A total of 51 Robinson+Cole attorneys were named Super Lawyers® in the states of Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, and Rhode Island for 2016. The Super Lawyers® designation is based on regional balloting by attorneys, third-party research, and a peer review process encompassing myriad practice areas.
In addition, 23 attorneys at the firm were recognized as “Rising Stars.” An explanation of the Super Lawyers methodology can be found here.
Recognized attorneys and their areas of practice include the following:
Massachusetts - Super Lawyers®
1. Brian W. Blaesser – Real Estate
2. Lawrence P. Heffernan – Civil Litigation Defense
3. E. Christopher Kehoe – Real Estate
4. Clive D. Martin – Business Litigation
5. Christopher S. Pitt – Real Estate
Massachusetts - Rising Stars
1. Kendra L. Berardi – Civil Litigation Defense
2. Karla L. Chaffee - Environmental
Hartford, CT - Super Lawyers®
1. Wystan M. Ackerman – Class Action
2. Stephen W. Aronson – Employment Litigation: Defense
3. Bradford S. Babbitt – Business Litigation
4. Bruce B. Barth – Employee Benefits/ERISA
5. Patrick M. Birney – Bankruptcy
6. Lisa M. Boyle – Health Care
7. Dennis C. Cavanaugh – Construction Litigation
8. Thomas P. Cody – Land Use/Zoning
9. Frank F. Coulom, Jr. – Business Litigation
10. Eric D. Daniels – Business Litigation
11. Alice E. DeTora – Employment & Labor
12. Nuala E. Droney – Business Litigation
13. Gerald P. Dwyer, Jr. – Insurance Coverage
14. Michael R. Enright – Bankruptcy
15. Gregory R. Faulkner – Construction Litigation
16. Brian C. Freeman – Environmental
17. Stephen E. Goldman – Insurance Coverage
18. Edward J. Heath – Business Litigation
19. Benjamin C. Jensen – Business Litigation
20. Judith M. Keppelman – Estate Planning & Probate
21. Eric Lukingbeal – Environmental Litigation
22. John B. Lynch, Jr. – Mergers & Acquisitions
23. Linda J. McDowell – Estate Planning & Probate
24. Virginia E. McGarrity – Employee Benefits/ERISA
25. Robert S. Melvin – Environmental
26. Dwight H. Merriam – Land Use/Zoning
27. Joey Lee Miranda – Utilities
28. Linda L. Morkan – Appellate
29. Andrea Donovan Napp – Business Litigation
30. Martin A. Onorato – Construction Litigation
31. Earl W. Phillips, Jr. – Environmental
32. Todd R. Regan – Construction Litigation
33. Brian R. Smith – Land Use/Zoning
34. Peter E. Strniste, Jr. – Construction Litigation
35. Daniel F. Sullivan – Insurance Coverage
36. Theodore J. Tucci – Health Care
37. Gregory P. Varga – Insurance Coverage
38. James A. Wade – Criminal Defense
39. Jeffrey J. White – Appellate
Hartford, CT - Rising Stars
1. Keane E. Aures – Construction/Surety
2. J. Tyler Butts – General Litigation
3. Britt-Marie K. Cole-Johnson – Employment & Labor
4. Meaghan Mary Cooper – Health Care
5. Peter A. Dagostine – Employment & Labor
6. Kathleen E. Dion – Business Litigation
7. Ryan V. Leichsenring - Tax
8. Michele L. Maresca – Land Use/Zoning
9. Susan N. Masters – Employment & Labor
10. Sorell E. Negro – Land Use/Zoning
11. Brian D. Nichols – Health Care
12. Keisha S. Palmer – Bonds/Government Finance
13. Jonathan H. Schaefer – Environmental
14. Emilee Mooney Scott - Environmental
15. Evan J. Seeman – Land Use/Zoning
16. Lauren M. Sigg – Immigration
Stamford, CT – Super Lawyers®
1. Joseph L. Clasen – Business Litigation
2. Thomas J. Donlon – Appellate
3. Steven L. Elbaum – Real Estate
4. John H. Kane – Personal Injury Defense: Products
5. Matthew T. Miklave – Employment & Labor
6. Edward V. O’Hanlan – Land Use/Zoning
Stamford, CT - Rising Stars
1. Megan E. Baroni – Environmental
2. Charles F. Martin III – Real Estate
3. Brian J. Wheelin – Business Litigation
New York - Super Lawyers®
1. Andrew S. Roffe – Administrative Law
New York - Rising Stars
1. Anna Jinhua Wang – Securities & Corp Fin
Rhode Island – Rising Stars
1. Steven J. Boyajian – Bankruptcy: Business
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