WASHINGTON, Aug. 17, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Joseph M. Sellers, Partner, Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, has been named Best Lawyers® 2016 Washington, D.C., Civil Rights "Lawyer of the Year." In addition, Sellers, and five other Cohen Milstein attorneys, Karen L. Handorf, Theodore J. Leopold, Leslie M. Kroeger, Stephan A. LeClainche, and Wallace B. McCall were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2016 Edition of the prestigious The Best Lawyers in America©.
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Sellers, head of the Firm's Civil Rights & Employment Practice group, has represented victims of discrimination and other illegal employment practices individually and through high-profile class actions. He has tried several civil rights class actions to judgment before juries and has argued more than 25 appeals in the federal and state appellate courts, including the United States Supreme Court. In addition to being named 2016 Civil Rights "Lawyer of the Year" in Washington, D.C., Sellers was listed in the The Best Lawyers in America© 2016 Washington, D.C., Labor Laws – Union, and Litigation – Labor & Employment categories.
Karen L. Handorf, a Partner at Cohen Milstein and head of the Employment Benefits Practice group, prior to joining the Firm in 2007 was an attorney for the U.S. Department of Labor where she litigated Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) cases in federal appellate and district courts for 25 years, including as Deputy Associate Solicitor in the Plan Benefits Security Division. She is listed in The Best Lawyers in America© 2016 Washington, D.C., Litigation – ERISA category.
Four of the six Cohen Milstein attorneys are listed in The Best Lawyers in America© 2016 Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., Edition.
Theodore J. Leopold, a Partner at Cohen Milstein, is head of the Firm's Catastrophic Injury and Managed Care Practice groups and co-chair of the Consumer Protection & Unsafe Products Practice group. Prior to joining the Firm in 2014, he was the Founding Partner of Leopold Law P.A. in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. Leopold is listed in The Best Lawyers in America© 2016 Palm Beach Gardens Personal Injury – Plaintiffs, and Product Liability – Plaintiffs categories.
Leslie M. Kroeger, a Partner at Cohen Milstein, is a highly accomplished civil trial attorney who began her courtroom legal career as an Assistant Public Defender and later as an Assistant State Attorney in Miami-Dade County, Fla. Prior to joining Cohen Milstein 2014, she was a Partner at Leopold Law Firm P.A. Kroeger is listed in The Best Lawyers in America© 2016 Palm Beach Gardens Mass Tort/Class Actions Litigation – Plaintiffs, Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs, and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants categories.
Stephan A. LeClainche, Of Counsel, is a member of the Firm's Medical Malpractice Practice group. He has more than three decades of experience in civil litigation. LeClainche is listed in The Best Lawyers in America© 2016 Palm Beach Gardens Mass Tort/Class Actions Litigation – Plaintiffs, Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs, and Personal Injury – Plaintiffs categories.
Wallace B. McCall, Of Counsel and a member of the Firm's Catastrophic Injury Practice group has devoted his career to representing individuals who have sustained serious personal injuries and the families of those who have suffered the wrongful death of a loved one. Prior to joining Cohen Milstein in 2014, he was with Leopold Law Firm P.A. McCall is listed in The Best Lawyers in America© 2016 Palm Beach Gardens Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs category.
For a listing of Cohen Milstein attorneys included in the 2016 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©, visit https://www.bestlawyers.com/Info/LawyerList.aspx?firm_id=33685&country=US. For information about Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, visit www.cohenmilstein.com.