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Best Lawyers in America® Announces 2021 Best Lawyers Awards; Recognizes Five MM&C Attorneys

Posted August 31, 2020 at 12:42 PM

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Miller, Miller & Canby is pleased to announce five firm attorneys have been recognized as Best Lawyers in America.® for 2021. James (Jim) Thompson, Joel (Jody) Kline, Donna McBride and Joseph (Joe) Suntum have been recognized in their respective areas of practice as “Best Lawyers” and Diane Feuerherd has been recognized as a Best Lawyers “One to Watch”, an honor for attorneys who are earlier in their careers, typically in practice nine years or less. 

Mr. Thompson concentrates his practice in eminent domain and real estate valuation litigation, in addition to civil litigation involving complex real estate and business/commercial disputes. He has led Miller, Miller & Canby’s Litigation practice group for close to 30 years. He has been named to the Best Lawyers list every year since first being recognized in 2007.

Mr. Kline joined Miller, Miller & Canby in 1974, has been a principal of the firm since 1981 and has served as head of the firm’s Land Use & Zoning practice since that time. His practice concentrates on land use, zoning and subdivision law, representing private clients, nonprofit entities, and municipal corporations and agencies. He has also been named to the Best Lawyers list every year since first being recognized in 2007.

Ms. McBride is a partner in Miller, Miller & Canby’s Litigation practice, where she focuses in complex business matters for corporate clients, as well as insurance-related litigation and trust litigation. In 2019 she was admitted to the American College of Trial Lawyers as a Fellow, an honor reserved for experienced trial lawyers who have mastered the art of advocacy and whose professional careers have been marked by the highest standards.

Mr. Suntum is a principal in the firm and the leader of the Eminent Domain and Condemnation group. His decades of trial experience and his in-depth knowledge of real property valuation and the law of eminent domain allow him to protect his clients’ property rights and maximize their compensation when their properties are targeted for condemnation. He is the Owners’ Counsel of America member  attorney for the state of Maryland, a selective membership restricted to only one attorney per state. The firm’s Eminent Domain practice has been honored as a Best Law Firms Metropolitan “Tier 1” practice.

Ms. Feuerherd is an attorney in Miller, Miller & Canby’s Litigation practice with a focus in appellate, business and real estate litigation. She has successfully represented individuals, property owners, and businesses in a wide variety of matters, ranging from administrative hearings before the Board of Appeals, to jury and bench trials in state and federal courts, and to appeals before the Court of Special Appeals and Court of Appeals. In addition to her work she is active in state and local bar associations.

Best Lawyers in America is the oldest and one of the most respected attorney ranking services in the country. Recognition is based entirely on peer review. For more than 30 years, the organization has assisted those in need of legal services to identify the attorneys best qualified to represent them across hundreds of areas of practice.

Best Lawyers publishes a stand-alone publication which announces recognized attorneys. Best Lawyers lists are also published in local, regional, and national print and digital versions of leading publications, including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and the Washington Post.

ABOUT MILLER, MILLER & CANBY
In 2021, Miller, Miller & Canby will celebrate 75 years of serving the legal needs of metropolitan Washington, DC. As the oldest law firm in Montgomery County, MD, the firm recognizes that this milestone reflects the relationships built and maintained with our clients, friends and the business community, many spanning multiple generations. The firm maintains its focus on its core areas of practice: Land Use & Zoning, Real Estate, Litigation, Eminent Domain, Business & Tax and Trust and Estates Law. The firm’s moderate size allows its attorneys to maintain close contact with clients and have the opportunity to develop and foster trusted, lasting relationships. In all of our practice areas, an overarching concern for quality of product and efficiency of accomplishment assures clients that we strive for true value in legal representation. Miller, Miller & Canby is proud to have maintained this standard of service since the firm’s founding in 1946. For more information, visit www.millermillercanby.com.

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