The 2009 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, one of the most respected reference guides to the legal profession in the United States, will include four SSG&S attorneys. William A. McComas, Paul Mark Sandler, Ronald M. Shapiro, and Joel I. Sher are to be named in the guide under the following practice areas respectively: Information Technology Law, Personal Injury Litigation, Sports Law, and Bankruptcy/Creditor-Debtor Rights Law. The directory is based on over two million evaluations of lawyers by other lawyers.