The 26th edition of Best Lawyers in America®, one of the most respected and oldest peer review publications, includes almost 62,000 attorneys in 140 practice areas covering all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Inclusion in this year’s publication is based on more than 11 million detailed evaluations of lawyers by other lawyers.

A listing in Best Lawyers® is widely regarded by clients and legal professionals as a significant honor conferred on a lawyer by his or her peers. Gust Rosenfeld attorneys named as Best Lawyers for 2020, with their respective practice area(s) designated by Best Lawyers, are:

Kent E. Cammack (Litigation – Real Estate; Real Estate Law)

Tom Chauncey II (Corporate Law)

Mark L. Collins (Litigation – Real Estate; Real Estate Law)

Peter Collins, Jr. (Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs)

Patrick J. Farrell (Corporate Law)

Susan D. Goodwin (Land Use and Zoning Law; Municipal Law)

Robert D. Haws (Education Law; Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment)

John L. Hay (Franchise Law)

Richard B. Hood (Commercial Litigation)

James W. Kaucher (Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants)

Jennifer N. MacLennan (Education Law)

Scott A. Malm (Real Estate Law)

Craig A. McCarthy (Insurance Law; Litigation - Insurance)

Andrew J. McGuire (Land Use and Zoning Law; Municipal Law; Real Estate Law)

Christopher M. McNichol (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law)

Christina M. Noyes (Franchise Law)

Sean P. O'Brien (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law)

Gerard R. O'Meara (Litigation – Banking and Finance)

Barbara U. Rodriquez-Pashkowski (Environmental Law)

Frederick H. Rosenfeld (Corporate Law; Municipal Law; Public Finance Law)

Susan Plimpton Segal (Employment Law – Management)

Gary J. Verburg (Land Use and Zoning Law)

Charles W. Wirken (Appellate Practice; Franchise Law)

Michael S. Woodlock (Litigation – Construction; Real Estate Law)


The firm has been recognized in both the national and metropolitan rankings by Best Lawyers in America® for the 2019 edition of “Best Law Firms.” The firm is ranked in the areas of: Appellate Practice; Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation; Corporate Law; Education Law; Employment Law – Management; Franchise Law; Insurance Law; Land Use & Zoning Law; Litigation - Banking & Finance; Litigation - Construction; Litigation - Labor & Employment; Litigation - Real Estate; Municipal Law; Public Finance Law; Real Estate Law; and Trusts & Estates Law.