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Best Lawyers in America Ranks 23 Devine Millimet Attorneys Among New Hampshire's Top Lawyers
CONTACT: Karen Menard
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Devine Millimet
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Manchester, NH 03101
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Manchester, NH - Devine Millimet is proud to announce that 23 attorneys representing 25 corporate and litigation practice areas have been named to The Best Lawyers in America® 2011, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession.

Attorney Jon B. Sparkman has been recognized as a Best Lawyer in three practice areas including Corporate Law, Non-Profit/Charities Law, and Tax Law. Attorney Sparkman counsels businesses and non-profit organizations of all sizes in tax planning, auditing, and other tax matters. In addition, attorney Sparkman is a CPA, and shares his business and tax knowledge as a frequent speaker on New Hampshire taxation topics.

Two attorneys from Devine Millimet have been named to The Best Lawyers in America® for twenty years. Daniel J. Callaghan (Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law/Insolvency and Reorganization Law) was first nominated in 1989, and David H. Barnes (Health Care Law) was first recognized in 1991.

Attorneys recognized for the first time by The Best Lawyers in America® include Camille H. DiCroce (Commercial Finance Law), Chair of the firm’s Finance practice group, and Elaine Michaud (Medical Malpractice Law – Defendents), head of the firm’s Litigation Department and chair of the Healthcare practice group.

Nine Devine Millimet attorneys have been recognized as Best Lawyers for 10 or more years, including: Peter G. Beeson (Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants, and Litigation – Environmental); Mark Broth (Employment Law – Management, and Labor Law – Management); Steve Cohen (Corporate, and Trust & Estates Law); Andrew D. Dunn (Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants); Benjamin F. Gayman (Corporate Law); Newton H. Kershaw, Jr. (Employee Benefits [ERISA] Law, Litigation [ERISA], and Non-Profit/Charities Law); Anu R. Mullikin (Trust and Estates); Paul Remus (Financial Services Regulation Law, and Patent Law); and Paul L. Salafia (Workers’ Compensation Law - Employers).

Other Devine Millimet attorneys honored with the Best Lawyer distinction for 2012 include:
Michelle M. Arruda (Elder Law, and Trusts and Estates)
George Dana Bisbee (Environment Law, and Land Use & Zoning Law)
Susan V. Duprey (Land Use & Zoning, and Real Estate Law)
Charles T. Giacopelli (Workers’ Compensation Law - Employers)
Ovide M. Lamontagne (Commercial Litigation, and Litigation – Construction)
Karen S. McGinley (Land Use & Zoning, and Real Estate Law)
Patricia M. McGrath (Employee Benefits [ERISA] Law)
David S. Phillips (Family Law)
Alex J. Walker, Jr. (Commercial Litigation)

Selection to Best Lawyers in America is based on an exhaustive and rigorous peer-review survey of the top attorneys in the country. Results are then compiled in an annual publication and the Best Lawyers database is available world-wide. Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers “the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice.”