Gary Lafayette, Susan Kumagai and Diane Kong have been named to the 2014 Super Lawyers list for Northern California. Lafayette & Kumagai LLP Associates Brian Chun and April Santos have been named to the 2014 Rising Stars list for Northern California.

Super Lawyers 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 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. For more information, visit SuperLawyers.com. Only five percent of the lawyers in Northern California are named to the Super Lawyers list. Only 2.5 percent of lawyers in Northern California are named to the Rising Stars list.