Four attorneys from the northern New England law firm Downs Rachlin Martin have earned “Lawyer of the Year” honors for 2025 from Best Lawyers, a peer-reviewed guide to the legal profession.

These include Burlington-based attorneys Christopher D. Roy (pictured), in the category litigation — land use and zoning; R. Prescott Jaunich, in land use and zoning law; and Tristram J. Coffin, for criminal defense — white collar; and St. Johnsbury-based attorney John H. Marshall, for environmental law in the Montpelier area.