(August 25, 2010, Manchester, NH) - The law firm of Sheehan Phinney Bass + Green PA is pleased to announce that twenty-seven attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in Woodward/White's Best Lawyers in America® 2011, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession. Sheehan Phinney ranked #1 in New Hampshire in the areas of Alternative Dispute Resolution, Bankruptcy & Creditor-Debtor Rights Law, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law, Employee Benefits Law, Health Care Law and Mergers & Acquisitions. Attorneys Alan P. Cleveland, Robert E. Dastin and Alan L. Reische received the distinction of making the list for over 20 years, while Attorneys James T. Cain, Robert P. Cheney, Katherine M. Hanna, Michael C. Harvell, Bruce A. Harwood and John E. Peltonen were selected for at least 15 years. James Q. Shirley was named Manchester's 2010 Bet-the-Company Litigator of the Year. Manchester was the only city in New Hampshire to have this distinction.
The twenty-seven Sheehan Phinney attorneys named in their respective areas of law include:
Peter T. Beach: Mergers & Acquisitions and Tax Law
James T. Cain: Trusts & Estates
Robert P. Cheney: Energy and Environmental Law
Alan P. Cleveland: Employee Benefits Law
Christopher Cole: Commercial Litigation
Bradford E. Cook: Non-Profit/Charities Law and Trusts & Estates
Peter S. Cowan: Commercial Litigation
Robert E. Dastin: Corporate Law
Joseph A. DiBrigida: Corporate Law
William J. Donovan: Health Care Law
W. Michael Dunn: Alternative Dispute Resolution
Edward A. Haffer: Appellate Law, Bet-the-Company Litigation and Commercial Litigation
Katherine M. Hanna: Health Care Law
Michael C. Harvell: Bet-the-Company Litigation and Commercial Litigation
Bruce A. Harwood: Bankruptcy & Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
Matthew J. Lapointe: Corporate Law
Peter W. Leberman: Corporate Law
Robert R. Lucic: Commercial Litigation
Colleen Lyons: Corporate Law
Susan A. Manchester: Real Estate Law
David W. McGrath: Labor & Employment Law
James F. Ogorchock: Family Law
John E. Peltonen: Environmental Law
James P. Reidy: Labor & Employment Law and Employee Benefits Law
Alan L. Reische: Corporate Law
James Q. Shirley: Bet-the-Company Litigation and Commercial Litigation
Kenneth A. Viscarello: Corporate Law and Real Estate Law
Since its inception in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Because Best Lawyers is based on a peer-review survey in which more than 39,000 leading attorneys cast almost 3.1 million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas, and because lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed, inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor. Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers "the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice."
Sheehan Phinney is a full service business law firm representing local, national and international clients with innovative approaches and practical solutions. Founded in 1937, Sheehan Phinney has grown to 61 attorneys with four offices throughout New Hampshire and Massachusetts. The firm is known for professional excellence, practical counsel and commitment to both its clients and the communities it serves. |
