Hartford, CT (August 20, 2020)…Best Lawyers, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession, has announced that 48 attorneys from Murtha Cullina LLP have been selected for inclusion in the 2021 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®.

In addition, Heather O. Berchem was selected as 2021 “Lawyer of the Year” in Health Care Law.

We proudly congratulate all of our firm attorneys recognized as 2021 Best Lawyers in America:

Boston, MA  

Best Lawyers in America

• Daniel C. Cohn – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law / Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Loring A. Cook, III – Construction Law / Litigation – Construction
• James R. DeGiacomo – Bet the Company Litigation / Commercial Litigation / Family Law / Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants / Trusts and Estates
• Mark G. DeGiacomo – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law / Commercial Litigation
• Thomas S. Vangel – Commercial Litigation
• Andrew G. Wailgum – Construction Law
• John C. Wyman – Commercial Litigation / Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs

Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch

• Anthony R. Leone – Commercial Litigation

Hartford, CT

Best Lawyers in America

• Marcel J. Bernier – Corporate Law
• Patricia L. Boye-Williams – Environmental Law
• Alfred R. Casella – Trusts and Estates
• Matthew K. Curtin – Employment Law, Management
• George A. Dagon, Jr. – Commercial Litigation
• Thomas M. Daniells – Real Estate Law
• Michael J. Donnelly – Litigation – Construction
• Robert E. Kaelin – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law / Commercial Litigation
• Richard A. Marone – Trusts and Estates
• Paul R. McCary – Energy Law / Utilities Law
• John H. Mutchler – Copyright Law
• Kari L. Olson – Land Use and Zoning Law
• Willard F. Pinney, Jr. – Corporate Law / Mergers and Acquisitions Law / Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Frank J. Saccomandi, III – Real Estate Law
• Mark R. Sussman – Environmental Law / Litigation – Environmental
• Suzanne Brown Walsh – Trusts and Estates
• Robert A. White – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch

• Julia P. Boisvert – Health Care Law
• Juliana Garcia-Uribe – Immigration Law
• Nisha Kapur – Banking and Finance Law
• Kevin W. Munn – Commercial Litigation
• Joseph D. Szerejko – Appellate Practice / Commercial Litigation

New Haven, CT

Best Lawyers in America

• Heather O. Berchem – Health Care Law
• Marilyn B. Fagelson – Insurance Law
• Bruce L. McDermott – Energy Law
• Patricia E. Reilly – Employment Law – Management / Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Alfred E. Smith, Jr. – Environmental Law
• Stephanie S. Sobkowiak – Health Care Law
• Barry J. Waters – Employment Law – Management / Labor Law – Management / Litigation – Labor and Employment

Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch

• Terence J. Brunau – Commercial Litigation
• Madiha M. Malik – Health Care Law
• Martha M. Royston – Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Emily McDonough Souza – Insurance Law

Stamford, CT

Best Lawyers in America

• David P. Friedman – Commercial Litigation
• Paul E. Knag – Health Care Law

Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch

• Patrick D. Coughlin – Trusts and Estates
• Daniel J. Kagan – Health Care Law
• Benjamin H. Nissim – Commercial Litigation

White Plains, NY

Best Lawyers in America

• Salvatore G. Gangemi – Litigation – Labor and Employment

Inclusion in the Best Lawyers list is based on comprehensive peer-review surveys in which thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers.