Lawyer of the Year
Best Lawyers® began designating “Lawyers of the Year” in the U.S.
in high-profile legal practice areas in conjunction with the 15th edition (2009).
Since then, we have extended this honor to many other countries where the Best Lawyers
peer-review process is conducted as well.
Only a single lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area is honored
as the “Lawyer of the Year,” making this accolade particularly significant.
Lawyers being honored as “Lawyer of the Year” are selected based on
particularly impressive voting averages received during the exhaustive peer-review
assessments we conduct with thousands of leading lawyers each year. Receiving this
designation reflects the high level of respect a lawyer has earned among other leading
lawyers in the same communities and the same practice areas for their abilities,
their professionalism, and their integrity.
We continue to believe — as we have believed for 30 years — that recognition by
one’s peers is the most meaningful form of praise in the legal profession.
The Editors of Best Lawyers would like to congratulate all of the lawyers who have
been selected as “Lawyers of the Year” for 2012.