Keesal, Young & Logan is proud to announce that 14 of the firms’ partners and shareholders were nominated by their peers to the national 2012 Best Lawyers listing, excelling in nine practice areas and continuing an honor achieved by members of the firm for more than a quarter century. Three KYL lawyers–Gordon Young, Peter Boutin and Jodi Cohen–made their debut appearance in the Best Lawyers listing this year.
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KYL shareholders who achieved this honor are listed below by their respective practice areas:
Admiralty & Maritime Law
William H. Collier, Jr.
Douglas R. Davis
John D. Giffin
Samuel A. Keesal, Jr.
Albert E. Peacock, III
Scott T. Pratt
Joseph A. Walsh, II
Environmental Litigation
Elizabeth P. Beazley
Scott T. Pratt
Labor & Employment Litigation
Samuel A. Keesal, Jr.
Terry Ross
Securities Litigation
Michael M. Gless
Terry Ross
J. Stephen Young
Medical Malpractice
Samuel A. Keesal, Jr.
Natural Resources Law
Douglas R. Davis
Product Liability Litigation
Albert E. Peacock III
Gordon C. Young
Professional Malpractice Law
Samuel A. Keesal, Jr.
Securities/Capital Markets Law
Peter Boutin
Jodi S. Cohen
This is the 17th year in a row that both Michael Gless and William Collier have been recognized by this prestigious publication in the areas of Admiralty/Maritime Law and Securities/Capital Markets respectively.
The firm is also proud to announce that founding partner Skip Keesal, nominated to the Best Lawyers listing for 26 years straight, was listed this year in four separate categories—a rare achievement. Skip also received the distinction as a 2012 Best Lawyers’ “Lawyer of the Year” for Admiralty and Maritime in the Orange County Area.
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