The Best Lawyers in America
42 Cummings & Lockwood attorneys Have Been Recognized by Best Lawyers® in America in Its 2024 Edition
Stamford, CT, August 17, 2023 -- Cummings & Lockwood LLC is pleased to announce that 31 of the firm’s attorneys have been recognized by Best Lawyers® as The Best Lawyers in America®, 10 Ones to Watch® in America and 1 Lawyer of the Year in the 2024 edition for a total of 42 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 has 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)
- David A. Ludgin (Trusts and Estates)
In addition, Bonie S. Montalvo has been recognized as Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America in Tax Law.
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.
In addition, Danielle Furneaux has been recognized as Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® 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)
- Margaret A. Deluca (Trusts and Estates)
- Daniel G. Johnson (Trusts and Estates)
- Michael P. Kaelin (Commercial Litigation; Labor and Employment Litigation; Trusts and Estates Litigation)
- David T. Martin (Commercial Litigation)
- John R. Musicaro, Jr. (Trusts and Estates)
- Rachel B.G. Sherman (Trusts and Estates)
- 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 (Trusts and Estates Litigation)
- Elizabeth A. Falkoff (Trusts and Estates)
- Madison H. Kemph (Trusts and Estates)
- Scott T. Witthuhn (Real Estate Law)
- William N. Wright (Commercial 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)
- Jonathan B. Mills (Real Estate Law)
- Douglas H. Olin (Trusts and Estates)
- Edward F. Rodenbach (Trusts and Estates)
- Gina D. Silvestri (Trusts and Estates)
Laura Weintraub Beck was also recognized as the “Lawyer of the Year” in Tax Law.
In addition, Katherine C. Gent has been recognized as Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America for 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)
- 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.
About Cummings & Lockwood LLC
Founded in 1909, Cummings & Lockwood provides sophisticated legal counsel to individuals and families, family offices, closely held businesses, other commercial enterprises and charitable entities. Our core services include trusts and estates, corporate and finance, litigation and arbitration, and commercial and residential real estate.
The firm has nearly 200 attorneys, fiduciary accountants, paralegals and staff, as well as six offices located in Stamford, Greenwich and West Hartford, Connecticut, and in Naples, Bonita Springs and Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
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