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PORTLAND, Maine – Forty-one Bernstein Shur attorneys have been selected by their peers to be recognized in the 2009 edition of “The Best Lawyers in America®.”
Inclusion in the 2009 edition of “The Best Lawyers in America” is considered a top honor as less than three percent of the nation’s lawyers are chosen by their peers to be listed in the guide. Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers“the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice.”
Best Lawyers ranked Bernstein Shur #1 in Maine in 17 categories, among them are: Administrative Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law, Construction Law, Corporate Governance and Compliance Law, Land Use & Zoning Law, Municipal Law, Natural Resources Law, Professional Malpractice, Real Estate Law, and Timber Law. In New Hampshire, Bernstein Shur was ranked #1 in Labor and Employment Law.
“We are not only proud to once again increase our number of attorneys recognized by Best Lawyers, we are also proud to have increased our #1 ranked practice areas by over 400 percent,” said Charles E. Miller, the firm’s Managing Shareholder. “This reinforces our standing as one of northern New England’s premiere multi-service law firms,” he added.
With 41 shareholders selected from the firm, Bernstein Shur topped its previous record of 39 lawyers in the last edition of Best Lawyers. In all, more than 70 percent of the firm’s principals made the list. Bernstein Shur has over 90 attorneys in Maine and New Hampshire.
Four Bernstein Shur attorneys have been listed in every Best Lawyers published since its inception 25 years ago: Leonard M. Nelson of Falmouth for Corporate Law; Gregory A. Tselikis of Scarborough for Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law; Peter J. Rubin of Scarborough, who was named in 12 categories, including Appellate Law, Legal Malpractice and Medical Malpractice Law, Bet-the-Company Litigation, and several Litigation and Criminal Defense categories; and Gordon F. Grimes of Durham for Corporate Law, Construction Law, and Energy Law.
Bernstein Shur attorney Jeffrey A. Thaler marks his twentieth year of being listed in Best Lawyers. He is recognized in the areas of Environmental Law, Natural Resources Law, Commercial Litigation, and Appellate Law.
Bernstein Shur attorneys who have been selected for 10 years or more include: Robert J. Keach of Falmouth for Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law; Linda G. McGill of Freeport for Labor and Employment Law; Charles E. Miller of Portland for Real Estate Law; John M. R. Paterson of Freeport for Antitrust Law, Appellate Law and First Amendment Law; Eric F. Saunders of Cumberland for Corporate Law; Nathan H. Smith of Portland for Real Estate Law, Andru H. Volinsky of Concord, N.H., for Commercial Litigation, Education Law, White-Collar Criminal Defense, and Labor and Employment Law; and Andrea K. Johnstone of Hopkinton, N.H., for Labor and Employment Law.
Attorneys who have been selected for the list for up to 10 years include: George F. Burns of Falmouth for Construction Law, Timber Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Construction Law and Commercial Litigation; Lee K. Bragg of Manchester, Maine, for Land Use & Zoning Law; John L. Carpenter of North Yarmouth for Corporate Law, Franchise Law, Corporate Governance and Compliance Law, and Mergers & Acquisitions Law; Robert J. Crawford of Cumberland for Municipal Law; Michael A. Fagone of Saco for Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law; F. Paul Frinsko of Gorham for Public Finance Law, and Labor and Employment Law; Philip H. Gleason of Cumberland for Corporate Law; Leonard Gulino of Cape Elizabeth for Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law; Tom S. Hanson of Cumberland for Real Estate Law; Geoffrey H. Hole of South Harpswell for Administrative Law; James A. Houle of Scarborough for Employee Benefits Law and Trusts and Estates; Kenneth W. Lehman of Cumberland for Health Care Law and Administration Law; Karen B. Lovell of Saco for Tax Law, and Trusts and Estates; Arnold C. Macdonald of South Freeport for Corporate Law; Robert F. Macdonald, Jr. of Cape Elizabeth for Franchise Law; Jack H. Montgomery of South Freeport for Construction Law and Insurance Law; Patricia A. Peard of Falmouth for Labor and Employment Law; David P. Ray of Yarmouth for Construction Law and Alternative Dispute Resolution; Daniel P. Riley, Jr. of Kennebunk for Government Relations Law; Jaimie P. Schwartz of South Portland for Real Estate Law; Patrick J. Scully of Brunswick for Energy Law and Administrative Law; Richard W. Smith of Falmouth for Real Estate Law; Nelson A. Toner of Portland for Tax Law; Christopher L. Vaniotis of North Yarmouth for Municipal Law, Real Estate Law, Land Use & Zoning Law, Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law, and Administrative Law; William M. Welch of Falmouth for Real Estate Law; and Lester F. Wilkinson, Jr. of Augusta for Real Estate Law.
Newly added Bernstein Shur attorneys are Michael R. Bosse of Scarborough for Construction Law, and Joan M. Fortin of Portland for Municipal Law.
The nationally recognized list, which has been published since 1983, is now published each year by Woodward/White, Inc. of Aiken, South Carolina. To compile the list, over 25,000 attorneys across the U.S. were asked to rate the abilities of other lawyers in their areas of specialization. Only those attorneys who earned the consensus support of their peers were included in the listings; inclusion cannot be purchased. For this reason, selection in the Best Lawyers is considered a reliable and valued recognition.