Tim Clinton Named “Top 40 Under 40 Criminal Defense Lawyers in DC” by American Society of Legal Advocates

For the second year in a row, the American Society of Legal Advocates (ASLA) has selected partner Tim Clinton as one of the “Top 40 Under 40 Criminal Defense Lawyers in the District of Columbia.”

“I am truly honored to receive this honor again,” Mr. Clinton says. “In a small firm like ours, however, any individual award is the product of the efforts of the entire team. My partners Matt Peed and Brian Brook deserve just as much of the credit.”

According to ASLA, Mr. Clinton’s selection was the culmination of a “rigorous, manual multi-stage review”:

ASLA’s lawyers comprehensively review available information for each candidate, including a review of firm websites, client assessments, and publicly-available filings, which may include: verdicts, settlement information, and information regarding transactions. Each candidate is assessed based on such criteria as educational accomplishments, involvement and leadership in bar associations and professional organizations, activities within their community, and demonstrated legal achievement. In the case of younger lawyers, ASLA also evaluates indications of developing success, both in a candidate’s day-to-day practice and in serving the profession.

Each area of assessment is considered, and each candidate is assessed on his or her own merits. Just as the student body of an elite university is comprised of individuals with many different backgrounds and strengths, ASLA likewise strives to invite a range of members who have stellar legal credentials as a baseline, but also a range of interests and activities.

After the initial list of nominees is prepared, at least one separate lawyer reviews all compiled data and confirms nominations. To ensure the integrity of the process, no lawyer who participated in the first phase of selection is permitted to conduct the second phase. In the final stage, the list of finalists is again reviewed and candidates either are confirmed for invitation or placed on a holding list for reconsideration the following year.