September 24, 2007 : Three Weber Gallagher Attorneys Honored as 'Best Lawyers in America'
Firm partners Peter J. Weber, Paul M. Fires and Paula A. Koczan have been listed in the 2008 edition of The Best Lawyers in America as three of America’s best attorneys practicing in the United States. This is the ninth consecutive edition in which Mr. Weber (Workers' Compensation Law) has been honored , the second consecutive edition in which Mr. Fires (Workers' Compensation Law) has received this accolade , and the first time that Ms. Koczan (Medical Malpractice Law) has been selected.
Published since 1983, The Best Lawyers in America is widely regarded as the preeminent referral guide to the legal profession in the United States. The Best Lawyers lists, representing 80 specialties in all 50 states and Washington, D.C., are compiled through an exhaustive peer-review survey in which thousands of the top lawyers in the U.S. confidentially evaluate their professional peers. The current, 14th edition of Best Lawyers (2008), is based on more than 2 million detailed evaluations of lawyers by other lawyers.