Bernstein Shur Receives Highest Recognition in Chambers USA © 2025 Rankings

Bernstein Shur received the highest possible ranking in six practice areas in the 2025 editions of Chambers USA ©, a prestigious guide to the nation’s top law firms and attorneys. The firm was top-ranked in: Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Corporate/Mergers and Acquisitions, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, Energy and Natural Resources, and Labor and Employment. The firm’s Environmental and Litigation: General Commercial practice groups were also recognized.  

In addition to the firm rankings, 23 Bernstein Shur attorneys received individual recognition: 

• Adam Prescott, previously ranked in Bankruptcy/Restructuring, advanced from Band 3 to Band 2,  

• Jim Kerouac, also previously ranked, moved from Band 3 to Band 2 in Real Estate. 

• Making his debut in rankings, Jim Keenan entered Band 1 for Intellectual Property,  

• Roy Tilsley was also recognized for the first time in Band 2 for Real Estate in New Hampshire 

• Steve Gerlach achieved a significant milestone, moving from Band 2 to Band 1, along with the Practice Group, in Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation. 

The Bernstein Shur attorneys included in the 2025 Chambers USA © directory are: 

Bankruptcy/Restructuring (Maine) 

Sam Anderson 

Adam Prescott 

Corporate/Mergers and Acquisitions (Maine) 

John L. Carpenter 

Anthony E. Perkins 

Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation (Maine) 

Steve Gerlach 

Energy and Natural Resources (Maine) 

David P. Littell 

Joel Moser 

Environment (Maine) 

Katherine A. Joyce 

Intellectual Property (Maine) 

James Keenan 

Labor and Employment (Maine) 

Glenn Israel 

Litigation: General Commercial (Maine) 

Paul McDonald 

Daniel Murphy 

Jack Woodcock 

Litigation: General Commercial (New Hampshire) 

Hilary Rheaume (Up and Coming) 

Ned Sackman 

Real Estate (Maine) 

Tom S. Hanson 

Beth Smith 

Hawley R. Strait 

Peter Van Hemel 

William M. Welch 

Real Estate (New Hampshire) 

James D. Kerouac 

Roy Tilsley 

Real Estate: Timberland/Conservation (Maine) 

Eliza M. Cope Nolan 

We are proud to provide our clients with sophisticated legal counsel across a broad range of practices and are grateful to Chambers USA © for recognizing the depth of our attorneys’ expertise and insight.