October 15, 2007
Burlington, Vt.) Sixteen lawyers from Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2008. The list of DRM attorneys includes three who were selected for the first time, four who have been included for at least 10 years and one who has been chosen each year for more than 20 years.
The sixteen selected are attorneys Peter D. Van Oot and Peter B. Robb of the Brattleboro office; Robert B. Luce, Lawrence H. Meier, Thomas H. Moody, Paul H. Ode, Jr., Wm. Roger Prescott, Robert D. Rachlin, Patricia M. Sabalis and William W. Schroeder of the Burlington office; John H. Hollar and Barbara G. Ripley of the Montpelier Office; and James C. Gallagher, Kimberly K. Hayden, John H. Marshall and James G. Wheeler, Jr. of the St. Johnsbury Office.
Rachlin, a firm founding partner, is unique among DRM attorneys for having been listed in the publication for all 20 years of its existence. Schroeder, Marshall and Wheeler have been listed for at least 10 consecutive years. Luce, Meier and Hollar are listed for the first time.
Robert B. Luce Lawrence H. Meier John H. Hollar
Selection to The Best Lawyers in America 2008 is determined by a vote among attorney peers. According to the book’s introduction, “Because lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be included, a listing in Best Lawyers is widely regarded within the legal profession as a signal honor, conferred on a lawyer by his or her peers. For 25 years, Best Lawyers lists have earned the respect of the profession, the media, and the public, as the most reliable, unbiased source of legal referrals anywhere.”
The selected DRM lawyers are cited for their work in particular legal fields. They are Marshall, Van Oot, Schroeder and Ripley - Environmental Law; Moody and Ode - Corporate Law and Mergers & Acquisitions Law; Prescott - Tax Law; Rachlin - Commercial Litigation, Medical Malpractice Law and Product Liability Litigation; Rachlin, Luce and Gallagher - Personal Injury Litigation; Robb and Sabalis - Labor and Employment Law; Schroeder and Wheeler - Real Estate Law; Marshall, Van Oot and Hayden - Energy Law; Meier - Intellectual Property Law; and Hollar - Government Relations Law.
The 2008 edition is the thirteenth edition of The Best Lawyers in America, and is based on 1.8 million confidential evaluations by the top attorneys in the country. Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers “the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice.”
Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC is Vermont’s largest law firm with more than 85 attorneys working from offices in Brattleboro, Burlington, St. Johnsbury, Montpelier and Manchester, Vt., and in Littleton and Lebanon, N.H. DRM provides legal services in the areas of litigation, business law, labor and employment law, captive insurance, environmental law, estate planning, family law, tax law, public utilities, real estate, health care, intellectual property law, creditors rights, venture capital and insurance defense. It represents clients in legislative and regulatory affairs through the government affairs group.
