Nine Ballard Spahr attorneys from offices throughout the country have been named 2013 Lawyers of the Year by Best Lawyers in America, regarded as one of the definitive guides to the country's leading attorneys. 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 lawyers named Lawyer of the Year received particularly high ratings among their peers for their legal abilities, professionalism, and integrity. The annual guide is published by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, S.C.
The following is a list of Ballard Spahr’s 2013 Lawyers of the Year by legal practices, along with the cities where they practice:
Corporate Compliance Law
Henry E. Hockeimer, Jr. – Philadelphia
Corporate Governance Law
P. Christian Anderson – Salt Lake City
Labor Law – Management
Denise M. Keyser – Philadelphia
Litigation – Bankruptcy
Carl A. Eklund – Denver
Litigation – Real Estate
Roger P. Thomasch – Denver
Municipal Law
William A. Hicks III – Phoenix
Real Estate Law
Philip B. Korb – Philadelphia
Mark Pollak – Baltimore
Trusts and Estates
Regina O'Brien Thomas – Philadelphia