Awards and Accolades

Best Lawyers of America is a leading peer-review survey of the legal profession.  A listing in Best Lawyers is widely regarded by both clients and legal professionals as a significant honor, conferred on a lawyer by his or her peers.  Stein Mitchell's attorneys are consistently recognized in multiple practice areas:

The attorneys at Stein Mitchell who are listed in Best Lawyers are:

Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs

Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs
Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs

Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs
Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs

  

"Lawyer of the Year" recognitions are awarded to individual attorneys with the highest overall peer-feedback for a specific practice area and geographic location.  Only one lawyers is recognized as the "Lawyer of the Year" for each specialty and location. Stein Mitchell's lawyers have been recognized multiple times in multiple practice areas:  

The BTI Consulting Group recently released its report listing Stein Mitchell in the top 10% of all law firms in the U.S. for Complex Commercial Litigation, 2015.  Stein Mitchell’s litigators have successfully handled sophisticated and complex corporate, commercial, and regulatory matters in trials, arbitrations, and administrative proceedings throughout the U.S. We have the experience and capabilities to successfully litigate the most significant complex cases against the largest firms, working closely and efficiently with our clients to achieve their goals.

Robert B. Gilmore was named a BTI All-Star MVP (2016); BTI All-Star (2015). The annual award is given to "those rare, exceptional attorneys" who focus on not just good, but the "absolute best client service." The goal of the award is to recognize attorneys who are influencing and changing the legal industry.

"A reputation as somewhat of a legal Houdini."

The Expert Network Distinguished© designation is conferred upon doctors, lawyers, dentists, wealth managers and other professionals who have contributed meaningfully to their field and can demonstrate a distinct perspective on the future of their profession.

Stein Mitchell was named by Martindale-Hubbell® as a Top Ranked Law Firm in the Northeast based on research of their comprehensive database of over 1.2 million lawyers and firms in over 160 countries and identify U.S. law firms of 10 or more attorneys, where at least one out of three of their lawyers achieved the AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rating. This rating indicates the rated lawyer has been deemed by his or her peers to have demonstrated the highest level of ethical standards and legal ability.  Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings are driven by the confidential opinions of lawyers and members of the judiciary who provide reviews of lawyers about whom they have professional knowledge.

For over a century, lawyers have relied on the Martindale-Hubbell® Law Directory for authoritative information on the worldwide legal profession. The Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™ are established by lawyers and play an integral role in this service to the legal community. The legal community respects the accuracy of ratings because it knows that its own members — the people best suited to assess their peers — are directly involved in the process.  The following Stein Mitchell attorneys have received a rating of AV® the highest rating available in Martindale-Hubbell’s peer review rating system, which is a testament to the fact that a lawyer's peers rank him or her at the highest level of professional excellence:

Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The selection process includes independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations.

"They know that the law is not so much a blunt instrument as it is a paint brush, and if you take your time you can produce great work.

Top 100 Lawyers

The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100 is an invitation-only organization composed of the premier trial lawyers from each state or region who meet stringent qualifications as civil plaintiff and/or criminal defense trial lawyers.

Top 40 under 40

The National Trial Lawyers: Top 40 under 40 is a professional organization comprised of the top trial lawyers from each state or region who are under the age of 40. Membership is by invitation only and is extended exclusively to those trial lawyers practicing civil plaintiff and/or criminal defense law.

"Represents Washington figures under fire."

The Trial Lawyers Association of Washington, D.C. is a bar association of, by, and for D.C. area trial lawyers.  Stein Mitchell lawyers are not only members, but also past presidents and leaders in the community.  In 2014, Denis C. Mitchell was elected President of the Trial Lawyers Association of D.C., and he received that organization's Trial Lawyer of the Year award.

2016 US News Best Lawyers      

The U.S.News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process that includes the collection of client and lawyer evaluations, peer review from leading attorneys in their field, and review of additional information provided by law firms as part of the formal submission process.  Stein Mitchell is recognized in the U.S. News & World Report for 2015 as a First-Tier Firm in Washington, D.C. in the following practice areas:

"The wise ones..."

Stein Mitchell attorneys have been named to the Washingtonian Magazine’s 2013-2014 “Best Lawyers” list.  Derived in ‎part from survey responses of members of the American Bar Association, the list identifies the elite one percent of the “Stars of the Bar” in Washington compiled from more than 80,000 attorneys in different practice areas.

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