Clary Beckett named as Lawyer of the Year

We are proud that Best Lawyers, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession, has named Clarence A. Beckett QC as the "Halifax Best Lawyers Insurance Law Lawyer of the Year" for 2012.

Clary has been recognized in Best Lawyers since 2006, and this is the second time he has been honored as a "Lawyer of the Year". He received that recognition in 2010 for his work in Personal Injury Litigation.

After more than a quarter of a century in publication, Best Lawyers is designating "Lawyers of the Year"in high-profile legal specialties in large legal communities. Only a single lawyer in each specialty in each community is being honored as the "Lawyer of the Year".

Best Lawyers compiles its lists of outstanding attorneys by conducting exhaustive peer-review surveys in which thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers. The lawyers being honored as "Lawyers of the Year" have received particularly high ratings in our surveys by earning a high level of respect among their peers for their abilities, professionalism, and integrity.

Steven Naifeh, President 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 Clarence A. Beckett QC on being selected as the 'Halifax Best Lawyers Insurance Law Lawyer of the Year' for 2012."