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Date: August 20, 2020

Sixteen Foley & Mansfield Attorneys Named to 2021 Best Lawyers and Ones to Watch Lists

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Date: August 20, 2020
by foleyandmansfield

Sixteen Foley & Mansfield Attorneys Named to 2021 Best Lawyers and Ones to Watch Lists

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Foley & Mansfield is pleased to announce that 16 attorneys have been named by their peers for inclusion in the 2021 Edition of The Best Lawyers® in America. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence.

Best Lawyers has published their list for over three decades, earning the respect of the profession, the media, and the public as the most reliable, unbiased source of legal referrals. Lawyers on The Best Lawyers in America list are reviewed by their peers on the basis of professional expertise, and undergo an authentication process to make sure they are in current practice and in good standing.

Being named to the 2021 Best Lawyers® list are:

  • Gary D. Sharp – Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
  • Kay Barnes Baxter – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
  • Timothy D. Krieger – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent
  • Lisa Lamm Bachman – Litigation – Labor and Employment

Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch is a new award given to attorneys, who are early in their careers, for outstanding professional excellence in private practice.

In its inaugural year, the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch list recognizes:

For more information on Best Lawyers and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, visit www.bestlawyers.com.

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