Cleveland, Waters and Bass, P.A. is pleased to announce that six of its attorneys have been recognized by Best Lawyers® in the 2027 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America.

Five attorneys have been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America®, while Bridget M. Denzer has been recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America.

The firm's 2027 honorees are:

• Timothy E. “Tim” Britain — Commercial Finance Law; Commercial Transactions / UCC Law; Land Use and Zoning Law
• Tenley Callaghan — Real Estate Law
• J. Garrison Carpenter — Commercial Transactions / UCC Law; Corporate Law
• Philip M. Hastings — Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law
• Mark D. Wiseman — Workers' Compensation Law – Claimants
• Bridget M. Denzer — Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America — Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Real Estate; Litigation – Trusts and Estates; Real Estate Law; Trusts and Estates

The recognitions span a broad range of the firm's work, from corporate and commercial transactions to real estate, land use, finance, litigation, trusts and estates, and workers' compensation. Best Lawyers bases its recognition on peer review within the relevant geographic and practice areas.

The 2027 edition is particularly notable for J. Garrison Carpenter, who receives his first Best Lawyers recognition this year, in Commercial Transactions / UCC Law and Corporate Law.

Several of the firm's other honorees have established histories with Best Lawyers. Timothy Britain has been recognized since 2006, Philip Hastings since 2013, Mark Wiseman since 2016, and Tenley Callaghan since 2024. Bridget Denzer has been included in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch since 2024.

Based in Concord, New Hampshire, Cleveland, Waters and Bass has advised privately held businesses, charitable organizations and individuals since 1959, with practices encompassing business, real estate, trusts and estates, tax and litigation.

The firm congratulates all six attorneys on their 2027 recognition.