Once again, Lewis Wagner is proud to announce that five of our attorneys have received the Super Lawyer award. Congratulations to Robert F. Wagner, John C. Trimble, Thomas C. Hays, Tammy J. Meyer and Jarrell B. Hammond.
Super Lawyers is an annual listing of outstanding lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement; the Lawyers chosen comprise 5 percent of the licensed active attorneys in a state. More than 60 areas of practice are included; among these areas are attorneys in private practice, prosecutors, in-house counsel and public service lawyers.
Law & Politics performs the polling, research and selection of Super Lawyers in a process designed to identify lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. This multi-step selection process takes approximately nine months. The foundation of the process is a survey sent to all lawyers in the state who have been in practice at least five years. In addition to the survey, Law & Politics researches credentials of nominees, assembles a blue ribbon review panel of leading attorneys from each practice area, directly contacts lawyers and law firm representatives, verifies data and conducts a good-standing review of candidates.
Each year in Indiana, a ballot is sent to the approximately 11,000 active lawyers in the state who have been in practice five years or more. The ballot asks lawyers to nominate the best attorneys they've personally observed in action. (Lawyers may nominate others in their firm, but only if they nominate an equal or greater number of attorneys from other firms. Each vote a candidate receives carries a point total, with votes from lawyers outside the nominee's firm weighted more than votes from within the firm.) Law & Politics monitors balloting for indications of manipulation, and eliminates such ballots from consideration.
In the final selection process, candidates are divided according to firm size and geographic location. Top candidates from each group are selected as Super Lawyers.
Super Lawyers® is a registered trademark of Key Professional Media, Inc.
