The 2015 edition of Best Lawyers in America, one of the most respected peer-reviewed publications in the legal profession, has named many IADC members to its list. “Lawyer of the Year” awards are also presented to a single outstanding lawyer within each practice area and city. Some IADC members were also given this title.
Here are some IADC members and the categories they were recognized for their leadership in, as well as those who were named “Lawyer of the Year” in various categories:
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Sheryl L. Anderson (Wells, Anderson & Race, LLC): Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
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James K. Archibald (Venable LLP): Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Patent
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Andrew S. Chamberlin (Ellis & Winters LLP): Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
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Mercer K. (Bud) Clarke (Clarke Silverglate, P.A.): Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Product Liability Litigation - Defendatns, Litigation-Constructin
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John E. Cuttino (Gallivan, White & Boyd, P.A.): Litigation – Construction, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
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Elbert S. Dorn (Nexsen Pruet): Product Liability Litigation, Commercial Litigation
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Nancy M. Erfle (Gordon & Rees LLP): Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
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Paul M. Fires (Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires & Newby LLP): Worker's Compensation Law - Employers - Insurance, Litigation, Professional Responsibility, Risk Management
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Natalie T. Furniss (Bricker & Eckler LLP): Commercial Litigation
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Stuart M. Gordon (Gordon & Rees LLP): Lawyer of the Year in San Francisco for Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions - Defendants, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions - Defendants, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
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Clifford M. Greene (Greene Espel PLLP): Minneapolis Litigator of the Year for Litigation: Labor and Employment, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Labor and Employment, Litigation - Municipal
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Cathy Havener Greer (Wells, Anderson & Race, LLC): Litigation - Labor and Employment
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Alex J. Hagan (Ellis & Winters LLP): Lawyer of the Year in Raleigh for Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
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Tripp Haston (Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP): 2014-15 Birmingham Product Liability Litigation - Defendants "Lawyer of the Year," Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions - Defendants, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
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Jeffrey A. Holmstrand (Flaherty Sensabaugh Bonasso PLLC): Product Liability Litigation - Defendants Lawyer of the Year for Morgantown, Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions - Defendants, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
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Christopher A. Kenney (Kenney & Sams, P.C.): Insurance Law
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Paula A. Koczan (Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires & Newby LLP): Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
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Rebecca Laffitte (Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte LLC): Insurance Law, Litigation – Construction, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants, Transportation Law
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John T. Lay, Jr. (Gallivan, White & Boyd, P.A.): Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
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Michael T. Lucey (Gordon & Rees LLP): Employment Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment
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Michael M. Marick (Meckler Bulger Tilson Marick & Pearson): Lawyer of the Year in Chicago for Insurance Law
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Eve B. Masinter (Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, L.L.P.): Litigation – Labor and Employment, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
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Jack B. McCowan, Jr. (Gordon & Rees LLP): Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
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Kenneth R. Meyer (McCarter & English, LLP): Newark Lawyer of the Year for Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions - Defendants; Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions - Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
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Carol P. Michel (Weinberg Wheeler Hudgins Gunn & Dial): Healthcare Law
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Joseph E. O'Neil (Lavin, O'Neil, Cedrone & DiSipio): Product Liability Litigation Lawyer of the Year for Philadelphia, Product Liability Litigation
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Curtis L. Ott (Gallivan, White & Boyd, P.A.): Commercial Litigation, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
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Bruce R. Parker (Venable LLP): Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions - Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
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Michael A. Pope (McDermott Will & Emery): Lawyer of the Year in Chicago for Mass Tort Litigation and for Class Action Defense
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Thomas B. Quinn (Gordon & Rees LLP): Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
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Phillip E. Reeves (Gallivan, White & Boyd, P.A.): Insurance Law, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
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T. David Rheney (Gallivan, White & Boyd, P.A.): Laywer of the Year in Insurance Law for Greenville, Insurance Law, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
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David J. Rosenberg (Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires & Newby LLP): Insurance Law
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Spencer H. Silverglate (Clarke Silverglate, P.A.): Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Labor & Employment, Employment Law-Management
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Edward S. Sledge, IV (Maynard Cooper & Gale PC): Commercial Litigation
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Mark A. Solheim (Larson King, LLP): Personal Injury Defense
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Val H. Stieglitz (Nexsen Pruet): Commercial Litigation
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Paul F. Strain (Venable LLP): Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions - Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
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Craig A. Thompson (Venable LLP): Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
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J. Calhoun Watson (Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte LLC): “Bet the Company” Litigation Lawyer of the Year, Commercial Litigation, Professional Malpractice - Defendants
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Mary A. Wells (Wells, Anderson & Race, LLC): Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
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Daniel B. White (Gallivan, White & Boyd, P.A.): Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants, Railroad Law
Here are IADC members recognized in the 2015 edition of Best Lawyers in Canada:
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Nicolas Gagnon (Lavery, de Billy L.L.P.): 2015 Montréal Construction Law "Lawyer of the Year" from Best Lawyers in Canada, Construction Law