Kevin Kelehan and Tom Meachum, partners with Carney, Kelehan, Bresler, Bennett & Scherr LLP, were selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2018, the oldest peer-review publication in the legal profession.

Kelehan was listed in the publication’s construction law and real estate law practice areas. His real estate practice focuses on representing lenders and borrowers throughout the acquisition, development and lending process. In addition, Kelehan has an active construction law practice, representing several of the region’s contractors, and serves as a resource to national firms for both local representation and work in government contracting. He lives in Columbia.

Meachum was listed in Best Lawyers’ business organizations practice area. He focuses on zoning and development law, general real estate, business law, employment law, estate administration and litigation and alcohol beverage licensing. Meachum lives in Westminster and is managing partner of the firm’s Westminster office.

Best Lawyers, which is based on a peer-review survey, analyzed 7.4 million votes and listed more than 58,000 attorneys in the 2018 edition. Lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed. Corporate Counsel magazine called Best Lawyers “the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice.”

Carney, Kelehan, Bresler, Bennett & Scherr LLP has provided a broad range of legal services to businesses, individuals and families throughout Maryland for more than four decades. Headquartered in Columbia, CarneyKelehan offers a wide spectrum of legal services, particularly real estate development and construction, land use and zoning, education, estate planning, estate administration and probate work, arbitration, mediation, administrative law, employment law, liquor licensing, business, labor and litigation in state and federal courts. CarneyKelehan also has offices in Annapolis, Westminster and Salisbury. (www.carneykelehan.com)