(Burlington, Vt.) Downs Rachlin Martin (“DRM”) is proud to have been named by Best Law Firms for 2026 in several practice areas within Metropolitan Tiers 1 through 3.
Within Metropolitan Tier 1, DRM received recognition for the following:
For Burlington, VT: Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Commercial Litigation, Commercial Transactions/UCC Law, Copyright Law, Corporate Law, Labor Law – Management, Land Use & Zoning Law, Litigation – Construction, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Land Use & Zoning Law, Litigation – Real Estate, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Real Estate Law, Tax Law and Trademark Law.
For Concord, NH: Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor & Employment and Trusts & Estates Law,
For Montpelier, VT: Energy Law, Environmental Law, Real Estate Law, and Trusts & Estates Law.
Within Metropolitan Tier 2, DRM was recognized for the following areas:
For Burlington, VT: Construction Law, Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Bankruptcy, Litigation – Insurance, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants and Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs.
For Concord, NH: Trusts and Estates.
For Montpelier, VT: Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants.
Within Metropolitan Tier 3, DRM was recognized for its Criminal Defense: White Collar practice based in Burlington, Vermont.
Earlier this year, twenty-four DRM lawyers were included in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America and fifteen were included in the 2026 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America. Additionally, three lawyers were recognized as “Lawyer of the Year”.
Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers in America® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Best Lawyers recognitions are compiled based on an exhaustive Purely Peer Review evaluation. More than 116,000 industry leading lawyers are eligible to vote (from around the world), and we have received more than 17 million evaluations on the legal abilities of other lawyers based on their specific practice areas around the world.
