September 2012—Kaufman & Canoles is pleased to announce that six of the firm’s attorneys have been named Best Lawyers’ 2013 Lawyers of the Year.

John M. Bredehoft was named Norfolk Employment Law – Management Lawyer of the Year
George L. Consolvo was named Norfolk Public Finance Law Lawyer of the Year
Vincent J. Mastracco, Jr. was named the Norfolk Corporate Law Lawyer of the Year
Christopher J. Mugel was named the Richmond Patent Law and Richmond Trademark Law Lawyer of the Year
Terence Murphy was named Norfolk Litigation – Construction Lawyer of the Year
Hunter W. Sims, Jr. was named Norfolk Bet-the-Company Litigation Lawyer of the Year

Best Lawyers in America is designating ‘Lawyers of the Year’ in high-profile legal specialties in large legal communities, honoring a single lawyer in each specialty as the ‘Lawyer of the Year.’ Lawyers being honored as ‘Lawyers of the Year’ have received particularly high ratings in our surveys by earning a high level of respect among their peers for their abilities, professionalism, and integrity.

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