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August 20, 2026

42 Harris Beach Murtha Lawyers Named 2027 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America

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Brian Carnevale

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August 20, 2026 – Forty-two Harris Beach Murtha attorneys have been recognized in the 2027 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America.

Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch honors early-career attorneys who have demonstrated outstanding professional excellence in private practice early in their careers. Selected through a rigorous peer-review process, these honorees represent an elite group within the legal profession.

Less than one percent of lawyers nationwide receive a Ones to Watch recognition, making inclusion a remarkable distinction and a strong indicator of future leadership within the profession.

The list of winners includes attorneys from Peabody & Arnold, who will soon join Harris Beach Murtha. The firms are working toward full integration in the coming weeks.

Congratulations to the Harris Beach Murtha attorneys recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America 2027 edition:

Hartford, CT

Julie A. Lavoie

  • Appellate Practice
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Litigation – Bankruptcy

Jaimie L. Russell

  • Commercial Litigation

Joshua L. Woods

  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Health Care Law
  • Real Estate Law

Stamford, CT

Matthew A. Pesce

  • Commercial Litigation

Boston, MA

Joseph T. Galindo

  • Litigation – Trusts and Estates
  • Trusts and Estates

Zachary J. Gregoricus

  • Litigation – Bankruptcy

Susan Silva

  • Legal Malpractice Law

Kristyn K. St. George

  • Legal Malpractice Law

Albany, NY

Zana M. Beck

  • Corporate Law

Amanda A. Johnson

  • Corporate Law

Buffalo, NY

Taville T. Francis

  • Public Finance Law

Elizabeth C. Hughes

  • Public Finance Law

Andrew E. Pawenski

  • Real Estate Law

Patricia A. Rauh

  • Trusts and Estates

New York, NY

Max A. Angstadt

  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants

Alex Guzman

  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants

Joshua D. Hofstetter

  • Immigration Law

Erika T. Suazo

  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants

Maya I. Ureño-Dembar

  • Health Care Law

Pittsford, NY

Ryan J. Belanger

  • Trusts and Estates

Alexandra C. Douglass

  • Commercial Litigation

Scott A. Elliott

  • Labor and Employment Law – Management

Brendan H. Ewing

  • Trusts and Estates

Alexander J. Fantauzzo

  • Labor and Employment Law – Management

Stephen J. Maier

  • Public Finance Law

Maya E. Massaad

  • Real Estate Law

Linnea Spagnoletti

  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Real Estate Law

Tyler W. Stark

  • Real Estate Law

Syracuse, NY

Julia C. Evans

  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants

Esther S. Gabriel

  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Michael J. Murabito

  • Land Use and Zoning Law

Hannah E. Perry

  • Commercial Litigation

William M.X. Wolfe

  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Maria C. Zumpano Withrow

  • Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
  • Nonprofit / Charities Law
  • Tax Law

    Uniondale, NY

    Gabriella S. Amato

    • Commercial Litigation

    Paulo M. Coelho

    • Land Use and Zoning Law
    • Real Estate Law

    Chiara A. Haueter

    • Public Finance Law

    David W. Pernick

    • Banking and Finance Law

    Anthony J. Ruzzi

    • Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants

    Christine D. Vasconcellos

    • Health Care Law

    White Plains, NY

    Adriana M. Baranello

    • Public Finance Law

    Michael W. Giacomo

    • Commercial Litigation

    About Harris Beach Murtha

    Harris Beach Murtha formed in 2025 via the combination of Harris Beach PLLC and Murtha Cullina LLP. A forward-thinking and innovative partnership with the benefit of more than 250 years of combined history, Harris Beach Murtha’s New York roots reach back to 1856, and the firm has had ties to New England since 1936. Harris Beach and Murtha Cullina were separately among the country’s top law firms as ranked by The National Law Journal.

    Harris Beach Murtha and its subsidiaries have a strong Northeast presence, with a global reach, and represent clients locally, regionally, nationally and internationally. Clients include Fortune 100 corporations, privately held companies, emerging businesses, public sector entities, tax-exempt organizations and individuals. The firm’s practice areas and industries served span appellate, artificial intelligence, business litigation, cannabis, commercial real estate, construction, corporate, environmental, energy, financial institutions, financial restructuring, government compliance and investigations, health care, immigration, intellectual property, labor and employment, mass torts, medical and life sciences, political law, product liability, public finance, tax and trusts and estates.

    Harris Beach Murtha is the exclusive member firm in Connecticut for Lex Mundi, the world’s leading network of independent firms with in-depth experience in more than 125 countries worldwide. As part of the Lex Mundi global network, Harris Beach Murtha can provide clients with preferred access to more than 22,000 lawyers around the world – all from a single point of contact. Lex Mundi allows Harris Beach Murtha to seamlessly handle clients’ most challenging cross-border transactions and disputes.

    The firm’s lawyers and consultants practice from offices throughout Connecticut in Bantam, Hartford, New Haven and Stamford; New York state in Albany, Binghamton, Buffalo, Ithaca, Niagara Falls, New York City, Rochester, Saratoga Springs, Syracuse, Long Island and White Plains, as well as in Boston, Massachusetts and Newark, New Jersey. For more information, visit www.harrisbeachmurtha.com.

    Authors and Contacts

    Brian Carnevale

    Brian Carnevale

    Director of Marketing

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    August 20, 2026

    42 Harris Beach Murtha Lawyers Named 2027 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America

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    August 20, 2026 – Forty-two Harris Beach Murtha attorneys have been recognized in the 2027 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America.

    Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch honors early-career attorneys who have demonstrated outstanding professional excellence in private practice early in their careers. Selected through a rigorous peer-review process, these honorees represent an elite group within the legal profession.

    Less than one percent of lawyers nationwide receive a Ones to Watch recognition, making inclusion a remarkable distinction and a strong indicator of future leadership within the profession.

    The list of winners includes attorneys from Peabody & Arnold, who will soon join Harris Beach Murtha. The firms are working toward full integration in the coming weeks.

    Congratulations to the Harris Beach Murtha attorneys recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America 2027 edition:

    Hartford, CT

    Julie A. Lavoie

    • Appellate Practice
    • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
    • Litigation – Bankruptcy

    Jaimie L. Russell

    • Commercial Litigation

    Joshua L. Woods

    • Banking and Finance Law
    • Corporate Law
    • Health Care Law
    • Real Estate Law

    Stamford, CT

    Matthew A. Pesce

    • Commercial Litigation

    Boston, MA

    Joseph T. Galindo

    • Litigation - Trusts and Estates
    • Trusts and Estates

    Zachary J. Gregoricus

    • Litigation – Bankruptcy

    Susan Silva

    • Legal Malpractice Law

    Kristyn K. St. George

    • Legal Malpractice Law

    Albany, NY

    Zana M. Beck

    • Corporate Law

    Amanda A. Johnson

    • Corporate Law

    Buffalo, NY

    Taville T. Francis

    • Public Finance Law

    Elizabeth C. Hughes

    • Public Finance Law

    Andrew E. Pawenski

    • Real Estate Law

    Patricia A. Rauh

    • Trusts and Estates

    New York, NY

    Max A. Angstadt

    • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants

    Alex Guzman

    • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants

    Joshua D. Hofstetter

    • Immigration Law

    Erika T. Suazo

    • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants

    Maya I. Ureño-Dembar

    • Health Care Law

    Pittsford, NY

    Ryan J. Belanger

    • Trusts and Estates

    Alexandra C. Douglass

    • Commercial Litigation

    Scott A. Elliott

    • Labor and Employment Law - Management

    Brendan H. Ewing

    • Trusts and Estates

    Alexander J. Fantauzzo

    • Labor and Employment Law - Management

    Stephen J. Maier

    • Public Finance Law

    Maya E. Massaad

    • Real Estate Law

    Linnea Spagnoletti

    • Banking and Finance Law
    • Real Estate Law

    Tyler W. Stark

    • Real Estate Law

    Syracuse, NY

    Julia C. Evans

    • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants

    Esther S. Gabriel

    • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

    Michael J. Murabito

    • Land Use and Zoning Law

    Hannah E. Perry

    • Commercial Litigation

    William M.X. Wolfe

    • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

    Maria C. Zumpano Withrow

    • Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
    • Nonprofit / Charities Law
    • Tax Law

      Uniondale, NY

      Gabriella S. Amato

      • Commercial Litigation

      Paulo M. Coelho

      • Land Use and Zoning Law
      • Real Estate Law

      Chiara A. Haueter

      • Public Finance Law

      David W. Pernick

      • Banking and Finance Law

      Anthony J. Ruzzi

      • Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants

      Christine D. Vasconcellos

      • Health Care Law

      White Plains, NY

      Adriana M. Baranello

      • Public Finance Law

      Michael W. Giacomo

      • Commercial Litigation

      About Harris Beach Murtha

      Harris Beach Murtha formed in 2025 via the combination of Harris Beach PLLC and Murtha Cullina LLP. A forward-thinking and innovative partnership with the benefit of more than 250 years of combined history, Harris Beach Murtha’s New York roots reach back to 1856, and the firm has had ties to New England since 1936. Harris Beach and Murtha Cullina were separately among the country’s top law firms as ranked by The National Law Journal.

      Harris Beach Murtha and its subsidiaries have a strong Northeast presence, with a global reach, and represent clients locally, regionally, nationally and internationally. Clients include Fortune 100 corporations, privately held companies, emerging businesses, public sector entities, tax-exempt organizations and individuals. The firm’s practice areas and industries served span appellate, artificial intelligence, business litigation, cannabis, commercial real estate, construction, corporate, environmental, energy, financial institutions, financial restructuring, government compliance and investigations, health care, immigration, intellectual property, labor and employment, mass torts, medical and life sciences, political law, product liability, public finance, tax and trusts and estates.

      Harris Beach Murtha is the exclusive member firm in Connecticut for Lex Mundi, the world’s leading network of independent firms with in-depth experience in more than 125 countries worldwide. As part of the Lex Mundi global network, Harris Beach Murtha can provide clients with preferred access to more than 22,000 lawyers around the world – all from a single point of contact. Lex Mundi allows Harris Beach Murtha to seamlessly handle clients’ most challenging cross-border transactions and disputes.

      The firm’s lawyers and consultants practice from offices throughout Connecticut in Bantam, Hartford, New Haven and Stamford; New York state in Albany, Binghamton, Buffalo, Ithaca, Niagara Falls, New York City, Rochester, Saratoga Springs, Syracuse, Long Island and White Plains, as well as in Boston, Massachusetts and Newark, New Jersey. For more information, visit www.harrisbeachmurtha.com.

      Authors

      Brian Carnevale

      Director of Marketing
      (585) 419-8689
      bcarnevale@harrisbeachmurtha.com
      Attorney Advertising. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. © 2026 Harris Beach Murtha Cullina PLLC
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