The Best Lawyers in America
Cummings & Lockwood LLC is pleased to announce that 36 of the firm’s attorneys have been recognized by Best Lawyers® in The Best Lawyers in America®, 12 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America and one Lawyer of the Year in the 2026 edition for a total of 49 recognized attorneys .
“We are extremely pleased that so many of our attorneys across all of our practice areas and in all of our six offices have been recognized by Best Lawyers® for their significant professional accomplishments,” noted Laura Weintraub Beck, Managing Director and Chairman of Cummings & Lockwood.
Naples, Florida
In Cummings & Lockwood’s Naples, Florida office, the following attorneys have been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America®:
- Todd L. Bradley (Trusts and Estates)
- Alison K. Douglas (Trusts and Estates)
- Kenneth D. Krier (Trusts and Estates)
- Robert L. Lancaster (Tax Law; Trusts and Estates)
In addition, Joseph A. Stusek and Helen Mena have been recognized as Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America in Trusts and Estates.
Bonita Springs, Florida
In Cummings & Lockwood’s Bonita Springs, Florida office, the following attorneys have been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America®:
- Mary Beth Crawford (Trusts and Estates)
- William N. Horowitz (Trusts and Estates)
- Howard M. Hujsa (Trusts and Estates)
In addition, Bonie S. Montalvo has been recognized as Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America in Tax Law and Trusts and Estates.
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
In Cummings & Lockwood’s Palm Beach Gardens, Florida office, David M. Halpen was recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® in Tax Law and Trusts and Estates.
Stamford, Connecticut
In Cummings & Lockwood’s Stamford, Connecticut office, the following attorneys have been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America®:
- John W. Cannavino (Commercial Litigation)
- John F. Carberry (Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Bankruptcy; Trusts and Estates)
- Margaret A. Deluca (Trusts and Estates)
- Steven I. Frenkel (Commercial Litigation)
- Wyatt Jansen (Litigation - Trusts and Estates)
- Daniel G. Johnson (Trusts and Estates)
- Michael P. Kaelin (Commercial Litigation; Labor and Employment Litigation; Trusts and Estates Litigation)
- John R. Musicaro, Jr. (Trusts and Estates)
- Charles W. Pieterse (Litigation - Trusts and Estates)
- Rachel B.G. Sherman (Trusts and Estates)
- Brendan P. Snowden (Business Organizations - including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Conrad Teitell (Nonprofit / Charities Law; Trusts and Estates)
- Howard S. Tuthill III (Trusts and Estates)
The following Cummings & Lockwood attorneys have been recognized as Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America:
- B. Juliet Bonazzoli (Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Labor and Employment; Trusts and Estates Litigation)
- Christina M. Rubino (Trusts and Estates)
- Scott T. Witthuhn (Real Estate)
- Kara A. Zarchin (Commercial Litigation)
In addition, Wyatt Jansen has been selected as “Lawyer of the Year” in Trusts and Estates Litigation.
Greenwich, Connecticut
In Cummings & Lockwood’s Greenwich, Connecticut office, the following attorneys have been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America®:
- Laura Weintraub Beck (Tax Law; Trusts and Estates)
- B. Cort Delany (Trusts and Estates)
- Daniel P. Fitzgerald (Trusts and Estates)
- Jessie A. Gilbert (Trusts and Estates)
- Eva V. Kliegman (Trusts and Estates)
- Douglas H. Olin (Trusts and Estates)
- Edward F. Rodenbach (Trusts and Estates)
- Gina D. Silvestri (Trusts and Estates)
- George L. Smith (Trusts and Estates)
The following Cummings & Lockwood attorneys have been recognized as Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America:
- Amanda E. Carino (Trusts and Estates)
- Morgan Crabtree Fox (Trusts and Estates)
- Katherine C. Gent (Trusts and Estates)
- Kelsie C. Leon (Trusts and Estates)
West Hartford, Connecticut
In Cummings & Lockwood’s West Hartford Connecticut office, the following attorneys have been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America®:
- Paul L. Bourdeau (Trusts and Estates)
- Caroline Demirs Calio (Trusts and Estates)
- Robert B. Fawber (Trusts and Estates)
- Marc T. Finer (Tax Law)
- Kelley Galica Peck (Trusts and Estates Litigation; Trusts and Estates)
- Heather J. Rhoades (Trusts and Estates)
In addition, Brianna L. Marquis has been recognized as Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America in Trusts and Estates.