Best Lawyers Names Top Lawyers in America AUGUSTA, Ga., Aug. 15, 2019 — Best Lawyers®, the only purely peer-review™ guide to the legal profession, announced the 2020 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America on August 15, 2019. Lawyers named to The Best Lawyers in America© publication were recognized by their peers in the legal industry for their professional excellence in 146 practice areas.

For the 2020 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America, 8.3 million votes were analyzed, which resulted in the inclusion of more than 62,000 lawyers, or approximately 5% of lawyers in private practice in the United States. In addition, we are pleased to recognize the 2020 “Lawyer of the Year” recipients. “Lawyer of the Year” honorees receive this award based on their extremely high overall feedback within specific practice areas and metropolitan regions. “Lawyer of the Year” recognitions were awarded in 137 practice areas across 182 metropolitan regions.

“Best Lawyers was founded in 1981 with the purpose of recognizing extraordinary lawyers in private practice through an exhaustive peer-review process. Almost 40 years later, we are proud to continue to serve as the most reliable, unbiased guide to legal talent worldwide,” says Phil Greer, CEO of Best Lawyers. The process begins when lawyers are nominated for consideration. They are divided by geographic region and practice area, and are evaluated by their peers on the basis of professional expertise.

Those who receive high peer reviews undergo an additional verification process to make sure they are currently practicing and in good standing. Only then can these top lawyers be recognized by Best Lawyers. Search The Best Lawyers in America results by lawyer name, firm, region, and/or practice area by visiting www.bestlawyers.com.

The following Moore Ingram Johnson & Steele lawyers were selected in Best Lawyers 2019:

Commercial Litigation
Construction Law
Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
Marietta, GA
Robert D. Ingram

Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Marietta, GA
William R. Johnson

Family Law
Marietta, GA
Stephen C. Steele

Land Use and Zoning Law
Marietta, GA
J. Kevin Moore

Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Best Lawyers lists are compiled based on an exhaustive peer-review evaluation. 83,000 industry leading attorneys are eligible to vote (from around the world), and we have received almost 10 million evaluations on the legal abilities of other lawyers based on their specific practice areas around the world.

For the 2018 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, 7.4 million votes were analyzed, which resulted in more than 58,000 leading lawyers being included in the new edition. Lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed; therefore inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor. Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers “the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice.”

The following Moore Ingram Johnson & Steele lawyers were selected in Best Lawyers 2018:

Commercial Litigation
Construction Law
Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
Marietta, GA
Robert D. Ingram

Family Law
Marietta, GA
Stephen C. Steele

Land Use and Zoning Law
Marietta, GA
J. Kevin Moore
John H. Moore

Real Estate Law
Litigation – Land Use and Zoning
Marietta, GA
John H. Moore

Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Marietta, GA
William R. Johnson