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Burns & Levinson LLP is proud to announce that 26 of its attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2013 (Copyright 2012 by Woodward/White, Inc. of Aiken, S.C.), the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession.

We congratulate Attorneys Victor Bass, Brian D. Bixby, Michael H. Brodowski, Thomas D. Burns, Laura L. Carroll, Cornelius (Con) J. Chapman, Sean O. Coffey, Jerry Cohen, Lisa M. Cukier, Robert Clark Corrente, Jacob (Jesse) N. Erlich, Steven C. Goodwin, Lawrence G. Green, Evelyn Haralampu, Dennis J. Kelly, John (Jack) A. Kessler, Jr., Howard D. Medwed, David P. Rosenblatt, Paul M. Sanford, Mark Schonfeld, Laura R. Studen, George N. Tobia, Jr., Donald E. Vaughan, Josef B. Volman, Ellen J. Zucker and Peter F. Zupcofska.

Mr. Burns (26 years), Mr. Coffey (20 years), Mr. Rosenblatt (18 years) and Mr. Corrente (10 years) are part of a distinguished group listed in Best Lawyers® for ten years or longer. Many of our attorneys were also selected in more than one field or practice, and several were among very select groups chosen for specific categories.

Our Partners were recognized in the following areas:

The Best Lawyers in America® 2013:

(Year) First year the lawyer was listed in Best Lawyers®.
Bulleted list indicates Best Lawyers® category.

Victor Bass: Partner, Chairman of the Bankruptcy Group. Boston Office. (2010)
Brian D. Bixby: Partner, Member of Executive Committee, Chairman of the Probate & Trust Litigation Group, Co-Chair of the Private Client Group, Member of the Divorce & Family and Trusts & Estates Groups. Boston Office. (2010)
Dr. Michael H. Brodowski: Partner, Member of the Intellectual Property and Life Sciences Groups. Boston Office. (2013)
Thomas D. Burns: Co-founder. Boston Office. (1987) (26)
Laura L. Carroll: Partner, Member of the Intellectual Property and Business Litigation Groups. Boston Office. (2012)
Cornelius (Con) J. Chapman: Partner, Co-Chair of the Schools & Colleges Group, Member of the Bankruptcy, Corporate, Entertainment & Media, Finance and Nonprofit Law & Governance Groups. Boston Office. (2013)
Sean O. Coffey: Partner, Member of Executive Committee, Member of the Environmental and Real Estate Groups. Providence, RI Office. (1993) (20)
Jerry Cohen: Partner, Member of the Intellectual Property Group. Boston Office (2009)
Lisa M. Cukier: Partner, Member of Executive Committee, Member of the Divorce & Family, Private Client, Probate & Trust Litigation and Trusts & Estates Groups. Boston Office. (2010)
Robert Clark Corrente: Partner, Chairman of the Government Investigations & White Collar Crime Group, Member of the Business Litigation and Securities Litigation Groups. Providence Office. (2003) (10)
Jacob N. (Jesse) Erlich: Partner, Intellectual Property Group. Boston Office. (2011)
Steven C. Goodwin: Partner, Member of the Private Client, Probate & Trust Litigation and Trusts & Estates Groups. Boston Office. (2013)
Lawrence G. Green: Partner, Member of the Business Litigation Group. Boston Office. (2013)
Evelyn A. Haralampu: Partner, Member of the Corporate, International Practice, Labor, Employment & Employee Benefits, Private Client, Schools & Colleges, tax and Tax Controversy Groups. Boston Office. (2013)
Dennis J. Kelly: Partner, Member of the Government Investigations & White Collar Crime and Business Litigation Groups. Boston Office. (2007)
John (Jack) A. Kessler, Jr. : Of Counsel, Member of the Design & Construction, Environmental and Real Estate Groups. Boston Office. (2013)
Howard D. Medwed: Partner, Chairman of the Tax Controversy Group and Co-Chair of the Tax Group, Member of the Corporate, International Practice, Private Client and Trusts & Estates Groups. Boston Office. (2013)
David P. Rosenblatt: Managing Partner, Member of Executive Committee, Chairman of the Environmental Group, Member of the Real Estate Group. Boston Office. (1995) (18)
Paul Sanford: Partner, Business Litigation, Private Client and Probate & Trust Litigation Groups. Providence, RI Office. (2011)
Mark Schonfeld: Partner, Member of the Intellectual Property and Business Litigation Groups. Boston Office. (2012)
Laura R. Studen: Partner, Co-Chair of Business Litigation Group, Member of the Divorce & Family Law and Labor, Employment and Employee Benefits Groups. Boston Office. (2006)
George N. Tobia, Jr. : Partner, Chairman of the Entertainment & Media Group, Member of the Intellectual Property, Life Sciences, Private Client and Tax Groups. Boston Office. (2011)
Donald E. Vaughan: Partner, Member of Executive Committee, Co-Chair of the Real Estate Group. Boston Office. (2013)
Josef B. Volman: Partner, Co-Chair of the Corporate, Life Sciences and Securities Law Groups, Member of the Canada Practice, Franchise and International Practice Groups. Boston Office. (2013)
Ellen J. Zucker: Partner, Member of the Business Litigation, Government Investigations & White Collar Crime and Labor, Employment & Employee Benefits Groups. Boston Office. (2013)
Peter Zupcofska: Partner, Member of Divorce & Family, Private Client and Probate & Trust Litigation Groups. Boston Office. (2011)