Grafton Resident Named To 2019 Rising Stars Lawyer List

GRAFTON, MA — A Grafton resident was named a "Rising Star" by the research team at Super Lawyers. Amanda Baer, an associate in Mirick O'Connell's Labor, Employment and Employee Benefits Group, was selected to the 2019 Massachusetts Rising Stars list.

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.

Amanda focuses her employment litigation practice on representing employers in federal and state courts and before the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, where she defends against claims concerning discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, accommodations, and wage and hour laws.

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.