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AUGUST 15, 2016 – Eighteen DWT attorneys have been named 2017 “Lawyers of The Year” based on surveys conducted by the respected peer-review publication Best Lawyers.
The current, 23nd edition of The Best Lawyers in America (2017) is compiled from detailed, confidential evaluations of lawyers by other lawyers. Based on those surveys, Best Lawyers designates a single “Lawyer of the Year” in each of several high-profile specialties in major legal markets. One attorney is given the honor in each practice, in each market.
The full list of DWT “Lawyers of the Year” is below:
| Name | Practice Area | City |
| Pamela Charles | Tax Law | Seattle |
| Robert Corn-Revere | First Amendment Law | Washington, D.C. |
| Robert Corn-Revere | Litigation - First Amendment | Washington, D.C. |
| Dennis Diaz | Administrative/Regulatory Law | Los Angeles |
| David A. Ernst | Mass Tort Litigation / Class Action - Defendants | Portland |
| Patrick J. Green | Closely Held Companies and Family Business Law | Portland |
| Jeffrey P. Gray | Energy Law | San Francisco |
| Laura Handman | Litigation - First Amendment | New York |
| Brian D. Hulse | Banking and Finance Law | Seattle |
| John E. Keegan | Litigation - Land Use and Zoning | Seattle |
| Barbara Simpson Kraft | Mergers & Acquisitions Law | Anchorage |
| Elizabeth A. McNamara | Litigation - Intellectual Property | New York |
| Sheila Fox Morrison | Copyright Law | Portland |
| Douglas C. Ross | Health Care Law | Seattle |
| Stephen M. Rummage | Bet-the-Company Litigation | Seattle |
| Rochelle B. Spandorf | Franchise Law | Los Angeles |
| Suzanne K. Toller | Communications Law | San Francisco |
| Joseph D. Weinstein | Mergers & Acquisitions Law | Seattle |
| Alonzo Wickers IV | Media Law | Los Angeles |
This was Handman’s third consecutive year as a D.C. “Lawyer of the Year.” McNamara and Weinstein are also repeat honorees.
Firmwide, 147 Davis Wright Tremaine lawyers across eight offices and 59 practice areas were included in the 2017 Best Lawyers list.
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