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Texas Attorney, Quinton Grant Pelley, Selected for Inclusion in Super Lawyer -- Rising Stars Edition, 2011

Quinton Grant Pelley, a Texas criminal defense and bankruptcy lawyer at Pelley Law Office, L.L.P., has been selected for inclusion in Texas Super Lawyers - Rising Stars Edition, 2011.

2011-05-26
PLANO, TX, May 26, 2011 (Press-News.org) Quinton Grant Pelley, a Texas criminal defense and bankruptcy lawyer at Pelley Law Office, L.L.P., has been selected for inclusion in Texas Super Lawyers - Rising Stars Edition, 2011.

Born in Sherman, Texas, Quinton Pelley received his J.D. from Texas Tech School of Law. With legal experience in medical malpractice, tort litigation and contract law, Mr. Pelley now focuses his practice in criminal defense, bankruptcy, family law and personal injury. He is admitted to practice in Texas' state courts, the Northern United States District Court of Texas and the Eastern United States District Court of Texas.

Lawyers are chosen for inclusion in the Rising Stars Edition by their peers and through the independent research at Super Lawyers, a service of the Thomson Reuters, Legal division. Super Lawyers conducts a statewide survey of lawyers, credential review and a disciplinary check. Lawyers are ranked and those with the highest number of points are named to the Risking Stars list. Fewer than 2.5 percent of lawyers in Texas are named Rising Stars each year. For more information, please visit www.superlawyers.com.

The Texas Rising Stars list appears in the April 2011 issues of Texas Monthly and Texas Super Lawyers - Rising Stars Edition, 2011.

For more information about Quinton Pelley, please visit his online profile, contact him at 972-608-0335 or send him an email.


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[Press-News.org] Texas Attorney, Quinton Grant Pelley, Selected for Inclusion in Super Lawyer -- Rising Stars Edition, 2011
Quinton Grant Pelley, a Texas criminal defense and bankruptcy lawyer at Pelley Law Office, L.L.P., has been selected for inclusion in Texas Super Lawyers - Rising Stars Edition, 2011.