31 attorneys from Shaheen & Gordon recognized by Best Lawyers 2025
Shaheen & Gordon announced that 31 of its attorneys have been recognized in the 2025 editions of The Best Lawyers in America and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch. This represents more than half of the firm’s growing team of lawyers.
Best Lawyers relies on peer reviews to select its honorees annually. It is one of the most respected peer-review publications in the legal industry.
Attorneys Tracey Goyette Cote (Family Law), Cathy Green (Criminal Defense: General Practice & Criminal Defense: White-Collar), Benjamin Siracusa Hillman (Litigation – Trusts & Estates), Ron Abramson (Immigration), and Jared O’Connor (Workers’ Compensation – Claimants) were named Lawyer of the Year in their respective practice areas, meaning they received the highest overall peer feedback in their geographic region.
Shaheen & Gordon also received numerous Top-Listed Awards for areas where the firm has the most recognized lawyers of any firm. In addition to metro rankings, the firm received statewide recognition as the Top-Listed in New Hampshire in Criminal Defense: General Practice and Criminal Defense: White-Collar. The firm also has the highest number of early-career lawyers recognized as Ones to Watch in New Hampshire.
Honorees are as follows:
Ronald L. Abramson – Immigration Law
Stephanie K. Annunziata – Elder Law, Litigation – Trusts and Estates, and Trusts and Estates
Joseph A. Cherniske – Criminal Defense: General Practice
Tracey Goyette Cote – Collaborative Law: Family Law and Family Law
Christine M. Craig – Consumer Protection Law, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs, Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs, and Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs
Steven M. Gordon – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, and Litigation – First Amendment
Cathy J. Green – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Criminal Defense: General Practice, and Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Timothy M. Harrington – Criminal Defense: General Practice
Crystal M. Maldonado – Family Law
Heather V. Menezes – Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
Francis G. Murphy – Employment Law – Individuals and Workers’ Compensation Law – Claimants
D. Michael Noonan – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs and Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
Sean T. O’Connell – Employment Law – Individuals and Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
Jared P. O’Connor – Workers’ Compensation Law – Claimants
Brian M. Quirk – Criminal Defense: White-Collar
James D. Rosenberg – Criminal Defense: General Practice, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, and DUI / DWI Defense
William H. Shaheen – Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
Benjamin Siracusa Hillman – Litigation – Trusts and Estates and Trusts and Estates
Randall E. Smith – Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs and Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
Alexander E. Spadinger – Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
Laura T. Tetrault – Elder Law and Trusts and Estates
Lawrence A. Vogelman – Civil Rights Law
Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch
Kirsten J. Allen – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
James Armillay – Commercial Litigation
Olivia Bensinger – Commercial Litigation and Litigation – Labor and Employment
Leah Cole Durst – Criminal Defense: General Practice
Samantha J. Heuring – Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
Brittani L. Pelissier – Family Law
Julianne M. Plourde – Family Law
Danielle Pomeroy – Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
Lyndsay N. Robinson – Family Law
Devine Millimet attorneys selected 2025 Best Lawyers, Ones to Watch, and Lawyers of the Year
Devine, Millimet & Branch, P.A. recently announced that 23 attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in 2025 The Best Lawyers in America® and the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America.
One Devine Millimet attorney was selected for the 2025 “Lawyer of the Year” Awards: Jon B. Sparkman (Tax Law).
“Lawyer of the Year” honors are awarded annually to only one lawyer per practice area in each region with extremely high overall feedback from their peers, making it an exceptional distinction.
The 22 attorneys recognized as Best Lawyers in America for their respective practice areas in 2025 are:
Manchester:
Suzanne Brunelle – Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law
Pierre A. Chabot – Employment Law – Management; Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
Steve Cohen – Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law; Corporate Law; Mergers
and Acquisitions Law; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
Tabitha Croscut – Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law; Corporate
Governance Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
David P. Eby – Appellate Practice; Litigation – Trusts and Estates
Charles T. Giacopelli – Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
William F. Gramer – Family Law
Matthew R. Johnson – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization
Law; Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Litigation – Construction
Rebecca S. Kane – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Real Estate Law
Renelle L. L’Huillier – Public Finance Law
Angela B. Martin – Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law; Corporate Law;
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Joseph G. Mattson – Insurance Law; Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
Anu R. Mullikin – Trusts and Estates
Pamela A. Peterson – Family Law
Charles R. Powell III – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization
Law; Commercial Litigation; Health Care Law
Thomas Quarles, Jr. – Litigation – Land Use and Zoning; Litigation – Real Estate
Jennifer R. Rivett – Trusts and Estates
Donald Lee Smith – Commercial Litigation; Employment Law – Management; Litigation –
Insurance; Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintis
Jon B. Sparkman – Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law; Corporate Law;
Nonprofit / Charities Law; Tax Law
Marrielle B. Van Rossum – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
Theofilos Vougias – Trusts and Estates
Concord:
Joyce M. Hillis – Trusts and Estates
One of the firm’s attorneys has been recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America for 2025: Stephen N. Zaharias, Banking and Finance Law; Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); and Commercial Litigation.
Best Lawyers in America recognizes 9 Drummond Woodsum attorneys in New Hampshire
Nine Drummond Woodsum attorneys in New Hampshire were selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America in six distinct practice areas.
Best Lawyers is the oldest and most respected peer-reviewed publication in the legal profession. Both clients and legal professionals widely regard a listing in Best Lawyers as a significant honor conferred on a lawyer by his or her peers. For over three decades, Best Lawyers’ lists have earned the respect of the profession, the media, and the public as the most reliable, unbiased source of legal referrals anywhere.
The nine attorneys selected for inclusion in the 2025 Best Lawyers in America list and the areas of practice in which they were recognized include:
Demetrio F. Aspiras III (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2024): Litigation – Municipal
Mark T. Broth (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 1995): Employment Law – Management, Insurance Law, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Insurance, Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs
Anna B. Cole (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2020): Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management
Erin R. Feltes (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2022): Litigation – Insurance
Christine Filmore Johnston (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2024): Land Use and Zoning Law
Meghan S. Glynn (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2024): Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management
James A. O’Shaughnessy (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2021): Education Law, Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management
Matthew R. Serge (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2016): Litigation – Municipal
Gerald M. Zelin (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2009): Education Law
