.martindale.com).

“The Best Lawyers in America” is a national organization that lists by specialty the attorneys and firms in each geographical area who other attorneys rate among the best in their specialty. As you would expect these attorneys are highly experienced in their fields. Look for firms who have attorneys listed in the medical malpractice section – the more attorneys listed, the greater the firm’s overall medical malpractice experience.

The American Board of Trial Advocates and the American College of Trial Lawyers are two other excellent resources because they have rigorous admissions standards and only admit highly experienced trial attorneys. For example, The American College of Trial Lawyers only admits those trial lawyers who are outstanding and considered the best in a state or province. This is very important because the better medical practice attorneys are all highly experienced trial attorneys. This is also very important because highly experienced and regarded medical malpractice trial attorneys are more likely to obtain better settlements and verdicts.

In matters as serious as birth trauma injuries you want to know if in addition to superior medical malpractice experience and legal skills, the attorneys and firms also practice at the highest ethical standards. “Martindale-Hubbell” is a highly respected national publication that uses peer reviews to rate attorneys and firms on both the quality of their legal work and their ethical standards. Look for attorneys and firms that receive both an “A,” their highest legal quality grade and a “V” their highest ethical grade.

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