The oldest peer-review publication for lawyers and all things legal has just come out with the US News Best Lawyers in America listing. They have ranked Marblehead resident Richard P. Breed II as among the best lawyers for 2016. Breed is a partner with Tarlow, Breed, Hart & Rodgers in Boston. He was named a Best Lawyer in Trust & Estates and this is the fifth year in a row that he has made the list.

The publication is regarded as one of the best and conducts exhaustive peer-review surveys. More than 41,000 attorneys cast their votes that equal 3.9 million votes on legal abilities of other lawyers.