Sakkas, Cahn & Weiss Receives 2014 Litigator Award

Pictured (left to right): Matthew Sakkas, Esq., Adam D. Cahn and Mitchel E. Weiss.

The Trial Lawyers Board of Regents has named Sakkas, Cahn & Weiss, LLP as a 2014 Litigator Award™ recipient by the Trial Lawyers Board of Regents for extraordinary achievement within the legal specialty areas of pedestrian accidents, wrongful death, injury, auto accidents, CRP syndrome and legal malpractice litigation.

This honor of distinction is awarded to the top 1% of lawyers in the entire nation. Each applicant undergoes a very rigorous and openly judged process. Of all of the firms being considered, only 12 from each state are chosen.The Litigator Awards are amongst the most rigorous and openly judged trial law rating. Award winners are carefully chosen by a nomination committee through the use of an unbiased and reliable rating system that includes proven litigation achievement within the last 20 years prior to the attorneys' nomination.

"We are very proud to receive the nation's most coveted symbol of litigation achievement," said Managing Partner Adam Cahn. "This award validates our commitment to excellence in litigation and obtaining exceptional verdicts for our clients."

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