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Coughlin Midlige & Garland LLP is pleased to announce that 14 of the Firm’s attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2027 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©.

August 20, 2026

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.

The Best Lawyers in America

Lorraine M. Armenti (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2020): Insurance Law & Litigation – Insurance

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

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

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