Hawaii Personal Injury Attorney, Vlad Devens, is Best Lawyer for 2013

(Newswire.net –February 13, 2013) Honolulu, HI — Honolulu, Hawaii personal injury attorney, Vladimir Devens, has been selected as one of the Best Lawyers in America for 2013. As a name partner in the law firm Meheula and Devens LLP, Attorneys at Law, Vladimir (Vlad) Devens has had a career of success litigating cases in the field of personal injury litigation. Receiving the distinction of Best Lawyers in America for 2013 is one of the highest honors the profession can receive.

Best Lawyers has published their list for over three decades. It is widely regarded as the most peer-reviewed publication in the legal profession. Inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America, 19th edition for his work in the practice area of Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs is a significant honor for Vlad Devens. Best Lawyers lists have earned both the media’s respect and the public’s, as the most credible, unbiased source of legal referrals anywhere.

Selection for Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive and rigorous peer-review survey comprised of more than 4.3 million confidential evaluations by the top attorneys in the country.  Tens of thousands of leading attorneys confidentially evaluate their professional peers. The annual Best Lawyers publication has been described by The American Lawyer as “the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice.” Because no fee or purchase is permitted, being listed in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor.

Best Lawyers in America is one of the most visible and targeted peer review publications in the legal profession. Best Lawyers partners with the highest circulated newspapers and magazines in the world: The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and over 85 regional magazines and international newspapers. Additionally, its partnership with U.S. News & World Report makes Best Lawyers the most trusted “Best Law Firms” ranking in the country. 

Vlad Devens went to law school at the University of California, Boalt Hall School of Law, where he was the Associate Editor of the Industrial Relations Law Journal and received his J.D. he began working at his present firm in 1995 and became a name partner in 1997. He has litigated a full range of personal injury cases at all levels of the Hawaii State courts and before a variety of administrative agencies.

Representing the State of Hawaii organization of police officers, Mr. Devens was the lead trial attorney and obtained one of the highest settlements in the Country (over $30 million dollars) for a violation of the Fair labor and Standards Act (“FLSA”) filed against the City and County of Honolulu, County of Maui, County of Kauai and County of Hawaii.

Mr. Devens  has also successfully litigated a variety of other personal injury cases including motor vehicle collisions, bicycle accidents, slips and falls, medical malpractice and multiple other complex cases. His selection to the Best Lawyers 2013 list is validation for the excellence he has strived to achieve.