Hall & Lampros, an Atlanta law firm, was honored for taking "an innovative and strategic approach to each case," according to its nominator essay.

It is "often engaging medical experts, statisticians, professional researchers, actuarial experts, and obtaining data through Freedom of Information Act requests and state sunshine laws to buttress and ratify legal theories and case strategy," the firm's essay said. "Hall & Lampros often represents victims who are at their most vulnerable—hurt, scared, and intimidated by people in positions of authority such as employers, police and government officials."