Awards and honors matter at O’Neill Friedman because they provide independent, third-party validation of what clients and referring counsel care about most: credibility, judgment, and sustained performance in high-exposure matters. They also reflect the habits that win cases: creativity, rigorous research and writing, clean narrative discipline, and trial-ready execution.
Awards & Honors
Recognized for Legal Innovation
While Johnny Friedman and Shane O’Neill have received numerous accolades for their legal skills, they share one. In 2023, Johnny and Shane were recognized as “Legal Innovators” by ALM/Law.Com for their ingenuity and thought leadership in tort litigation. Both have been profiled in the Am Law Litigation Daily, and one or both have collected accolades from the following organizations:
- ALM / Law.Com
- ALM Daily Report, “On the Rise”
- Best Lawyers in America®
- Law & Politics, Atlanta Magazine, Rising Star
- Super Lawyers®
- Georgia Trend, Legal Elite
- Martindale-Hubbell® (AV Preeminent Rating)
- Corporate America News, Legal Elite–Georgia
- Litigation Counsel of America
- American Bar Foundation
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