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Stamford, Conn., November 10, 2016 – Day Pitney is pleased to announce that 87 of its attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2016 Super Lawyers. Twenty-one of these Day Pitney attorneys were selected for inclusion on the lists of Super Lawyers Rising Stars.

Super Lawyers recognition is based on peer nominations and evaluations as well as on independent research. 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 lists are as follows:

Connecticut Super Lawyers:

• Elizabeth Alquist, Intellectual Property Litigation
• Elizabeth Barton, Environmental
• R. Scott Beach, Business/Corporate
• Paul Belval, Energy and Natural Resources
• Harold Blinderman, Environmental
• Joshua Cohen, Bankruptcy
• Richard Colbert, Business Litigation
• David Doot, Energy and Natural Resources
• Glenn Dowd, General Litigation
• B. Dane Dudley, Estate Planning and Probate
• Steven Fast, Estate Planning and Probate
• Howard Fetner, Employment and Labor
• Daniel FitzMaurice, Insurance Coverage
• Keith Bradoc “Brad” Gallant, Estate Planning and Probate
• Gerald Garfield, Energy and Natural Resources
• Thomas Goldberg, Business Litigation
• Joseph Hammer, Land Use/Zoning, Environmental
• Richard Harris, Intellectual Property
• Gregory Hayes, Estate Planning and Probate
• Charles Lenore, Tax
• Ernest Mattei, Insurance Coverage
• Kathleen Monnes, Insurance Coverage
• John Nolan, Business Litigation
• Kenneth Ritt, Business Litigation
• James Rotondo, Personal Injury, Defense, Insurance Coverage
• Daniel Schwartz, Employment and Labor 
• Joseph Scully, Insurance Coverage, Business Litigation
• James Sicilian, Business Litigation
• Robert Siegel, Mergers and Acquisitions, Closely Held Business, Tax
• David Swerdloff, Business/Corporate
• Jonathan Tropp, Intellectual Property Litigation
• Stanley A. Twardy, Criminal Defense: White Collar, Business Litigation
• Paul Williams, Civil Litigation
• Shawn Wooden, Securities and Corporate Finance, Business/Corporate
• Albert Zakarian, Employment Litigation, Civil Litigation, Business Litigation

Connecticut Rising Stars:

• Marie Bertrand, Real Estate
• Jennifer Galiette, Energy and Natural Resources
• Sebastian Lombardi, Energy and Natural Resources
• Ruth Solomon Moskowitz, Estate Planning and Probate
• Jeffrey Mueller, Business Litigation
• Elizabeth Retersdorf, Insurance Coverage
• Erick Sandler, Business Litigation
• Matthew Shiroma, Insurance Coverage
• Susan Ylitalo, Estate Planning and Probate

Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers:

• Joseph Fagan, Energy and Natural Resources

Massachusetts Super Lawyers:

• Kenneth Grinnell, Estate Planning and Probate
• Jonathan Handler, Business Litigation
• Leiha Macauley, Estate Planning and Probate
• Ken Shulman, Estate Planning and Probate
• Barbara Freedman Wand, Estate Planning and Probate, Nonprofit Organizations
• Stephen Ziobrowski, Estate Planning and Probate

Massachusetts Rising Stars:

• Sean Donovan, Estate Planning and Probate
• David Lieberman, Business Litigation
• Amy Lonergan, Estate Planning and Probate
• Jaclyn O’Leary, Estate Planning and Probate
• Rebecca Tunney, Estate Planning and Probate

Massachusetts Women's Edition:

• Leiha Macauley, Estate Planning and Probate
• Barbara Freedman Wand, Estate Planning and Probate

Massachusetts Women's Edition Rising Stars:

• Amy Lonergan, Estate Planning and Probate

New Jersey Super Lawyers:

• Michael Bissinger, Employment and Labor 
• Warren Casey, Securities and Corporate Finance
• Hope Cone, Family Law
• C. John DeSimone, III, Business Litigation
• Colleen Donovan, Real Estate: Business
• Michael Furey, Business Litigation, Employment and Labor
• Douglas Henshaw, Land Use/Zoning, Real Estate: Business
• Dennis Kearney, Business Litigation, Banking, Criminal Defense: White Collar
• Theresa Kelly, Employment and Labor
• Dennis LaFiura, Franchise/Dealership, Business Litigation
• Kathy Lawler, Employee Benefits
• Anthony Marchetta, Business Litigation, Class Action/Mass Torts
• Patrick McCarthy, Employment and Labor
• Mark Salah Morgan, Business Litigation, Criminal Defense: White Collar
• Mary Lou Parker, Estate Planning and Probate
• Michael Rave, Securities and Capital Markets
• Mary Rogers, Employment and Labor
• Richard Sanders, Estate Planning and Probate, Nonprofit Organizations
• Elizabeth Sher, Business Litigation, Appellate, Class Action/Mass Torts
• Joy Harmon Sperling, Business Litigation, Estate and Trust Litigation
• Christopher Stracco, General Litigation, Real Estate, Tax
• Peter Wolfson, Real Estate: Business, Land Use/Zoning

New Jersey Rising Stars:

• Heather Weine Brochin, Employment Litigation 
• Jennifer Gorga Capone, General Litigation
• Katharine Coffey, Land Use/Zoning, Real Estate
• Craig Gianetti, Land Use/Zoning, Real Estate, General Litigation
• Rachel Gonzalez, Employment and Labor
• Kim Victoria Mercado, Employment and Labor

New York Metro Super Lawyers:

• Ronald Janis, Securities and Corporate Finance, Business/Corporate
• Warren Whitaker, Estate Planning and Probate, International, Tax

New York Metro Rising Stars:

• Heather Weine Brochin, Employment and Labor
• Ryan Osterweil, Intellectual Property

*Super Lawyers results are based entirely on peer nominations, evaluations and independent research done by Super Lawyers. A description of the selection methodology can be found here. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.