February 1, 2005

Baum Hedlund 12100 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 950
Los Angeles, CA 90025
Web: www.baumhedlundlaw.com

Six Baum Hedlund Attorneys Chosen as Top Attorneys in Southern California

Law & Politics and the publishers of Los Angeles Magazine have announced this year's Southern California Super Lawyers for 2005 in their second annual guide to "The Top Attorneys in Southern California." Only 5% of attorneys in Southern California are Super Lawyers.

Congratulations to the six Baum Hedlund lawyers listed for the first time as Super Lawyers:

J. Clark Aristei

Karen Barth Menzies

Michael L. Baum

Ronald L. M. Goldman

Paul J. Hedlund

Robert E. Guilford

Law & Politics' method of collecting ballots and voting is "one of the most critical steps in the Super Lawyers selection process is the general survey, in which the Law & Politics staff mails ballots to every attorney in the state who has been licensed to practice for five years or more. Attorneys are asked to nominate the best lawyers they have personally observed in action - whether as opposing counsel or co-counsel, or through other first-hand observation in the courtroom. The intent is to discourage lawyers from voting for others based purely on reputation. Each lawyer is given a score based on the number of votes he or she receives and the source of those votes. Votes received from lawyers in other firms count for significantly more points than votes received from lawyers in the same firm."

In 2004, Law & Politics surveyed 377,500 attorneys - more than one-third of the active lawyers in the United States - to find Super Lawyers in nine states.

About Super Lawyers selection process: http://www.superlawyers.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13&Itemid=37