Nineteen Sherin and Lodgen attorneys included in the 2027 “Best Lawyers in America©”

Eighteen of our attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 33^nd edition of The Best Lawyers in America^©, and one was selected in the “Ones to Watch” category. Best Lawyers is considered the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession.

The Sherin and Lodgen honorees practice in key areas of law including real estate, litigation, environmental, employment, ethics and professional responsibility, and legal malpractice. The following attorneys were named to the Best Lawyers list:

• Joshua M. Alper (Environmental Law; Real Estate Law)
• Joshua M. Bowman (Real Estate Law)
• David I. Brody (Employment Law – Individuals; Litigation – Labor and Employment)
• Gary D. Buchman (Real Estate Law)
• Jennifer Ioli Connelly (Real Estate Law)
• Beth A. Goldstein (Real Estate Law)
• Thomas P. Gorman (Commercial Litigation)
• John C. La Liberte (Commercial Litigation)
• Ian T. Lane (Real Estate Law)
• Brian J. MacDonough (Employment Law – Individuals; Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment)
• Thomas F. Maffei (Arbitration; Commercial Litigation; Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law; Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants; Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants)
• Gary M. Markoff (Commercial Finance Law; Real Estate Law)
• Matthew C. Moschella (Commercial Litigation; Employment Law – Management; Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants; Litigation – Labor and Employment; Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants)
• Carla M. Moynihan (Real Estate Law)
• Sander A. Rikleen (Commercial Litigation; Real Estate Law)
• Ronald W. Ruth (Environmental Law; Real Estate Law)
• Sara Jane Shanahan (Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Insurance)
• Nancy S. Shilepsky (Employment Law – Individuals; Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment)

Best Lawyers also recognized Tanya M. Larrabee in the “Ones to Watch” category for Real Estate Law in the Boston market. This designation recognizes individual lawyers with five to nine years of experience for outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States.

In addition, Sara Jane Shanahan was recognized as Best Lawyers 2027 “Lawyer of the Year” for Litigation – Insurance in the Boston market. This accolade is awarded to individual lawyers who received the highest overall peer-feedback for a specific practice area and geographic region. Only one lawyer is selected for each specialty and metropolitan area.

Best Lawyers is based solely on an exhaustive peer-review survey, in which attorneys cast more than 9.4 million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas. Best Lawyers highlights the top 5% of practicing attorneys in the United States, covering more than 148 different practice areas. Best Lawyers has been published since 1983 and selections will be featured in the 2027 edition of The Best Lawyers in America^©.