Thousands of votes were cast, so it’s fair to say our 2024 holiday card contest was a great success. This year’s competitors were incredibly strong, and with 25% of the vote, our top contender was separated from the second-place finisher by just three percentage points. It was a real squeaker!
Our newest winner joins the company of previous holiday card contest winners:
2023: Butler Snow
2022: “Lambert & Lambert”
2021: McBrayer
2020: Wolf Greenfield
2019: Goodman Allen Donnelly
2018: Wolf Greenfield
2017: Wolf Greenfield
2016: Gowling WLG
2015: Wolf Greenfield
2014: Haynes & Boone
2013: Akin Gump
2012: Van Winkle Law Firm
2011: Haynes & Boone
2010: Proctor Heyman
2009: Akin Gump
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Congratulations to… Butler Snow! The Mississippi-based firm managed to clinch the crown two years in a row with its hilarious take on what the editing and review process would look like for a law firm holiday card if the lawyers were left in charge. Over-lawyering for the win! You can check out Butler Snow’s winning submission by clicking here.
Congrats to all the worthy finalists, and thanks to everyone who nominated a card or voted in the contest. We can’t wait to see what cleverness comes our way in 2025.
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 critiques. You can follow her on Bluesky, X/Twitter, and Threads, or connect with her on LinkedIn.