Thirty-six Halloran Sage attorneys from four Connecticut offices and one Massachusetts office have been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 in multiple practice areas. Additionally, David A. Shrair and Michael A. Zizka were named the Best Lawyers 2025 “Lawyer of the Year” for Corporate Law and Litigation – Land Use and Zoning, respectively. Chelsey C. Manning was also recognized as the Best Lawyers 2025 “Ones to Watch” for her Insurance Law practice. Best Lawyers® lists are compiled based on an exhaustive peer-review evaluation.
The complete list of firm attorneys recognized in the peer-reviewed rankings is as follows:
Hartford
Henry M. Beck, Jr.: Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law
Ann M. Catino: Litigation – Environmental, Litigation – Land Use and Zoning
Michael C. Collins: Municipal Law
Alfred A. DiVincentis: Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
Duncan Forsyth: Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment, Municipal Law
Joseph G Fortner, Jr.: Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Trade Secrets Law
Keven Greene: Litigation – Labor and Employment
Jonathan W. Kelly: Insurance Law, Litigation – Insurance
Vincent A. Liberti, Jr.: Elder Law, Trusts and Estates
William J. McGrath, Jr.: Litigation – Insurance
Paul D. Meade: Litigation – Insurance, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Arnold I. Menchel: Health Care Law, Litigation – Health Care
Casey O’Connell: Real Estate Law
Susan O’Donnell: Insurance Law, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Richard P. Roberts: Land Use and Zoning Law, Municipal Law, Real Estate Law
Kevin M. Roche: Insurance Law, Litigation – Insurance, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
Kenneth R. Slater, Jr.: Land Use and Zoning Law, Litigation – Land Use and Zoning
Richard C. Tynan: Litigation – Insurance, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Personal Injury, Litigation – Defendants
Matthew J. Willis: Land Use and Zoning Law
Michael Wrona: Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Bankruptcy
Michael A. Zizka: Environmental Law, Land Use and Zoning Law, Litigation – Land Use and Zoning [Lawyer of the Year], Municipal Law
Middletown
Brad Malicki: Real Estate Law
New Haven
Robert B. Cox: Corporate Law
Brian Enright: Commercial Finance Law, Land Use and Zoning, Real Estate Law
Claudia Heyman: Litigation – Insurance, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
Lewis S. Lerman: Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Alyssa Lynch: Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
James P. Maher: Real Estate Law
Chelsey C. Manning: Insurance Law [Ones to Watch]
Jennifer A. Pedevillano: Commercial Litigation
James J. Perito: Litigation – Land Use and Zoning, Litigation – Real Estate, Real Estate Law
- Peter Sachner: Litigation – Health Care, Litigation – Insurance, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
Frederick J. Trotta Sr.: Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
New London
Jennifer S. Mullen: Litigation – Insurance, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
Springfield
Susan A. McCoy: Trusts and Estates
David A. Shrair: Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law [Lawyer of the Year]
About Halloran Sage
Founded in 1935, Halloran Sage is a full-service law firm with offices in Hartford, Danbury, Middletown, and New Haven, Connecticut; Springfield, Massachusetts; and a branch in Washington, D.C. The Firm delivers a team-based service approach to its clients, with attorneys practicing in areas relevant to their experience. The Firm’s client base includes government entities, public and private universities, non-profit organizations, Fortune 500 companies, closely held businesses, and institutional and private investors.