August
2026
Vermont Partners Thomas Aicher and Kaveh Shahi Named to The Best Lawyers in America® 2027
Congratulations to Gfeller Laurie LLP partners Thomas P. Aicher and Kaveh S. Shahi who were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 33rd edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. Tom was included in the categories of Litigation – Insurance, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants. Kaveh was included in the categories of Arbitration, Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants, Litigation – Insurance, Litigation – Real Estate, and Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants. Only 5% of practicing US lawyers receive the Best Lawyers recognition.
Thomas has extensive experience defending businesses and recreational operators in a wide range of personal injury claims, including wrongful death and catastrophic injury losses such as head injury, and spinal cord injury. He is frequently retained by insurance companies to defend both commercial and personal lines matters, ranging from slip and falls, automobile claims, directors’ and officers’ liability, mold exposure, construction defects, transportation accidents, personal injury, and property loss claims.
Kaveh practices in the areas of insurance defense, coverage, civil rights, construction, professional malpractice, and employment litigation. He is a seasoned attorney with more than 100 jury verdicts and many published appellate decisions in State and Federal courts.
Now with a total of eight offices in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Colorado, and Vermont, Gfeller Laurie LLP provides AmLaw 100 quality legal services with a more efficient and agile business model. The firm is comprised of experienced and tenacious litigators who represent clients in complex litigation spanning a variety of business markets and jurisdictions, both nationally and internationally.
