

Burns & Levinson LLP is proud to announce that 16 of its attorneys were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2012 (Copyright 2011 by Woodward/White, Inc. of Aiken, S.C.), the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession. We congratulate Attorneys Victor Bass, Brian D. Bixby, Thomas D. Burns, Laura L. Carroll, Sean O. Coffey, Jerry Cohen, Lisa M. Cukier, Jacob (Jesse) N. Erlich, George P. Field, Dennis J. Kelly, David P. Rosenblatt, Paul M. Sanford, Mark Schonfeld, Laura R. Studen, George N. Tobia, Jr. and Peter F. Zupcofska. Mr. Burns (25 years), Mr. Coffey (10 years) and Mr. Rosenblatt (10 years) are part of a distinguished group who have been listed in Best Lawyers® for ten years or longer. Many of our attorneys were also selected in more than one field.
Our Partners were recognized in the following areas:
The Best Lawyers in America® 2012:
(Year) First year the lawyer was listed in Best Lawyers®.
Bulleted list indicates Best Lawyers® category.
Victor Bass: Partner, Chairman of the Bankruptcy Group. Boston Office. (2010)
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Litigation - Bankruptcy
Brian D. Bixby: Partner, Chairman of the Probate & Trust litigation Group, Co-Chair of the Private Client Group, Member of the Divorce & Family and Trusts & Estates Groups. Boston Office. (2010)
- Family Law
- Litigation - Trusts & Estates
- Trusts & Estates
- Personal Injury - Litigation - Defendants
Laura L. Carroll: Partner, Member of the Intellectual Property and Business Litigation Groups. Boston Office. (2012)
- Litigation - Intellectual Property
Sean O. Coffey: Partner, Member of Executive Committee, Member of the Environmental and Real Estate Groups. Providence, RI Office. (1993) (10)
- Environmental Law
- Litigation - Environmental
Jerry Cohen: Partner, Member of the Intellectual Property Group. Boston Office (2009)
- Litigation - Intellectual Property
- Litigation - Patent
- Patent Law
- Trademark Law
Lisa M. Cukier: Partner, Member of Executive Committee, Member of the Divorce & Family, Private Client, Probate & Trust Litigation and Trusts & Estates Groups. Boston Office. (2010)
George P. Field: Partner, Member of the Business Litigation, Intellectual Property and Bankruptcy Groups. Boston Office. (2006)
- Commercial Litigation
- Litigation - Bankruptcy
- Litigation - Trusts & Estates
Dennis J. Kelly: Partner, Chairman of the Government Investigations & White Collar Crime Group, Member of the Business Litigation Group. Boston Office. (2007)
- Commercial Litigation
- Criminal Defense – White Collar
David P. Rosenblatt: Managing Partner, Member of Executive Committee, Chairman of the Environmental Group, Member of the Real Estate Group. Boston Office. (1995) (10)
- Litigation - Environmental
Paul Sanford: Partner, Business Litigation, Private Client and Probate & Trust Litigation Groups. Providence, RI Office. (2011)
- Litigation - Trusts & Estates
Mark Schonfeld: Partner, Member of the Intellectual Property and Business Litigation Groups. Boston Office. (2012)
- Litigation - Intellectual Property
Laura R. Studen: Partner, Co-Chair of Business Litigation Group, Member of the Divorce & Family Law and Labor, Employment and Employee Benefits Groups. Boston Office. (2006)
- Employment Law - Individuals
- Litigation - Labor & Employment
George N. Tobia, Jr.: Partner, Chairman of the Entertainment & Media Group, Member of the Intellectual Property, Life Sciences, Private Client and Tax Groups. Boston Office. (2011)
- Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures & Television
- Entertainment Law - Music
Peter Zupcofska: Partner, Member of Executive Committee, Member of Divorce & Family, Private Client and Probate & Trust Litigation Groups. Boston Office. (2011)