Day Pitney LLP announced today that 57 of the firm's attorneys in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New York have been recognized by Super Lawyers as leaders in their respective practices. Six Day Pitney attorneys were named by the publication as "Rising Stars." The designations are for either 2010 or 2011, depending on the state.

The Super Lawyers recognition is based on peer nominations, a blue-ribbon panel review and independent research on each of the candidates (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 Day Pitney attorneys included on the Super Lawyers list are:

Connecticut (2011)

• Elizabeth A. Alquist?- Intellectual Property Litigation
• Elizabeth C. Barton?- Environmental
• John R. Bashaw?- Environmental
• R. Scott Beach?- Business/Corporate
• Paul N. Belval?- Energy & Natural Resources
• Jerome Berkman?- Real Estate
• Michael A. Bucci?- Intellectual Property Litigation
• Michael P. Byrne?- Real Estate
• Joshua W. Cohen?- Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights
• Richard P. Colbert?- Business Litigation
• Michael G. Considine?- Criminal Defense: White Collar
• Dean M. Cordiano?- Environmental Litigation
• David T. Doot?- Energy & Natural Resources
• Glenn W. Dowd?- Employment & Labor
• B. Dane Dudley?- Estate Planning & Probate
• David J. Elliott?- Business Litigation
• Steven M. Fast?- Estate Planning & Probate
• Daniel L. FitzMaurice?- Insurance Coverage
• Tricia H. Foley?- Environmental
• Keith Bradoc "Brad" Gallant?- Estate Planning & Probate
• Gerald Garfield?- Energy & Natural Resources
• Thomas D. Goldberg?- Business Litigation
• Steven M. Greenspan?- Business Litigation
• Joseph L. Hammer?- Land Use/Zoning
• Gregory A. Hayes?- Estate Planning & Probate
• Charles H. Lenore?- Tax
• Ernest J. Mattei?- Insurance Coverage
• James A. McGraw?- Real Estate
• John B. Nolan?- Business Litigation
• Kenneth W. Ritt?- Business Litigation
• James H. Rotondo?- Personal Injury Defense: Products
• Daniel L. Schwartz?- Employment Litigation
• Edmund M. See?- Bonds/Government Finance
• Michael P. Shea?- Appellate
• James Sicilian?- Intellectual Property Litigation?
• Robert G. Siegel?- Mergers & Acquisitions
• Felix J. Springer?- Employment & Labor
• David A. Swerdloff?- Business/Corporate
• James J. Tancredi?- Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights
• Allan B. Taylor?- Appellate
• Jonathan B. Tropp?- Intellectual Property Litigation
• Stanley A. Twardy, Jr.?- Criminal Defense: White Collar
• Richard J. Wasserman?- Securities & Corporate Finance
• Paul D. Williams?- Civil Litigation Defense
• Albert Zakarian - Employment Litigation: Defense

Massachusetts (2010)

• Daniel J. Carragher?- Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights
• Kenneth L. Grinnell?- Estate Planning & Probate
• Jonathan I. Handler?- Business Litigation
• Ken W. Shulman?- Estate Planning & Probate
• Mark E. Swirbalus?- Estate & Trust Litigation
• Stephen Ziobrowski?- Estate Planning & Probate

New York (2010)

• James R. DeVita?- Criminal Defense: White Collar
• Ronald H. Janis?- Mergers & Acquisitions
• Sabino (Rod) Rodriguez III?- Business/Corporate
• Dina Kapur Sanna?- Estate Planning & Probate
• Joseph R. Simone?- Employee Benefits/ERISA?
• G. Warren Whitaker?- Estate Planning & Probate

The Day Pitney attorneys recognized as "Rising Stars" are:

Connecticut (2011)

• Sarah F. DePanfilis?-Business Litigation
• Adam M. Kasowitz?-Bonds/Government Finance
• Rene A. Ortega?- Environmental
• Joseph K. Scully?- Insurance Coverage

Massachusetts (2010)

• Leiha Macauley?- Estate Planning & Probate
• Kathleen M. Stinson?- Real Estate

About Day Pitney
Day Pitney LLP is a full-service law firm with approximately 350 attorneys operating in offices in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Boston, 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.