2021 Lawyers in Real Estate Awards
Washington DC
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For our second annual Lawyers in Real Estate Awards, we chose 110 attorneys from around the U.S. representing a variety of disciplines, and more than doubling the number who were honored in 2020. They were selected for excelling in their practices as well as their contributions to the community.
This year we’ve spotlighted 10 attorneys nationally and from each of the 10 areas covered by our regional newsletters: California, Texas, New York, Chicago, Atlanta, Boston, Florida, Seattle, Phoenix and Washington, DC.
Thank you to all who submitted entries and congratulations to each of the Lawyers in Real Estate leaders being recognized this year.
Valerie Kelly
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson
![Valerie Kelly - Washington D.C.](https://dev.connectcre.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Valerie-Kelly-Washington-D.C..jpg)
John Thomas
Squire Patton Boggs
![John Thomas - Washington D.C.](https://dev.connectcre.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/John-Thomas-Washington-D.C..jpg)
Shariff N. Barakat
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
![Shariff Barakat - Washington DC](https://dev.connectcre.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Shariff-Barakat-Washington-DC.jpg)
Thomas Hauser
Ballard Spahr
![Thomas Hauser - Washington D.C.](https://dev.connectcre.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Thomas-Hauser-Washington-D.C..jpg)
Michael J. Goldman
Nixon Peabody
![Michael Goldman - Washington D.C.](https://dev.connectcre.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Michael-Goldman-Washington-D.C..jpg)
Robert Kaplan, Jr.
Kaplan Voekler Cunningham & Frank
![Robert Kaplan - Washington D.C.](https://dev.connectcre.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Robert-Kaplan-Washington-D.C..jpg)
Thomas R. Castiello
Arent Fox
![Thomas Castiello - Washington D.C.](https://dev.connectcre.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Tommy-Castiello-Washington-D.C..jpg)
Amy Rifkind
Arnold & Porter
![Amy Rifkind - Washington D.C.](https://dev.connectcre.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Amy-Rifkind-Washington-D.C..png)
John Lavoie
Cooley
![John Lavoie - Washington D.C.](https://dev.connectcre.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/John-Lavoie-Washington-D.C..jpg)
Michael Berman
Paul Hastings
![Michael Berman - Washington DC](https://dev.connectcre.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Michael-Berman-Washington-DC.jpg)