Eaton Peabody Attorneys Named Among The Best Lawyers in America® 2012
September 06, 2011
MAINE – Sept. 6, 2011 Nine attorneys from Eaton Peabody, a Maine-based law firm with more than 40 attorneys serving New England and Atlantic Canada, were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2012 (Copyright 2010 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, S.C.) in 14 areas of specialty.
Of those included, three celebrate over 10 years of being listed by the publication.
Since its inception in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Best Lawyers is based on a peer-review survey in which more than 39,000 leading attorneys cast almost 3.1 million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas, which is the primary reason that inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor. Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers “the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice.”
The Eaton Peabody attorneys who have been selected to receive this honor, and the areas in which they have been recognized, are:
David M. Austin
Corporate Law. 4th year
Austin is a shareholder of the Firm and serves as Chair of the Firm’s Business Law and Innovative Enterprise Program practice groups, focusing his practice on variety of corporate and securities law matters on behalf of the firm's private and publicly held clients. He is also favorably ranked by Chambers USA, also a national peer driven attorney rating publication.
John A. Cunningham
Real Estate Law. 16th year
Cunningham’s practice is concentrated in real estate, ranging from residential title examinations to complex commercial lending transactions. He is a frequent seminar speaker on real estate issues due to his extensive knowledge of highway law, roads, easements, condominiums, planned unit developments, and cooperative housing.
Edward F. Feibel
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Labor Law – Management. 3rd year
Feibel’s practice covers all aspects of employee benefits, an asset to the Firm’s business clients in the establishment, operation and maintenance of tax-qualified retirement plans, retirement plans for tax-exempt and governmental entities, Taft-Hartley plans, cafeteria plans, health care and other welfare and fringe benefit programs and executive compensation arrangements as well as resolving compliance issues under the Internal Revenue Code and ERISA.
P. Andrew Hamilton
Land Use & Zoning Law; Litigation – Land Use & Zoning Law. 4th year
A Shareholder of the Firm, Hamilton serves as Chair of the Economic Development, Land Use & Zoning, and the Municipal Law & Finance practice groups for the Firm. He has served over 25 years as general counsel to numerous Maine municipalities and a number of public water utility districts. He is also ranked as a leader in the area of Environmental Law by Chambers USA.
Bernard J. Kubetz
First Amendment Law; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants. 20th year
Kubetz is a Shareholder of the Firm and is Chair of the Firm’s litigation practice group, where his practice includes commercial disputes, product liability, employment discrimination and personal injury. He chaired the Maine Bar Association's Commission on Alternative Dispute Resolution and was cited for his knowledge of communications law during recent state public broadcasting coverage of a public hearing. Kubetz is also peer ranked in Chambers USA and SuperLawyers as a leader in his field.
Clare Hudson Payne
Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management. 4th year
Also ranked by Chambers USA, Payne represents a broad spectrum of employment law clients including public, private, and non-profit employers. She served twelve years on the Maine Board of Bar Examiners and Co-Chaired the Labor and Employment Law Section of the Maine State Bar Association. A frequent speaker at seminars on labor management issues, she also teaches business law at New England School of Communications in Bangor, Maine.
David C. Pierson
Construction Law; Litigation – Construction. 4th year
Pierson, a Shareholder, possesses nearly 15 years of hands-on experience in the construction industry, making him uniquely suited to assist clients with the negotiation of construction contracts and the resolution of construction-related claims. Pierson also serves as a mediator in many construction and commercial disputes.
Nathaniel S. Putnam
Trusts and Estates. 1st year
Shareholder and Chair of the Firm’s Estate Planning and Wealth Transfer practice group, Putnam’s practice is concentrated in the areas of estate planning, trust and estate administration, and planning for owners of closely held businesses. He also represents numerous tax-exempt organizations, including public charities and private foundations, on a broad range of issues. Putnam’s knowledge of these areas of the law is widely recognized, and he is often asked to present on such topics .
Daniel G. McKay
Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law. 16th year
In addition to serving as Eaton Peabody’s Managing Partner, McKay represents business entities and financial institutions in a variety of transactional matters. He also serves as general outside corporate counsel to clients of all sizes in a variety of business sectors. He regularly addresses continuing legal education and business groups on issues relating to U.S. - Canadian cross border trade, and serves as an adjunct faculty member at the University of Maine Business School teaching business law to MBA candidates. McKay is also listed by Chambers USA and SuperLawyers.
About Eaton Peabody
Founded in 1939, Eaton Peabody is a community-based law firm with more than 40 attorneys serving New England and Atlantic Canada from offices in Augusta, Bangor, Brunswick, and Ellsworth. The firm offers broad legal expertise through a variety of focused practice groups led by attorneys listed in The Best Lawyers in America and favorably rated by clients in Chambers USA.
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