McLane Law Firm Retains Standing As Best In New Hampshire

More McLane Lawyers Named Best of the Best by Prestigious National Ranking than Any Other Firm in the Granite State

November 4, 2004, MANCHESTER —26 attorneys from the McLane Law Firm have been named as being the best in New Hampshire in various areas of law, according to the Best Lawyers in America® list for 2005-2006. This prestigious biennial ranking, which includes listings for more than 18,000 lawyers in virtually every major specialty of law in all 50 states and the District of Colombia, is published by Woodward/White, Inc. of Aiken, South Carolina.

The Best Lawyers in New Hampshire from the Law Firm of McLane, Graf, Raulerson & Middleton are:

  • Peter Anderson: Criminal Defense
  • Alexandra T. Breed: Real Estate Law, Trusts and Estates
  • Steven M. Burke: Tax Law
  • Steven V. Camerino: Public Utility Law
  • Linda Connell: Real Estate Law
  • Charles A. DeGrandpre: Trusts and Estates
  • R. David Depuy: Family Law, Personal Injury Litigation
  • Thomas Donovan: Business Litigation
  • Bruce W. Felmly: Business Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation
  • Joseph A. Foster: Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
  • Ralph F. Holmes: Trusts and Estates
  • Linda Johnson: Labor and Employment Law
  • Sarah Knowlton: Public Utility Law
  • Jack B. Middleton: Business Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation
  • Barry Needleman: Environmental Law
  • Colleen D. O’Connell: Trusts and Estates
  • Michael J. Quinn: Environmental Law
  • John E. Rich, Jr.: Employee Benefits Law
  • Peter B. Rotch: Financial Institutions and Transactions Law, Real Estate Law
  • Richard A. Samuels: Corporate, M&A, and Securities Law, Financial Institutions and Transactions Law, Public Utility Law
  • Gregory H. Smith: Environmental Law
  • Kenneth H. Volk: Maritime Law
  • Robert A. Wells: Trusts and Estates
  • David Wolowitz: Antitrust Law, First Amendment Law, Labor and Employment Law, Legal Malpractice Law, Maritime Law
  • Mark A. Wright: Intellectual Property Law
  • William V. A. Zorn: Tax Law, Trusts and Estates

“These men and women hold the bar very high for the standard of service at McLane,” said the firm’s Managing Director, Michael McClusky. “Our clients deserve the best representation possible, be they companies adding value for shareholders, groups striving to protect New Hampshire’s environment, or individual families working to preserve wealth for the next generation. They come to McLane because our lawyers are recognized year after year as being the best.”

The full list can be viewed in the October issue of New Hampshire Magazine.

About the McLane Law Firm

Founded in 1919, the McLane Law Firm has grown to the largest full-service law firm in the state of New Hampshire, with offices in Manchester, Concord and Portsmouth. Driven by the firm’s depth of sophisticated legal expertise and an unwavering commitment to client service, McLane has built collaborative and lasting relationships with a broad spectrum of domestic and international clients.