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New York, New York, August 15, 2017 – Barton LLP Managing Partner Roger E. Barton has been selected as a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America, an invitation-only honorary society that represents less than one-half of one percent of American Lawyers who are selected based upon excellence and accomplishment in litigation, both at the trial and appellate levels, and superior ethical reputation.

Roger is a commercial litigator with an international reputation for achieving outstanding results. He has been rated by The American Lawyer, Corporate Counsel Magazine and the National Law Journal as one of the Top Commercial Litigators in the United States and has an “AV Preeminent” peer review rating in Martindale-Hubbell – the highest rating in the legal industry for professional excellence and ethical standards. He has consistently been selected to Super Lawyers in the New York Metro Area, from 2013 to present. Roger is an active speaker and a contributor to various publications on the topics of law firm management and the business of law. His recent article was featured in Thomson Reuters’ Westlaw Journal, “Square pegs, round holes: Does the traditional law firm business model fit the needs of clients, or even most lawyers, anymore?” 

About the Litigation Counsel of America

The Litigation Counsel of America is an invitation-only trial lawyer honorary society established to reflect the new face of the American bar. Membership is limited to 3,500 Fellows, representing less than one-half of one percent of American lawyers. The composition of the LCA is aggressively diverse, with recognition of excellence among American litigation and trial counsel across all segments of the bar. The purpose of the LCA is to recognize deserving, experienced, and highly qualified lawyers, to provide an outlet for scholarly authorship of legal articles on trial and litigation practice, to provide additional sources for professional development, to promote superior advocacy and ethical standards in the practice of law, to assist in community involvement by its membership, and to advance a superior judiciary, by taking relevant positions on issues or legislation affecting judicial compensation and/or benefits, as well as those affecting the American litigation processes.

 About Barton LLP

Barton LLP is a leading commercial litigation and transactional law firm in New York City comprised of an elite team of former partners of “BigLaw” who have joined together to create a firm that has been recognized by Law360 as one of “10 boutiques that have established brands on par with the biggest of firms” who are “capable of competing with – and beating – the best big firms at the highest level.” Also recognized by Acquisition International magazine as “Ones to Watch for 2016: The Best Boutique Law Firms,” Barton works at the intersection of law and business to provide client access to the legal acumen, business resources and relationships needed for success. For more information, please visit www.bartonesq.com.

Barton LLP is a member of the International Society of Primerus Law Firms.