Norman, Hanson & DeTroy is proud to announce that fourteen of its attorneys have been named to the 2020 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, the oldest and most respected peer review publication in the legal provision. First published in 1983, Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive annual peer-review survey comprising of nearly 4 million confidential evaluations by some of the top attorneys in the country. The Best Lawyers list appears regularly in Corporate Counsel Magazine, and is published in collaboration with U. S. News & World Report. The following attorneys were honored by Best Lawyers for their work and expertise in the listed practice areas:

John W. Geismar – 2020
Tax Law

Robert W. Bower, Jr – 2020
Labor Law
Worker’s Compensation Law – Employers

Jonathan W. Brogan – 2020
Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

Paul F. Driscoll – 2020
Litigation – Real Estate
Real Estate Law

Stephen Hessert – 2020
Worker’s Compensation Law – Employers

Kelly M. Hoffman – 2020
Litigation – Labor and Employment
Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants

John H. King, Jr – 2020
Worker’s Compensation Law – Employers

Mark G. Lavoie – 2020
Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

Thomas S. Marjerison – 2020
Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

Russell B. Pierce, Jr. – 2020
Appellate Practice
Commercial Litigation
Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law
Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants

James D. Poliquin – 2020
Appellate Practice
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Insurance Law
Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

Daniel P. Riley – 2020
Administrative/Regulatory Law
Government Relations Practice

Roderick R. Rovzar – 2020
Corporate Law
Real Estate Law

John R. Veilleux – 2020
Insurance Law
Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

In addition, six attorneys have been designated by Best Lawyers as the “Lawyer of the Year” for 2020 for the greater Portland area. We congratulate them for having achieved this impressive recognition.

James D. Poliquin – 2020 Appellate Practice

Kelly M. Hoffman – 2020 Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants

Mark G. Lavoie – 2020 Medical Malpractice law – Defendants

Paul F. Driscoll – 2020 Litigation – Real Estate

Robert W. Bower, Jr. – 2020 Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers

Russell B. Pierce, Jr. – 2020 Product Liability Litigation – Defendants