LEWISTON – Berman & Simmons lawyers have been included once again in Best Lawyers of America, a referral guide to the legal profession in the United States. The Best Lawyers lists are compiled through a peer-review survey in which thousands of the top lawyers in the country confidentially evaluate their peers.

Berman & Simmons, a trial law firm with offices in Bangor, Lewiston and Portland, has lawyers listed under every single trial heading.

Those lawyers include Jack Simmons who specializes in medical malpractice, criminal defense and personal injury litigation; Bill Robitzek who specializes in personal injury law, business torts and other complex litigation; Jay Sweet who specializes in medical negligence, civil rights and discrimination law, personal injury; and Steve Silin who specializes in personal injury, products liability, professional negligence and civil rights litigation.

Simmons and Robitzek are listed in the business litigation category, Simmons and Sweet are listed in criminal defense, and Simmons, Silin, Robitzek and Sweet are listed in personal injury litigation.

Simmons has been listed in every issue of the publication and each of these categories since it was first published 20 years ago. Robitzek, Silin and Sweet have been listed for more than 10 years.