Orr & Reno Celebrates Multiple Accolades in Best Lawyers Awards

We’re thrilled to announce that Orr & Reno has once again been recognized by Best Lawyers in numerous individual award categories! But wait, there’s more! We’re over the moon to reveal that at least one of our stellar attorneys has been honored with the “Lawyer of the Year” award. This isn’t just any award; it’s a crown jewel, given to only one lawyer per practice area in each region annually. To top it off, several of our promising lawyers will be featured in the fifth edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America.

Best Lawyers 

  • John L. Arnold (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2024)
    • Commercial Transactions / UCC Law
    • Corporate Law
    • Land Use and Zoning Law
    • Litigation – Land Use and Zoning
    • Real Estate Law
  • Peter F. Burger (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2005)
    • Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
    • Commercial Finance Law
    • Commercial Transactions / UCC Law
    • Corporate Law
    • Leisure and Hospitality Law
    • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
    • Real Estate Law
  • Robert S. Carey (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2020)
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Criminal Defense: General Practice
    • Criminal Defense: White-Collar
    • Litigation – Land Use and Zoning
    • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
  • William L. Chapman (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 1991)
    • Appellate Practice
    • First Amendment Law
    • Litigation – First Amendment
  • Jonathan M. Eck (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2021)
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Litigation – Insurance
    • Litigation – Real Estate
    • Litigation – Trusts and Estates
    • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
  • Jeremy D. Eggleton (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2025)
    • Litigation – Real Estate
  • Judith A. Fairclough (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2009)
    • Family Law
  • Ann Meissner Flood (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2007)
    • Elder Law
    • Trusts and Estates
  • Susan S. Geiger (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2007)
    • Energy Law
  • James F. Laboe (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2021)
    • Litigation – Labor and Employment
  • Petar M. Leonard (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2025)
    • Family Law
  • Derek D. Lick (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2021)
    • Appellate Practice
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Land Use and Zoning Law
    • Litigation – Construction
    • Litigation – Insurance
    • Litigation – Land Use and Zoning
    • Litigation and Controversy – Tax
    • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
    • Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
    • Real Estate Law
  • Bradford Melson (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2024)
    • Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
    • Commercial Finance Law
    • Commercial Transactions / UCC Law
    • Corporate Law
    • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Marcia Hennelly Moran (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2010)
    • Trusts and Estates
  • Julie R. Morse (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2022)
    • Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
    • Corporate Law
    • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
    • Securities Regulation
  • Lindsay E. Nadeau (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2024)
    • Administrative / Regulatory Law
    • Government Relations Practice
    • Health Care Law
  • Kelly L. Ovitt Puc (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2024)
    • Litigation – Real Estate
    • Real Estate Law
  • Douglas L. Patch (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2005)
    • Energy Law
  • George W. Roussos (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2007)
    • Administrative / Regulatory Law
    • Government Relations Practice
    • Insurance Law
  • Tony Sayess (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2024)
    • Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
    • Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
    • Corporate Law
  • Virginia Symmes Sheehan (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2007)
    • Elder Law
    • Trusts and Estates
  • Laura E. Tobin (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2010)
    • Trusts and Estates
  • Erin M. Vanden Borre (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2024)
    • Corporate Law
    • Land Use and Zoning Law
    • Real Estate Law
  • Lisa Snow Wade (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2021)
    • Health Care Law
    • Litigation – Health Care
    • Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
    • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
  • Emily A. White (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2024)
    • Immigration Law
  • John M. Zaremba (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2024)
    • Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
    • Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law

Lawyer of the Year 

  • Peter F. Burger
    • Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
  • Robert S. Carey
    • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
  • Jonathan M. Eck
    • Litigation – Real Estate
  • Susan S. Geiger
    • Energy Law
  • Julie R. Morse
    • Corporate Law
  • Virginia Symmes Sheehan
    • Elder Law

Ones to Watch

  • Nicole A. Forbes (Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America since 2023)
    • Family Law
  • Meredith Goldstein (Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America since 2024)
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Family Law
    • Land Use and Zoning Law
    • Litigation – Intellectual Property
    • Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
  • Lynnette Macomber (Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America since 2024)
    • Appellate Practice
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Litigation – Real Estate
  • Elizabeth Velez (Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America since 2024)
    • Appellate Practice
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Litigation and Controversy – Tax
    • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

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