ACS is very honored and pleased to announce ten members of our firm were awarded the distinction of top attorneys in Washington. Our blog articles usually cover Construction Legal News, but we feel this is a newsworthy accolade to be shared with friends and clients.
To become candidates to receiving the Super Lawyer nomination, lawyers are nominated by a peer or identified by research. After completing this first step in the process, Super Lawyer’s research department analyzes 12 indicators, such as experience, honors/awards, verdicts/settlements, and others. As for the third step, there is a peer evaluation by practice area. Finally, for step four, candidates are grouped into four firm-size categories. In other words, solo and small firm lawyers are compared only with other solo and small firm lawyers, and large firm lawyers are compared with other large firm lawyers. The process is very selective and only 5 percent of the total lawyers in Washington are nominated as Super Lawyers.
John P. Ahlers, one of the firm’s founding partners, was recognized as the third Top Lawyer out of all Washington lawyers in the State.
Named partner Scott R. Sleight and partner Brett M. Hill were both recognized as one of the 100-Best Lawyers in the State.
Four other firm members are also recognized as Super Lawyers: Paul R. Cressman, Jr., Bruce A. Cohen, Lawrence S. Glosser, Ryan W. Sternoff, and Masaki James Yamada.
Two other firm members, associates Scott D. MacDonald and Joshua B. Lane are also recognized as Super Lawyer Rising Stars, which recognizes attorneys either 40 years old or younger, or in practice 10 years or less.
Our Super Lawyers nominations could not be achieved without the firm’s hardworking and talented team of professionals, including all of its attorneys, administrative staff, legal assistants, paralegals, and law clerks. This award corroborates the high-quality legal services we strive to provide to our clients and will continue providing to the construction industry. ACS is proud of its tradition of excellence, and recognizes that this honor is further evidence of its high performance standards which you, our clients, expect and therefore you share these awards as well.
John P. Ahlers is a Super Lawyer and named as the third Top Lawyer in Washington State across lawyers statewide for 2021 (this is his fifth year in a row in the Top 10). A founding member of Ahlers Cressman & Sleight PLLC, he has been named a Super Lawyer since 2003—19 years in a row. To read Mr. Ahlers’ full profile, click here.
Scott R. Sleight was selected as a Top 100 Super Lawyer in Construction Litigation for 2021. A founding member of Ahlers Cressman & Sleight PLLC, he was previously recognized as a Rising Star from 2005-2009 and has been named a Super Lawyer since 2011. To read Mr. Sleight’s full profile, click here.
Brett M. Hill was selected as a Top 100 Super Lawyer across all Washington lawyers for 2021. He is a partner and has been a member of the firm since its inception. Mr. Hill was previously recognized as a Rising Star from 2010-2014 and has been named a Super Lawyer since 2015. To read Mr. Hill’s full profile, click here.
Paul R. Cressman, Jr. was selected as a Super Lawyer in Construction Litigation for 2021. A founding member of Ahlers Cressman & Sleight PLLC, he has been named a Super Lawyer since 2003—19 years in a row. To read Mr. Cressman’s full profile, click here.
Bruce A. Cohen is a Super Lawyer in Construction Litigation for 2021. Mr. Cohen has been a member of Ahlers Cressman & Sleight PLLC since its inception and has been named a Super Lawyer since 2012. To read Mr. Cohen’s full profile, click here.
Lawrence S. Glosser is a Super Lawyer in Real Estate for 2021. Mr. Glosser has been named a Super Lawyer since 2014. To read Mr. Glosser’s full profile, click here.
Ryan W. Sternoff is a Super Lawyer in Construction Litigation for 2021. A partner at Ahlers Cressman & Sleight PLLC, Mr. Sternoff has been named a Rising Star from 2010-2019. To read Mr. Sternoff’s full profile, click here.
Masaki James Yamada is a Super Lawyer in Construction Litigation for 2021. A partner at Ahlers Cressman & Sleight PLLC, Mr. Yamada has also been selected as a “Rising Star” by Washington Law and Politics / Super Lawyers Magazine for 2013, 2014 and 2015. To read Mr. Yamada’s full profile, click here.
Scott D. MacDonald is a Rising Star in Construction Litigation for 2021. Mr. MacDonald has been with Ahlers Cressman & Sleight PLLC since 2016 and has been recognized as a Rising Star since 2018. To read Mr. MacDonald’s full profile, click here.
Joshua B. Lane is a Rising Star in Construction Litigation for 2021. Mr. Lane has been with Ahlers Cressman & Sleight PLLC since 2018. To read Mr. Lane’s full profile, click here.