Regional law firm, Shatz, Schwartz and Fentin, P.C., serving clients throughout western New England and New York as well as nationally and internationally, today announced that Attorney Stephen L. Sobey was selected to the Massachusetts 2022 Rising Stars list in the field of estate and probate law for the second time.
Compiled through the same multiphase selection process used for the Super Lawyers® list, the Rising Stars list recognizes no more than 2.5 percent of attorneys in each state. In order to be eligible for inclusion in Rising Stars, a candidate must be either 40 years old or younger or in practice for 10 years or less.
A resident of Springfield, Attorney Sobey joined the firm in 2017 and concentrates his practice in estate planning and administration and elder law. After graduating with cum laude honors and two concurrent bachelor’s degrees from Fordham University, he received his law degree from Boston College Law School. He is admitted to practice in Massachusetts and Connecticut. Active in the local community, he is a member of the board of directors of Viability, Inc., and serves on the human rights committee of Morgan Memorial Goodwill Industries.
Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business, is a rating service of lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The annual selections are made through a process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates and peer reviews by practice area. The result is a credible, comprehensive and diverse listing of exceptional attorneys, published nationwide in Super Lawyers Magazines and in leading city and regional magazines and newspapers across the country.