For the second consecutive year, Best Lawyers in America® has awarded Bullard Smith Jernstedt Wilson a No. 1 ranking for the number of attorneys listed in the Labor and Employment Law category in both Portland and in Oregon.

 

In April 2009, Best Lawyers in America® honored the extrordinary accomplishments of Kenneth Jernstedt and Lester Smith at the 25th anniversary event in Atlanta, Georgia.  One of the Bullard Law firm's executive committee members, Fran Barnwell, reinforced the signifigance of the accomplishment:  "Our firm could not be more appreciative of the well deserved recognition by Best Lawyers of Ken and Les' remarkable careers.  They both embody the qualities of outstanding blue-chip labor and employment lawyers - hard working, tough, honorable and practical.  Plus they have been, and continue to be, great colleagues and mentors."

 

 

 

 

 

About The Best Lawyers in America®:  This is the 17th edition and the 27th year of publication of Best Lawyers, which is widely regarded as the preeminent referral guide to the legal profession in the United States.  (www.bestlawyers.com)

 

First published in 1983, Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive annual peer-review survey.  For the new U.S. edition, more than 24,126 leading attorneys cast more than 2.8 million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in the same and related specialties.

 

Steven Naifeh, Managing Editor of Best Lawyers, says, "We continue to believe - as we have believed for 26 years - that recognition by one's peers is the most meaningful form of recognition in the legal profession."

 

About Bullard Smith Jernstedt Wilson:  Bullard Law is a boutique labor and employment law firm representing employers in both the private and public sectors.  Bullard is the largest specialty management labor and employment law firm in the Northwest and is considered by many to be the leading such law firm in this area.