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© 2018 and two attorneys were also named “Lawyer of the Year” in their fields.
The following attorneys were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2018:
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 25 consecutive years.
Attorney Jeffrey L. McCormick, partner, was listed in the fields of Personal Injury Litigation-Defendants and Personal Injury Litigation-Plaintiffs. He was also named “Lawyer of the Year” in the field of Personal Injury-Plaintiffs. A resident of Longmeadow, he practices litigation and has taken more than 100 trials to conclusion and has settled, arbitrated and mediated hundreds of other cases. He has received the Best Lawyers recognition for 15 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. He has received the Best Lawyers recognition for 15 consecutive years.
Attorney Nancy Frankel Pelletier, partner, was listed in the practice area of Personal Injury Litigation-Defendants. Her primary objective is to resolve conflicts expeditiously and economically. A resident of East Longmeadow, she has received the Best Lawyers recognition for 10 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 5 consecutive years.
Attorney Carla W. Newton, partner, a resident of South Hadley, 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. She has received the Best Lawyers recognition for 5 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 planning law. He has received the Best Lawyers recognition for 25 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.”