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ABA President-Elect to Speak at Best Lawyers 25th Anniversary Event

By Larry Bodine, Esq.

Best Lawyers, one of the  country's few legitimate lawyer-rating services, will mark its 25th anniversary in 2009 by honoring the 1,397 lawyers from throughout the U.S. who have been listed in its publication since it began rating lawyers in 1983.

More than 250 lawyers are expected to attend the CLE-charity conference.  "This as a terrific business development opportunity for the lawyers that attend to rub shoulders and meet some of the most senior and successful lawyers within our industry that they might otherwise never have the opportunity to meet," said Jeffrey Morgan, Executive Vice President of Best Lawyers.

The event, to be held in Atlanta, GA, April 23-25, will open with a gala at the Georgia Aquarium on Thursday April 23^rd, with remarks by Carolyn Lamm, President-Elect of the American Bar Association. On Friday, April 24^th at the St. Regis hotel, attendees will engage in panel discussions about changes in the legal profession and legal education over the last 25 years. David Boies, one of the country's most prominent attorneys, will speak at a luncheon.

Registration is $1,195 for attorneys who are in Best Lawyers. What is cool is that all proceeds generated by the event will go to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. "We are so pleased to be celebrating this milestone and to honor those lawyers who have been with us from the start," said Steven Naifeh, President and founder of Best Lawyers. "We are proud to be donating all proceeds to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, one of the worthiest institutions in the world."

Best Lawyers compiles its listings of outstanding attorneys through exhaustive peer-review surveys. Every year, thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers and Best Lawyers tabulates more than 2.5 million votes. Its annual publication, The Best Lawyers in America, which continues to be the only advertisement-free referral guide to the legal profession, now includes 36,126 attorneys in 78 specialties, covering all 50 states and the District of Columbia. 

For information about the 25th Anniversary Event or to attend, contact Steven Naifeh at 803-644-1707 or snaifeh@bestlawyers.com, or visit http://www.bestlawyers.com/news/news.aspx?event_id=50 

Full post as published by Larry Bodine's LawMarketing Blog on March 20, 2009 (boomark / email).