MONTGOMERY COUNTY, PA, May 27, 2014 – Hamburg, Rubin, Mullin, Maxwell & Lupin is pleased to announce that William G. Roark has been named to the 2014 Pennsylvania Rising Stars list for the area of Environmental Litigation. Each year, no more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor. This is Bill’s 5th straight year receiving this recognition.

Bill is a member of the firm’s Litigation Department. His practice is focused on environmental litigation, commercial litigation, and personal injury cases. A member of the Pennsylvania Bar, Bill is also a member of the Pennsylvania and Montgomery Bar Associations. Bill has been appointed to various Bar committees and previously served as Editor for the Montgomery County Law Reporter.  Bill also serves as an officer of the Montgomery Bar Association Young Lawyers Section. A graduate of Bucknell University (B.A. in Economics, cum laude, 2003), Bill received his law degree with honors in 2006 from Villanova University where he served as a member of the Villanova Moot Court Board Executive Committee. Prior to joining the firm, Bill worked for Environmental Equipment Inc., where he helped usher in the green-age by selling, servicing and installing solar pool heating systems. Bill is a member of The Pennsylvania Association of Justice (formerly The Pennsylvania Trial Lawyer Association).

Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The annual selections are made using a patented multiphase process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates and peer reviews by practice area. The result is a credible, comprehensive and diverse listing of exceptional attorneys.

Hamburg, Rubin, Mullin, Maxwell & Lupin is one of the leading law firms in Eastern Pennsylvania providing legal counsel to businesses, municipalities and individuals in such areas as business law, litigation, real estate matters, municipal law, trusts and estates, family law, criminal law and personal injury matters. The firm’s singular focus is on achieving the best possible result for its clients.