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27 Buckingham Attorneys Named to 2021 Best Lawyers® List and 3 Named “Lawyer of the Year”

August 20, 2020    •    2 min read

Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC is pleased to announce that 27 lawyers have been included in the 2021 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. Three attorneys have been named 2021 Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” honorees:

Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Best Lawyers has published their list for over three decades, earning the respect of the profession, the media, and the public as the most reliable, unbiased source of legal referrals. Its first international list was published in 2006 and since then has grown to provide lists in over 75 countries.

“For more than a third of the century,” says CEO Steven Naifeh, “Best Lawyers has been the gold standard of excellence in the legal profession.” President Phil Greer adds, “We are extremely proud of that record and equally proud to acknowledge the accomplishments of these exceptional legal professionals.”

Lawyers on The Best Lawyers in America list are divided by geographic region and practice areas. They are reviewed by their peers on the basis of professional expertise, and undergo an authentication process to make sure they are in current practice and in good standing.

Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC would like to congratulate the following attorneys named to 2021 The Best Lawyers in America list:

  1. John F. Bodie – Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
  2. Robert W. Briggs – Trusts and Estates, Corporate Law
  3. William L. Caplan – Environmental Law, Real Estate Law, Commercial Litigation
  4. Gerald B. Chattman – Employment Law – Management
  5. Steven A. Dimengo – Tax Law, Commercial Litigation
  6. William D. Dowling – Commercial Litigation
  7. Carl J. Dyczek – Real Estate Law, Banking and Finance Law
  8. Michael A. Ellis – Corporate Law
  9. Joseph J. Feltes – Health Care Law
  10. Nicholas T. George – Real Estate Law, Construction Law, Corporate Law
  11. Cathy C. Godshall – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates
  12. Jeffrey A. Halm – Trusts and Estates
  13. Stephen M. Hammersmith – Banking and Finance Law
  14. Patrick J. Keating – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Litigation – Bankruptcy
  15. James D. Kraus – Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law
  16. David J. Lindner – Real Estate Law
  17. Robert W. Malone – Tax Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Litigation and Controversy – Tax
  18. Patricia A. Pacenta – Trusts and Estates
  19. John L. Reyes – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Bankruptcy
  20. Dirk E. Riemenschneider – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
  21. Susan C. Rodgers – Litigation – Labor and Employment, Labor Law – Management, Employment Law – Management
  22. Robert Roland – Banking and Finance Law
  23. Mark J. Skakun – Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
  24. Jon R. Stefanik – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) and M&A
  25. Jude Belden Streb – Litigation
  26. Ronald F. Wayne – Trusts and Estates, Litigation – Trusts and Estates
  27. Patrick J. Weschler – Trusts and Estates
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