Thirty-six Preti Flaherty attorneys, including four “Ones to Watch,” have been named to Best Lawyers in America 2025, a highly regarded directory of attorneys and law firms in the United States.

The individual attorneys featured on this year’s list represent a broad spectrum of practice areas and span Preti Flaherty’s offices across New England, including Augusta, ME, Portland, ME, Concord, NH, and Boston, MA. Recognition in this annual guide is a direct result of nominations by clients and peers, followed by a comprehensive peer-review survey of over 25,000 attorneys nationwide, evaluating professionalism and client service.

Preti Flaherty attorneys recognized as Best Lawyers in America 2025 include, by office:

Augusta, Maine:

• Severin M. Beliveau – Administrative / Regulatory Law; Government Relations Practice
• Anthony W. Buxton – Energy Law
• Joseph G. Donahue – Administrative / Regulatory Law; Communications Law; Energy Law
• Bruce C. Gerrity – Administrative / Regulatory Law; Franchise Law
• Todd G. Griset – Energy Law
• Steven H. Hudson – Government Relations Practice
• Michael L. Lane – Real Estate Law
• James C. Pitney, Jr. – Public Finance Law
• Daniel W. Walker – Government Relations Practice

Boston, MA

• Paul R. Greenburg – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Shana M. Solomon – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants

Portland, Maine:

• Timothy J. Bryant – Franchise Law
• John P. Doyle, Jr. – Health Care Law
• Jeffrey T. Edwards – Commercial Litigation
• Gregory P. Hansel – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Securities; Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs
• Jason Howe – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Commercial Transactions / UCC Law; Corporate Law; Real Estate Law
• Nelson J. Larkins – Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
• Jonathan Mermin – Appellate Practice
• Harold C. Pachios – Corporate Law
• Sigmund D. Schutz – Appellate Practice; Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Environmental; Litigation – First Amendment; Litigation – Securities
• Adam J. Shub – Commercial Litigation
• Jeffrey A. Thaler – Energy Law; Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental
• David B. Van Slyke – Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental

Concord, NH:

• Peter G. Callaghan – Commercial Litigation
• Daniel P. Luker – Commercial Litigation; Corporate Law
• Gregory A. Moffett – Commercial Litigation; Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Mark H. Puffer – Municipal Law
• Kenneth E. Rubinstein – Construction Law
• Elise H. Salek – Litigation – Trusts and Estates; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
• William C. Saturley – Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants
• John M. Sullivan – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Corporate Law
• Kara N. Sweeney – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Attorneys highlighted on the Best Lawyers in America “Ones to Watch” list are earlier in their career, but already recognized as future leaders in their practice area.

Preti Flaherty attorneys named “Ones to Watch”:

• Bodie B. Colwell – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Corporate Law
• John J. Cronan, III – Antitrust Law; Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
• Michael Melusky – Commercial Litigation
• Elizabeth Quinby – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Antitrust; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendant