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Justice League

Johanna Marmon

Listed attorneys from the D.C.-area law firm discuss their firm's unique practice.

Advocacy in Action

Margo Pierce

Koonz, McKenney, Johnson, DePaolis & Lightfoot on their firm's success and recent memorable cases.

An Interview With Elizabeth B. Meers of Hogan Lovells

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Elizabeth Meers, an Education Law "Lawyer of the Year" award-winner in D.C. discusses her most memorable cases.

In the News: Washington, D.C.

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A news roundup for legal happenings in the Washington, D.C., area

Marc Sorini, Washington, D.C. "Lawyer of the Year" for Food and Beverage Law 2018

Nicole Ortiz

Marc Sorini, of McDermott Will & Emery, was named 2018 "Lawyer of the Year" for Food and Beverage Law in Washington, D.C.

Celia Roady, Washington, D.C. "Lawyer of the Year" for Tax Law 2018

Nicole Ortiz

Celia Roady, of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, was named 2018 "Lawyer of the Year" for Tax Law in Washington, D.C.

In the News: Washington, D.C.

Compiled by Nicole Ortiz

A summary of newsworthy content from Washington D.C. lawyers and law firms.

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A Small Firm with Colossal Success

Regan Zambri Long

Regan Zambri & Long and its attorneys go the distance to deliver justice to all their clients.

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Kuder, Smollar, Friedman & Mihalik

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The best family lawyers know that there are few practices areas as complex as family law, and not just for legal reasons.

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Ireland Stapleton's Regulatory Attorney Tom Downey Appointed to the Colorado Secretary of State's Advisory Committee

MacElree Harvey Announces Marie I. Crossley as Newest Shareholder

Pond Lehocky Associate Selected to Serve on the Pennsylvania Bar Association's Workers' Compensation Bench Bar Committee. 

Tonkon Torp Announces Partners Anna Sortun and Jeffrey Woodcox as New Practice Group Leaders

Hyland Levin Launches New Food and Beverage Law Group

Gawthrop Greenwood Attorney Robert Jefferson Named to Board of Crime Victims' Center of Chester County

Burr & Forman Names New Chief Information Officer

Former Attorney General Rejoins Oklahoma-based Law Firm Riggs Abney 

Bradley Partner Patricia Head Moskal Named Chancellor of Chancery Court for the 20th Judicial District

Tucker Ellis Welcomes Partner Nicholas Clifford to IP Practice 

Bradley Partner Robert J. Symon Selected as a Fellow of the Construction Lawyers Society of America 

Diane V. Dygert Named Chair of Seyfarth Shaw's Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Department 

Sherr Puttmann Akins Lamb PC Announces Courtney Radtke McConomy as Shareholder

Family Law Firm Shemtob Law Announces New Firm Name Shemtob Draganosky Taylor, P.C.

O'Melveny Represented Nation's 8th Largest Pest Management Company Clark Pest Control in Acquisition by Rollins, Inc. 

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Heller, Huron, Chertkof & Salzman PLLC
  • Recognized Since: 2007

  • Location:

    Washington, D.C., District of Columbia
  • Practice Areas
    Civil Rights Law | Employment Law - Individuals
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Harold P. Coxson, Jr.

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
  • Recognized Since: 2009

  • Location:

    Washington, D.C., District of Columbia
  • Practice Areas
    Employment Law - Management | Labor Law - Management
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Lawyer of the Year
(2019) - Washington, D.C., District of Columbia

Paul R. Smollar

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Kuder, Smollar, Friedman & Mihalik, PC
  • Recognized Since: 2006

  • Location:

    Washington, D.C., District of Columbia
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Lawyer of the Year
(2019) - Washington, D.C., District of Columbia

Barry P. Barbash

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Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
  • Recognized Since: 2006

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    Washington, D.C., District of Columbia
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Lawyer of the Year
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Jonathan E. Nuechterlein

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Sidley Austin LLP
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William R. McLucas

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Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
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    Washington, D.C., District of Columbia
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Lawyer of the Year
(2019) - Washington, D.C., District of Columbia

Jamie Gorelick

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Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
  • Recognized Since: 2005

  • Location:

    Washington, D.C., District of Columbia
  • Practice Areas
    Administrative / Regulatory Law | Bet-the-Company Litigation | Commercial Litigation | Criminal Defense: White-Collar | Government Relations Practice | Litigation - Antitrust | Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
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Seth P. Waxman

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Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
  • Recognized Since: 2005

  • Location:

    Washington, D.C., District of Columbia
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Robert Corn-Revere

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Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
  • Recognized Since: 2007

  • Location:

    Washington, D.C., District of Columbia
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Stephen Z. Chertkof

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Heller, Huron, Chertkof & Salzman PLLC
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  • Location:

    Washington, D.C., District of Columbia
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    Civil Rights Law | Employment Law - Individuals
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Lawyer of the Year
(2019) - Washington, D.C., District of Columbia

Abby Cohen Smutny

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White & Case LLP
  • Recognized Since: 2006

  • Location:

    Washington, D.C., District of Columbia
  • Practice Areas
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Lawyer of the Year
(2019) - Washington, D.C., District of Columbia

John H. Beisner

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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
  • Recognized Since: 2008

  • Location:

    Washington, D.C., District of Columbia
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