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Top 100

Sep. 17, 2008

Editor's Note

This year, we are focusing on the lawyers and judges who, through their work, are shaping our future: what kind of air we will breathe, how we will define the institutions we share, how we will settle our disputes, how this business of law will operate.

This is a season where talk of change is in the air - hot air, or fresh air - depending on where you stand.

But change is not just the latest buzzword in political rhetoric. It is essential, and it can also be deeply challenging. The lawyers and judges on our Top 100 are acutely aware of this. Through their work, they are shaping our future: what kind of air we will breathe, how we will define the institutions we share, how we will settle our disputes, how this...

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