PITTSBURGH, PA, May 25, 2010--Grogan Graffam, P.C. announced that shareholders Vincent J. Grogan, Joseph A. Macerelli, Leo G. Daly, Ronald J. Brown and John A. Bass were named Pennsylvania Super Lawyers for 2010 by Law & Politics and Philadelphia Magazine, an honor awarded to the top 5% of attorneys in the state.

Mr. Grogan, one of the founding shareholders of the firm, has been a trial attorney for over 45 years and is widely known and respected in commercial litigation matters, real estate law and professional liability defense. He served as President of the Pennsylvania Bar Association in 1997 and as President of the Allegheny County Bar Association in 1989. He currently chairs the Pennsylvania Bar Association Trust and serves as chair of the Allegheny County Bar Association Lawyers Fund. Mr. Grogan is also a member of the Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County and the Pennsylvania Joint State Government Commission's Advisory Committee on Real Property Law. He received his law degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law in 1960.

Mr. Macerelli chairs the Professional Liability practice group and has been a member of the firm's Board of Directors since 1986. He is an experienced trial attorney who concentrates his practice in medical malpractice and other professional liability defense. Mr. Macerelli is the President Elect of the Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County. He is also the Pennsylvania State Representative for the Defense Research Institute and a Past President of the Pennsylvania Defense Institute. Mr. Macerelli is Chairman of the Board of Canonsburg General Hospital and a director of West Penn Allegheny Health System. He received his J.D. from Duquesne University School of Law in 1981.

Mr. Daly chairs the Litigation practice group and has been on the firm's Board of Directors since 2000. Mr. Daly's trial practice includes commercial litigation, product liability, class action work, toxic tort litigation, employment matters and insurance coverage issues. He serves as regional and national counsel for a number of manufacturers and sellers of goods and services. Mr. Daly is a member of the Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County and a past Chair of the Allegheny County Bar Association's Civil Litigation Section. He received his law degree from Case Western Reserve University in 1981.

Mr. Brown has been a shareholder since 1993 and chairs the Business Transactions Practice Group. He concentrates his practice in municipal law and municipal finance, including governmental bond issues and economic development project finance. Mr. Brown serves as solicitor to several municipal authorities. He also provides legal services for offerings of privately-placed securities and legal guidance to small business entities. Mr. Brown is a member of the Pennsylvania Securities Commission Attorney Advisory Committee, as well as the National Association of Bond Lawyers and the Pennsylvania Municipal Authorities Association. He received his law degree from the University Of Pittsburgh School Of Law in 1976.

Mr. Bass has been a shareholder since 1994. He is an experienced trial attorney and concentrates his practice in medical malpractice and nursing home defense. Mr. Bass is a member of the Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County. He is also a member of the Pennsylvania Defense Institute and the Defense Research Institute. Mr. Bass received his J.D. from Duquesne University School of Law in 1988.