We are pleased to announce that thirteen of our Boise attorneys have been recognized in the 2014 edition of The Best Lawyers in America in various practice areas, ranging from bet-the-company litigation to securities/capital markets law. Each recipient was selected through a rigorous national survey involving nearly 5 million detailed evaluations by other attorneys, reflecting a high level of respect for their abilities, professionalism, and integrity.
The thirteen attorneys selected by their peers for inclusion in Best Lawyers, include:
- Brian L. Ballard – Real Estate Law
- Steven W. Berenter – Management of Employment Law and Labor Law
- Howard D. Burnett – Commercial Litigation and Corporate Law
- Thomas B. Chandler – Corporate Compliance
- Merlyn W. Clark – Arbitration, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, and Mediation
- Richard F. Goodson – Real Estate Law
- John F. Kurtz – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, and Commercial Litigation
- John McGown, Jr. – Tax Law and Trusts and Estates
- Craig L. Meadows – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, and Litigation in Banking and Finance, Labor and Employment, Real Estate, and Securities
- Nicholas G. Miller – Corporate Law, Public Finance Law, and Securities/Capital Markets Law
- Thomas J. Mortell – Health Care Law
- Rita L. Ricks – Real Estate Law
- Richard A. Riley – Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions
In addition, Steven W. Berenter and Craig L. Meadows were both named Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers. This is an impressive designation as only a single attorney in each practice area and city is honored with this recognition.
Since 1983, Best Lawyers has been regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Because Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey in which leading attorneys cast votes on the legal abilities of other attorneys in their practice areas, and because attorneys are not allowed to pay to be listed, inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered an honor. Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers “The most respected referral list of attorneys in practice.”