Carmody Torrance Sandak & Hennessey LLP has received more than 110 accolades across over 30 areas of law and across all its offices in Connecticut, in the 32nd edition of The Best Lawyers in America® 2026.
Forty-nine Carmody lawyers are named to the ‘Best Lawyers’ list for Stamford and New Haven, and eleven lawyers are listed as ‘Ones to Watch’, covering a vast range of practice areas including Litigation, Intellectual Property, Mediation, Medical Malpractice, Corporate Law, Real Estate & Land Use, Environmental Law, Labor & Employment, Construction Law, Trusts & Estates and Personal Injury.
Marc Kurzman, Lawyer of the Year for Stamford: Litigation – Real Estate
Litigation partner Marc J. Kurzman has been named by Best Lawyers as ‘Lawyer of the Year’ for Stamford: Litigation – Real Estate.
Elizabeth A.B. Suchy, Lawyer of the Year for Stamford: Land Use & Zoning Law
Real Estate & Land Use partner Elizabeth A.B. Suchy has been named by Best Lawyers as ‘Lawyer of the Year’ for Stamford: Land Use & Zoning Law.
Domenico (Nick) Zaino, Lawyer of the Year for New Haven: Employment Law – Management
Labor & Employment partner Domenico (Nick) Zaino has been named by Best Lawyers as ‘Lawyer of the Year’ for New Haven: Employment Law – Management.
The full list of lawyer Best Lawyers accolades is detailed below.
Best Lawyers 2026
| Lawyer Name | Specialty | Location |
| James K. Robertson, Jr. | Arbitration | Waterbury, CT |
| Ann Rubin | Arbitration | Waterbury, CT |
| Thomas R. Candrick | Banking and Finance Law | New Haven, CT |
| David T. Grudberg | Commercial Litigation | New Haven, CT |
| David Hardy | Commercial Litigation | New Haven, CT |
| Howard Levine | Commercial Litigation | New Haven, CT |
| Christopher Rooney | Commercial Litigation | New Haven, CT |
| Thomas J. Sansone | Commercial Litigation | New Haven, CT |
| Richard L. Street | Commercial Litigation | New Haven, CT |
| Sherwin Yoder | Commercial Litigation | New Haven, CT |
| Gary S. Klein | Commercial Litigation | Stamford, CT |
| Peter M. Nolin | Commercial Litigation | Stamford, CT |
| Timothy Smith | Commercial Litigation | Stamford, CT |
| James K. Robertson, Jr. | Commercial Litigation | Waterbury, CT |
| Ann Rubin | Commercial Litigation | Waterbury, CT |
| Richard L. Street | Construction Law | New Haven, CT |
| Michael P. Sweeney | Corporate Law | Stamford, CT |
| David T. Grudberg | Criminal Defense: General Practice | New Haven, CT |
| David T. Grudberg | Criminal Defense: White-Collar | New Haven, CT |
| David T. Grudberg | DUI / DWI Defense | New Haven, CT |
| Matthew R. Peterson | Elder Law | New Haven, CT |
| Howard Levine | Employment Law – Management | New Haven, CT |
| Giovanna Tiberii Weller | Employment Law – Management | New Haven, CT |
| Vincent Farisello | Employment Law – Management | Waterbury, CT |
| Domenico Zaino | Employment Law – Management | Waterbury, CT |
| Joseph Dornfried | Energy Law | New Haven, CT |
| Brian T. Henebry | Energy Law | Waterbury, CT |
| Stephen J. Conover | Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law | Stamford, CT |
| Ann H. Zucker | Health Care Law | Stamford, CT |
| Lauren M. Hopwood | Immigration Law | New Haven, CT |
| Peter M. Nolin | Insurance Law | Stamford, CT |
| Howard Levine | Labor Law – Management | New Haven, CT |
| Giovanna Tiberii Weller | Labor Law – Management | New Haven, CT |
| Gregg T. Burton | Land Use and Zoning Law | New Haven, CT |
| Meaghan Miles | Land Use and Zoning Law | New Haven, CT |
| Lisa L. Feinberg | Land Use and Zoning Law | Stamford, CT |
| Patrick J. Hanna | Land Use and Zoning Law | Stamford, CT |
| William J. Hennessey Jr. | Land Use and Zoning Law | Stamford, CT |
| Jason A. Klein | Land Use and Zoning Law | Stamford, CT |
| Peter M. Nolin | Land Use and Zoning Law | Stamford, CT |
| Elizabeth Suchy | Land Use and Zoning Law | Stamford, CT |
| Damian K. Gunningsmith | Litigation – Intellectual Property | New Haven, CT |
| John Horvack, Jr. | Litigation – Intellectual Property | New Haven, CT |
| Fatima Lahnin | Litigation – Intellectual Property | New Haven, CT |
| James K. Robertson, Jr. | Litigation – Intellectual Property | Waterbury, CT |
| Giovanna Tiberii Weller | Litigation – Labor and Employment | New Haven, CT |
| Jacqueline Kaufman | Litigation – Land Use and Zoning | Stamford, CT |
| Elizabeth Suchy | Litigation – Land Use and Zoning | Stamford, CT |
| Michael P. Sweeney | Litigation – Land Use and Zoning | Stamford, CT |
| John Horvack, Jr. | Litigation – Patent | New Haven, CT |
| Patrick J. Hanna | Litigation – Real Estate | Stamford, CT |
| Marc J. Kurzman | Litigation – Real Estate | Stamford, CT |
| Matthew R. Peterson | Litigation – Trusts and Estates | New Haven, CT |
| William J. Hennessey Jr. | Litigation – Trusts and Estates | Stamford, CT |
| Stephen J. Conover | Mediation | Stamford, CT |
| Douglas C. Mintz | Mediation | Stamford, CT |
| Salvatore Agati | Mediation | Waterbury, CT |
| Brock Dubin | Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants | Guilford, CT |
| Trudie R. Hamilton | Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants | Waterbury, CT |
| Matthew R. Peterson | Nonprofit / Charities Law | New Haven, CT |
| Jennifer Calcagni | Patent Law | New Haven, CT |
| Michael G. Durham | Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants | Guilford, CT |
| Patrick M. Noonan | Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants | Guilford, CT |
| Kevin Greco | Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants | Stamford, CT |
| Benjamin H. Pomerantz | Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants | Stamford, CT |
| Trudie R. Hamilton | Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants | Waterbury, CT |
| Patrick M. Noonan | Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs | Guilford, CT |
| Kevin Greco | Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs | Stamford, CT |
| Benjamin H. Pomerantz | Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs | Stamford, CT |
| Trudie R. Hamilton | Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs | Waterbury, CT |
| William M. O’Donnell | Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs | Waterbury, CT |
| Gregg T. Burton | Real Estate Law | New Haven, CT |
| Meaghan Miles | Real Estate Law | New Haven, CT |
| Lisa L. Feinberg | Real Estate Law | Stamford, CT |
| Patrick J. Hanna | Real Estate Law | Stamford, CT |
| William J. Hennessey Jr. | Real Estate Law | Stamford, CT |
| Jacqueline Kaufman | Real Estate Law | Stamford, CT |
| Gary S. Klein | Real Estate Law | Stamford, CT |
| Jason A. Klein | Real Estate Law | Stamford, CT |
| Michael P. Sweeney | Real Estate Law | Stamford, CT |
| Carolyn J. Zambelli | Real Estate Law | Stamford, CT |
| Arthur Schaier | Trademark Law | Waterbury, CT |
| Matthew R. Peterson | Trusts and Estates | New Haven, CT |
| Michael J. Reardon | Trusts and Estates | Waterbury, CT |
| Mark J. Malaspina | Utilities Law | Waterbury, CT |
| Kevin Greco | Workers’ Compensation Law – Claimants | Stamford, CT |
Ones to Watch 2026
| Lawyer Name | Specialty | Location |
| Christina Lopes | Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) | New Haven, CT |
| Adam Brocklehurst | Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) | Stamford, CT |
| Meghan Buckley | Commercial Litigation | New Haven, CT |
| Maria Laurato | Commercial Litigation | New Haven, CT |
| Vincent D’Amore | Commercial Litigation | Stamford, CT |
| Jeffrey M. Beck | Commercial Litigation | Waterbury, CT |
| Eric Herst | Commercial Litigation | Waterbury, CT |
| Christina Lopes | Corporate Law | New Haven, CT |
| Adam Brocklehurst | Corporate Law | Stamford, CT |
| Johanna Bachmair | Energy Law | New Haven, CT |
| Johanna Bachmair | Immigration Law | New Haven, CT |
| Daniel Chapple | Land Use and Zoning Law | Stamford, CT |
| Vincent D’Amore | Land Use and Zoning Law | Stamford, CT |
| Daniel Chapple | Litigation – Real Estate | Stamford, CT |
| Vincent D’Amore | Litigation – Real Estate | Stamford, CT |
| Jeffrey M. Beck | Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants | Waterbury, CT |
| Adam Brocklehurst | Mergers and Acquisitions Law | Stamford, CT |
| Christina Lopes | Real Estate Law | New Haven, CT |
| Daniel Chapple | Real Estate Law | Stamford, CT |
| Vincent D’Amore | Real Estate Law | Stamford, CT |
| Janie McDermott | Trusts and Estates | Waterbury, CT |
| Maggie Smith | Trusts and Estates | Waterbury, CT |