In its third year, we have selected 10 additional legends for the Hall of Fame of the employment bar whose contributions to the field as well as their firms are unparalleled. Very few lawyers are considered for Hall of Fame status — which begins with 35 years in the employment-law trenches and requires consistent recognition for all-around excellence in counseling clients, contributing to the bar and serving as a visionary to improve workplaces. Up to 10 lawyers will be added to the Hall of Fame each year and retired from future consideration.
| Name | Law Firm | City |
| Jeff T. Appleman | Berry Appleman & Leiden | San Francisco |
| Lynne Deitch | Duke | Durham, N.C. |
| Zachary D. Fasman | Proskauer | New York |
| Baruch A. Fellner | Gibson Dunn | Washington |
| James C. Franczek Jr. | Franczek Radelet | Chicago |
| Willis J. Goldsmith | Jones Day | New York |
| Hunter R. Hughes III | Rogers & Hardin | Atlanta |
| Stephen A. Ploscowe | Fox Rothschild | N.J. |
| Ronald H. Schechtman | Pryor Cashman | New York |
| Gary R. Siniscalco | Orrick | San Francisco |
Below are the 2014 Inductees to the Hall of Fame:
| Name | Law Firm | City |
| L. Robert Batterman | Proskauer | New York |
| Barbara B. Brown | Paul Hastings | Washington |
| Francis X. Dee | McElroy Deutsch | Morristown |
| Mark S. Dichter | Morgan Lewis | Philadelphia |
| Charles C. Foster | Foster Quan | Houston |
| Howard Ganz | Proskauer | New York |
| William J. Kilberg | Gibson Dunn | Washington |
| Demitrios M. Moschos | Mirick O’Connell | Worchester |
| Stephen A. Ploscowe | Fox Rothschild | Roseland |
| Michael Reiss | Davis Wright | Seattle |
| Peter Wolfson Zinober | Greenberg Traurig | Tampa |
Below are the 2013 Inductees to the Hall of Fame:
| Name | Law Firm | City |
| R. Lawrence Ashe Jr. | Parker, Hudson, Rainer & Dobbs | Atlanta |
| Austin T. Fragomen | Fragomen | New York |
| Alan V. Friedman | Munger Tolles & Olson | Los Angeles |
| Theodore R. Groom | Groom Law Group | Washington |
| Paul Grossman | Paul Hastings | Los Angeles |
| C. Lash Harrison | FordHarrison | Atlanta |
| Garry C. Mathiason | Littler | San Francisco |
| Bettina B. Plevan | Proskauer | New York |
| Patrick L. Vaccaro | Jackson Lewis | White Plains, N.Y. |
| Jay W. Waks | Kaye Scholer | New York |
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