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Lawyers of the Year - Steven W. Williams 

By Justin Rebello - Published: January 19, 2009
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New York attorney Steven W. Williams won the biggest defamation verdict in U.S. history in January, working on behalf of a Mexican contractor who claimed the words of an American businessman severely damaged his reputation. Jose Ramiro Garza Cantu was awarded $38 million in economic damages and another $150 million for mental anguish and [...]

Lawyers of the Year - Theodore Olson 

By Kimberly Atkins - Published: January 19, 2009
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For veteran Supreme Court litigator Theodore Olson, 2008 has been a particularly good year.

In October, Olson argued his 50th case before the nation’s top court, a milestone only a handful of other attorneys have reached.

He was also on the winning side of three Supreme Court decisions, including Riegel v. Medtronic, [...]

Lawyers of the Year - Barack Obama 

By Kimberly Atkins - Published: January 19, 2009
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Long before Barack Obama became the first black president-elect, he was racking up a number of legal accomplishments, some also historic in nature.

In 1990, he was chosen as the first black president of the Harvard Law Review.

After graduation from law school, he joined the Chicago firm of Miner Barnhill & Galland as [...]

Lawyers of the Year - Shannon Minter 

By Sylvia Hsieh - Published: January 19, 2009
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It’s been a year of ups and downs for Shannon Minter, legal director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights in San Francisco.

Minter served as lead counsel for same-sex couples suing for the right to marry in California. In May, he won a landmark case that paved the way for the approximately 18,000 gay [...]

Lawyers of the Year - Charlie Henn 

By Correy E. Stephenson - Published: January 19, 2009
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Intellectual property attorney R. Charles Henn made history in May when a jury awarded his client $304.7 million – the largest trademark verdict ever.

Back in 2001 shoe maker adidas alleged that Payless Shoesource, a discount shoe store, was selling footwear that imitated adidas’ trademarked three-stripe shoes.

This spring, after two days of deliberations [...]

Lawyers of the Year - Alan Gura 

By Nora Lockwood Tooher - Published: January 19, 2009
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Alan Gura scored an historic victory for gun rights advocates with his first U.S. Supreme Court appearance.

A partner in the Alexandria, Va. office of Gura & Possessky, a two-lawyer firm, Gura represented Dick Anthony Heller, a District of Columbia resident and special police officer who filed suit after being denied a permit [...]