Liane Jackson

1 month ago | forbes.com | Liane Jackson

Forbes seeks nominations for our next Top Lawyers in America ListNominations are now open for Forbes’ list of America’s Top 250 Lawyers for 2025. The second-annual iteration of the list spotlights elite practitioners across the country, from all specializations, at the pinnacle of the profession. America’s Top 250 Lawyers is open to attorneys in private practice with impressive track records, who are lauded in the legal marketplace, and who have demonstrated outsize influence in their specialties.

1 month ago | forbes.com | Liane Jackson

In the coming months, Forbes will debut its inaugural list of America’s Best-In-State Lawyers—a recognition designed to spotlight the finest attorneys in private practice from across all 50 states. As with all such Forbes lists, it is based on a rigorous, multi-stage process of editorial research and analysis to identify the finest in the profession: lawyers with impressive track records in their specialties, leaders in their fields and attorneys most respected by peers and clients.

Sep 10, 2024 | forbes.com | Liane Jackson

Justice Alito Financial DisclosuresSupreme Court Justice Samuel Alito has released his annual financial disclosures—making him the last justice to have done so, after requesting a 90-day extension—and now all of the nine have finalized their reporting. Alito has traditionally led the court in stock ownership, and his 2023 disclosures reflect that trend. Other than a gift of $900 concert tickets from a German princess, which had no additional explanation, Alito reported no other benefits.

Jun 11, 2024 | forbes.com | Liane Jackson

Forbes is seeking nominations for our inaugural list of America’s Best-In-State LawyersForbes is opening nominations for our Best-in-State Lawyers 2024. This inaugural list will recognize top attorneys across the country, from all 50 states and jurisdictions—the elite of the profession. Our editorial team is seeking select private practice lawyers who excel in their practice area and are lauded for their work in the professional and pro bono space.

Apr 17, 2024 | legalreader.com | Liane Jackson

These are the lawyers you want on your side, not across the table—an extraordinary array of legal practitioners at the pinnacle of the profession. The late Abigail Van Buren, known to the world as advice columnist Dear Abby, once remarked that she couldn’t think of a “more potent combination than God and a good lawyer.” Indeed, few aspects of life and death go untouched by a lawyer’s hands.