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The Selection Process
In selecting attorneys for Super Lawyers, Law & Politics employs a rigorous, multiphase process. Peer nominations and evaluations are combined with third party research. Each candidate is evaluated on 12 indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement. Selections are made on an annual, state-by-state basis.
The objective is to create a credible, comprehensive and diverse listing of outstanding attorneys that can be used as a resource to assist attorneys and consumers in the search for legal counsel.
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Law & Politics is in the midst of the 2010 Washington Rising Stars selection process and is currently accepting nominations for 2010 Washington Super Lawyers and 2011 Washington Rising Stars.
Washington Rising Stars
2010 Washington Rising Stars willl be published in January.
Law & Politics is currently accepting nominations for 2011 Washington Rising Stars.
Important dates
Oct. 5, 2009: Ad close for 2010 Washington Rising Stars
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Nov. 26, 2009: Nomination process ends for 2011 Washington Rising Stars
Sept. 28, 2010: Ad close
Washington Super Lawyers
Law & Politics is currently accepting nominations for 2010 Washington Super Lawyers.
Important dates
Nov. 26, 2009: Nomination process ends
March 12, 2010: Ad close
Articles
Q&A: Robert K. Dawson, DawsonBrown, Seattle
The 55-year-old litigator is hooked on adrenaline—whether it be in the courtroom or hurtling through the air attached to a bungee cord
The Accidental Entertainment Lawyer
O. Yale Lewis Jr. may not love rock-'n'-roll, but musicians find him irresistible
Labor Ready
Ron Knox keeps his calm despite the economic forecast
Mr. Startup
Whether it's business or bands, Jim Austin makes things happen
In This Case, It’s No Cliché
Michael Nelson really does feel his clients' pain: He recovered from a brain injury himself
Publication Information
Washington Super Lawyers is published annually in June in the Summer issue of Washington Law & Politics magazine, which has a readership of 40,000, and in a special advertising supplement in The New York Times, which reaches approximately 100,000 readers (Washington distribution).
Washington Rising Stars is published annually in December in the Winter issue of Washington Law & Politics.
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Disclaimer
The Supreme Court of Washington does not recognize certification of specialties in the practice of law and that the certificate, award, or recognition is not a requirement to practice law in the State of Washington.
Washington Rules of Professional Responsibility Rule 7.4(b)(3) (2002).
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"In the last six months I have received more than a dozen calls off my Super Lawyers profile. At least half of the people calling became new clients."
Carolyn Agin Schmidt, Attorney at Law
Minneapolis, MN
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Jeffrey Baill
Yost & Baill
Minneapolis, MN
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