Portland, ME – Twenty-eight Preti Flaherty attorneys have been named to the 2019 Best Lawyers in America, a highly-regarded, peer-reviewed directory of attorneys and law firms in the United States. The magazine Corporate Counsel has called Best Lawyers “the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice.” Inclusion in Best Lawyers in America is considered a high honor because attorneys are chosen by their peers—they are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed. Nominations are based on an intensive peer-review survey in which more than 25,000 of the nation’s attorneys cast nearly two million votes.

Of those 28 attorneys, two have received the additional distinction of “Lawyer of the Year.” These honorees represent attorneys with the highest overall peer feedback for a specific practice area and geographic region. Only one attorney is recognized as the "Lawyer of the Year" for each specialty and location.

“Lawyer of the Year” Honorees:

Portland, ME

• Sigmund D. Schutz, Appellate Practice

The 2019 Best Lawyers in America selected attorneys, with their primary locations and practice areas, include:

Augusta, ME

• Severin M. Beliveau, Administrative/Regulatory Law; Government Relations Practice
• Anthony W. Buxton, Energy Law
• Joseph G. Donahue, Administrative/Regulatory Law; Communications Law; Energy Law
• Bruce C. Gerrity, Administrative/Regulatory Law; Franchise Law
• Steven A. Hudson, Government Relations Practice
• Michael L. Lane, Real Estate Law
• James C. Pitney, Jr., Public Finance Law
• Daniel W. Walker, Government Relations Practice

Boston, MA

• Paul R. Greenberg, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

Concord, NH

• Peter G. Callaghan, Commercial Litigation
• Daniel P. Luker, Commercial Litigation; Corporate Law
• Gregory A. Moffett, Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Mark H. Puffer, Municipal Law
• Kenneth E. Rubinstein, Construction Law
• William C. Saturley, Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants
• John M. Sullivan, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Corporate Law
• Kara N. Sweeney, Corporate Law

Portland, ME

• Timothy J. Bryant, Commercial Litigation; Franchise Law
• Geoffrey K. Cummings, Employment Law – Individuals
• John P. Doyle, Jr., Health Care Law
• Gregory P. Hansel, Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Securities; Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants; Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Plaintiffs
• Nelson J. Larkins, Workers' Compensation Law – Employers
• Harold C. Pachios, Corporate Law
• Jonathan S. Piper, Commercial Litigation; Litigation – First Amendment
• Sigmund D. Schutz, Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Environmental; Litigation – First Amendment; Litigation – Securities
• Adam J. Shub, Commercial Litigation
• Eric P. Stauffer, Corporate Law; Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law; Real Estate Law
• David B. Van Slyke, Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental