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ZUCKERMAN SPAEDER LLP PARTNER GREGG L. BERNSTEIN NAMED BALTIMORE WHITE-COLLAR “LAWYER OF THE YEAR”

Baltimore, MD—Zuckerman Spaeder LLP is pleased to announce that partner Gregg L. Bernstein has been named “Baltimore Best Lawyers Criminal Defense: White-Collar Lawyer of the Year” by Best Lawyers, a peer reviewed legal guide.

Best Lawyers awards the accolade “Lawyer of the Year” in a particular practice area to a single lawyer in the community. The honoree is selected based on a peer-review survey in which he or she received high ratings for abilities, professionalism and integrity. Please click here to read more about the “Lawyers of the Year” selection process: http://www.bestlawyers.com/aboutus/awards.aspx.

Steven Naifeh, managing editor of Best Lawyers says, “We continue to believe—as we have believed for more than 25 years—that recognition by one’s peers is the most meaningful form of praise in the legal profession. We would like to congratulate Gregg Bernstein on being selected as the ‘Baltimore Best Lawyers Criminal Defense: White-Collar Lawyer of the Year’ for 2010.”

A former assistant U.S. attorney for the District of Maryland, Mr. Bernstein has extensive civil and criminal trial experience in both federal and state courts. Most recently, the court dismissed all charges against one of Mr. Bernstein’s clients, a former executive accused by the U.S. Department of Justice of attempting to manipulate and corner the propane market. Mr. Bernstein is currently representing individuals and companies in the health services and pharmaceutical industries that are under federal investigation in multiple jurisdictions. He is a former adjunct professor at the Catholic University School of Law and the current president of the Maryland Chapter of the Federal Bar Association.

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Founded in 1975, Zuckerman Spaeder LLP’s attorneys practice in the areas of complex commercial, civil and criminal litigation, as well as in appellate, bankruptcy, food and drug law, government ethics, insurance, legal profession and ethics, public clients, real estate, securities, tax and white collar. The firm is “AV” rated by Martindale-Hubbell and has offices in Baltimore; Washington, DC; New York; Tampa; and Wilmington, DE. In 2009, the firm was named a finalist for “Litigation Boutique of the Year” by The American Lawyer. For more information about the firm, visit its Web site at www.zuckerman.com.