Lerch Early Attorneys Named to 2021 Best Lawyers in America

Multiple lawyers from Lerch, Early & Brewer recently were selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2021.

Two Lerch Early attorneys were named “Lawyer of the Year” for 2021 — Pat Harris for Land Use and Zoning Law, and Paul Alpuche for Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships).

Three Lerch Early attorneys have been named to the new Ones to Watch list, recognizing attorneys who are earlier in their careers for outstanding professional excellence in private practice. Recipients typically have been in practice for 5-9 years.

Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as a definitive guide to legal excellence.

Paul Alpuche

  • Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
  • Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law (Lawyer of the Year)
  • Tax Law

Erik Arena

  • Family Law

Frank Baldino

  • Litigation – Trusts and Estates
  • Trusts and Estates

Stuart Barr

  • Land Use and Zoning Law

Robby Brewer

  • Land Use and Zoning Law
  • Real Estate Law

Lauri Cleary

  • Appellate Practice
  • Bet-the-Company Litigation
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Criminal Defense – White Collar
  • Employment Law – Management
  • Litigation – Insurance
  • Litigation – Labor and Employment

Eric Core

  • Trusts and Estates

Sharon Craig

  • Real Estate Law

Marc DeCandia

  • Real Estate Law

Marc Engel

  • Litigation – Labor and Employment

Mike Goecke

  • Litigation – Real Estate
  • Litigation – Trusts and Estates

Bill Goldberg

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation – Trusts and Estates

Pat Harris

  • Land Use and Zoning Law

Bob Harris

  • Land Use and Zoning Law
  • Real Estate Law

Bill Kominers

  • Land Use and Zoning Law
  • Real Estate Law

Erin Kopelman

  • Family Law

Larry Lerman

  • Commercial Transactions/UCC Law
  • Real Estate Law

Vernon Lynch

  • Real Estate Law

Brad McCullough

  • Appellate Practice
  • Commercial Litigation

Michael Neary

  • Employment Law – Management
  • Litigation – Labor and Employment

Stan Reed

  • Appellate Practice
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Criminal Defense: General Practice
  • Criminal Defense: White-Collar
  • Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law

Deborah Reiser

  • Family Law
  • Family Law Mediation

Alison Rind

  • Real Estate Law

Steve Robins

  • Land Use and Zoning Law

Stuart Schwager

  • Corporate Law

Ray Sherbill

  • Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Tax Law

Stacy Silber

  • Land Use and Zoning Law

Arnie Spevack

  • Real Estate Law

Ones to Watch

Jenica Cassidy

  • Elder Law
  • Trusts and Estates

Ashley Haun

  • Real Estate Law

Liz Rogers

  • Land Use and Zoning Law

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