The National Law Journal hosted its 2019 Professional Excellence Awards on Oct. 30 at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. During the year, the NLJ team worked diligently on the special reports that featured the event's honorees. It was truly a pleasure to highlight these legal luminaries for their industry-shaping work. All told, we noted more than 130 lawyers and law firms named in: The D.C. Rising Stars, The D.C. Litigation Departments of the Year, The Pro Bono Hot List, The Winning Litigators, The D.C. Legal Departments of the Year and The Appellate Hot List. The honorees included lawyers who took on some of the most high-stakes litigation matters of the year, engaged in the most impactful appellate work and who are already shaping what the future looks like for the profession. Relive the night with photos by Diego Radzinschi. —Lisa Helem, editor-in-chief