Conn Kavanaugh is pleased to announce that 17 attorneys have been named Massachusetts Super Lawyers and 6 attorneys have been named Rising Stars for 2021. Additionally, two attorneys were named Illinois Super Lawyers earlier this year. The Massachusetts recipients of this designation 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:
- Marie E. Chafe** – Personal Injury, Products
- Russell F. Conn – Business Litigation
- Andrew R. Dennington – Business Litigation
- Kurt B. Fliegauf – Business Litigation
- George M. Ford – Family Law
- Thomas J. Gallitano – Employment & Labor
- Barry E. Gold – Business / Corporate Law
- Erin K. Higgins** – Professional Liability Defense
- James F. Kavanaugh, Jr. – Business Litigation
- Mary ‘Beth’ E. O’Neal** – Employment Litigation: Defense
- Thomas E. Peisch – General Litigation
- James B. Peloquin – Construction Litigation
- Bob B. Rosenthal – Business / Corporate Law
- Michael J. Rossi – General Litigation
- Carol A. Starkey** – Criminal Defense: White Collar
- James Gray Wagner – Land Use / Zoning
- Kirsten Z. Young** – Family Law
The following were chosen as Massachusetts Rising Stars:
- Catherine M. DiVita** – Business Litigation
- Julie Martin*/** – Business Litigation
- Kathleen R. O’Toole** – Civil Litigation: Defense
- Christopher K. Sweeney – Construction Litigation
- Alexis Theriault** – Business Litigation
- Lindsay Zelek-Thompson** – Family Law
The following were chosen as 2021 Illinois Super Lawyers:
- Dennis J. Gallitano – Technology Transactions
- Karen J. O’Connor – Technology Transactions
*First year on the list
**Included in the Super Lawyers Women’s Edition
