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by
Kevin
Winter/Getty
Images)
Oh,
baby,
baby!
The
competition
for
2021
Lawyer
of
the
Year
honors
was
not
a
close
one,
not
even
one
little
bit.
Our
top
candidate
took
home
more
than
50%
of
the
vote,
while
our
second-place
finisher
had
just
11%
of
the
total
tally.
In
fact,
the
new
titleholder
secured
almost
150
more
votes
than
this
year’s
silver
medalist.
Before
we
announce
which
luminary
lawyer
prevailed,
let’s
review
Above
the
Law’s
past
Lawyers
of
the
Year:
In
a
year
where
some
of
the
most
important
news
circled
around
the
frivolous
litigation
in
the
wake
of
2020’s
presidential
election,
it
makes
sense
that
the
lawyer
who
came
out
on
top
had
…
absolutely
nothing
to
do
with
it.
America
needed
a
break
from
lawyers
trying
to
protect
“FREEDUMB,”
and
voted
for
an
attorney
who
was
trying
to
free
one
of
the
country’s
most
beloved
pop
stars.
In
the
end,
it
was
Mathew
Rosengart, the
Greenberg
Traurig
partner
who
succeeded
in
freeing
Britney
Spears
from
more
than
a
decade
of
conservatorship
who
took
home
the
title
in
our
2021
Lawyer
of
the
Year
competition.
He
entered
the
superstar’s
legal
life
this
past
summer,
and
by
November,
the
conservatorship
was
no
more.
Rosengart
earned
56%
of
the
vote
in
our
annual
contest,
and
he
continues
to
earn
praise
from
not
just
his
client,
but
all
of
her
superfans.
Because
she’s
stronger
than
yesterday,
here
are
some
high
compliments
from
Ms.
Spears:
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via
Instagram)
Congratulations
to
our
Lawyer
of
the
Year
finalists,
and
very
special
congratulations
to
our
2021
Lawyer
of
the
Year,
Mathew
Rosengart.
Thanks
to
his
zealous
representation,
Britney
Spears
is
no
longer
overprotected
but
in
control
of
her
own
life.
Though
his
firm’s
bills
may
be
quite
high,
her
freedom
is
simply
priceless.
Thanks
to
Biglaw’s
“zaddy”
not
just
for
freeing
Britney,
but
for
making
legislators
take
a
closer
look
into
conservatorship
laws
and
inspiring
a
new
generation
to
consider
going
into
the
legal
profession.
Staci
Zaretsky is
a
senior
editor
at
Above
the
Law,
where
she’s
worked
since
2011.
She’d
love
to
hear
from
you,
so
please
feel
free
to
email
her
with
any
tips,
questions,
comments,
or
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