Deutsch Kerrigan is pleased to announce new attorney and practice area listings in the 2020 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®.
Deutsch Kerrigan partner Douglas Vaughn received recognition as a “Lawyer of the Year.” Only one attorney in each practice area and designated metropolitan area is honored as a “Lawyer of the Year,” and those selected for this honor are based on voting averages received during peer-review assessments for The Best Lawyers in America® for their legal acumen, professionalism, and integrity.
Additionally, thirty-two Deutsch Kerrigan attorneys were listed in the 2020 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®:
- Jennifer E. Adams: Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Francis J. Barry, Jr.: Admiralty and Maritime Law
- Keith J. Bergeron: Construction Law; Litigation – Construction; Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Frederick “Fritz” R. Bott: Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Terrence L. Brennan: Construction Law; Litigation – Construction; Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Judy L. Burnthorn: Commercial Litigation
- Bert M. Cass, Jr.: Admiralty and Maritime Law; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Darrell K. Cherry: Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- John Jerry Glas: Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- William C. Harrison, Jr.: Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Karen P. Holland: Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants
- Robert E. Kerrigan: Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Environmental: Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Frederic Theodore “Ted” Le Clercq: Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor & Employment; Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Charles E. Leche: Admiralty and Maritime Law; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Melissa M. Lessell: Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants
- Raymond C. Lewis: Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Walter P. Maestri: Admiralty and Maritime Law; Energy Law; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Nancy J. Marshall: Commercial Litigation; Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants; Litigation – Insurance; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants; Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants;
- Joseph L. McReynolds: Appellate Practice; Litigation – Construction; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Richard B. Montgomery: Commercial Transactions / UCC Law; Real Estate Law
- Sean P. Mount: Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Insurance
- Ellis B. Murov: Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation – Labor & Employment
- Barbara Ormsby: Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Joanne Rinardo: Employment Law – Management
- Kermit L. “Trey” Roux III: Family Law; Insurance Law
- Isaac H. Ryan: Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Charles F. Seeman, Jr.: Construction Law; Litigation – Construction; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- A. Wendel Stout III: Litigation – Environmental; Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants
- Kelly E. Theard: Construction Law; Litigation – Construction
- R. Douglas Vaughn: Insurance Law; Litigation – Insurance; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- William E. Wright, Jr.: Commercial Litigation; Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants; Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Marc J. Yellin: Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
For more than thirty years, Best Lawyers® has published lists of attorneys divided by geographic region and practice areas. Honorees are included in The Best Lawyers in America® following a peer review ranking process in which attorneys are evaluated by their peers on the basis of their professional knowledge. Lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed; therefore inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor.