Tarlow Breed Hart & Rodgers, P.C. has announced that five of the firm's attorneys have been recognized as 2024 "Top Lawyers" by Boston Magazine. The publication acknowledged 1,122 of the region's Top Lawyers in their December issue. The Tarlow Breed Hart & Rodgers attorneys recognized as "Top Lawyers" are: Richard Breed, III was recognized in the Trusts and Estate Law category; Dara Lynn Freytag was recognized in the Trusts and Estate Law category; Mark Furman was recognized in the Commercial Litigation category; Karen McKenna was recognized in the Trusts and Estate Law category; Melissa Sydney was recognized in the Trusts and Estate Law category. This is the fourth year that Boston Magazine has recognized the region's most respected attorneys. To compile the list of the 1,122 top lawyers, Boston Magazine invited attorneys in the area to nominate up to three of their peers in a select number of specialties. The top vote-getters in each specialty were then reviewed by an advisory board of select lawyers, chosen for their credentials and the high number of votes they received.

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Tarlow Breed Hart & Rodgers has been named among the Best Law Firms in America for 2025. The firm is ranked among the country's Best Law Firms for Tax Law and Trusts & Estates Law, and rated one of the best regional law firms in six different practice areas in the Best Law Firms ranking: Nationally: • Tax Law • Trusts & Estates Law Boston Region: • Tax Law • Trusts & Estates Law • Commercial Litigation • Closely Held Companies and Family Business Law • Litigation – Trusts & Estates • Real Estate Law Firms included on the 2025 Best Law Firms® list are recognized for professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers, based on a rigorous evaluation process that includes the collection of client and lawyer evaluations and peer reviews from leading attorneys in their field.