HARTFORD, CT - Thirty lawyers from Shipman & Goodwin LLP have been named to The Best Lawyers in America® 2012 (Copyright 2011 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, S.C.), which has been universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence for almost 30 years. In fact, Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers “the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice.”
The selection of these Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey in which more than 41,000 leading attorneys cast almost 3.9 million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas.
The following is the list of the recognized Shipman & Goodwin lawyers, their respective practice areas, and their residences in Connecticut:
Stuyvesant K. Bearns, Trusts and Estates, Trusts and Estates Litigation – a resident of Lakeville;
James W. Bergenn, White-Collar and Non-White-Collar Criminal Defense – a resident of West Hartford;
James T. Betts, Trusts and Estates – a resident of West Hartford;
Bruce A. Chudwick, Municipal Law – a resident of Farmington;
Brian Clemow, Labor and Employment Law – a resident of West Hartford;
Richard I. Cohen, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law – a resident of West Hartford;
Glenn M. Cunningham, Intellectual Property Litigation -- a resident of West Hartford;
Robin G. Frederick, Labor and Employment Litigation -- a resident of Stamford;
Ross H. Garber, White-Color Criminal Defense – a resident of Glastonbury;
Ira H. Goldman, Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law – a resident of West Hartford;
Barry C. Hawkins, Real Estate Law and Litigation – a resident of Black Rock;
Timothy S. Hollister, Land Use & Zoning Law and Litigation – a resident of West Hartford;
Charles L. Howard, Commercial Litigation – a resident of Simsbury;
Sheila A. Huddleston, Appellate Law – a resident of West Hartford;
John H. Lawrence, Corporate Law, Health Care Law – a resident of Glastonbury;
Alan E. Lieberman, Tax Litigation and Controversy -- a resident of West Simsbury;
Anne H. Littlefield, Education Law – a resident of Lyme;
Alex Lloyd, Health Care Law – a resident of Avon;
Julie A. Manning, Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law – a resident of Fairfield;
Richard A. Mills, Education Law – a resident of Glastonbury;
Thomas B. Mooney, Education Law, Labor and Employment Law – a resident of West Hartford;
Saranne P. Murray, Labor and Employment Law – a resident of South Glastonbury;
Mark K. Ostrowski, Product Liability Litigation -- a resident of Glastonbury;
Paul D. Sanson, Commercial Litigation – a resident of West Hartford;
Louis B. Schatz, Tax Law, Tax Litigation and Controversy -- a resident of West Hartford;
James C. Schulwolf, Banking and Finance Law, Equipment Finance Law – a resident of West Hartford;
Lyn G. Walker, Trusts and Estates – a resident of Hartford;
John E. Wertam, Environmental Law and Litigation – a resident of Hampton;
Joseph P. Williams, Environmental Litigation – a resident of Glastonbury;
Robert L. Wyld, Commercial Litigation, Trusts and Estates Litigation – a resident of West Simsbury.
Shipman & Goodwin LLP is a full-service law firm with more than 140 attorneys and offices in Hartford, Stamford, Greenwich and Lakeville, Conn. and in Washington, D.C. Founded in 1919, the firm’s attorneys represent many businesses, institutions, individuals and government entities in Connecticut and throughout New England and nationally. For more information, please visit www.shipmangoodwin.com.
