Four Langrock Sperry & Wool Attorneys Named Vermont “Lawyer of the Year” by The Best Lawyers in America® (2026 Edition)

And Twelve Langrock Attorneys Named to 2026 Best Lawyers in America® List

Langrock Sperry & Wool, LLP is pleased to announce that The Best Lawyers in America® – the oldest peer-review publication in the legal profession – named four Langrock attorneys the “2026 Lawyer of the Year” in Vermont in their respective practice areas: Devin McLaughlin for Criminal Defense: General Practice, Eric Knudsen for Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Erin Miller Heins for Litigation: Construction, and F. Rendol Barlow for Trusts and Estates

All told, 12 Langrock Sperry & Wool attorneys were named to the 2026 Best Lawyers in America® List.

Those recognized are:

• F. Rendol Barlow – Elder Law, Real Estate Law, and Trusts and Estates
• Alison J. Bell – Employment Law – Individuals, Employment Law – Management, Leisure and
Hospitality Law, Litigation – ERISA, and Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Kevin E. Brown – Insurance Law
• Christopher L. Davis – Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law, Family Law, and Family Law
Mediation
• Erin Miller Heins – Commercial Litigation and Litigation – Construction
• Eric D. Jones – Employment Law – Management and Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Eric M. Knudsen – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Closely Held
Companies and Family Businesses Law, Corporate Law, and Real Estate Law
• Peter F. Langrock – Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: General Practice, Criminal Defense:
White-Collar, First Amendment Law, and Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
• Devin McLaughlin – Criminal Defense: General Practice and Criminal Defense:
White-Collar
• Lisa B. Shelkrot – Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: General Practice, Criminal Defense:
White-Collar, and Litigation – Construction
• Mark L. Sperry III – Litigation – Real Estate and Real Estate Law
• James W. Swift – Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs

Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the
definitive guide to legal excellence. These lawyers are selected based on particularly
impressive voting averages received during the peer-review assessments.