Six Attorneys from Robinson Donovan, P.C. honored by Best Lawyers®
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Robinson Donovan, P.C., a full-service law firm trusted by generations to represent individual and business clients throughout Massachusetts and New England, today announced six attorneys were listed in The Best Lawyers in America©2021 and one was also named “Lawyer of the Year” in her field.
The following attorneys were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2021:
Attorney Jeffrey W. Roberts, managing partner, practices corporate and business counseling and estate planning, and was named in the practice areas of Corporate Law and Trusts and Estates. A Longmeadow resident, he has received the Best Lawyers recognition for 29 consecutive years.
Attorney James F. Martin, partner, was listed in the practice areas of Franchise Law and Real Estate Law. A resident of Longmeadow, he concentrates his practice on corporate and business counseling, litigation and commercial real estate law, and is a member of Robinson Donovan’s Alternative Dispute Resolution Group. He has received the Best Lawyers recognition for 21 consecutive years.
Attorney Nancy Frankel Pelletier, partner, a resident of East Longmeadow, was listed in the practice area of Personal Injury Litigation-Defendants. A member of Robinson Donovan’s Alternative Dispute Resolution Group, she concentrates her practice in the areas of litigation and alternative dispute resolution. She has received the Best Lawyers recognition for 16 consecutive years.
Attorney Patricia M. Rapinchuk, partner, was listed in the fields of Employment Law-Management and Litigation-Labor and Employment. She was also named “Lawyer of the Year” in the field of Employment Law-Management. She is a resident of Northampton and practices employment law and litigation. She has received the Best Lawyers recognition for 12 consecutive years.
Attorney Carla W. Newton, partner, a resident of West Springfield, was named in the field of Family Law. She focuses her practice on divorce and family law, litigation, corporate and business counseling, and commercial real estate, and is a member of Robinson Donovan’s Alternative Dispute Resolution Group. She has received the Best Lawyers recognition for 9 consecutive years.
Attorney Richard M. Gaberman, a resident of Longmeadow, was named in the fields of Corporate Law, Real Estate Law, Tax Law, and Trusts and Estates. He focuses his practice on corporate and business counseling, commercial real estate, and estate and tax planning law. He has received the Best Lawyers recognition for 29 consecutive years.
Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey. Over 79,000 leading attorneys are eligible to vote, and more than 12 million votes have been received to date on the legal abilities of lawyers in their practice areas. Lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed; inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor. Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers “the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice.”
About Robinson Donovan, P.C.
Robinson Donovan, P.C., was founded in the Springfield area in 1866 by former Governor George D. Robinson. Today, the firm includes 13 attorneys recognized by peers and clients as leading experts in the fields of corporate and business counseling, commercial real estate, estate planning, divorce and family law, litigation, employment law and personal injury. Robinson Donovan attorneys work in partnership with colleagues to provide solid, reliable legal services informed by a broad spectrum of shared expertise. Trusted by generations of clients as creative practitioners of state and federal law, Robinson Donovan represents clients throughout Massachusetts and New England. The Robinson Donovan main office is located in Springfield at 1500 Main Street, Suite 1600, and can be reached by phone at (413) 732-2301. The Northampton office is located at 351 Pleasant Street, Suite A and can be reached by phone at (413) 587-9853. Learn more about Robinson Donovan by visiting RobinsonDonovan.com.