Three Shook Attorneys Named to Connecticut Super Lawyers

Three Shook attorneys have received recognition from Super Lawyers Magazine. Partner Rob Simpson was selected for Connecticut Super Lawyers and Associates James Geisler and Sheldon Poole were named Rising Stars. 

Simpson is the managing partner for Shook’s Hartford location which opened in 2022. Simpson is a trial attorney, focusing his practice on pharmaceutical and medical device litigation, as well as toxic tort cases. He has been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America for over a decade and was honored by Chambers USA for General Commercial Litigation. 

Poole has served on several trial teams at Shook drafting opening statement outlines, and handling fact and expert witness workup and drafting trial examination outlines for first and second chair trial attorneys. He has substantial experience handling product liability matters involving over-the-counter and prescription medications and consumer products. This year, ALM named Poole as a New Leader in Law, and DRI selected him as a Rookie of the Year in 2023.

Before joining Shook, Geisler served as a judicial law clerk for a judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut. He focuses his practice on product liability litigation and is a member of the Connecticut Bar Association. This marks Geisler’s first year of Super Lawyers recognition.

Super Lawyers selects attorneys using a patented multiphase selection process including peer nominations and independent research. Candidates are eligible for Rising Stars if they are 40 or younger and been in practice for less than 10 years. Only 5 percent of attorneys are selected to Super Lawyers