MANCHESTER, NH – Devine, Millimet & Branch, P.A. is proud to announce that 23 attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in 2025 The Best Lawyers in America® and the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America.
One Devine Millimet attorney was selected for the 2025 “Lawyer of the Year” Awards.”Lawyer of the Year” honors are awarded annually to only one lawyer per practice area in each region with extremely high overall feedback from their peers, making it an exceptional distinction.
- Jon B. Sparkman – Tax Law
The 22 attorneys recognized as Best Lawyers in America® for their respective practice areas in 2025 are:
Manchester, NH:
- Suzanne Brunelle Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law
- Pierre A. Chabot – Employment Law – Management; Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Steve Cohen – Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
- Tabitha Croscut – Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law; Corporate Governance Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- David P. Eby – Appellate Practice; Litigation – Trusts and Estates
- Charles T. Giacopelli – Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
- William F. Gramer – Family Law
- Matthew R. Johnson – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Litigation – Construction
- Rebecca S. Kane – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Real Estate Law
- Renelle L. L’Huillier – Public Finance Law
- Angela B. Martin – Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Joseph G. Mattson – Insurance Law; Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Anu R. Mullikin – Trusts and Estates
- Pamela A. Peterson – Family Law
- Charles R. Powell III – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation; Health Care Law
- Thomas Quarles, Jr. – Litigation – Land Use and Zoning; Litigation – Real Estate
- Jennifer R. Rivett – Trusts and Estates
- .Donald Lee Smith – Commercial Litigation; Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Insurance; Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
- Jon B. Sparkman – Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law; Corporate Law; Nonprofit / Charities Law; Tax Law
- Marrielle B. Van Rossum – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Theofilos Vougias – Trusts and Estates
Concord, NH:
- Joyce M. Hillis – Trusts and Estates
One of our attorneys has been recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America for 2025:
- Stephen N. Zaharias – Banking and Finance Law; Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Commercial Litigation
About Best Lawyers®
For over 40 years, Best Lawyers® has been esteemed by both legal professionals and the public as a premier benchmark for legal integrity and distinction in the United States. Consequently, being recognized by Best Lawyers is a testament to exceptional practice. Inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America is determined through a comprehensive peer-review survey. To create The Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards through a comprehensive peer-review survey, over 27 million evaluations were analyzed including a record breaking 4.2 million responses from this year alone. Best Lawyers® CEO Phillip Greer notes that, “[o]ur commitment to a purely peer-based review process is central to our philosophy, as we believe that the top lawyers are best suited to identify their peers at the highest level.” For more information: https://www.bestlawyers.com/
About Devine Millimet
Devine Millimet is one of the largest and most dynamic business and litigation law firms in the region, serving our clients and our communities since 1947. Working from our historic headquarters building in Manchester, New Hampshire, and our satellite offices in Concord and Portsmouth, New Hampshire, we serve individuals, businesses, and nonprofits in the areas of business & commercial litigation, construction litigation, criminal law, employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs), divorce & domestic relations, employment consulting and litigation, healthcare, insurance defense, intellectual property litigation, medical & professional malpractice, personal injury, probate litigation, real estate, ski defense litigation, tax, utilities, bankruptcy and collections work, estate planning, and all aspects of corporate law, including finance and business formation and mergers and acquisitions. For more information: https://www.devinemillimet.com/
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