On April 17, the law firm Spiegel & McDiarmid announced that two of its lawyers, Scott Strauss and David Pomper, would be included in the 2007 issue of Washington DC Super Lawyers. Washington DC Super Lawyers evaluates the top 5 percent of attorneys in the DC metro area, based upon peer recognition and professional achievement. The directory surveys 35,000 lawyers in Washington, DC. Super Lawyers was first published in 1991 and attorneys cannot pay to be included and cannot vote for themselves; they are chosen essentially by a multi-step evaluation by peers and accomplishments.
Strauss specializes in litigation on behalf of consumer-owned utilities, particularly in New England, and is experienced in proceedings regarding wholesale market design, including capacity markets, transmission rates and utility mergers.