Fourteen Ballard Spahr attorneys from offices throughout the country have been named 2012 Lawyers of the Year by Best Lawyers, one of the oldest and most respected peer-review publications in the industry. Only a single attorney in each practice area in each community received the designation.
Each year, Best Lawyers conducts extensive surveys in which thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their peers. The current edition of The Best Lawyers in America is based on more than 3.9 million evaluations. The lawyers named “Lawyer of the Year” received particularly high ratings among their peers for their legal abilities, professionalism, and integrity.
The following is a list of Ballard Spahr’s 2012 Lawyers of the Year by legal practices, along with the cities where they practice:
Copyright Law
Lawrence K. Nodine – Atlanta
Corporate Governance Law
Charles R. Moran – Baltimore
Corporate Law
Karen C. McConnell – Phoenix
Franchise Law
Kim I. McCullough – Denver
Labor Law – Management
David S. Fryman – Philadelphia
Land Use and Zoning
Jon M. Laria – Baltimore
Neil Sklaroff – Philadelphia
Litigation – Banking and Finance
Alan S. Kaplinsky – Philadelphia
Roger P. Thomasch – Denver
Litigation – Labor and Employment
Steven W. Suflas – New Jersey
Litigation – Real Estate
Michael Sklaroff – Philadelphia
Public Finance Law
Frederic L. Ballard, Jr. – Washington, D.C.
Kevin R. Cunningham – Philadelphia
Real Estate Law
Alan S. Ritterband – Philadelphia