2011 Lawyers of the Year

Best Lawyers has named individuals as Lawyers of the Year in the Greater Boston Area, based on their particularly high level of peer recognition.

George L. Cushing

Formerly of K&L Gates, Mr. Cushing now practices at McLane Law Firm's
TradeCenter office in Woburn, MA. His forty-one year practice has focused
on sophisticated estate planning and estate administration. Working extensivelywith individuals and families, including owners of closely-held businesses, hisclient service extends to advising clients on the disposition of their property, transfer of tax minimization and wealth preservation through the use of long term trusts, as well as advice on life time gifts, antenuptial agreements, planning for retirement, education of children descendants and charitable planning.

George also provides counsel in connection with tax disputes and probate
litigation matters including will contests, interpretation of trusts and trust
reformations.

George's recent transition to McLane Law firm is consistent with his client
service priorities and allows him to offer the same excellent advice at reduced legal
rates. "I am thrilled to be at McLane. The team here supports my client's best interests and is a good fit for
their business strategies," explained Cushing.

George has been a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) since 1985 and
was selected by the Boston Business and Estate Planning Council as its Estate Planner of the Year in 2001.
George earned his J.D. and his B.A from Harvard University, is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and served
in the United States Navy.

George can be reached at (781) 904- 2683 or george.cushing@mclane.com

Bruce W. Felmly

He has won millions in verdicts and settlements for clients, and his recognitions and awards fill pages. Still Bruce W. Felmly maintains that he's received much more from being an attorney than he's given. With more than 35 years of experience as a trial lawyer, Felmly represents companies and individuals in a wide range of commercial litigation cases. In one case, Felmly represented a university that was sued by a professor for alleged discrimination activities.

"Winning the case and proving that no discrimination occurred was rewarding because it ratified the high degree of professionalism that the administrators, deans, and staff invested in running a very good university," he says. Another of his most rewarding cases involved a medical negligence case in which he represented a young woman.

"I enjoyed handling the trial and appeal process, but was especially pleased with the verdict and compensation that enabled my client to move forward in the face of many physical and emotional problems," he says.

Since earning his JD at Cornell Law School in 1972, Felmly has represented companies such as Microsoft, the National Grid, Eastman Kodak, and Bayer Corporation, to name a few. The New Hampshire Bar Association honored Felmly with the award for Distinguished Service to the Legal Profession and he has been selected for inclusion by The Best Lawyers in America®, Chambers USA and Super Lawyers for numerous years.

Plaques on the wall are nice to receive, but it's the attorneys that Felmly has mentored along the way that that are his greatest accomplishments.

"Some of the partners I now work with are attorneys that I helped develop," says Felmly, whose son and son-in-law are also trial lawyers.

The Boston Area’s Lawyers of the Year

Alternative Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year: Eric D. Green
Antitrust Lawyer of the Year: Thane D. Scott
Appellate Practice Lawyer of the Year: Alan M. Dershowitz
Banking and Finance Lawyer of the Year: Lynne B. Barr
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Lawyer of the Year: Daniel M. Glosband
Bet-the-Company Litigator of the Year:Richard W. Renehan
Biotechnology Lawyer of the Year: Steven D. Singer
Corporate Governance and ComplianceLawyer of the Year: Mark G. Borden
Corporate Lawyer of the Year: James R. Westra
Non-White-Collar Criminal Defense Lawyer of theYear: Max D. Stern
White-Collar Criminal Defense Lawyer of the Year: R. Robert Popeo
Eminent Domain and Condemnation Lawyer of the Year: J. Owen Todd
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Lawyer of the Year: John J. Cleary
Environmental Lawyer of the Year: Mary K. Ryan
Family Lawyer of the Year: David H. Lee
Family Law Mediation Lawyer of the Year: Eileen M. Shaevel
First Amendment Lawyer of the Year: Jonathan M. Albano
Franchise Lawyer of the Year: Arthur L. Pressman
Health Care Lawyer of the Year: Stephen M. Weiner
Immigration Lawyer of the Year: Harvey Kaplan
Insurance Lawyer of the Year: George A. Berman
Intellectual Property Lawyer of the Year: William F. Lee
Labor and Employment Lawyer of the Year: Richard L. Alfred
Land Use & Zoning Lawyer of the Year: Robert A. Fishman
Legal Malpractice Lawyer of the Year: John P. Ryan
Medical Malpractice Lawyer of the Year: Andrew C. Meyer, Jr.
Mergers & Acquisitions Lawyer of the Year: R. Bradford Malt
Non-Profit/Charities Lawyer of the Year: John Graham
Personal Injury Litigator of the Year: Michael E. Mone, Sr.
Product Liability Litigator of the Year: Richard P. Campbell
Public Finance Lawyer of the Year: Walter J. St. Onge III
Real Estate Lawyer of the Year: Robert C. Davis
Securities / Capital Markets Lawyer of the Year: Jordan D. Hershman
Tax Lawyer of the Year: John S. Brown
Trusts and Estates Lawyer of the Year: George L. Cushing