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    19 Stark & Stark Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers

    August 17, 2023 - Best Lawyers in America

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    Stark & Stark is proud to announce that 19 of its attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the list of 2024 Best Lawyers in America and the list of 2024 Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch. Additionally, John A. Sakson has also been included in the list of 2024 Best Lawyers in America “Lawyer of the Year” award recipients.

    Rankings for Best Lawyers are based on a rigorous evaluation process that is strongly rooted in peer review, following an analysis of the feedback from Best Lawyers and a final eligibility check for all nominees. Attorneys can be nominated by anyone other than themselves. Below is the list of attorneys from Stark & Stark who have been recognized this year.

    The following lawyers have been included in the list of 2024 “Lawyer of the Year” Award Recipients:

    The following lawyers have been included in the list of 2024 Best Lawyers:

    The following lawyers have been included in the list of 2024 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch

    For more information about our attorneys and practices, please visit www.stark-stark.com.

    According to the “Best Lawyers” website, “Best Lawyers employs a sophisticated, conscientious, rational, and transparent survey process designed to elicit meaningful and substantive evaluations of the quality of legal services. Our belief has always been that the quality of a peer review survey is directly related to the quality of the voters.” The “Lawyer of the Year” award is “determined based on a handful of factors, including: feedback from lawyers recognized by Best Lawyers on individual lawyer and firm-wide work, the size and coverage of the firm in a specific practice area, historical analysis of the firms ‘Lawyer of the Year’ awards in this area, and research surrounding the firm’s overall scope and areas of expertise.” (www.bestlawyers.com)

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