The 2024 Best Lawyers, Ones to Watch, and "Lawyer of the Year" Recognize 58 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, 11 attorneys were included in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch for 2024, and 6 attorneys in 9 distinct practice areas were recognized as “Lawyer of the Year” for the Portland metro area.

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2024 “Lawyer of the Year” Recipients (Portland, ME)

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

Portland, ME

Adam R. Cote
Energy Law
Energy Regulatory Law

Alan D. MacEwan
Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
Corporate Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Amy K. Tchao
Municipal Law
Litigation – Municipal
Education Law

Amy K. Olfene
Energy Law

Benjamin E. Marcus
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Christopher G. Stevenson
Tax Law

Christopher L. Brooks
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)

Daniel J. Rose
Education Law
Employment Law – Management
Labor Law – Management

David J. Backer
Trusts and Estates

David S. Sherman, Jr.
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Commercial Litigation
Litigation – Real Estate

Demetrio F. Aspiras, III
Litigation – Municipal

William Stockmeyer
Education Law
Public Finance Law

Elizabeth A. Germani
Arbitration
Litigation – Insurance
Mediation

Eric R. Herlan
Education Law

Gary D. Vogel
Banking and Finance Law
Corporate Law
Real Estate Law

George T. Dilworth
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants

James T. Kilbreth
Commercial Litigation
Environmental Law
Natural Resources Law

Jana R. Magnuson
Trusts and Estates

Jeffrey T. Piampiano
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Litigation – Bankruptcy

Jeremy R. Fischer
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Commercial Litigation
Litigation – Bankruptcy

Jerrol A. Crouter
Arbitration
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Litigation – Construction
Litigation – Labor and Employment
Mediation

Jessica Scherb
Trusts and Estates

Joanna Tourangeau
Environmental Law
Litigation – Environmental
Energy Regulatory Law

John Kaminski
Tax Law

Julia G. Pitney
Commercial Litigation
Litigation – Banking and Finance
Litigation – Labor and Employment

Kaighn Smith, Jr.
Native American Law

Leah B. Rachin
Land Use and Zoning Law
Litigation – Municipal
Municipal Law

Mark V. Franco
Employment Law – Management
Litigation – Insurance
Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants

Maureen Sturtevant
Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants

Melissa A. Hewey
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Education Law
Employment Law – Management
Litigation – Labor and Employment
Litigation – Municipal

Michael E. High
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

Peter Felmly
Education Law
Employment Law – Management

Peter Klein
Commercial Finance Law

Richard A. Shinay
Real Estate Law

Richard A. Spencer
Education Law
Public Finance Law

Robert L. Gips
Native American Law

Ronald N. Ward
Real Estate Law

S. Campbell Badger
Employment Law – Management
Labor Law – Management
Labor Law – Union

Tracy D. Hill
Litigation – Insurance
Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

Manchester, NH

Anna B. Cole
Employment Law – Management
Labor Law – Management

C. Christine (Fillmore) Johnston
Land Use and Zoning Law

Erin R. Feltes
Litigation – Insurance

Gerald M. Zelin
Education Law

James A. O’Shaughnessy
Education Law
Employment Law – Management
Labor Law – Management

Mark T. Broth
Employment Law – Management
Insurance Law
Labor Law – Management
Litigation – Insurance

Matthew R. Serge
Litigation – Municipal

Meghan S. Glynn
Employment Law – Management
Labor Law – Management

The 11 selected attorneys for the “Ones to Watch” list and the areas of practice in which they were recognized include:

Portland, ME

Connor P. Schratz
Labor and Employment Law – Management

Denae Barton
Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
Tax Law

Douglas K. Ginn
Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
Corporate Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Erick Giles
Native American Law

Isabel B. Ekman
Education Law

Jeana M. McCormick
Litigation – Labor and Employment

Kathleen Landis Wade
Labor and Employment Law – Management

Kellie W. Fisher
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Lisa R. Whitt
Real Estate Law

Michael-Corey Hinton
Native American Law

Robert P. Hayes
Commercial Litigation
Criminal Defense: General Practice
Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants

The 2024 Best Lawyers rankings can be seen in their entirety by visiting https://www.bestlawyers.com/.