I got word this morning that my father - Dan Borgmann of Helmke, Beams, LLC - was named to the 2009 Best Lawyers in America list.

I checked the Best Lawyers in America website but they don't have the 2009 directory up - but this article in the Journal-Gazette confirms it .

My dad isn't really one who likes seeing his name in the paper - something where this apple fell far from the tree - but he should be very proud of this accomplishment.

Dad has always been a great model of what it means to be a hard and honest worker - in a field where honesty is hardly the reputation. We have known he was one of the best attorneys in America for some time, now so does everyone else.

There are events that have happened and decisions made that will never get any publicity but have made me incredibly proud to see how he managed the legacy firm he came to over 20 years ago. And I am sure - due to attorney/client privilege - there are events and actions that I don't even know about that would make me all the more proud.

So congrats Dad. If I were in Indiana right now, I'd take you out for a drink at Columbia Street street to celebrate. You deserve it.


(I was planning on blogging today about something else, but when I heard this - check back tomorrow )