Here Are Our Attorney of the Year Finalists, Lifetime Achievers and Litigation Teams of the Year
They will be recognized at the Daily Report's June 28 Georgia Legal Awards event and in a special editorial section that comes out that week.
April 30, 2018 at 11:19 AM
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The Daily Report announced Friday the finalists for its Attorney of the Year award and honorees for Lifetime Achievement and Litigation Teams of the Year.
Along with a host of other honorees, they will be recognized at the Daily Report's June 28 Georgia Legal Awards dinner event and in a special editorial section that comes out that week.
As we announce these and other honorees in the next few days, I feel compelled to say as the managing editor that we were impressed by every nominee we reviewed, and many of these choices were very tough.
The finalists for Attorney of the Year are:
- Maxine Hicks of DLA Piper, for her work on several important development deals, including the Atlanta Braves stadium complex;
- Linda Klein of Baker Donelson, for her work as president of the American Bar Association; and
- Michael Terry of Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore, for important victories in litigation.
A panel of six lawyers will decide on the winner, who will be announced at the June 28 event.
Our class of Lifetime Achievement Award recipients includes:
- Charles Beaudrot of Morris, Manning & Martin
- Steve Clay of Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton
- Judge Myra Dixon of Fulton County State Court
- William Hill of Polsinelli
- Senior Judge Frank Hull of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- Senior Judge Herbert Phipps of the Georgia Court of Appeals
- Glen Reed of King & Spalding
- Retired Judge Juanita Stedman of Cobb County Juvenile Court
- Bill Stevens of Dentons
The Litigation Teams of the Year are:
- Appellate practice (small firm): The Summerville Firm
- Appellate practice (midsize firm): Rogers & Hardin
- Personal injury practice: The Bell Law Firm
- Labor & Employment: Parks Chesin & Walbert
- General Litigation (small firm): Gray, Rust, St. Amand, Moffett & Brieske
- General Litigation (midsize firm): Weinberg, Wheeler, Hudgins, Gunn & Dial
More honorees will be announced soon.
The Georgia Legal Awards dinner will be held at the Georgian Terrace on June 28. Contact Andre Sutton at [email protected] or 757-721-9020 for more information.
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