Robinson Donovan, P.C., a full-service law firm trusted by generations to represent individual and business clients throughout Massachusetts and New England, today announced seven attorneys were listed in The Best Lawyers in America© 2019 and one was also named “Lawyer of the Year” in her field.
The following attorneys were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2019:
Attorney Jeffrey W. Roberts, managing partner, practices corporate and business counseling and estate planning, and was named in the practice areas of Corporate Law and Trusts and Estates. A Longmeadow resident, he has received the Best Lawyers recognition for 27 consecutive years.
Attorney Jeffrey L. McCormick, partner, was listed in the fields of Personal Injury Litigation-Defendants and Personal Injury Litigation-Plaintiffs. A resident of Longmeadow and a member of Robinson Donovan’s Alternative Dispute Resolution Group, he practices complex litigation, arbitration and mediation. He has received the Best Lawyers recognition for 19 consecutive years.
Attorney James F. Martin, partner, was listed in the practice areas of Franchise Law and Real Estate Law. A resident of Longmeadow, he concentrates his practice on corporate and business counseling, litigation and commercial real estate law, and is a member of Robinson Donovan’s Alternative Dispute Resolution Group. He has received the Best Lawyers recognition for 19 consecutive years.
Attorney Nancy Frankel Pelletier, partner, a resident of East Longmeadow, was listed in the practice area of Personal Injury Litigation-Defendants. A member of Robinson Donovan’s Alternative Dispute Resolution Group, she concentrates her practice in the areas of litigation and insurance defense. She has received the Best Lawyers recognition for 14 consecutive years.
Attorney Patricia M. Rapinchuk, partner, was listed in the fields of Employment Law-Management and Litigation-Labor and Employment. She was also named “Lawyer of the Year” in the field of Litigation-Labor and Employment. She is a resident of Northampton and practices employment law and litigation. She has received the Best Lawyers recognition for 10 consecutive years.
Attorney Carla W. Newton, partner, a resident of West Springfield, was named in the field of Family Law. She focuses her practice on divorce and family law, litigation, corporate and business counseling and commercial real estate, and is a member of Robinson Donovan’s Alternative Dispute Resolution Group. She has received the Best Lawyers recognition for 7 consecutive years.
Attorney Richard M. Gaberman, a resident of Longmeadow, was named in the fields of Corporate Law, Real Estate Law, Tax Law and Trusts and Estates. He focuses his practice on corporate and business counseling, commercial real estate and estate and tax planning law. He has received the Best Lawyers recognition for 27 consecutive years.
Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey. Over 79,000 leading attorneys are eligible to vote, and more than 12 million votes have been received to date on the legal abilities of lawyers in their practice areas. Lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed; inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor. Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers “the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice.”