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Judah Lifschitz Named to 2017 Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers ‘Top 100' List

Shapiro, Lifschitz & Schram, P.C. is pleased to announce that Judah Lifschitz, Principal and Co-President of the firm, has been named to the 2017 Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers “Top 100” list. This is the ninth consecutive year that Lifschitz has been named a Washington, D.C. Super Lawyer.

Lifschitz is a veteran trial attorney having tried cases to verdict in virtually every type of adjudicative forum – state and federal bench and jury trials, and arbitrations and Boards of Contract Appeals. In addition to general civil litigation, he has extensive experience in construction related matters, including significant experience in power and energy construction representing clients with regard to EPC contracts as well as disputes. Lifschitz represents governmental and private owners, regional, national and international contractors, construction managers, subcontractors, design professionals, sureties and insurance companies in disputes, trials, ADR proceedings and negotiations.

Recently, Lifschitz was lead trial counsel in the Silver Spring Transit Center litigation, a case which garnered much attention in the local and national press. After three weeks of trial Lifschitz’ client Foulger-Pratt Contracting LLC which was being sued for millions of dollars the plaintiff Montgomery County, Maryland agreed to pay Foulger-Pratt $3 million in settlement of all claims against and between Foulger Pratt and the County. Foulger-Pratt served as the general contractor for the 90-million-dollar project.

Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The annual selections are made using a patented multiphase process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates and peer reviews by practice area. The result is a credible, comprehensive and diverse listing of exceptional attorneys.

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