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Syprett Meshad President Michael L. Resnick and Partner Teresa D. Jones have been selected to the Florida Super Lawyers list, and Managing Partner Nancy E. Cason has been named a Rising Star for the second straight year, the Sarasota firm has announced. Only 5 percent of lawyers in the state are selected for Super Lawyer honor; less than 2.5 percent are selected for the Rising Star dis- tinction, which is reserved for those age 40 or younger, a news release points out. Resnick was selected in the category of family law; Jones, in personal injury-general defense; and Cason, in real estate. They were all listed in the June issue of Super Lawyers Magazine. "Lawyers selected to the independently researched Super Lawyers and Rising Star lists have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement," the release explains. "The selection process includes a statewide survey of lawyers and peer reviews by practice areas," it adds. A founding partner of Syprett Meshad, Resnick has been recognized by his peers with selection to the Super Lawyers list every year since 2007, the release continues. His family law practice of more than 40 years involves high-profile marital dissolution and post-dissolution cases involving substantial marital assets, complex property division issues, custody, alimony, child support, visi- tation and modification of marital settlement agreements, the release says. He is admitted to practice law in the State of Florida, the United States District Court of Florida and the United States Supreme Court; he recently SYPRETT MESHAD ATTORNEYS RECEIVE STATEWIDE RECOGNITION Michael Resnick. Image from YouTube Teresa D. Jones/Contributed photo Sarasota News Leader August 8 & 15, 2014 Page 78