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Coughlin Midlige & Garland LLP is pleased to announce that 17 of the Firm’s attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©.
The Best Lawyers in America©, the oldest lawyer-rating publication in the United States, has been published since 1983 and is based on an exhaustive peer-review evaluation in which attorneys cast votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their fields. Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers® “the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice.” Their selection methodology is available here. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.
Below is a listing of the Coughlin Midlige & Garland LLP’s attorneys included in the 2026 edition.
Lorraine M. Armenti (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2020): Insurance Law
Laura A. Brady (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2021): Insurance Law & Litigation – Insurance
Thomas E. Cohn (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2008): Real Estate Law
William T. Corbett, Jr. (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2021): Insurance Law
Kevin T. Coughlin (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2006): Insurance Law, Litigation – Insurance & Reinsurance Law
Patrick K. Coughlin (Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America since 2021): Insurance Law
David Farkouh (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2024): Insurance Law
Patrick Florentino: Insurance Law
Christopher S. Franges (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2021): Insurance Law
James B. Garland (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2021): Litigation – Trusts and Estates, Tax Law & Trusts and Estates
Michael Hrinewski (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2024): Insurance Law & Litigation – Insurance
Suzanne C. Midlige (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2020): Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law & Reinsurance Law
Karen H. Moriarty (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2021): Insurance Law & Litigation – Insurance
Robert W. Muilenburg (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2021): Environmental Law & Insurance Law
Vincent J. Proto (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2024): Insurance Law & Litigation – Insurance
Adam M. Smith (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2024): Insurance Law
Pandora J. Thompson (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2025): Elder Law & Trusts and Estates