Eight Willig, Williams & Davidson Lawyers Included in U.S. News & World Report Best Lawyers in America 2011

PHILADELPHIA, PA, March 11, 2011 (Press-News.org) Philadelphia union-side law firm Willig, Williams & Davidson is pleased to announce that eight of its employment, labor and workers compensation lawyers have been selected by their peers as U.S. News - Best Lawyers in America for 2011. They are: Deborah R. Willig (listed since 1990), Alaine S. Williams (listed since 1999), Stuart W. Davidson (listed since 1995), Ralph J. Teti (listed since 2006), Deborah M. Lerner (listed since 2006), John M. Singleton (listed since 2007), Irwin W. Aronson (listed since 1987) and James S. Beall (listed since 2006).

The oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession, Best Lawyers compiles lists of outstanding attorneys by conducting exhaustive surveys in which thousands of lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers. The 2011 edition of the Best Lawyers annual referral guide, "The Best Lawyers in America," is based on more than 3.1 million detailed peer evaluations.

"We are honored to have so many of our practitioners listed as Best Lawyers in the areas of employment law and labor law," stated Managing Partner Deborah R. Willig, Esq. "Willig, Williams & Davidson is proud of our commitment to excellence and each day, our attorneys carry out that commitment in providing outstanding service to our clients. It is gratifying to have their efforts recognized by their peers."

Attorneys are neither required nor permitted to pay a fee to be included in "Best Lawyers." Rather listings are based entirely upon asking previously listed and other prominent lawyers, "If you could not handle a case yourself, to whom would you refer it?" Voting lawyers rank nominees numerically and are permitted to add pluses, minuses and comments for precise voting. For this reason, a listing in "Best Lawyers" is largely regarded as a singular honor within the legal profession. The listings reach more than 16 million readers in dozens of city and regional publications throughout the U.S. In Philadelphia, Best Lawyers magazine is featured as a stand-alone publication inside The Philadelphia Inquirer, included live on Law.com and distributed to all subscribers of The Legal Intelligencer.

Willig, Williams & Davidson is one of the largest and most respected union-side labor law firms in the United States. The firm's accomplished and diverse legal team focuses on representing labor unions, employee benefit funds, individual working people and their families. Its attorneys work with clients to find practical and efficient solutions to the problems that they face in a variety of legal forums, including national, regional and local contract negotiations and dispute resolution through mediation, arbitration and court litigation. In August 2010, U.S. News & World Report also named Willig, Williams & Davidson one of the top law firms practicing in both the Philadelphia and Harrisburg metropolitan areas.

About Willig, Williams & Davidson - Willig, Williams & Davidson (www.wwdlaw.com) is one of the largest and most respected union-side labor law firms in the United States. Founded in 1979, the firm focuses on representing labor unions, employee benefit funds, individual working people and their families on a variety of legal fronts, including national, regional and local contract negotiations; dispute resolution through mediation, arbitration and litigation; tax and benefit law compliance issues; workers compensation and labor law issues; discrimination and other employment law matters; advocacy for injured workers; and prepaid legal services for union members.