Press Release

Best Lawyers Publishes Eighth Annual Women in the Law Business Edition

Best Lawyers Publishes Eighth Annual Women in the Law Business Edition
Megan Edmonds Portrait

Megan Edmonds

Public Relations Manager

AUGUSTA, Ga., June 2, 2023 — As the oldest and most respected Purely Peer Review® research and accolades company in the legal profession, Best Lawyers® is pleased to continue celebrating the accomplishments of women in the industry with the publication of the eighth annual Women in the Law spring business edition.

“By amplifying the exceptional work of female lawyers and shining a spotlight on their legacies, we hope to showcase the richness and diversity of talent that is expanding and impacting the legal community,” said Best Lawyers CEO Phillip Greer.

Partner at Kilpatrick Townsend, sought-after intellectual property and technology-focused lawyer, community advocate and 2023 Best Lawyers “Lawyer of the Year” in Atlanta for IT Outsourcing Law, Farah F. Cook shares how her formative experiences backstage with her father, a member of a famous Motown quartet, influenced her pursuit of a career in law in a captivating featured cover interview.

Additional editorial further promotes women’s voices with content written by Patricia Brown Holmes, LaVon M. Johns, Courtney E. Ervin, Joanne M. O’Connor, Tanya C. Nesbitt, Jane E. Young and Michele M. Jochner.

This publication includes every female lawyer recognized in the 2023 editions of The Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America and includes a special section highlighting all lawyers recognized for their work in Family Law in the 2023 recognitions.

Read the digital publication here.

Best Lawyers is the oldest and most respected peer-review research and accolades company in the legal profession. Best Lawyers compiles extensive recognitions by conducting exhaustive peer-review surveys in which tens of thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate the work of their fellow legal professionals within their local market and specialty. Lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed; therefore, recognition by Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor.