Best Lawyers in America Recognizes 57 Drummond Woodsum Attorneys

Drummond Woodsum is pleased to announce that 47 of our attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America, 10 attorneys were included in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch for 2025, and 7 attorneys in 8 distinct practice areas were recognized as “Lawyer of the Year” for the Portland metro area.

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2025 “Lawyer of the Year” Recipients  

  • Portland – ME
      • Litigation – Construction
      • Criminal Defense: White-Collar
      • Litigation – Insurance
      • Education Law
      • Corporate Law
      • Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
      • Tax Law
      • Employment Law – Management

The 47 attorneys selected for inclusion in the 2025 Best Lawyers in America list and the areas of practice in which they were recognized include:

Portland, ME

David J. Backer (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2008)

    • Trusts and Estates

Campbell Badger (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2020)

    • Employment Law – Management
    • Labor Law – Management
    • Labor Law – Union

Christopher L. Brooks (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2022)

    • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
    • Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)

Adam R. Cote (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2020)

    • Energy Law
    • Energy Regulatory Law

Jerrol A. Crouter (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2007)

    • Arbitration
    • Bet-the-Company Litigation
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Litigation – Construction
    • Litigation – Labor and Employment
    • Mediation

George T. Dilworth (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2011)

    • Bet-the-Company Litigation
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Criminal Defense: White-Collar
    • Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants

Peter Felmly (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2020)

    • Education Law
    • Employment Law – Management
    • Labor Law – Management

Jeremy R. Fischer (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2016)

    • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Litigation – Bankruptcy

Mark V. Franco (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2020)

    • Employment Law – Management
    • Litigation – Insurance
    • Mediation
    • Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
    • Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants

Elizabeth A. Germani (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2023)

    • Arbitration
    • Litigation – Insurance
    • Mediation

Robert L. Gips (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2007)

    • Native American Law

Eric R. Herlan (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2008)

    • Education Law

Melissa A. Hewey (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2003)

    • Bet-the-Company Litigation
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Education Law
    • Employment Law – Management
    • Litigation – Labor and Employment
    • Litigation – Municipal

Michael E. High (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2003)

    • Banking and Finance Law
    • Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
    • Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
    • Commercial Finance Law
    • Corporate Law
    • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
    • Securities / Capital Markets Law
    • Securities Regulation
    • Venture Capital Law

Tracy D. Hill (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2016)

    • Litigation – Insurance
    • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

John S. Kaminski (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2007)

    • Tax Law

James T. Kilbreth (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 1997)

    • Commercial Litigation
    • Environmental Law
    • Natural Resources Law

Peter D. Klein (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2024)

    • Commercial Finance Law

Alan D. MacEwan (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2007)

    • Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
    • Corporate Law
    • Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Jana Magnuson (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2022)

    • Trusts and Estates

Benjamin E. Marcus (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2003)

    • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
    • Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Amy Olfene (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2024)

    • Energy Law

Jeffrey T. Piampiano (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2012)

    • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
    • Litigation – Bankruptcy

Julia G. Pitney (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2021)

    • Commercial Litigation
    • Litigation – Banking and Finance
    • Litigation – Labor and Employment

Leah B. Rachin (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2018)

    • Land Use and Zoning Law
    • Litigation – Municipal
    • Municipal Law

Daniel J. Rose (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2007)

    • Education Law
    • Employment Law – Management
    • Labor Law – Management

Jessica Scherb (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2023)

    • Trusts and Estates

David S. Sherman, Jr. (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2011)

    • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Litigation – Real Estate

Richard A. Shinay (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2007)

    • Real Estate Law

Kaighn Smith, Jr. (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2008)

    • Native American Law

Richard A. Spencer (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2008)

    • Education Law
    • Public Finance Law

Christopher G. Stevenson (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2024)

    • Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
    • Tax Law

William Stockmeyer (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2009)

    • Education Law
    • Public Finance Law

Maureen Sturtevant (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2021)

    • Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants

Amy K. Tchao (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2009)

    • Education Law
    • Litigation – Municipal
    • Municipal Law

Joanna Tourangeau (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2021)

    • Energy Regulatory Law
    • Environmental Law
    • Litigation – Environmental

Gary D. Vogel (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2012)

    • Banking and Finance Law
    • Corporate Law
    • Real Estate Law

Ronald N. Ward (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2007)

    • Real Estate Law

Manchester, NH

Demetrio F. Aspiras III (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2024)

    • Litigation – Municipal

Mark T. Broth (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 1995)

    • Employment Law – Management
    • Insurance Law
    • Labor Law – Management
    • Litigation – Insurance
    • Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs

Anna B. Cole (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2020)

    • Employment Law – Management
    • Labor Law – Management

Erin R. Feltes (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2022)

    • Litigation – Insurance

Christine Filmore Johnston (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2024)

    • Land Use and Zoning Law

Meghan S. Glynn (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2024)

    • Employment Law – Management
    • Labor Law – Management

James A. O’Shaughnessy (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2021)

    • Education Law
    • Employment Law – Management
    • Labor Law – Management

Matthew R. Serge (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2016)

    • Litigation – Municipal

Gerald M. Zelin (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2009)

    • Education Law

Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America (2025 Edition)

Portland, ME

Isabel B. Ekman (Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America since 2021)

    • Education Law

Kellie W. Fisher (Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America since 2021)

    • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Erick Giles (Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America since 2022)

    • Native American Law

Douglas Ginn (Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America since 2022)

    • Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
    • Corporate Law
    • Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Robert P. Hayes (Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America since 2022)

    • Commercial Litigation
    • Criminal Defense: General Practice
    • Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants

Michael-Corey Hinton (Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America since 2021)

    • Native American Law

Jeana M. McCormick (Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America since 2021)

    • Litigation – Labor and Employment

Connor P. Schratz (Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America since 2021)

    • Labor and Employment Law – Management

Kathleen Landis Wade (Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America since 2021)

    • Labor and Employment Law – Management

Lisa R. Whitt (Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America since 2021)

    • Real Estate Law