August 15, 2016, U.S. – Eight Reed Smith LLP lawyers claimed the top spot in in Best Lawyers’ latest annual round of recognition, earning 2017 “Lawyer of the Year” honors from the publication in their respective metropolitan areas. In addition, a total of 112 of the firm’s attorneys in 12 offices across the United States were named 2017 “Best Lawyers in America” in their respective practice areas.
Reed Smith’s 2017 “Lawyers of the Year” included the following:
|
Name |
Practice |
Metropolitan Area |
| Michael K. Brown | Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants | Los Angeles |
| Robert E. Browne | Patent Law | Chicago |
| Debra H. Dermody | Antitrust Law | Pittsburgh |
| Carolyn D. Duronio | Education Law and Non-Profit/Charities Law | Pittsburgh |
| James C. Martin | Appellate Practice | Pittsburgh |
| Casey Ryan | Employment Law – Management | Pittsburgh |
| Kirsten R. Rydstrom | Intellectual Property | Pittsburgh |
| Kyle O. Sollie | Tax Law | Philadelphia |
According to Best Lawyers, only a single lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area is honored as “Lawyer of the Year,” which “makes the accolade particularly significant.” Lawyers chosen for the honor “are selected based on particularly impressive voting averages received during the exhaustive peer-review assessments the publication conducts with thousands of leading lawyers annually." Best Lawyers began designating “Lawyers of the Year” in the United States in high-profile legal practice areas in 2009. A description of the selection methodology can be found here.
Since its first publication in 1983, Best Lawyers has become regarded as among the definitive guides to legal excellence. The choice of lawyers is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey. In 2015, more than 52,000 leading attorneys cast more than 5.5 million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas. Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers “the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice.”
About Reed Smith
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