--- description: Any physical pain, mental anguish, and trauma you've suffered from your injuries are compensable as pain and suffering. title: Washingtonian Lifetime Achievement Awards - Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata & Siegel, P.C. canonical: https://www.chaikinandsherman.com/washingtonian-lifetime-achievement-awards/ date_modified: 2024-09-05T17:18:07+00:00 practice_area: washingtonian-lifetime-achievement-awards --- Washingtonian Lifetime Achievement Awards - Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata & Siegel, P.C. # Washingtonian Lifetime Achievement Awards [Home](https://www.chaikinandsherman.com/) » Washingtonian Lifetime Achievement Awards What's On This Page View All Practice Areas Get free advice about the compensation you deserve. At Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata & Siegel, P.C., our car accident attorneys fight tirelessly to secure the compensation you deserve, handling every aspect of your case to protect your rights. Trust us to stand by you and advocate aggressively on your behalf. "*" indicates required fields Name* First Last Name* Last Email** Phone*Are you a new client?*Are you a new client? *Yes, I'm a potential new client.No, I'm a current existing client.I'm neitherCase TypeCase TypeMotor Vehicle AccidentSlip & FallAssaultMedical MalpracticeAbuseWork InjuryOtherWere You at Fault?Were You At Fault?NoYesUnknownWhere Did The Incident Occur?Where Did The Incident Occur?Washington, D.C.VirginiaMarylandOtherDid The Accident Occur In the Last Two Years?Did The Accident Occur In the Last Two Years?YesNoShare Brief Description of the Incident* Send On August 26, 2022 *Washingtonian Magazine *released its first Lifetime Achievement Awards. *Washingtonian *calls this list the “Best of the Best” and their “Top Lawyers Hall of Fame.” We are proud to announce that Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata & Siegel, PC. has the distinction of having two lawyers who received this elite award. The award recognizes attorneys who have been recognized by *Washingtonian Magazine *as “Top Lawyers” for 10 of the last 15 years. Joseph Cammarata has been named a “Top Lawyer” for 25 years, first making the list in 1997, as one of the Top 50 Lawyers. Allan M. Siegel was first named a “Top Lawyer” in 2004. Since then, both of them have received this honor every year *Washingtonian *has done the survey. Partner Ira Sherman has also made the list every year since 2017. The *Washingtonian’s* “Top Lawyers” list is put together through peer voting. They send surveys to hundreds of local lawyers asking them who they would trust of they needed a lawyer. The lawyers who were awarded Lifetime Achievement Awards were the lawyers who appeared on the lists year after year, making them, according to *Washingtonian,* the “best of the best among their peers” The firm and its partners have been recognized as leaders in their field and the legal community. The firm has produced four Presidents of the Trial Lawyers’ Association of Metropolitan DC. The law firm has been named a “Best Law Firm” by *U.S. News & World Report *in 2020, 2021 and 2022. They have also been leaders in brain injury litigation for over two decades. Joseph Cammarata and partner Ira Sherman co-founded The Brain Injury Association of DC. Mr. Cammarata currently serves as the President of that organization. Joseph Cammarata also serves as the Chair of the American Association for Justice’s [Traumatic Brain Injury](https://www.chaikinandsherman.com/car-accidents/brain-injuries/) Litigation Group. Allan M. Siegel is the current Chair-Elect of the American Association for Justice’s Bus Litigation Group, and serves on the Executive Committee of the American Association for Justice’s Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group and Trucking Litigation Group. The lawyers at Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata & Siegel, PC have been representing victims injured due to the carelessness of others for over 50 years. The firm has built its reputation on an unwavering commitment to aggressive and creative litigation strategies, seeking to ensure clients receive complete justice. They focus on helping individuals who have suffered personal injury, including brain injury or death, from motor vehicle, bus, truck and tractor-trailer collisions, mass transit collisions, medical malpractice, and unsafe premises. The firm’s dedication and compassion for its clients has resulted in the recovery of hundreds of millions of dollars in compensation for its clients. ![Main CSCS Video - Thumb 1](https://www.chaikinandsherman.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/1.png) Get free advice about the compensation you deserve. At Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata & Siegel, P.C., our car accident attorneys fight tirelessly to secure the compensation you deserve, handling every aspect of your case to protect your rights. Trust us to stand by you and advocate aggressively on your behalf. 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