The Maine law firm of Eaton Peabody is pleased to announce that 19 of the firm’s attorneys have been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® for 2023. Additionally, P. Andrew Hamilton, Nathaniel S. Putnam, and Timothy C. Woodcock of Bangor, and Edward F. Feibel of Portland, earned the prestigious “Lawyer of the Year” designation, a distinction reserved for only one lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area.
Attorneys selected for The Best Lawyers in America® “Lawyer of the Year” are:
- Edward F. Feibel – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- P. Andrew Hamilton – Land Use and Zoning Law
- Nathaniel S. Putnam – Trusts and Estates
- Timothy C. Woodcock – Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Attorneys selected for The Best Lawyers in America® 2023 are:
- David M. Austin – Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Corporate Law, and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Seth W. Brewster – Commercial Litigation and Litigation – Antitrust
- John A. Cunningham – Real Estate Law
- Shawn K. Doil – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Ryan Dumais – Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Edward F. Feibel – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Labor Law – Management
- William V. Ferdinand, Jr. – Government Relations Practice
- P. Andrew Hamilton – Environmental Law, Land Use and Zoning Law, and Litigation – Land Use and Zoning
- Michael A. Hodgins – Administrative / Regulatory Law, Commercial Litigation, Land Use and Zoning Law, Litigation – Construction, Litigation – Land Use and Zoning
- Karen A. Huber – Real Estate Law
- Gretchen L. Jones – Banking and Finance Law, Financial Services Regulation Law
- Bernard J. Kubetz – Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, First Amendment Law
- Sarah E. Newell – Employment Law – Management
- Anne E. O’Donovan – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- David C. Pierson – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
- Nathaniel S. Putnam – Trusts and Estates
- Timothy C. Woodcock – Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Attorneys selected for The Best Lawyers in America®: Ones to Watch 2023
- Patrick W. Lyons – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Environmental Law, and Land Use and Zoning Law
- Micah A. Smart – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Litigation – Bankruptcy
Best Lawyers in America compiles its lists of outstanding attorneys by conducting peer-review surveys in which leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers. The recognized attorneys were honored as “Lawyer of the Year” because they received a particularly high rating by Best Lawyers in their practice areas. This high rating is the result of the level of respect among their voting peers for their legal ability, professionalism and integrity.