Shaheen & Gordon proudly announces that 31 of our attorneys have been recognized in the 2025 editions of The Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch®. This represents more than half of the firm’s growing team of lawyers.
Best Lawyers relies on peer reviews to select its honorees annually. It is one of the most respected peer-review publications in the legal industry.
Attorneys Tracey Goyette Cote (Family Law), Cathy Green (Criminal Defense: General Practice & Criminal Defense: White-Collar), Benjamin Siracusa Hillman (Litigation – Trusts & Estates), Ron Abramson (Immigration), and Jared O’Connor (Workers’ Compensation – Claimants) were named Lawyer of the Year in their respective practice areas, meaning they received the highest overall peer feedback in their geographic region.
Shaheen & Gordon also received numerous Top-Listed Awards for areas where the firm has the most recognized lawyers of any firm. In addition to metro rankings, we received statewide recognition as the Top-Listed in New Hampshire in Criminal Defense: General Practice and Criminal Defense: White-Collar. The firm also has the highest number of early-career lawyers recognized as Ones to Watch in New Hampshire.
Here is the complete list of the Shaheen & Gordon attorneys recognized by Best Lawyers and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch for 2025:
Best Lawyers in America
- Ronald L. Abramson - Immigration Law
- Stephanie K. Annunziata - Elder Law, Litigation - Trusts and Estates, and Trusts and Estates
- Joseph A. Cherniske - Criminal Defense: General Practice
- Tracey Goyette Cote - Collaborative Law: Family Law and Family Law
- Christine M. Craig - Consumer Protection Law, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs, Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs, and Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
- Steven M. Gordon - Bet-the-Company Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, and Litigation - First Amendment
- Cathy J. Green - Bet-the-Company Litigation, Criminal Defense: General Practice, and Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Timothy M. Harrington - Criminal Defense: General Practice
- Crystal M. Maldonado - Family Law
- Heather V. Menezes - Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
- Francis G. Murphy - Employment Law - Individuals and Workers' Compensation Law - Claimants
- D. Michael Noonan - Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs and Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
- Sean T. O'Connell - Employment Law - Individuals and Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
- Jared P. O'Connor - Workers' Compensation Law - Claimants
- Brian M. Quirk - Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- James D. Rosenberg - Criminal Defense: General Practice, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, and DUI / DWI Defense
- William H. Shaheen - Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
- Benjamin Siracusa Hillman - Litigation - Trusts and Estates and Trusts and Estates
- Randall E. Smith - Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs and Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
- Alexander E. Spadinger - Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
- Laura T. Tetrault - Elder Law and Trusts and Estates
- Lawrence A. Vogelman - Civil Rights Law
Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch
- Kirsten J. Allen - Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- James Armillay - Commercial Litigation
- Olivia Bensinger - Commercial Litigation and Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Leah Cole Durst - Criminal Defense: General Practice
- Samantha J. Heuring - Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
- Brittani L. Pelissier - Family Law
- Julianne M. Plourde - Family Law
- Danielle Pomeroy - Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
- Lyndsay N. Robinson - Family Law
Congratulations to all our honored attorneys! Thank you for your hard work on behalf of our clients.
