49 Cummings & Lockwood Attorneys Have Been Recognized by Best Lawyers® in America in Its 2026 Edition
August 21, 2025
Cummings & Lockwood LLC is pleased to announce that 36 of the firm’s attorneys have been recognized by Best Lawyers® in The Best Lawyers in America®, 12 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America and one Lawyer of the Year in the 2026 edition for a total of 49 recognized attorneys .
“We are extremely pleased that so many of our attorneys across all of our practice areas and in all of our six offices have been recognized by Best Lawyers® for their significant professional accomplishments,” noted Laura Weintraub Beck, Managing Director and Chairman of Cummings & Lockwood.
Naples, Florida
In Cummings & Lockwood’s Naples, Florida office, the following attorneys have been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America®:
- Todd L. Bradley (Trusts and Estates)
- Alison K. Douglas (Trusts and Estates)
- Kenneth D. Krier (Trusts and Estates)
- Robert L. Lancaster (Tax Law; Trusts and Estates)
In addition, Joseph A. Stusek and Helen Mena have been recognized as Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America in Trusts and Estates.
Bonita Springs, Florida
In Cummings & Lockwood’s Bonita Springs, Florida office, the following attorneys have been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America®:
- Mary Beth Crawford (Trusts and Estates)
- William N. Horowitz (Trusts and Estates)
- Howard M. Hujsa (Trusts and Estates)
In addition, Bonie S. Montalvo has been recognized as Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America in Tax Law and Trusts and Estates.
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
In Cummings & Lockwood’s Palm Beach Gardens, Florida office, David M. Halpen was recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® in Tax Law and Trusts and Estates.
Stamford, Connecticut
In Cummings & Lockwood’s Stamford, Connecticut office, the following attorneys have been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America®:
- John W. Cannavino (Commercial Litigation)
- John F. Carberry (Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Bankruptcy; Trusts and Estates)
- Margaret A. Deluca (Trusts and Estates)
- Steven I. Frenkel (Commercial Litigation)
- Wyatt Jansen (Litigation - Trusts and Estates)
- Daniel G. Johnson (Trusts and Estates)
- Michael P. Kaelin (Commercial Litigation; Labor and Employment Litigation; Trusts and Estates Litigation)
- John R. Musicaro, Jr. (Trusts and Estates)
- Charles W. Pieterse (Litigation - Trusts and Estates)
- Rachel B.G. Sherman (Trusts and Estates)
- Brendan P. Snowden (Business Organizations - including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Conrad Teitell (Nonprofit / Charities Law; Trusts and Estates)
- Howard S. Tuthill III (Trusts and Estates)
The following Cummings & Lockwood attorneys have been recognized as Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America:
- B. Juliet Bonazzoli (Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Labor and Employment; Trusts and Estates Litigation)
- Christina M. Rubino (Trusts and Estates)
- Scott T. Witthuhn (Real Estate)
- Kara A. Zarchin (Commercial Litigation)
In addition, Wyatt Jansen has been selected as “Lawyer of the Year” in Trusts and Estates Litigation.
Greenwich, Connecticut
In Cummings & Lockwood’s Greenwich, Connecticut office, the following attorneys have been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America®:
- Laura Weintraub Beck (Tax Law; Trusts and Estates)
- B. Cort Delany (Trusts and Estates)
- Daniel P. Fitzgerald (Trusts and Estates)
- Jessie A. Gilbert (Trusts and Estates)
- Eva V. Kliegman (Trusts and Estates)
- Douglas H. Olin (Trusts and Estates)
- Edward F. Rodenbach (Trusts and Estates)
- Gina D. Silvestri (Trusts and Estates)
- George L. Smith (Trusts and Estates)
The following Cummings & Lockwood attorneys have been recognized as Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America:
- Amanda E. Carino (Trusts and Estates)
- Morgan Crabtree Fox (Trusts and Estates)
- Katherine C. Gent (Trusts and Estates)
- Kelsie C. Leon (Trusts and Estates)
West Hartford, Connecticut
In Cummings & Lockwood’s West Hartford Connecticut office, the following attorneys have been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America®:
- Paul L. Bourdeau (Trusts and Estates)
- Caroline Demirs Calio (Trusts and Estates)
- Robert B. Fawber (Trusts and Estates)
- Marc T. Finer (Tax Law)
- Kelley Galica Peck (Trusts and Estates Litigation; Trusts and Estates)
- Heather J. Rhoades (Trusts and Estates)
In addition, Brianna L. Marquis has been recognized as Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America in Trusts and Estates.
About Cummings & Lockwood LLC
Founded in 1909, Cummings & Lockwood provides sophisticated legal counsel to individuals and families, family offices, closely held businesses, other commercial enterprises and charitable entities. Our core services include trusts and estates, corporate and finance, litigation and arbitration, and commercial and residential real estate.
The firm has nearly 200 attorneys, fiduciary accountants, paralegals and staff, as well as six offices located in Stamford, Greenwich and West Hartford, Connecticut, and in Naples, Bonita Springs and Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
About Best Lawyers®
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Best Lawyers has been regarded by lawyers and the public for more than 40 years as the most credible measure of legal integrity and distinction in the United States. Thus, recognition by Best Lawyers signifies excellence in practice.