NEWSMAKERS plus awards and events KuDoS For wiggin anD Dana lawyer Greenwich-based law firm wiggin anD Dana announced miChael Clear has been named a 2013 “New Leader in the Law” by the Connecticut Law Tribune. The honor is presented annually to lawyers under age 40 whose achievements have distinguished them from their peers. Clear is an associate in the firm’s Greenwich office and a member of the private client services department. He focuses on estate planning, estate and trust administration, probate litigation and business succession planning. In 2012, he represented clients in more than 100 major wealth transfer transactions. He was one of 62 attorneys selected for the honor from a pool of 300-plus nominations from across Connecticut. Wiggin and Dana attorneys DaViD SChaFFer and Kim rinehart were also named “New Leaders in the Law” for 2013.
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Super lawyerS at pullman & Comley Twenty-two attorneys from Bridgeport-based law firm pullman & Comley l.l.C. were recently named to the ConneCtiCut Super lawyerS list for 2013, the law firm reported. In addition, seven of the firm’s attorneys were named to the Super Lawyers “Connecticut Rising Stars 2013” list. The Pullman & Comley attorneys on the Connecticut Super Lawyers 2013 list include DaViD p. atKinS, eliZaBeth J. auStin, morriS BanKS, Collin p. Baron, DeBorah S. BreCK, eliot B. gerSten, irVe J. golDman, nanCy a. D. hanCoCK, JoShua a. hawKS-laDDS, alex V. hernanDeZ, lee D. hoFFman, thomaS F. maxwell Jr., ChriStopher p. mCCormaCK, D. roBert morriS, gary B. o’Connor, Jonathan B. orleanS, elliott B. pollaCK, miChael g. proCtor, riCharD C. roBinSon, JameS t. Shearin, alan J. SoBol and Diane w. whitney. Those named to the riSing StarS list include SteVen J. BonaFonte, megan youngling Carannante, Cara a. CeraSo, aDam J. Cohen, Jonathan a. Kaplan, aDam S. moCCiolo and SteVen J. StaFStrom Jr. The list appears in the November issue of New England Super Lawyers and in the February 2014 issue of Connecticut magazine.
nuSBaum & parrino p.C., a family law firm in Westport, has been ranked as a 2014 Best Law Firm in the category of family law, Metropolitan Tier 1 Stamford by u.S. newS & worlD report and BeSt lawyerS. This marks the fourth year in a row that the award has been given and Nusbaum & Parrino has received the same
Tier 1 ranking each year. From left in the photo are harolD w. halDeman, senior associate attorney; laura r. ShattuCK, senior associate attorney; thomaS p. parrino, co-founder and principal; eDwarD nuSBaum, co-founder and principal; and ranDi r. nelSon, associate attorney.
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Stamford-based law firm ryan ryan DeluCa announced eight of its attorneys were selected for inclusion in 2013 ConneCtiCut Super lawyerS. Additionally, partners CharleS DeluCa and Daniel ryan were further chosen to be included on the Top 50 ConneCtiCut Super lawyerS list and Ryan was also named as a four time recipient to the Top 100 New England Super Lawyers list. The recognition is based on a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement as well as third-party research. Each candidate is evaluated on 12 indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement. Besides DeLuca and Daniel Ryan, the full list of honored Super Lawyer attorneys includes miChael t. ryan; KeVin m. tepaS, roBert C. e. laney and Catherine S. nietZel. Additionally BeCK S. Fineman and Brian m. CanDela were designated as Connecticut Rising Stars.
Since 2007, New Canaan-based Catherine aVery inVeStment management l.l.C., headed by portfolio manager Catherine aVery, has provided customized asset management service to a select clientele of women and baby boomers. The independent investment firm is now recognized for its outstanding work in this regard with a 2013 Five Star Wealth Manager Award from the award program of the same name. Five Star Professional, founded in 2003, conducts market-specific research throughout the U.S. and Canada to identify top service professionals.
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