It’s a trifecta! Joel Smith has been selected as Lawyer of the Year in Sports Law (2013, Baltimore). F.J. Collins has been selected as Lawyer of the Year in Labor Law – Union (2013, Baltimore). Keith Zimmerman has been selected Lawyer of the Year Employment Law – Individuals (2013, Baltimore).
Only a single lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area is honored as the “Lawyer of the Year,” making this accolade particularly significant. Best Lawyers® began designating “Lawyers of the Year” in the U.S. in high-profile legal practice areas in conjunction with the 15th edition (2009). Lawyers being honored as “Lawyer of the Year” are selected based on particularly impressive voting averages received during the exhaustive peer-review assessments Best Lawyers® conducts with thousands of leading lawyers each year. Receiving this designation reflects the high level of respect a lawyer has earned among other leading lawyers in the same communities and the same practice areas for their abilities, their professionalism, and their integrity.
