{"id":640,"date":"2010-01-21T16:00:37","date_gmt":"2010-01-21T22:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bgs.com\/?p=640"},"modified":"2010-01-21T16:00:37","modified_gmt":"2010-01-21T22:00:37","slug":"press-release-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bgs.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/21\/press-release-2\/","title":{"rendered":"****PRESS RELEASE****"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>December 2, 2009<\/strong><br \/>\nBarna Guzy &amp; Steffen announces Personal Injury\/Criminal Attorney Adriel Villarreal was named a 2010 \u201cMinnesota Rising Star\u201d by <em>Minnesota Law and Politics<\/em> magazine. In 1998, the publishers of Law &amp; Politics and Super Lawyers launched Rising Stars in Minnesota to recognize the top up-and-coming attorneys in the state &#8212; those who are 40 years old or younger, or who have been practicing for 10 years or less.<br \/>\nAdriel joined Barna, Guzy &amp; Steffen in 2004 as a Law Clerk. He became an attorney with the firm following his graduation from University of St. Thomas School of Law and admission to the bar in 2006. His practice now includes <a href=\"https:\/\/bgs.com\/areas-of-practice\/personal-injury-law\/\">Personal Injury<\/a> and Criminal Law.<br \/>\nHe is bilingual and able to assist both English and Spanish speaking clients. This enables him to offer assistance to the growing Hispanic population in the north metro suburbs of Minneapolis where BGS is located.\u00a0 Adriel has been an integral part of BGS\u2019 expansion to serve our growing and changing community. BGS has been dedicated to serving the community for more than 70 years and the community is growing and changing in population.<br \/>\nDue in equal parts to this philosophy and to the hard work of attorney Adriel B. Villarreal, our local community has responded positively to our efforts.\u00a0 In order to better serve those in need, we have hired a bilingual paralegal, Eny Maldonado-Johnson to assist him.<br \/>\nEstablished in 1938, Barna, Guzy &amp; Steffen provides a variety of legal services for individuals, companies and governmental agencies and has worked with thousands of clients in the metro area. For more information about the firm, visit www.bgs.com.<br \/>\nLarge enough to serve you, Small enough to know you<br \/>\nA Tradition of Service since 1938<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 2, 2009 Barna Guzy &amp; Steffen announces Personal Injury\/Criminal Attorney Adriel Villarreal was named a 2010 \u201cMinnesota Rising Star\u201d by Minnesota Law and Politics magazine. 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