Pierce Atwood Maine and Rhode Island Trusts & Estates Practices Top-Ranked in Chambers High Net Worth 2025

For the 10th consecutive year, Pierce Atwood’s Maine-based Trusts & Estates Practice Group has received a top “Band 1” ranking in Private Wealth Law from Chambers High Net Worth. And new in 2025, Chambers has included our Providence T&E team, which also received a top “Band 1” ranking in Private Wealth Law.

Also new this year, Providence trusts and estates partners Deborah DiNardo and Lawrence Hunt have been included as “Band 2,” an impressive ranking for first-time honorees. In addition, Trusts & Estates partner and practice chair Molly Liddell and firm partner Barbara Wheaton both received “Band 1” rankings for the 10th straight year, and partner Griff Leschefske has moved up from his previous “Up and Coming” recognition, and is now in Band 3.

Clients and referral sources provided enthusiastic praise, including:

• "Pierce Atwood's attorneys have a unique combination of incredible personal skills and emotional intelligence with the most sophisticated estate planning expertise in the country. "
• "Each of the members of the department at Pierce Atwood have a different focus or niche area that gives the whole department an extremely deep bench. "
• "The fact that Pierce Atwood is a full-service firm means it can utilize its internal talent to help advise clients holistically. For my most complex clients, Pierce Atwood is my firm of choice."

Click here to read more about Pierce Atwood’s rankings and all client comments in Chambers High Net Worth 2025.