With
2024
nearly
in
the
rearview
mirror,
we
thought
it
would
be
a
good
time
to
solicit
nominations
for
Above
the
Law’s
annual
LAWYER
OF
THE
YEAR competition.
Which
lawyers
made
major
headlines
during
the
year
that
was?
We’ll
conduct
the
competition
as
we’ve
done
for
the
past
decade.
Please
submit
your
nominees
to
us by
email
(subject
line
“Lawyer
of
the
Year
2024”).
We
will
review
them
and
pick
a
slate
of
finalists,
and
then
you’ll
vote
on
them
in
a
reader
poll.
The
winner
will
join
an
august
group
of
past
LOTY
honorees,
including
Chief
Justice John
Roberts (2012)
and
President Barack
Obama
(2008).
But
the
contest
has
room
for
“fun”
as
well.
In
2019,
Christopher
Hook,
a
lawyer
who
told
a
Biglaw
partner
to
“eat
a
bowl
of
dicks” during
settlement
negotiations
took
home
the
grand
prize,
and
in
2015,
our
champion
was
a
young
Texas
lawyer
by
the
name
of
Bryan
Wilson
—
better
known
to
the
world
as
the
“Law
Hawk,”
famous
for
his irreverent
and
creative
attorney
advertisements.
What
does
it
take
to
be
nominated?
As
we’ve
explained before:
What
are
the
criteria
for
being
our
Lawyer
of
the
Year?
Since
you’re
doing
the
nominating
and
voting,
it’s
really
up
to
you.You
can
nominate
a
LOTY
based
on
whatever
reasoning
you
choose
—
e.g.,
because
the
lawyer
in
question
is
influential,
infamous,
awesome,
or
awful.
As
reflected
in
the
past
victory
of Loyola
2L (2007),
not
all
nominees
need
to
be
famous
—
or
even
named.
And
as
with
the
past
victory
of
Kyle
McEntee
and
Patrick
Lynch
(2010),
the
co-founders
of Law
School
Transparency,
you
can
nominate
multiple
people
if
their
achievements
are
closely
related.
We
have
only
three
things
to
ask
of
you
before
the
nominations
begin
to
roll
in:
-
Please
try
to
nominate
actual
lawyers. -
Please
try
to
nominate
lawyers
who
are
still
living. -
Please
submit
all
nominations via
email,
with
this
exact
subject
line:
“Lawyer
of
the
Year
2024.”
Let
the
nominations
begin!
Please
submit
your
nominations
by THURSDAY,
DECEMBER
12,
at
11:59
p.m.
(Eastern
time).
We
look
forward
to
reading
your
thoughts
and
insights
on
the
potential
candidates
who
will
go
on
to
vie
for
the
title
of
Above
the
Law’s
Lawyer
of
the
Year
for
2024.
Staci
Zaretsky is
a
senior
editor
at
Above
the
Law,
where
she’s
worked
since
2011.
She’d
love
to
hear
from
you,
so
please
feel
free
to
email
her
with
any
tips,
questions,
comments,
or
critiques.
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