Washingtonian (magazine)

"Washingtonian" is a monthly magazine distributed in the Washington, DC area since 1965. The magazine describes itself as "the magazine Washington lives by." [http://www.washingtonian.com/about.html Washingtonian.com ] ] The magazine's core focuses are local feature journalism, guide book-style articles, and real estate advice.

Editorial Content

Washingtonian is noted for its detailed coverage of area professionals, businesses, and places. Such rankings have included top physicians, top places to dine. top neighborhoods.

Perhaps, its most significant undertaking is its ranking of the Washington-area's 80,000 lawyers. The publication's lawyer rankings effort is lead by national editor Kim Eisler [ [http://www.washingtonian.com/authorprofiles/75.html Kim Eisler (washingtonian.com) ] ] . The lists have come out in 2007, 2004, 2001, 1998 and 1995. Washingtonian's coverage is significant, and unique, in that it assigns a ranking position to the "Top 30" lawyers in the area.

In years past, the number one ranked lawyer has been: Theodore B. Olson (2007), Robert B. Barnett (2004), Michele A. Roberts (2001), and Brendan V. Sullivan (1998).

2007 Top 30 list: [ [http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/people/5885.html Big Guns: Washington's Top 30 Lawyers - News & Features (washingtonian.com) ] ]

1. Theodore B. Olson2. Brendan V. Sullivan3. Sanford K. “Sandy” Ain4. William R. Martin5. Maureen E. Mahoney6. Seth P. Waxman7. Robert S. Bennett8. Carol Elder Bruce9. Michele A. Roberts 10. Robert B. Barnett 11. Reid H. Weingarten12. Earl Silbert13. William McLucas14. Peter D. Greenspun15. Robert C. Bonsib16. Paula M. Junghans17. Lanny Breuer18. Patrick Regan19. Alan Fisch20. Elaine Charlson Bredehoft21. Whayne Quin22. James Wallace23. Kenneth R. Feinberg24. Thomas C. Green25. David Schertler26. Elizabeth Espin Stern27. Joseph Montedonico 28. Michael C. Durney29. Cheryl New 30. Nancy Fax

2004 Top 30 list: [ [http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/lawlobbying/2364.html 30 of Washington DC's Best Lawyers - News & Features (washingtonian.com) ] ]

1. Robert Barnett2. Reid H. Weingarten3. Kenneth Adams4. William R. Martin5. Brendan V. Sullivan6. William McLucas7. Michele Roberts8. Plato Cacheris9. Patrick Regan10. Peter D. Greenspun11. Earl Silbert12. Walter Dellinger13. Richard Wiley14. Jamie Gorelick15. Albert Brault16. Sanford K. “Sandy” Ain17. John Bray18. Ted Olson19. Robert Bennett20. Miguel Estrada21. Elizabeth Espin Stern22. Jack Olender23. Kenneth Feinberg24. Irvin Nathan25. Beth Wilkinson26. Nancy Luque27. Stanley Sporkin28. David Kendall29. Seth Waxman30. Alan Fisch

Circulation

The "Washingtonian" is read each month by more than 400,000 people, who spend an average of 96 minutes with each issue and save each issue for an average of five months.

The "Washingtonian" is one of the nation’s most respected and successful magazines, winning five National Magazine Awards in recent years."

Leadership

The current editor-in-chief is John A. Limpert. [ [http://www.washingtonian.com/authorprofiles/55.html John Limpert (washingtonian.com) ] ]

"Washingtonian" is published by Capital-Gazette Communications, whose CEO was the late Philip Merrill. [ [http://washington.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2006/06/19/daily14.html Washingtonian Publisher Merrill's body recovered - Washington Business Journal: ] ]

External links

* [http://www.washingtonian.com/ "Washingtonian" magazine]