SPR Attorneys Recognized for Excellence by Best Lawyers®

Nine SPR lawyers have been recognized in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® , a peer-reviewed ranking of distinguished attorneys in various practice areas. Michael S. Bogin was named 2024 Best Lawyers in America “Lawyer of the Year” for Environmental Law in New York. Steven  Barshov, Michael S. Bogin, Mark A. Chertok, Jeffrey B. Gracer, Elizabeth Knauer, David Paget, and Daniel Riesel have been recognized as “Best Lawyers” for the practice area of Environmental Law in New York. In addition, Mark, Jeff, David, and Dan have been honored for the practice area of Environmental Litigation. Mark has also been recognized for the practice of Land Use and Zoning Law.

Maggie Macdonald and Meg Holden have been named on the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch list for Environmental Law in New York. Maggie also was recognized as Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch for Land Use and Zoning Law. This recognition is given to attorneys who are earlier in their careers for outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States.

Inclusion in the Best Lawyers in America® 2024 is based on “a sophisticated, conscientious, rational, and transparent survey process designed to elicit meaningful and substantive evaluations of the quality of legal services” in order to “capture, as accurately as possible, the consensus opinion of leading lawyers about the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same geographical area and legal practice area.”