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 honored by The Best Lawyers in America© for 2017.
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; therefore, 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.”
Attorney Jeffrey W. Roberts, a resident of Longmeadow and a Managing Partner at the firm, has been listed in Best Lawyers in the practice area of corporate law and trust and estates. Attorney Roberts graduated from Colgate University (Bachelor of Arts, 1968) and Georgetown University (Juris Doctor, 1974).
Attorney Jeffrey L. McCormick, a resident of Longmeadow and a Partner at the firm, has been listed in Best Lawyers in the practice areas of personal injury litigation – defendants and personal injury litigation – plaintiffs. He graduated from the University of Massachusetts (Bachelor of Arts, 1970 and Master of Education, 1971) and Seton Hall University (Juris Doctor, 1975).
Attorney James F. Martin, a resident of Longmeadow and a Partner at the firm, has been listed in Best Lawyers in the practice areas of franchise law and real estate law. Attorney Martin attended Georgetown University (Bachelor of Arts, 1975 and Juris Doctor, 1978).
Attorney Nancy Frankel Pelletier, a resident of East Longmeadow and a Partner at the firm, she exclusively practices litigation and has been listed in Best Lawyers in the practice area of personal injury litigation – defendants. Notably, she was named a 2017 Best Lawyers in America© Lawyer of the Year, for her practice of personal injury litigation in Springfield. Attorney Pelletier is a graduate of Boston College (Bachelor of Arts, 1981) and George Washington University (Juris Doctor, 1984).
Attorney Patricia M. Rapinchuk, a resident of Northampton and a Partner at the firm, practices employment law and litigation. Markedly, she was named a 2017 Best Lawyers in America© Lawyer of the Year for her practice in employment law and management in Springfield. She graduated from Mount Holyoke College (Bachelor of Arts, 1979) and the University of Connecticut (Juris Doctor, 1989).
Attorney Carla W. Newton, a resident of South Hadley and a Partner at the firm, has been listed in Best Lawyers in the practice area of family law. Attorney Newton is a graduate of Lesley College (Bachelor of Arts, 1972), Suffolk University (Juris Doctor, 1980) and Boston University (Master of Laws, 1990).
Attorney Richard M. Gaberman, a resident of Longmeadow and Of Counsel for Robinson Donovan, P.C., has been listed in Best Lawyers in the practice areas of corporate law, real estate law, tax law and trusts and estates. He is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts (Bachelor of Business Administration, 1960), Boston College (Bachelor of Laws, 1963) and Boston University (Master of Laws in Taxation, 1968).