Bernstein Shur announced that 59 of its attorneys have been recognized by Best Lawyers® in 2027. Of that list, 52 were listed in The Best Lawyers in America® category, with another 7 listed in the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America, recognizing newer attorneys in private practice for outstanding professional excellence in their field. Three Bernstein Shur attorneys earned the additional Best Lawyers “Lawyer of the Year” designation, an honor exclusive to their legal specialty and geographic location.
The three attorneys recognized in Best Lawyers “Lawyer of the Year” (2027 Edition) are:
- Richard C. Gagliuso, Construction Law – Manchester. NH
- Roy W. Tilsley, Litigation – Land Use and Zoning – Manchester, NH
- Michael R. Bosse, Construction Law – Portland, ME
The 52 attorneys recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® (2027 Edition) are:
AUGUSTA, ME
Lee K. Bragg
- Administrative / Regulatory Law
- Land Use and Zoning Law
- Municipal Law
Katherine R. Knox
- Government Relations Practice
PORTLAND, ME
D. Sam Anderson
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Litigation – Bankruptcy
Abigail Barkwell
- Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Corporate Compliance Law
Michael R. Bosse
- Construction Law
- Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
- Litigation – Construction
George F. Burns
- Arbitration
- Commercial Litigation
- Construction Law
- Corporate Law
- Litigation – Construction
- Mediation
- Timber Law
John L. Carpenter
- Corporate Compliance Law
- Corporate Governance Law
- Corporate Law
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Securities / Capital Markets Law
Helen Coburn
- Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Corporate Law
- Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Securities Regulation
Mary E. Costigan
- Environmental Law
- Land Use and Zoning Law
- Municipal Law
Christopher M. Dargie
- Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Corporate Law
Asha A. Echeverria
- Construction Law
Ann Freeman
- Labor Law – Management
- Municipal Law
Steven R. Gerlach
- Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Gordon F. Grimes
- Construction Law
- Corporate Law
- Energy Law
- Oil and Gas Law
Tom S. Hanson
- Real Estate Law
Glenn Israel
- Employment Law – Management
Katherine A. Joyce
- Energy Law
- Energy Regulatory Law
Kenneth W. Lehman
- Administrative / Regulatory Law
- Health Care Law
Fred Lipp
- Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
David P. Littell
- Energy Law
- Energy Regulatory Law
Suzanne Breselor Lowell
- Real Estate Law
Arnold C. Macdonald
- Construction Law
- Corporate Law
- Project Finance Law
- Real Estate Law
Patrick Marass
- Energy Law
Casey McCullen
- Real Estate Law
Paul McDonald
- Commercial Litigation
- Litigation – Bankruptcy
N. Joel Moser
- Energy Regulatory Law
Daniel J. Murphy
- Commercial Litigation
Eliza Cope Nolan
- Nonprofit / Charities Law
- Real Estate Law
David C. Pierson
- Construction Law
- Litigation – Construction
- Litigation – Land Use and Zoning
Adam Prescott
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Philip R. Saucier
- Land Use and Zoning Law
- Municipal Law
Conor Shankman
- Litigation – Construction
- Litigation – Real Estate
Joel T. Shaw
- Corporate Law
- Securities / Capital Markets Law
Beth A. Smith
- Real Estate Law
David A. Soley
- Commercial Litigation
- Litigation – Real Estate
- Real Estate Law
Anne-Marie L. Storey
- Employment Law – Management
- Labor Law – Management
- Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
Hawley R. Strait
- Real Estate Law
Matthew Tarasevich
- Employment Law – Management
- Labor Law – Management
Nelson A. Toner
- Tax Law
Peter J. Van Hemel
- Real Estate Law
William M. Welch
- Real Estate Law
MANCHESTER, NH
James Armillay
- Litigation – Labor and Employment
Jason Cole
- Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Corporate Governance Law
- Health Care Law
Mark W. Dean
- Energy Law
- Energy Regulatory Law
- Utilities Law
Matthew J. Delude
- Appellate Practice
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Commercial Litigation
Richard C. Gagliuso
- Arbitration
- Commercial Litigation
- Construction Law
- Consumer Law
- First Amendment Law
- Litigation – Construction
- Litigation – First Amendment
James D. Kerouac
- Banking and Finance Law
- Commercial Finance Law
- Commercial Transactions / UCC Law
- Corporate Compliance Law
- Corporate Governance Law
- Real Estate Law
Ovide M. Lamontagne
- Commercial Litigation
- Litigation – Construction
- Nonprofit / Charities Law
Jim Merrill
- Government Relations Practice
Gregory Michael
- Land Use and Zoning Law
- Litigation – Land Use and Zoning
- Litigation – Real Estate
- Real Estate Law
Nelson A. Raust
- Trusts and Estates
Roy W. Tilsley
- Commercial Litigation
- Environmental Law
- Land Use and Zoning Law
- Litigation – Land Use and Zoning
- Litigation – Real Estate
The 7 attorneys recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America (2027 Edition) are:
PORTLAND, ME
Lucas L. Fortier
- Appellate Practice
- Commercial Litigation
Samuel Frank
- Commercial Litigation
- Construction Law
- Litigation – Construction
Ryan Lizanecz
- Municipal Law
Rachael Becker McEntee
- Energy Law
- Environmental Law
James G. Monteleone
- Commercial Litigation
MANCHESTER, NH
Jennifer Lyon
- Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Litigation – Trusts and Estates
Hilary Holmes Rheaume
- Commercial Litigation
- Construction Law
- Labor and Employment Law – Management
- Litigation – Construction
- Litigation – Labor and Employment
About Best Lawyers®
Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Best Lawyers® recognitions are compiled based on an exhaustive Purely Peer Review® evaluation. More than 184,000 industry leading lawyers are eligible to vote (from around the world), and we have received more than 25.8 million evaluations on the legal abilities of other lawyers based on their specific practice areas around the world. For the 2027 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America, more than 3.8 million votes were analyzed, which resulted in more than 32,000 lawyers honored in the new edition. “Lawyer of the Year” honors are awarded annually to only one lawyer per practice area in each region with extremely high overall feedback from their peers, making it an exceptional distinction. Lawyers are not required nor allowed to pay a fee to be listed; therefore, inclusion in Best Lawyers® is considered a singular honor.