Weston Hurd is pleased to announce that 16 attorneys are recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2027 edition including Christina Henagen Peer as “Lawyer of the Year” in Education Law.
Best Lawyers® uses a methodology “…designed to capture, as accurately as possible, the consensus opinion of leading lawyers about the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same geographical region and legal practice area” to create a Best Lawyers® guide based entirely on peer-review™. Only about 5% of practicing U.S. attorneys receive Best Lawyers® distinction and less than 2.5% earn Ones to Watch® recognition.
The Best Lawyers in America® 2027
Fred J. Arnoff – Real Estate Law
Sara Ravas Cooper – Commercial Litigation and Litigation-Labor and Employment
Christine T. Cossler – Education Law
Miriam Fair – Administrative/Regulatory Law and Education Law
John G. Farnan – Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Personal Injury Litigation-Defendants; and Personal Injury Litigation-Plaintiffs
Eric J. Johnson – Education Law; Employment Law-Management; Labor Law-Management; and Litigation-Labor and Employment
Jack S. Kluznik – Employment Law-Management; Entertainment Law-Motion Pictures & Television; Entertainment Law-Music; Labor Law-Management; and Litigation-Labor and Employment
Mark F. Kruse – Commercial Litigation and Litigation-Construction
David T. Patterson – Construction Law
Christina Henagen Peer 2027 “Lawyer of the Year” -Education Law; Administrative/Regulatory Law; and Education Law
Daniel A. Richards – Medical Malpractice Law-Defendants
Scott J. Robinson – Commercial Litigation and Litigation-Trusts and Estates
Carolyn C. Soeder – Family Law
Jennifer L. Whitt – Commercial Litigation
Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® 2027
Sami Z. Farhat – Commercial Litigation and Litigation-Construction
William A. Peseski – Commercial Litigation and Insurance Law



