WHITE PLAINS, NY (October 17, 2011) - Jackson Lewis LLP, one of the country’s largest and fastest-growing workplace law firms, announced that 62 of the firm’s attorneys were recently selected by their professional peers for inclusion in the 2012 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®.
In addition, five Jackson Lewis attorneys have been recognized as “Lawyer of the Year” by Best Lawyers. Partners Amy L. Peck (Omaha, Immigration), Andreas N. Satterfield, Jr. (Greenville, Litigation - Labor & Employment), Debra Weiss Ford (Manchester, Employment Law - Management), René E. Thorne (New Orleans, Employment Law - Management), and Susan K. McKenna (Orlando, Litigation - Labor & Employment) all received particularly high ratings in this year’s Best Lawyers survey by earning a high level of respect from their peers for their abilities, professionalism and integrity. Only a single lawyer per specialty in each large legal community receives this honor.
First published in 1983, Best Lawyers is one of the most respected peer review publications in the legal profession. For the 2012 U.S. edition, more than 50 percent of the lawyers recognized by Best Lawyers cast more than 3.9 million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in the same and related specialties.
Because of the rigorous and transparent methodology used by Best Lawyers, inclusion is considered a singular honor. Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers "the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice."
Jackson Lewis LLP attorneys selected for Best Lawyers In America® 2012 are:
| Gil A. Abramson (Baltimore) Joan Ackerstein (Boston) Tammy Baker (Birmingham) John M. Barr (Richmond) John K. Bennett (Morristown) David E. Block (Miami) Peter Bulmer (Chicago) Stephanie M. Cerasano (Phoenix) Victoria Woodin Chavey (Hartford) Richard J. Cino (Morristown) Vincent A. Cino (Morristown) Richard S. Cohen (Phoenix) Thomas A. Davis (Birmingham) Susan Fahey Desmond (New Orleans) Robert Fischer (Stamford) Thomas J. Flygare (Portsmouth) Debra Weiss Ford* (Portsmouth) Pedro P. Forment (Miami) Joseph G. Galagaza (Houston) Beverly W. Garofalo (Hartford) Amy Gittler (Phoenix) Franklin H. Goldberger (Albany) Brian P. Goldstein (Albany) Richard J. Hafets (Baltimore) Veronica Arechederra Hall (Las Vegas) Dan G. Hartsfield (Dallas) Kevin D. Holden (Richmond) Patricia L. Holland (Raleigh) Maurice G. Jenkins (Detroit) Harry J. Joe (Dallas) Robert K. Jones (Phoenix) | Jay Adams Knight (Los Angeles) |
* recognized as “Lawyer of the Year”
About Jackson Lewis
Founded in 1958, Jackson Lewis, dedicated to representing management exclusively in workplace law, is one of the fastest growing workplace law firms in the U.S., with over 660 attorneys practicing in 47 cities nationwide. We have a wide-range of specialized practice areas, including: Affirmative Action and OFCCP Planning and Counseling; Disability, Leave and Health Management; Employee Benefits, including Complex ERISA Litigation and Executive Compensation; Global Immigration; Labor, including Preventive Practices; Litigation, including Class Actions, Complex Litigation and e-Discovery; Trade Secrets, Non-Competes and Workplace Technology; Wage and Hour Compliance; Workplace Safety Compliance and Corporate Diversity Counseling. In addition, Jackson Lewis provides advice nationally in other workplace law areas, including: Reductions in Force, WARN Act; Corporate Governance and Internal Investigations; Drug Testing and Substance Abuse Management; International Employment Issues; Management Education, including e-Based Training; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Public Sector Issues; Government Relations; Collegiate and Professional Sports; and Privacy, Social Media and Information Management.
For the 10th consecutive year, Jackson Lewis has been recognized for delivering client service excellence to the world’s largest corporations. Representing a decade of excellence, we have once again earned a spot on the BTI Client Service A-Team. Jackson Lewis has also been recognized by in-house counsel of Fortune 1000 companies after a comprehensive survey, as “the single highest-ranked firm clients want by their side in employment battles.” In addition, Jackson Lewis is ranked in the First Tier nationally in the categories of both Employment Law and Labor Law on behalf of Management in the U.S. News – Best Lawyers ® “Best Law Firms.” Jackson Lewis has one of the most active employment litigation practices in the United States, with a current caseload of over 5000 litigations and approximately 300 class actions; over 2100 litigations were brought to the firm in 2010 alone. And finally, Jackson Lewis is affiliated with L & E Global Employers’ Counsel Worldwide.
Additional information about Jackson Lewis can be found at www.jacksonlewis.com.
For more information, please contact:
Lara Hamm
T: (703) 483-8373
Email: hamml@jacksonlewis.com