The 2014 edition marks the third decade of publishing the Best Lawyers list, making it the oldest peer-reviewed legal publication in the law field. Best Lawyers chooses attorneys based on in-depth evaluations submitted by colleagues. With more than 4.9 million votes submitted and verified by the Best Lawyers board of advisors this year, inclusion on the list shows that an attorney is highly admired for professional success by his or her peers.
The 20 attorneys named as Best Lawyers are as follows:
- Joseph E. Bartoszewicz (Real Estate Law)
- Thomas A. Berret (Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants,
Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs) - Robert E. Dauer, Jr. (Litigation – Bankruptcy)
- Patricia L. Dodge (Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Product Liability
Litigation – Defendants) - Andrea Geraghty (Eminent Domain & Condemnation Law, Litigation – Real Estate,
Real Estate Law) - J. Robert Hanlon, Jr. (Real Estate Law)
- Ronald L. Hicks, Jr. (Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Bankruptcy, Litigation –
Construction, Litigation – Real Estate) - Richard G. Kotarba (Construction Law, Litigation – Construction, Litigation – Real
Estate, Real Estate Law) - James R. Mall (Commercial Law, Litigation – Construction)
- Robert Mauro (Real Estate Law)
- Kevin F. McKeegan (Land Use & Zoning Law, Litigation – Land Use & Zoning,
Real Estate Law) - Russell J. Ober, Jr. (Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Construction, Product
Liability Litigation – Defendants) - David G. Oberdick (Commercial Litigation, Copyright Law, Litigation – Intellectual
Property, Patent Law, Trademark Law) - Joel Pfeffer (Immigration Law)
- John W. Powell (Litigation & Controversy – Tax, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates)
- W. Grant Scott, II (Real Estate Law)
- Beth A. Slagle (Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law)
- Robert P. Struble (Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Trusts and Estates)
- Dennis Unkovic (International Trade & Finance Law)
- Joseph A. Vater, Jr. (Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Employment Law – Management,
Litigation – ERISA, Litigation – Labor & Employment)
