Richard I. Felton Receives Special Honor by Best Lawyers®
The law firm of Gordon, Edelstein, Krepack, Grant, Felton & Goldstein, LLP congratulates Partner Richard I. Felton for the honor of being named a Lawyer of the Year 2021 (Workers' Compensation Law—Claimants) by Best Lawyers®. Such recognition is awarded to individual attorneys with the highest overall peer feedback for a specific practice area and geographic region. According to Best Lawyers®, only one lawyer is recognized as the Lawyer of the Year for each specialty and location. In addition, Felton was once again named to the list of The Best Lawyers in America® for 2021.
"It is an honor to be named a Lawyer of the Year, just as I feel honored to represent workers in Southern California who have been injured on the job," explains Felton, a California State Bar Certified Workers' Compensation Specialist. "The Workers' Compensation system has changed drastically over the last decade or so, and I and my partners have fought diligently to provide justice to those who have been hurt at work. For those efforts to lead to this award is particularly important during these challenging times."
About Best Lawyers
The Best Lawyers in America®, first published in 1983, is the oldest peer-review guide to the legal profession. Listings are based entirely on confidential evaluations by other leading lawyers in the same practice area and region, and no one can pay to be included. The “Lawyer of the Year” designation is narrower still: in each practice area and community, it goes to the single attorney with the highest overall peer feedback.
What it means for injured workers
GEKLAW’s workers’ compensation honorees are recognized in the category “Workers’ Compensation Law – Claimants,” meaning they represent injured workers, not employers or insurers. Recognition by the lawyers they negotiate and litigate against every day is a meaningful signal of how they are regarded in the workers’ compensation community. Meet our workers’ compensation attorneys.
GEKLAW honors through the years
- Adam D. Dombchik Named Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers® (Aug 2022)
- GEK Attorneys Named as 2022 Super Lawyers (Jan 2022)
- Four GEK Attorneys Named as Best Lawyers in America® (Sep 2021)
- Four GEK Attorneys Named as 2021 Super Lawyers (Mar 2021)
- Four Attorneys Promoted to Partner at GEKLAW (Feb 2021)
- Four GEK Attorneys Named as Best Lawyers in America® (Aug 2020)
- GEKLAW Partner Sherry Grant Receives President's Award from CAAA (Jul 2019)
- Six GEK Attorneys Named as 2016 Super Lawyers (Jan 2016)
- GEK Partner Adam Dombchik Receives Award of Excellence (Dec 2015)
- GEK Partner Sherry E. Grant Receives Award of Excellence (Mar 2015)
- Six GEK Attorneys Named as 2015 Super Lawyers (Feb 2015)
- Seven GEK Attorneys Named as Best Lawyers in America® (Aug 2013)
- Attorney Adam Dombchik Named One of the Most Influential People (Apr 2013)
- Adam Dombchik Named Applicant Attorney of the Year (Mar 2013)
- Four GEK Attorneys Named 2012 Southern California Super Lawyers - Rising Star (Jul 2012)
- Six GEK Attorneys Named as Best Lawyers in America® (Feb 2012)
- Seven GEK Attorneys Named as 2012 Super Lawyers (Jan 2012)
- GEK Attorneys Named 2011 Southern California Super Lawyers - Rising Star (Jul 2011)
- Gordon, Edelstein Partner Sherry E. Grant Featured in Sky Radio Network's "Salute to Women in Leadership" - Profile Seen in TIME Magazine Across the Country - (Sep 2004)
