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McGlinchey Attorneys Named Super Lawyers 2023 Washington Risings Stars

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McGlinchey Stafford is pleased to announce that Heidi Urness and Daniel Shortt, attorneys in the firm’s Seattle office, have been named to the Super Lawyers 2023 Washington Rising Stars List.

Heidi Urness is the co-chair of McGlinchey’s Cannabis industry group and has a national reputation in the cannabis industry. She counsels existing and future licensees, as well as cannabis-ancillary businesses, on a wide range of topics, including business organization and financing, licensing and regulatory issues, transactions and contracts, transportation, real property, employment, taxation, and more. Recently selected to Law360’s 2023 Cannabis Editorial Advisory Board, Heidi is a leading author on CBD, hemp, and marijuana law and a regular contributor to many of the nation’s premier cannabis publications. She was recently named one of the Top 30 Cannabis Litigators You Should Know and a Top 200 Global Cannabis Attorney.

Daniel Shortt is a corporate and regulatory attorney who works extensively with entrepreneurs in the cannabis industry. He advises clients on matters related to both hemp and marijuana and frequently speaks on legal issues relating to cannabis across the country and abroad. Daniel is quoted as an authority on cannabis law in dozens of publications, including Marijuana Moment, Hemp Industry Daily, the Washington Post, and Bloomberg, to name a few. This marks Daniel’s second consecutive year being recognized as a Washington Rising Star by Super Lawyers.

Since 2004, more than 80 McGlinchey attorneys have received the distinction of being included in Super Lawyers and the publication’s Rising Stars lists nationwide. Super Lawyers names outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. No more than the top 5% of attorneys in each state, as nominated by their peers, are reviewed by an independent research team that focuses on professional accomplishments, peer recognition, and community involvement to be recognized. The Rising Stars list recognizes the top 2.5% of lawyers in the state who are 40 years old or younger or have been in practice for 10 years or fewer.

For more information about Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters service, and its selection process, please visit the Super Lawyers website.

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