48 Murtha Cullina Attorneys Receive "Best Lawyers in America" Recognition

August 20, 2020

Hartford, CT (August 20, 2020)…Best Lawyers, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession, has announced that 48 attorneys from Murtha Cullina LLP have been selected for inclusion in the 2021 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®.

In addition, Heather O. Berchem was selected as 2021 “Lawyer of the Year” in Health Care Law. 

We proudly congratulate all of our firm attorneys recognized as 2021 Best Lawyers in America:

Boston, MA  

Best Lawyers in America

• Daniel C. Cohn – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law / Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Loring A. Cook, III – Construction Law / Litigation - Construction
• James R. DeGiacomo – Bet the Company Litigation / Commercial Litigation / Family Law / Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants / Trusts and Estates
• Mark G. DeGiacomo – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law / Commercial Litigation
• Thomas S. Vangel – Commercial Litigation
• Andrew G. Wailgum – Construction Law
• John C. Wyman – Commercial Litigation / Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs

Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch

• Anthony R. Leone – Commercial Litigation

Hartford, CT

Best Lawyers in America

• Marcel J. Bernier – Corporate Law
• Patricia L. Boye-Williams – Environmental Law
• Alfred R. Casella – Trusts and Estates
• Matthew K. Curtin – Employment Law, Management
• George A. Dagon, Jr. – Commercial Litigation
• Thomas M. Daniells – Real Estate Law
• Michael J. Donnelly – Litigation – Construction
• Robert E. Kaelin – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law / Commercial Litigation
• Richard A. Marone – Trusts and Estates
• Paul R. McCary – Energy Law / Utilities Law
• John H. Mutchler – Copyright Law
• Kari L. Olson – Land Use and Zoning Law
• Willard F. Pinney, Jr. – Corporate Law / Mergers and Acquisitions Law / Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Frank J. Saccomandi, III – Real Estate Law
• Mark R. Sussman – Environmental Law / Litigation – Environmental
• Suzanne Brown Walsh – Trusts and Estates
• Robert A. White – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch

• Julia P. Boisvert – Health Care Law
• Juliana Garcia-Uribe – Immigration Law
• Nisha Kapur – Banking and Finance Law
• Kevin W. Munn – Commercial Litigation
• Joseph D. Szerejko – Appellate Practice / Commercial Litigation

New Haven, CT

Best Lawyers in America

• Heather O. Berchem – Health Care Law
• Marilyn B. Fagelson – Insurance Law
• Bruce L. McDermott – Energy Law
• Patricia E. Reilly – Employment Law – Management / Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Alfred E. Smith, Jr. – Environmental Law
• Stephanie S. Sobkowiak – Health Care Law
• Barry J. Waters – Employment Law – Management / Labor Law – Management / Litigation – Labor and Employment

Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch

• Terence J. Brunau – Commercial Litigation
• Madiha M. Malik – Health Care Law
• Martha M. Royston – Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Emily McDonough Souza – Insurance Law

Stamford, CT

Best Lawyers in America

• David P. Friedman – Commercial Litigation
• Paul E. Knag – Health Care Law

Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch

• Patrick D. Coughlin – Trusts and Estates
• Daniel J. Kagan – Health Care Law
• Benjamin H. Nissim – Commercial Litigation

White Plains, NY

Best Lawyers in America

• Salvatore G. Gangemi – Litigation – Labor and Employment

Inclusion in the Best Lawyers list is based on comprehensive peer-review surveys in which thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers. 

About Murtha Cullina LLP

With six offices throughout Connecticut, Massachusetts and New York, Murtha Cullina LLP offers a full range of legal services to meet the local, regional and national needs of our clients. Our practice encompasses litigation, regulatory and transactional representation of businesses, governmental units, non-profit organizations and individuals. Core practice areas include litigation, insurance recovery, labor and employment, bankruptcy and creditors’ rights, construction, energy, health care, trusts and estates, intellectual property, real estate, land use and retail and hospitality. 

Murtha Cullina is the exclusive member firm in Connecticut for Lex Mundi – the world’s leading network of independent law firms with in-depth experience in 100+ countries worldwide; and the exclusive Connecticut member firm of State Law Resources, an international network of independent law firms. For more information, visit murthalaw.com.

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