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Gravel & Shea

November 2011

Gravel & Shea Announces “Best Lawyers”

Gravel & Shea has been ranked in Tier 1 in Burlington, Vermont for 22 major legal practice areas according to the 2011-2012 U.S. News Media Group – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” rankings. In addition, twelve of the firm’s attorneys were specifically selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers®, which is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey in which over 40,000 leading attorneys cast 3.9 million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their specialties. Gravel & Shea attorneys who were specifically recognized by Best Lawyers® are:

  • Heather Briggs – Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation – Labor & Employment
  • Peter S. Erly – Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation
  • Michelle N. Farkas – Real Estate Law
  • Robert B. Hemley – Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: Non-White-Collar; Criminal Defense: White-Collar; First Amendment Law; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs; Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs; Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
  • Andrew D. Manitsky – Commercial Litigation; Copyright Law; Litigation – Intellectual Property; Trademark Law
  • Stewart H. McConaughy – Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law
  • Margaret L. Montgomery – Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law
  • Robert F. O’Neill – Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: Non-White-Collar; Criminal Defense: White-Collar
  • John R. Ponsetto – Environmental Law
  • William G. Post , Jr. – Trusts and Estates
  • Robert H. Rushford – Real Estate Law
  • Norman Williams – Appellate Practice; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs

Gravel & Shea announces “Super Lawyers”

Gravel & Shea is proud to announce that five of its attorneys were selected for inclusion in the 2011 edition of New England Super Lawyers. Selection is based on a rigorous process of evaluation by peers in a number of categories of professional achievement. Our attorneys and their areas of recognition are as follows:

  • Michelle N. Farkas – Real Estate (“Rising Star”)
  • Ross A. Feldmann – Business Litigation (“Rising Star”
  • Robert B. Hemley – General Litigation. Mr. Hemley was also named in the list of the Top 100 New England attorneys achieving the highest evaluative scores.
  • Andrew D. Manitsky – General Litigation
  • Robert H. Rushford – Real Estate