Conn Kavanaugh is pleased to announce that 13 attorneys have been named Massachusetts Super Lawyers and 12 attorneys have been named Rising Stars for 2018. The recipients will appear in New England Super Lawyers Magazine, which will be a supplement of the November issue of Boston Magazine.
Super Lawyers is a service of Thomson Reuters legal division which compiles a list of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas. Each year, a research team at Super Lawyers conducts a meticulous, multi-phase selection process reviewing independent research, peer nominations, and peer evaluations.
The following were chosen as Massachusetts Super Lawyers:
- Russell F. Conn (Top Rated Lawyer) – Business Litigation
- Kurt B. Fliegauf – Business Litigation
- George M. Ford – Family Law
- Thomas J. Gallitano (Top Rated Lawyer) – Employment & Labor
- Barry E. Gold – Business/Corporate Law
- Erin K. Higgins (Top Rated Lawyer)** – Professional Liability Defense
- James F. Kavanaugh, Jr. – Business Litigation
- Mary ‘Beth’ E. O’Neal** – Employment Litigation: Defense
- Thomas E. Peisch (Top Rated Lawyer) – General Litigation
- James B. Peloquin – Construction Litigation
- Bob B. Rosenthal – Business/Corporate Law
- Carol A. Starkey (Top Rated Lawyer)** – Criminal Defense: White Collar
- Michael T. Sullivan – Business Litigation
The following were chosen as Massachusetts Rising Stars:
- Anthony V. Bova – Business Litigation
- Andrew R. Dennington – Business Litigation
- Daniel R. Fishman* – Business Litigation
- Katherine A. Kelter** – Business Litigation
- Kathleen R. O’Toole** – Civil Litigation: Defense
- Michael J. Rossi – General Litigation
- Laurel K. Spallone** – Family Law
- Jared D. Spinelli (Top Rated Lawyer) – Family Law
- Christopher K. Sweeney – Business Litigation
- Alexis Theriault** – Business Litigation
- Henry H. Tran* – Business Litigation
- Lindsay Zelek-Thompson** – Family Law
*First year on list
**Included in the Super Lawyers Women’s Edition
