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Thirty-three Day Pitney Attorneys Named New Jersey Super Lawyers

Publisher: Day Pitney Press Release

March 31, 2011

Day Pitney LLP announced today that 33 of its attorneys in New Jersey have been recognized by Super Lawyers as leaders in their respective fields. Separate recognition was accorded to five individuals who were deemed "Rising Stars." In addition, Deirdre E. Moore and Elizabeth J. Sher earned inclusion on the Top 50 Female Super Lawyers in New Jersey.

Super Lawyers is a recognition based on peer nominations, a blue ribbon panel review and independent research on each of the candidates. Each candidate is evaluated on 12 indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement. Selections are made on an annual, state-by-state basis. Super Lawyers selects attorneys from New Jersey in more than 70 practice areas.

The following Day Pitney attorneys in New Jersey were recognized by Super Lawyers:

Michael T. Bissinger?- Employment & Labor
Richard H. Brown?- Intellectual Property Litigation
Hope S. Cone - Family Law
Colleen R. Donovan - Real Estate
David P. Doyle?- Employee Benefits/ERISA
Michael J. Dunne - Intellectual Property
Judith Babinski Fairweather?- Real Estate
Benjamin E. Haglund - Class Action/Mass Torts
Jane H. Hardin?- Estate Planning & Probate
William S. Hatfield?- Environmental
Richard Kahn?- Estate Planning & Probate
Jeffrey L. Kantowitz - Land Use/Zoning
Dennis T. Kearney - Business Litigation
Robert A. Klausner?- Real Estate
Dennis R. LaFiura?- Franchise/Dealership
Wendy Johnson Lario -?Employment Litigation: Defense
Kathy A. Lawler?- Employee Benefits/ERISA
John C. Maloney Jr.?- Business Litigation
Anthony J. Marchetta - Business Litigation
Patrick J. McCarthy?- Employment & Labor
Deirdre E. Moore?- Real Estate
John J. O'Reilly?- Criminal Defense: White Collar
Mary Lou Parker?- Estate Planning & Probate
Gregory C. Parliman?- Employment Litigation: Defense
Richard L. Plotkin?- Business Litigation
Lawrence F. Reilly - Real Estate
Mary B. Rogers?- Employment & Labor
Robert G. Rose?- Business Litigation
Elizabeth J. Sher?- Business Litigation
Joy Harmon Sperling - General Litigation
David A. Sussman?- Tax

The five Day Pitney attorneys recognized as New Jersey "Rising Stars" are:

Heather Weine Brochin?- Employment Litigation: Defense
Ruth Lynch Buchwalter?- Estate Planning & Probate
Jennifer Gorga Capone?- General Litigation
John D. Coyle - Personal Injury Defense: Products
Elliot D. Ostrove?- Business Litigation

Day Pitney Trusts and Estates Attorneys Andrew M. Nerney and Grant W. Silvester authored the article, "U.S. Appeals Court: Deathbed Checks Are Includible in Decedent's Estate," for WealthManagement.com, which discusses a recent ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals in the Third Circuit on deathbed gifting.