2026 Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers Recognizes Two RJLF Partners
Partners Christine Lehman and Adam Adler have been recognized in the 2026 Washington, D.C. edition of Super Lawyers. This marks the 10th year that Christine has been named to the Super Lawyers list for intellectual property litigation. For the second consecutive year, Adam was named to the Rising Stars list for intellectual property and civil litigation, including plaintiff, appellate, and constitutional law.
Christine is the Managing Partner of RJLF's Washington, D.C. office and a nationally recognized patent trial attorney with 30 years of litigation experience in U.S. District Courts and the U.S. International Trade Commission. She co-led the RJLF team that won a landmark $673 million patent infringement award for Kove IO against Amazon Web Services — the largest surviving patent verdict of 2024 and the 9th largest in the past decade. Her work has been recognized by Chambers Global, Chambers USA, Bloomberg Law's 2025 Unrivaled Litigators list, and Law360, which named her a 2024 Intellectual Property MVP, among many others.
Adam is a trial and appellate attorney whose practice spans constitutional law, intellectual property, and creators' rights. A Yale Law School graduate and former Third Circuit clerk, Adam played a central role in the Kove IO victory along with Christine and the RJLF team, where he spearheaded the damages theory and cross-examined Amazon's CEO and CTO at trial. He also scored a headline-making win against Marvel and DC Comics, persuading the Patent and Trademark Office to cancel the jointly owned SUPER HERO trademarks on behalf of independent comic creator S.J. Richold and his Superbabies brand. Adam's work has earned him recognition as a Law360 IP Rising Star, a Benchmark Litigation 40 & Under honoree, and a Managing IP Rising Star, among others.
Super Lawyers, part of Thomson Reuters, is a research‑driven, peer‑influenced rating service that recognizes outstanding lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The Super Lawyers list highlights the top 5 percent of attorneys in each state, while the Rising Stars list identifies promising attorneys under 40 or with less than 10 years of practice, representing only 2.5 percent of lawyers.