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The Best Lawyers in America names four Kramon & Graham attorneys "Lawyer of the Year" Eighteen firm lawyers are recognized in the Best Lawyers 2023 guide

Best Lawyers 2023

Kramon & Graham announced today that four firm attorneys were named Baltimore "Lawyer of the Year" in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.©

As the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession, Best Lawyer's listings signal not only legal proficiency, but also ethics and professionalism of the highest caliber. Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers "the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice."

The "Lawyer of the Year" distinction is presented to individuals who have received especially high peer ratings from Best Lawyers surveys. Earning the Baltimore "Lawyer of the Year" designation are:

Amy E. Askew -- Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants

David B. Irwin -- DUI / DWI Defense

M. Natalie McSherry -- Health Care Law

Philip M. Andrews -- Government Relations Practice

In addition, eighteen firm attorneys were selected for inclusion in the Best Lawyers 29th edition:

Philip M. Andrews (recognized in Best Lawyers since 2008)
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Government Relations Practice

Amy E. Askew (recognized in Best Lawyers since 2018)
Commercial Litigation
Litigation - Health Care
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants
Railroad Law

Cynthia A. Berman (recognized in Best Lawyers since 2015)
Real Estate Law

John A. Bourgeois (recognized in Best Lawyers since 2019)
Commercial Litigation
Criminal Defense: White-Collar

George E. Brown (recognized in Best Lawyers since 2018)
Commercial Litigation
Litigation - Construction
Litigation - Labor and Employment

John F. Dougherty (recognized in Best Lawyers since 2021)
Commercial Litigation

Geoffrey H. Genth (recognized in Best Lawyers since 2012)
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation

Ezra S. Gollogly (recognized in Best Lawyers since 2018)
Commercial Litigation
Criminal Defense: General Practice
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Insurance Law

Andrew Jay Graham (recognized in Best Lawyers since 1993)
Arbitration
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Litigation - Labor and Employment
Litigation - Real Estate
Litigation - Securities
Mediation

David B. Irwin (recognized in Best Lawyers since 2006)
Criminal Defense: General Practice
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
DUI / DWI Defense

Christopher C. Jeffries (recognized in Best Lawyers since 2021)
Commercial Litigation

Steven Klepper (recognized in Best Lawyers since 2019)
Appellate Practice
Insurance Law

Jean E. Lewis (recognized in Best Lawyers since 2019)
Appellate Practice
Commercial Litigation
Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants
Litigation - Bankruptcy

M. Natalie McSherry (recognized in Best Lawyers since 2006)
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Health Care Law
Mediation
Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants

Ryan A. Mitchell (recognized in Best Lawyers since 2021)
Commercial Litigation

Jeffrey H. Scherr (recognized in Best Lawyers since 2003)
Litigation - Real Estate
Real Estate Law

David J. Shuster (recognized in Best Lawyers since 2018)
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Litigation - Construction
Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs

James P. Ulwick (recognized in Best Lawyers since 1993)
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Criminal Defense: White-Collar

Ten firm attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the third annual edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch. Those attorneys are Henry A. Andrews, Jillian J. Bokey, Joseph Dudek, Sheila R. Gibbs, Emily R. Greene, Louis P. Malick, B. Summer Hughes Niazy, Justin A. Redd, Bradley M. Strickland, and Callie J. Tucker.

With their exceptional track record, Kramon & Graham attorneys are regularly recognized by legal ranking sources, including Chambers USA, Benchmark Litigation, Martindale Hubbell, and other leading publications that review and rank lawyers.

Best Lawyers lists are compiled based on an exhaustive peer review evaluation. To view the complete methodology used by Best Lawyers to compile the 2023 guide rankings, click here.

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