Wiggin and Dana is pleased to announce that 26 attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025. Additionally, two of these attorneys have been honored as “Lawyer of the Year” in their specific fields. The following are recognized Wiggin and Dana lawyers and their respective practice areas:
Robyn Abbate – Litigation – Real Estate; Real Estate Law
Melinda A. Agsten – Health Care Law
Erika L. Amarante – Litigation – Health Care; Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
Jeffrey R. Babbin – Appellate Practice
Aaron S. Bayer – Appellate Practice
Robert W. Benjamin – Trusts and Estates
Michael T. Clear – Trusts and Estates
Daniel L. Daniels – Litigation – Trusts and Estates; Trusts and Estates
Tadhg Dooley – Appellate Practice
Francis J. Duffin – Litigation – Intellectual Property
Jody Erdfarb – “2025 Lawyer of the Year” Health Care Law
Constantine T. Fournaris – Franchise Law
Jonathan M. Freiman – “2025 Lawyer of the Year” Appellate Practice; Bet-the-Company Litigation
James I. Glasser – Criminal Defense: White-Collar
David L. Hall – Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Mark W. Heaphy – Technology Law
Paul A. Hughes – Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Private Funds/Hedge Funds Law
Kevin M. Kennedy – Franchise Law
Robert M. Langer – Antitrust Law; Litigation – Antitrust
Leonard Leader – Trusts and Estates
Peter J. Lefeber – Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management
Lawrence Peikes – Litigation – Labor and Employment
Carolyn A. Reers – Trusts and Estates
Kim E. Rinehart – Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants
David R. Roth – Appellate Practice
Maureen Weaver – Health Care Law
In addition, 21 attorneys have been selected as “Ones to Watch” 2025:
Ariela C. Anhalt – Appellate Practice
Mary Margaret Colleary – Trusts and Estates
John P. Foley – Commercial Litigation
Ruth Fortune – Elder Law; Trusts and Estates
Laura Ann K. Froning – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
Emmett Gilles – Appellate Practice
Robert J. Kornhaas – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Brittany Lyon – Corporate Law
Vanessa L. Maczko – Litigation – Trusts and Estates; Trusts and Estates
Madiha M. Malik – Health Care Law
David Norman-Schiff – Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Kaitlyn A. Pacelli – Trusts and Estates
Caroline Park – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Labor and Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
Aaron M. Ryne – Corporate Law; Real Estate Law
Jason L. Stevenson – Construction Law
Brian J. Sturm – Corporate Governance and Compliance Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Joshua N. Taylor – Commercial Litigation
Dimitri P. Tournas – Construction Law; Environmental Law; Real Estate Law
Jonathan F. Tross – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Christine Salmon Wachter – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Litigation – Labor and Employment
Jacqueline J. Yuan – Corporate Law
The Best Lawyers’ selection process was based on an extensive peer-review survey in which more than 250,000 attorneys cast almost 3 million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas. For more information about Best Lawyers‘ methodology, please click here.