Ellis Named Cleveland Corporate Lawyer of the Year
February 2009
Best Lawyers in America, one of the most highly-respected peer-review publications in the legal profession, has named Stephen C. Ellis as the “Cleveland Best Lawyers Corporate Lawyer of the Year” for 2009.
After more than a quarter of a century in publication, Best Lawyers is designating “Lawyers of the Year” in high-profile legal specialties in large legal communities. Only a single lawyer in six specific specialties is being honored as the “Lawyer of the Year.” The specialties are: Banking Law, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Corporate Law, Family Law, Personal Injury Litigation, and Real Estate Law.
One of the name partners of Tucker Ellis & West LLP, Steve’s 30 plus years as a "deal making" business lawyer and 10 years as the CEO of a major national law firm have made him a valuable business counselor as well as a highly respected lawyer.
The lawyers being honored as “Lawyers of the Year” have received particularly high ratings in Best Lawyers surveys by earning a high level of respect among their peers for their abilities, professionalism, and integrity. Best Lawyers compiles its lists of outstanding attorneys by conducting extensive peer-review surveys. The current, 15th edition of The Best Lawyers in America (2009), is based on more than 2.5 million detailed evaluations of lawyers by other lawyers.
Curt Isler, Managing Partner of Tucker Ellis & West, noted, “Our partners have long recognized Steve's skills. His selection is well deserved, and we are proud to have him as a member of our firm.” Tucker Ellis & West LLP is a full service law firm with over 140 attorneys with offices in Cleveland and Columbus, Ohio, Denver, Colorado, and Los Angeles and San Francisco, California.
