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Eighty-Four Day Pitney Attorneys Recognized by Super Lawyers for 2014

(NEW YORK, November 3, 2014)--Day Pitney LLP announced today that 84 of the firm's attorneys in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York and Washington, D.C., have been recognized by Super Lawyers as leaders in their respective practices. Nineteen of these Day Pitney attorneys were selected for inclusion on the list of Super Lawyers Rising Stars.

Once again, commercial litigation partner Elizabeth J. Sher was named to the New Jersey Super Lawyers 2014 Top 50 Women list, and commercial litigation department chair Dennis R. LaFiura was named to the New Jersey Super Lawyers 2014 Top 100 list. The Super Lawyers recognition is based on peer nominations and evaluations as well as third-party research (view full selection process here). Each candidate is evaluated on 12 indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement. Selections are made on an annual, state-by-state basis. The following Day Pitney attorneys are included on the respective Super Lawyers lists: Connecticut Super Lawyers

Elizabeth A. Alquist, Intellectual Property Litigation, Employment Litigation, Hartford
Elizabeth C. Barton, Environmental, Environmental Litigation, Energy & Natural Resources, Hartford
R. Scott Beach, Business/Corporate, Securities & Corporate Finance, Mergers& Acquisitions, Greenwich
Paul N. Belval, Energy & Natural Resources, Utilities, Hartford
Harold M. Blinderman, Environmental, Energy & Natural Resources, Utilities, Hartford
Joshua W. Cohen, Bankruptcy, Business Litigation, New Haven
Richard P. Colbert, Business Litigation, Civil Litigation, Stamford
David T. Doot, Energy & Natural Resources, Utilities, Administrative Law, Hartford
Glenn W. Dowd, General Litigation, Civil Litigation, Hartford
B. Dane Dudley, Estate Planning & Probate, West Hartford
David J. Elliott, Business Litigation, Securities Litigation, Hartford
Steven M. Fast, Estate Planning & Probate, West Hartford
Daniel L. FitzMaurice, Insurance Coverage, Business Litigation, Hartford
Keith Bradoc Gallant, Estate Planning & Probate, Elder Law, Estate & Trust Litigation, New Haven
Thomas D. Goldberg, Business Litigation, Stamford
Joseph L. Hammer, Land Use/Zoning, Environmental, Hartford
Richard D. Harris, Intellectual Property, Business/Corporate, New Haven
Gregory A. Hayes, Estate Planning & Probate, Stamford
Charles H. Lenore, Tax, Hartford
Ernest J. Mattei, Insurance Coverage, Construction Litigation, Family Law, Hartford
John B. Nolan, Business Litigation, Hartford
Ren? Alejandro Ortega, Environmental, Land Use/Zoning, Appellate, Hartford
Kenneth W. Ritt, Business Litigation, Antitrust Litigation, Stamford
James H. Rotondo, Personal Injury?-- Products, Insurance Coverage, Personal Injury?-- General, Hartford
Daniel L. Schwartz, Business Litigation, Stamford
Joseph K. Scully, Insurance Coverage, Business Litigation, Hartford
James Sicilian, Intellectual Property Litigation, Antitrust Litigation, Estate & Trust Litigation, Hartford
Felix J. Springer, Employment & Labor, Employment Litigation, Hartford
David A. Swerdloff, Business/Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions, Intellectual Property, Stamford
James J. Tancredi, Business Litigation, Mergers & Acquisitions, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Hartford
Jonathan B. Tropp, Intellectual Property Litigation, Intellectual Property, Business Litigation, Stamford
Stanley A. Twardy, Jr., Criminal Defense, White Collar, Business Litigation , Appellate, Stamford
Paul D. Williams, Civil Litigation, Personal Injury?-- Products, Personal Injury?-- Medical Malpractice, Hartford
Shawn T. Wooden, Securities & Corporate Finance, Business/Corporate, Hartford
Albert Zakarian, Employment Litigation, Civil Litigation, Business Litigation, Hartford

Massachusetts Super Lawyers

Daniel J. Carragher, Business/Corporate, Bankruptcy
Jonathan I. Handler, Business Litigation, General Litigation, Personal Injury -- Products
Michael P. Mullins, Insurance Coverage, Business Litigation
Ken W. Shulman, Estate Planning & Probate, Elder Law, Real Estate
Stephen Ziobrowski, Estate Planning & Probate, Tax

New Jersey Super Lawyers

Michael T. Bissinger, Employment Litigation, Employment & Labor
Warren J. Casey, Securities & Corporate Finance, Employee Benefits, Mergers & Acquisitions
Hope S. Cone, Family Law
Colleen R. Donovan, Real Estate, Environmental
Michael J. Dunne, Intellectual Property, Mergers & Acquisitions, Business/Corporate
Benjamin E. Haglund, Class Action/Mass Torts, Business Litigation, Civil Litigation
Dennis T. Kearney, Business Litigation, Banking, Criminal Defense, White Collar
Theresa A. Kelly, Employment & Labor, Employment Litigation
Dennis R. LaFiura, Franchise/Dealership, Business Litigation
Kathy A. Lawler, Employee Benefits
John C. Maloney, Jr., Business Litigation, Personal Injury?-- Products, Class Action/Mass Torts
Anthony J. Marchetta, Business Litigation, Class Action/Mass Torts, Intellectual Property Litigation
Patrick J. McCarthy, Employment & Labor
John J. O'Reilly, Criminal Defense: White Collar, Business Litigation, Environmental Litigation
Mary Lou Parker, Estate Planning & Probate, Estate & Trust Litigation
Gregory C. Parliman, Employment Litigation, Employment & Labor
Mary B. Rogers, Employment & Labor
Richard D. Sanders, Estate Planning & Probate, Closely Held Business, Nonprofit Organizations
Elizabeth J. Sher, Business Litigation, Appellate, Class Action/Mass Torts
Joy Harmon Sperling, Business Litigation, Estate & Trust Litigation
Christopher John Stracco, General Litigation, Real Estate, Tax

New York Super Lawyers

James R. DeVita, Criminal Defense: White Collar, Securities Litigation, Civil Litigation
Ronald H. Janis, Securities & Corporate Finance, Business/Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions
G. Warren Whitaker, Estate Planning & Probate, International, Tax

Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers

Joseph H. Fagan, Energy & Natural Resources, Utilities

The following Day Pitney attorneys have been selected for inclusion on Super Lawyers Rising Stars lists:

Connecticut Rising Stars

Marie Caroline Bertrand, Real Estate, Hartford
Sebastian Lombardi, Energy & Natural Resources, Utilities, Administrative Law, Hartford
Meredith A. Long, Insurance Coverage, Business Litigation, Hartford
Jeffrey P. Mueller, Business Litigation, Appellate, Hartford
Erick M. Sandler, Business Litigation, Hartford
Matthew J. Shiroma, Insurance Coverage, Hartford
Matthew E. Smith, Estate Planning & Probate, Stamford
Cecilia Zhang Stiber, Intellectual Property, Stamford
Susan W. Ylitalo, Estate Planning & Probate, Greenwich

Massachusetts Rising Stars

Leiha Macauley, Estate Planning & Probate, Estate & Trust Litigation, Tax

New Jersey Rising Stars

Marco A. Anzalone, Business Litigation, Civil Litigation
Heather Weine Brochin, Employment Litigation, Employment & Labor
Jennifer Gorga Capone, General Litigation, Real Estate, Tax
Craig M. Gianetti, Land Use/Zoning, Real Estate, General Litigation
Rachel A. Gonzalez, Employment & Labor
Jeffrey A. Gruen, Employment Litigation, Employment & Labor
Denise R. Rosenhaft, Business Litigation, Criminal Defense: White Collar
Clara Y. Son, Business Litigation, Class Action/Mass Torts, Estate & Trust Litigation

About Day Pitney Day Pitney LLP is a full-service law firm with approximately 300 attorneys in Boston, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, and Washington, DC. The firm offers clients strong corporate and litigation practices, with experience on behalf of large national and international corporations as well as emerging and middle-market companies and individuals. Click here to download the Press Release.