2008 Lawyers of the Year 
By:
Justin Rebello
Published: January 19, 2009
Tags: lawyer of the year, Special Feature
The attorneys selected as Lawyers of the Year for 2008 include an attorney who won a landmark case allowing gay couples in California to marry, a lawyer who recently argued his 50th case before the U.S. Supreme Court and the president-elect
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Lawyers of the Year – Steven W. Williams
By:
Justin Rebello
Published: January 19, 2009
Tags: lawyer of the year
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
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Lawyers of the Year – Theodore Olson
By:
Justin Rebello
Published: January 19, 2009
Tags: lawyer of the year
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
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Lawyers of the Year – Barack Obama
By:
Justin Rebello
Published: January 19, 2009
Tags: lawyer of the year
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
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Lawyers of the Year – Shannon Minter
By:
Justin Rebello
Published: January 19, 2009
Tags: lawyer of the year
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,
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Lawyers of the Year – Charlie Henn
By:
Justin Rebello
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
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Lawyers of the Year – Alan Gura
By:
Justin Rebello
Published: January 19, 2009
Tags: lawyer of the year
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
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