With the publication of The Best Lawyers of America 2021 Edition, Barran Liebman is honored to announce that nine of our partners were recognized by Best Lawyers as leaders in their respective areas.

Kyle Abraham, Amy Angel, Paula Barran, Ed Harnden, and Richard Liebman were named in the area of Employment Law Management, while Jeff Robertson was named in the areas of Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law and ERISA Litigation. Paula Barran, having been listed for 25 consecutive years, earned additional recognition in the areas of Labor Law Management and Labor & Employment Litigation. Barran Liebman’s Co-Managing Partner, Ed Harnden, received additional recognition with listings for both Labor Law Management and Labor & Employment Litigation. For Richard Liebman, this marks his 25^th consecutive year on the list, with recognition in both Employment Law Management and Labor Law Management. Barran Liebman’s Co-Managing Partner, Andrew Schpak, and Partner, Kyle Abraham, also received recognition in the area of Labor & Employment Litigation.

Barran Liebman is also pleased to announce that two of our Partners have been named on the Best Lawyers Ones to Watch list, which recognizes attorneys who are earlier in their careers and have been in private practice for 5-9 years.  In this category, Shayda Zaerpoor Le and Sean Ray were both recognized in the areas of Labor & Employment Law Management and Labor & Employment Litigation.

Barran Liebman could not be more proud of its team for their expertise and unmatched commitment in the labor, employment, and benefits law management and litigation fields.

2021 Edition Award Listings:

Kyle T. Abraham (Best Lawyer; listed since 2020): Employment Law Management, Labor & Employment Litigation
Amy L. Angel (Best Lawyer; listed since 2015): Employment Law Management
Paula A. Barran (Best Lawyer; listed since 2001): Employment Law Management, Labor Law Management, Labor & Employment Litigation
Edwin A. Harnden (Best Lawyer; listed since 2005): Employment Law Management, Labor Law Management, Labor & Employment Litigation
Shayda Zaerpoor Le (Ones to Watch, listed since 2020): Labor & Employment Law Management, Labor & Employment Litigation
Richard F. Liebman (Best Lawyer; listed since 1995): Employment Law Management, Labor Law Management
Sean P. Ray (Ones to Watch, listed since 2020): Labor & Employment Law Management, Labor & Employment Litigation
Jeffrey G. Robertson (Best Lawyer; listed since 2010): Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, ERISA Litigation
Andrew M. Schpak (Best Lawyer; listed since 2020): Labor & Employment Litigation

About Best Lawyers

Best Lawyers is the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession. A listing in Best Lawyers is widely regarded by both clients and legal professionals as a significant honor, conferred on a lawyer by his or her peers. Best Lawyers’ lists of outstanding attorneys are compiled by conducting exhaustive peer-review surveys in which tens of thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers. If the votes for an attorney are positive enough for inclusion in Best Lawyers, that attorney must maintain those votes in subsequent polls to remain on the list for subsequent editions.