| (August 21, 2009, Manchester, NH) - The law firm of Sheehan Phinney Bass + Green PA is pleased to announce that twenty-eight attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2010, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession. Sheehan Phinney ranked #1 in New Hampshire in the areas of Administrative Law, Bankruptcy & Creditor-Debtor Rights Law, Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law, Government Relations 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 at least 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 10 years.
The twenty-eight 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
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
Priscilla E. Kimball: Health Care 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
Alan L. Reische: Corporate Law
James Q. Shirley: Bet-the-Company Litigation and Commercial Litigation
Kenneth A. Viscarello: Corporate Law and Real Estate Law
Kimon S. Zachos: Administrative Law, Government Relations Law and Trusts & Estates
First published in 1983, Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive annual peer-review survey. For the new U.S. edition, more than 24,000 leading attorneys cast more than 2.8 million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in the same and related specialties. Because of the rigorous and transparent methodology used by Best Lawyers, 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." Steven Naifeh, Managing Editor of Best lawyers, notes, "We continue to believe - as we have for 26 years - that recognition by one's peers is the most meaningful form of recognition in the legal profession."
Sheehan Phinney is a full service law firm representing national and international clients with innovative approaches and practical solutions. Founded in 1937, Sheehan Phinney has grown to 63 attorneys with four offices throughout New Hampshire and Massachusetts and is known for professional excellence, practical counsel and commitment to both its clients and the communities it serves. Sheehan Phinney is the exclusive member in New Hampshire of Lex Mundi, the world's leading association of independent law firms. |
