News: Northern New England
Posted: September 5, 2013
Five Sheehan Phinney attorneys named "Lawyer of the Year"
According to the law firm of Sheehan Phinney Bass + Green PA, Best Lawyers in America has named five attorneys as Manchester's 2014 "Lawyers of the Year."
Peter Beach was recognized in the area of mergers and acquisitions law; Christopher Cole was recognized in the area of litigation - land use and zoning; John Peltonen was recognized in the area of environmental law; James Reidy was recognized in the area of employment law - management; and Kenneth Viscarello was recognized in the area of corporate law.
Best Lawyers is designating "Lawyers of the Year" in high-profile legal specialties in large legal communities. Only a single lawyer in each specialty in each community is being honored as the "Lawyer of the Year." The lawyers being honored as "Lawyers of the Year" have received particularly high ratings in surveys by earning a high level of respect among their peers for their abilities, professionalism, and integrity.
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