Washingtonian (magazine)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications.
Primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of the article are generally not sufficient for a Wikipedia article. Please include more appropriate citations from reliable sources, or discuss the issue on the talk page.
This article has been tagged since May 2008.

Washingtonian is a monthly magazine distributed in the Washington, DC area since 1965. The magazine describes itself as "the magazine Washington lives by."[1] The magazine's core focuses are local feature journalism, guide book-style articles, and real estate advice.

Contents

[edit] Editorial Content

Washingtonian is noted for its detailed coverage of area professionals, businesses, and places. Such rankings have included top physicians, top places to dine. top neighborhoods.

Perhaps, its most significant undertaking is its ranking of the Washington-area's 80,000 lawyers. The publication's lawyer rankings effort is lead by national editor Kim Eisler[2]. The lists have come out in 2007, 2004, 2001, 1998 and 1995. Washingtonian's coverage is significant, and unique, in that it assigns a ranking position to the "Top 30" lawyers in the area.

In years past, the number one ranked lawyer has been: Theodore B. Olson (2007), Robert B. Barnett (2004), Michele A. Roberts (2001), and Brendan V. Sullivan (1998).

2007 Top 30 list:[3]

1. Theodore B. Olson 2. Brendan V. Sullivan 3. Sanford K. “Sandy” Ain 4. William R. Martin 5. Maureen E. Mahoney 6. Seth P. Waxman 7. Robert S. Bennett 8. Carol Elder Bruce 9. Michele A. Roberts 10. Robert B. Barnett 11. Reid H. Weingarten 12. Earl Silbert 13. William McLucas 14. Peter D. Greenspun 15. Robert C. Bonsib 16. Paula M. Junghans 17. Lanny Breuer 18. Patrick Regan 19. Alan Fisch 20. Elaine Charlson Bredehoft 21. Whayne Quin 22. James Wallace 23. Kenneth R. Feinberg 24. Thomas C. Green 25. David Schertler 26. Elizabeth Espin Stern 27. Joseph Montedonico 28. Michael C. Durney 29. Cheryl New 30. Nancy Fax

2004 Top 30 list:[4]

1. Robert Barnett 2. Reid H. Weingarten 3. Kenneth Adams 4. William R. Martin 5. Brendan V. Sullivan 6. William McLucas 7. Michele Roberts 8. Plato Cacheris 9. Patrick Regan 10. Peter D. Greenspun 11. Earl Silbert 12. Walter Dellinger 13. Richard Wiley 14. Jamie Gorelick 15. Albert Brault 16. Sanford K. “Sandy” Ain 17. John Bray 18. Ted Olson 19. Robert Bennett 20. Miguel Estrada 21. Elizabeth Espin Stern 22. Jack Olender 23. Kenneth Feinberg 24. Irvin Nathan 25. Beth Wilkinson 26. Nancy Luque 27. Stanley Sporkin 28. David Kendall 29. Seth Waxman 30. Alan Fisch

[edit] Circulation

The Washingtonian is read each month by more than 400,000 people, who spend an average of 96 minutes with each issue and save each issue for an average of five months.[5]

The Washingtonian is one of the nation’s most respected and successful magazines, winning five National Magazine Awards in recent years."[6]

[edit] Leadership

The current editor-in-chief is John A. Limpert.[7]

Washingtonian is published by Capital-Gazette Communications, whose CEO was the late Philip Merrill.[8]

[edit] External links

  1. ^ http://www.washingtonian.com/about.html
  2. ^ [1]
  3. ^ http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/people/5885.html
  4. ^ http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/lawlobbying/2364.html
  5. ^ http://www.washingtonian.com/about.html
  6. ^ http://www.washingtonian.com/about.html
  7. ^ http://www.washingtonian.com/authorprofiles/55.html
  8. ^ http://washington.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2006/06/19/daily14.html