Congratulations to the twenty-one Mirick attorneys named to the 2026 Best Lawyers in America® listing. Recognition by Best Lawyers® is based entirely on peer review, through a process designed to capture, as accurately as possible, the consensus opinion of leading lawyers about the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same geographical area and legal practice area.
Best Lawyers® 2026 “Lawyer of the Year” Awards
Best Lawyers® awards a “Lawyer of the Year” accolade to individual lawyers who received the highest overall peer-feedback for a specific practice area and geographic region. Only one lawyer is recognized as the “Lawyer of the Year” for a specialty and metropolitan location per edition. It is possible, for a lawyer to receive multiple “Lawyer of the Year” awards, as is the case for David.
Allen Falke, a partner at the firm, has been named the Best Lawyers® 2026 Tax Law “Lawyer of the Year” in Worcester. Allen is an experienced tax law attorney who presently leads Mirick’s Trusts & Estates Team while also serving as a member of the Business Law practice.
David Surprenant, Chairman of the firm, has also been recognized by Best Lawyers® as the 2026 Banking/Finance Law and Corporate Law “Lawyer of the Year” in Worcester. David is a partner in the Business Law Team, having previously led as the firm’s Managing Partner for over 22 years.
2026 Best Lawyers in America®
Best Lawyers employs a sophisticated, conscientious, rational and transparent survey process designed to elicit meaningful and substantive evaluations of the quality of legal services. Best Lawyers’ belief has always been that the quality of a peer-review survey is directly related to the quality of its voting pool.
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Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch®
Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch™ is also based on peer review methodology to highlight excellence in legal talent for lawyers who are earlier in their careers. Like the traditional Best Lawyers awards, “Ones to Watch” awarded lawyers are recognized for their work in specific area of law.
