Fifty Four Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers

Drummond Woodsum is pleased to announce that 54 of our attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch for 2022.  Attorneys were recognized by Best Lawyers in 42 distinct practice areas with many attorneys recognized in multiple areas.

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The 41 selected attorneys for Best Lawyers and the areas of practice in which they were recognized include:

Portland, ME

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Edward R. Benjamin, Jr.
Civil Rights Law
Municipal Law

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

James T. Kilbreth
Commercial Litigation
Environmental Law
Natural Resources Law

Julia G. Pitney
Commercial Litigation
Litigation – Banking and Finance

Aaron M. Pratt
Corporate Law
Venture Capital Law

Eric R. Herlan
Education Law

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

Richard A. Spencer
Education Law
Public Finance Law

William Stockmeyer
Education Law
Public Finance Law

Amy K. Tchao
Education Law
Litigation – Municipal
Municipal Law

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

Peter Felmly
Employment Law – Management

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

Tracy D. Hill
Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

Adam R. Cote
Energy Law

Joanna Tourangeau
Environmental Law
Litigation – Environmental

William L. Plouffe
Land Use and Zoning Law
Litigation – Land Use and Zoning
Litigation – Municipal
Municipal Law

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

Robert L. Gips
Native American Law

Gregory W. Sample
Native American Law

Kaighn Smith, Jr.
Native American Law

Richard A. Shinay
Real Estate Law

Ronald N. Ward
Real Estate Law

David J. Backer
Trusts and Estates

Portsmouth, NH

Gerald M. Zelin
Education Law

Manchester, NH

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

Anna B. Cole
Employment Law – Management

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

Mona T. Movafaghi
Immigration Law

Erin R. Feltes
Litigation – Insurance

Matthew R. Serge
Litigation – Municipal

The 13 selected attorneys for the “Ones to Watch” list and the areas of practice in which they were recognized include:

Portland, ME

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

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

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

Isabel B. Ekman
Education Law

Michael L. Buescher
Labor and Employment Law – Management

Connor P. Schratz
Labor and Employment Law – Management

Kathleen Landis Wade
Labor and Employment Law – Management

Jeana M. McCormick
Litigation – Labor and Employment

Malina E. Dumas
Native American Law

Erick Giles
Native American Law

Michael-Corey Hinton
Native American Law

Lisa R. Magnacca
Real Estate Law

Robert P. Hayes
Commercial Litigation

The 2022 Best Lawyers rankings can be seen in their entirety by visiting https://www.bestlawyers.com/.