Best Lawyers in America Recognizes 33 Lawyers from Wiggin and Dana

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August 21, 2014 // Franchising.com // New Haven – Wiggin and Dana is pleased to announce that six partners have been named Best Lawyers 2015 "Lawyers of the Year" and 33 lawyers have been recognized as Best Lawyers in America.

Only one lawyer in each category in each community receives this honor. In 2015, The Best Lawyers in America® recognized the following Wiggin and Dana partners:

Daniel L. Daniels - Litigation - Trusts and Estates (Stamford, CT)
James A. Goniea - Franchise Law (Philadelphia, PA)
Kevin M. Kennedy - Franchise Law (New Haven, CT)
Robert M. Langer - Antitrust Law (Hartford, CT)
Peter J. Lefeber - Employment Law - Management (New Haven, CT)
Maureen Weaver - Health Care Law (New Haven, CT)

In addition, the firm is pleased to announce that 33 attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2015. The following are the recognized Wiggin and Dana lawyers and their respective practice areas:

Melinda A. Agsten - Health Care Law
Erika L. Amarante - Franchise Law
Bethany L. Appleby - Franchise Law
Jeffrey R. Babbin - Appellate Practice
Aaron S. Bayer - Appellate Practice
Susan J. Bryson - Real Estate Law
Daniel L. Daniels - Litigation - Trusts & Estates; Trusts and Estates
Michelle Wilcox DeBarge - Health Care Law
Sherry L. Dominick - Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Francis J. Duffin - Litigation - Intellectual Property
Edward Wood Dunham - Commercial Litigation; Franchise Law
James F. Farrington, Jr. - Biotechnology Law
Constantine T. Fournaris - Franchise Law; Litigation - Patent
Jonathan M. Freiman - Appellate Practice
James I. Glasser - Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Merton G. Gollaher - Biotechnology Law; Health Care Law
James A. Goniea - Franchise Law
Mark W. Heaphy - Technology Law
Paul A. Hughes - Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law
John B. Kennedy - Information Technology Law
Kevin M. Kennedy - Franchise Law
Charles C. Kingsley - Trusts and Estates
Robert M. Langer - Antitrust Law; Litigation - Antitrust
Leonard Leader - Trusts and Estates
Peter J. Lefeber - Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management
Frank J. Marco - Corporate Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Joseph W. Martini - Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Lawrence Peikes - Litigation - Labor & Employment
William H. Prout, Jr. - Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Construction; Litigation - Trusts & Estates
Penny Q. Seaman - Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants; Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Shaun S. Sullivan - Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Maureen Weaver - Health Care Law
John G. Zandy - Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management

According to the Best Lawyers website, the Best Lawyers' selection process is based on an extensive peer-review survey in which more than 41,000 attorneys cast almost 3.9 million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas.

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