Eighty-Four Day Pitney Attorneys Recognized by Super Lawyers for 2014
(NEW YORK, November 3, 2014)--Day Pitney LLP announced today that 84 of the firm's attorneys in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York and Washington, D.C., have been recognized by Super Lawyers as leaders in their respective practices. Nineteen of these Day Pitney attorneys were selected for inclusion on the list of Super Lawyers Rising Stars.
Once again, commercial litigation partner Elizabeth J. Sher was named to the New Jersey Super Lawyers 2014 Top 50 Women list, and commercial litigation department chair Dennis R. LaFiura was named to the New Jersey Super Lawyers 2014 Top 100 list.
The Super Lawyers recognition is based on peer nominations and evaluations as well as third-party research (view full selection process here). Each candidate is evaluated on 12 indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement. Selections are made on an annual, state-by-state basis.
The following Day Pitney attorneys are included on the respective Super Lawyers lists:
Connecticut Super Lawyers
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Elizabeth A. Alquist, Intellectual Property Litigation, Employment Litigation, Hartford
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Elizabeth C. Barton, Environmental, Environmental Litigation, Energy & Natural Resources, Hartford
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R. Scott Beach, Business/Corporate, Securities & Corporate Finance, Mergers& Acquisitions, Greenwich
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Paul N. Belval, Energy & Natural Resources, Utilities, Hartford
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Harold M. Blinderman, Environmental, Energy & Natural Resources, Utilities, Hartford
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Joshua W. Cohen, Bankruptcy, Business Litigation, New Haven
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Richard P. Colbert, Business Litigation, Civil Litigation, Stamford
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David T. Doot, Energy & Natural Resources, Utilities, Administrative Law, Hartford
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Glenn W. Dowd, General Litigation, Civil Litigation, Hartford
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B. Dane Dudley, Estate Planning & Probate, West Hartford
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David J. Elliott, Business Litigation, Securities Litigation, Hartford
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Steven M. Fast, Estate Planning & Probate, West Hartford
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Daniel L. FitzMaurice, Insurance Coverage, Business Litigation, Hartford
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Keith Bradoc Gallant, Estate Planning & Probate, Elder Law, Estate & Trust Litigation, New Haven
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Thomas D. Goldberg, Business Litigation, Stamford
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Joseph L. Hammer, Land Use/Zoning, Environmental, Hartford
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Richard D. Harris, Intellectual Property, Business/Corporate, New Haven
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Gregory A. Hayes, Estate Planning & Probate, Stamford
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Charles H. Lenore, Tax, Hartford
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Ernest J. Mattei, Insurance Coverage, Construction Litigation, Family Law, Hartford
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John B. Nolan, Business Litigation, Hartford
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Ren? Alejandro Ortega, Environmental, Land Use/Zoning, Appellate, Hartford
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Kenneth W. Ritt, Business Litigation, Antitrust Litigation, Stamford
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James H. Rotondo, Personal Injury?-- Products, Insurance Coverage, Personal Injury?-- General, Hartford
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Daniel L. Schwartz, Business Litigation, Stamford
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Joseph K. Scully, Insurance Coverage, Business Litigation, Hartford
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James Sicilian, Intellectual Property Litigation, Antitrust Litigation, Estate & Trust Litigation, Hartford
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Felix J. Springer, Employment & Labor, Employment Litigation, Hartford
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David A. Swerdloff, Business/Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions, Intellectual Property, Stamford
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James J. Tancredi, Business Litigation, Mergers & Acquisitions, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Hartford
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Jonathan B. Tropp, Intellectual Property Litigation, Intellectual Property, Business Litigation, Stamford
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Stanley A. Twardy, Jr., Criminal Defense, White Collar, Business Litigation , Appellate, Stamford
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Paul D. Williams, Civil Litigation, Personal Injury?-- Products, Personal Injury?-- Medical Malpractice, Hartford
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Shawn T. Wooden, Securities & Corporate Finance, Business/Corporate, Hartford
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Albert Zakarian, Employment Litigation, Civil Litigation, Business Litigation, Hartford
Massachusetts Super Lawyers
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Daniel J. Carragher, Business/Corporate, Bankruptcy
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Jonathan I. Handler, Business Litigation, General Litigation, Personal Injury -- Products
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Michael P. Mullins, Insurance Coverage, Business Litigation
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Ken W. Shulman, Estate Planning & Probate, Elder Law, Real Estate
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Stephen Ziobrowski, Estate Planning & Probate, Tax
New Jersey Super Lawyers
- Michael T. Bissinger, Employment Litigation, Employment & Labor
- Warren J. Casey, Securities & Corporate Finance, Employee Benefits, Mergers & Acquisitions
- Hope S. Cone, Family Law
- Colleen R. Donovan, Real Estate, Environmental
- Michael J. Dunne, Intellectual Property, Mergers & Acquisitions, Business/Corporate
- Benjamin E. Haglund, Class Action/Mass Torts, Business Litigation, Civil Litigation
- Dennis T. Kearney, Business Litigation, Banking, Criminal Defense, White Collar
- Theresa A. Kelly, Employment & Labor, Employment Litigation
- Dennis R. LaFiura, Franchise/Dealership, Business Litigation
- Kathy A. Lawler, Employee Benefits
- John C. Maloney, Jr., Business Litigation, Personal Injury?-- Products, Class Action/Mass Torts
- Anthony J. Marchetta, Business Litigation, Class Action/Mass Torts, Intellectual Property Litigation
- Patrick J. McCarthy, Employment & Labor
- John J. O'Reilly, Criminal Defense: White Collar, Business Litigation, Environmental Litigation
- Mary Lou Parker, Estate Planning & Probate, Estate & Trust Litigation
- Gregory C. Parliman, Employment Litigation, Employment & Labor
- Mary B. Rogers, Employment & Labor
- Richard D. Sanders, Estate Planning & Probate, Closely Held Business, Nonprofit Organizations
- Elizabeth J. Sher, Business Litigation, Appellate, Class Action/Mass Torts
- Joy Harmon Sperling, Business Litigation, Estate & Trust Litigation
- Christopher John Stracco, General Litigation, Real Estate, Tax
New York Super Lawyers
- James R. DeVita, Criminal Defense: White Collar, Securities Litigation, Civil Litigation
- Ronald H. Janis, Securities & Corporate Finance, Business/Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions
- G. Warren Whitaker, Estate Planning & Probate, International, Tax
Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers
- Joseph H. Fagan, Energy & Natural Resources, Utilities
The following Day Pitney attorneys have been selected for inclusion on Super Lawyers Rising Stars lists:
Connecticut Rising Stars
- Marie Caroline Bertrand, Real Estate, Hartford
- Sebastian Lombardi, Energy & Natural Resources, Utilities, Administrative Law, Hartford
- Meredith A. Long, Insurance Coverage, Business Litigation, Hartford
- Jeffrey P. Mueller, Business Litigation, Appellate, Hartford
- Erick M. Sandler, Business Litigation, Hartford
- Matthew J. Shiroma, Insurance Coverage, Hartford
- Matthew E. Smith, Estate Planning & Probate, Stamford
- Cecilia Zhang Stiber, Intellectual Property, Stamford
- Susan W. Ylitalo, Estate Planning & Probate, Greenwich
Massachusetts Rising Stars
- Leiha Macauley, Estate Planning & Probate, Estate & Trust Litigation, Tax
New Jersey Rising Stars
- Marco A. Anzalone, Business Litigation, Civil Litigation
- Heather Weine Brochin, Employment Litigation, Employment & Labor
- Jennifer Gorga Capone, General Litigation, Real Estate, Tax
- Craig M. Gianetti, Land Use/Zoning, Real Estate, General Litigation
- Rachel A. Gonzalez, Employment & Labor
- Jeffrey A. Gruen, Employment Litigation, Employment & Labor
- Denise R. Rosenhaft, Business Litigation, Criminal Defense: White Collar
- Clara Y. Son, Business Litigation, Class Action/Mass Torts, Estate & Trust Litigation
About Day Pitney
Day Pitney LLP is a full-service law firm with approximately 300 attorneys in Boston, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, and Washington, DC. The firm offers clients strong corporate and litigation practices, with experience on behalf of large national and international corporations as well as emerging and middle-market companies and individuals.
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