MERRILLVILLE – John E. Hughes, a partner at Hoeppner Wagner & Evans LLP, has been named to the Indiana Super Lawyers list for 2012. Only 5 percent of lawyers in the state are selected; Hughes has been named  to the Indiana Super Lawyers list for the last three years.

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.

“We are extremely pleased that John was acknowledged,” said William F. Satterlee, III, managing partner of Hoeppner Wagner & Evans. “John is not only a valuable litigator he is a valuable source of legal acumen with our legal team.”

The firm has been rooted in Northwest Indiana for more than 100 years.