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Washington Law & Politics has named Tammy L. Williams a Superlawyer for 2004. The magazine confers the award annually on outstanding lawyers in Washington, after an extensive survey of their peers to determine the best in their profession. Tammy joins several other Lee Smart lawyers who were Superlawyer honorees in prior years and again were named Superlawyers for 2004: David L. Martin, Michael A. Patterson, Joel E. Wright, Steven J. Jager, Jeffrey P. Downer, August G. Cifelli, and Sam B. Franklin.

Philip B. Grennan and Pamela J. DeVet won dismissal of Boys v. Coldwell Banker First Harbor Real Estate, a real-estate malpractice action. Plaintiff, a home purchaser, complained that his real estate agent failed to disclose a defect in the home. The case had questionable merit, but it also was clear that the statute of limitations had run because plaintiff sued more than three years after discovering the defect. Phil and Pam moved for summary judgment based on the statute of limitations. After seeing the motion, plaintiff’s counsel voluntarily dismissed all claims against the real estate agent. ... Tammy Williams, A. Janay Ferguson, and Eric S. Newman won Baugh v. FSF Overlook Rim Associates, a premises-liability claim against an apartment complex and its management company. The court dismissed the case with prejudice based on plaintiff’s discovery violations.

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