Goulston & Storrs, an Am Law 200 firm, is pleased to announce that 84 attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2024 edition of Best Lawyers in America®. Two attorneys were singled out as 2024 “Lawyers of the Year,” including Maureen Dwyer, who was named the “Land Use and Zoning Lawyer of the Year” in Washington, D.C. and Richard Zielinski, who was named the “Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants" in Massachusetts. Thirty attorneys were also selected for the “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch” list.
Recognized Best Lawyers include:
D.C.: Lee Carter (Real Estate); Maureen Dwyer (Land Use and Zoning, Litigation – Land Use and Zoning, Litigation – Real Estate); John Epting (Real Estate); Cary Kadlecek (Real Estate); Allison Prince (Land Use and Zoning, Real Estate); John Ratino (Leisure and Hospitality, Real Estate); Christine Roddy (Real Estate); Paul Tummonds, Jr. (Land Use and Zoning, Real Estate); Jeff Utz (Real Estate); and Wendelin White (Real Estate).
Massachusetts: Ned Abelson (Environmental); David Abromowitz (Real Estate); Bjorn Andersen (Real Estate); Kelly Aylward (Trusts and Estates); Darren Baird (Real Estate); Mark Balk (Trusts and Estates); Gene Barton, Jr. (Mergers & Acquisitions); Mark Christopher (Trust and Estates); Christopher Clements (Real Estate); Peter Corbett (Real Estate); Rhian Cull (Litigation – Construction); Adam Curry (Real Estate); Timothy Dacey (Legal Malpractice – Defendants); Nancy Davids (Real Estate); Joshua Davis (Employment – Management, Labor – Management); Yuanshu Deng (Real Estate); William Dillon (Real Estate); Brian Dugdale (Real Estate); Jason Dunn (Real Estate); Matthew Epstein (Real Estate); Martin Fantozzi (Litigation – Real Estate); Magda Lukl Fleckner (Trusts and Estates); Martha Nahill Frahm (Tax); Len Freiman (Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Labor and Employment); Zev Gewurz (Real Estate); Cecilia Gordon (Real Estate); Christian Habersaat (Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Real Estate); Laurie Hall (Trusts and Estates); Michael Haroz (Real Estate); Matthew Hillery (Trusts & Estates); Deborah Horwitz (Real Estate); Adam Hundley (Real Estate); Douglas Husid (Land Use and Zoning, Litigation – Land Use and Zoning, Real Estate); Gregory Kaden (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization); Matthew Kiefer (Land Use and Zoning, Real Estate); Denis King (Litigation – Intellectual Property); Peter Kochansky (Land Use and Zoning, Real Estate); James Lerner (Real Estate); Phillip Levy (Land Use and Zoning, Real Estate); Frank Litwin (Real Estate); Robert Mack (Real Estate); Pamela MacKenzie (Banking and Finance); Paige Manning (Real Estate); Vanessa Moody (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization, Real Estate); Kevin O’Flaherty (Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Real Estate); Karen O'Malley (Real Estate); Jonathan Pearlson (Environmental, Litigation – Environmental); Michelle Porter (Trusts and Estates); Kevin Renna (Real Estate); Michael Robinson (Real Estate); Richard Rosensweig (Legal Malpractice – Defendants); Douglas Rosner (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization); Andrew Rothstein (Trusts & Estates); Alan Rottenberg (Real Estate); Nancy Samiljan (Trusts and Estates); Thomas Sartory (Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Intellectual Property); Kitt Sawitsky (Commercial Litigation, Corporate); Steven Schwartz (Real Estate); Leah Segal (Tax); William Seuch (Environmental); Kerry Spindler (Trusts & Estates); Harold Stahler (Real Estate); Mark Swirbalus (Litigation – Trusts & Estates); Peter Tamm (Land Use and Zoning); Jared Tardy (Real Estate); Philip Tedesco (Real Estate); Craig Todaro (Real Estate); Kate Velasquez-Heller (Environmental); James Wallack (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization, Litigation – Bankruptcy); Megan Watts (Real Estate); and Richard Zielinski (Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Legal Malpractice – Defendants, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants, Professional Malpractice – Defendants).
New York: Trevor Hoffmann (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization); David Rabinowitz (Real Estate); and Adam Safer (Construction).
"Ones to Watch" include:
D.C.: Joel Antwi (Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Real Estate); David Brown (Real Estate); Lawrence Ferris (Real Estate); and Meghan Hottel-Cox (Real Estate).
Massachusetts: Thuy-Dien Bui (Corporate); Kaileigh Callender (Commercial Litigation); Timothy John Carter (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization); Neema Chaiban (Real Estate); Eric Cunnane (Trusts and Estates); Michael Flannery (Real Estate); Brendan Gage (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization); Kevin Gaughan (Real Estate); Brian Judge (Real Estate); Linh Lingenfelter (Corporate); David Linhart (Land Use and Zoning, Real Estate); Jennifer Mikels (Commercial Litigation); Paul Momnie (Land Use and Zoning, Real Estate); Nicole Moniz (Corporate); D. Zachary Mykulak (Real Estate); Jonathan Nichols (Real Estate); Carla Reeves (Litigation – Labor and Employment); Julia Rosequist (Real Estate); Yareni Sanchez (Real Estate); Matthew Tosto (Real Estate); and Rebecca Tunney (Trusts and Estates).
New York: Maura Brancaccio (Real Estate); Frank Ditta (Real Estate); Jill Fox (Banking and Finance); Casey Milianta (Real Estate); and Isabel Sukholitsky (Commercial Litigation).
About Best Lawyers
Best Lawyers is the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession. A listing in Best Lawyers is widely regarded by both clients and legal professionals as a significant honor, conferred on a lawyer by his or her peers. The methodology is designed to capture, as accurately as possible, the consensus opinion of leading lawyers about the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same geographical area and legal practice area.