207 Holland & Knight Lawyers Named The Best Lawyers In America for 2009
September 25, 2008
MIAMI – September 24, 2008 – Holland & Knight is pleased to announce that 207 of the firm's lawyers representing 50 different practice areas have been named by their peers to the 2009 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. The firm leads the nation with the most attorneys listed in the categories of Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Land Use & Zoning, Transportation Law, and Trusts and Estates.
Published since 1983, The Best Lawyers in America is widely regarded as the preeminent referral guide to the legal profession in the United States. The Best Lawyers lists are compiled through an exhaustive peer-review survey in which thousands of the top lawyers in the U.S. confidentially evaluate their professional peers.
The following lawyers were named in their respective practice areas. The notations of "10", "20" and "25" indicate that individual has been included on the list for at least that many years.
Atlanta
Alfred B. Adams III
Commercial Litigation
Personal Injury Litigation
Thomas B. Branch III
Personal Injury Litigation
Raymond P. Carpenter
Tax Law
Harold T. Daniel
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Laurie Webb Daniel
Appellate Law
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Gregory J. Digel
Commercial Litigation
Robert S. Highsmith, Jr.
Government Relations Law
A. Summey Orr III
Real Estate Law
Bethesda
Robert Roland Harris
Land Use & Zoning Law
Real Estate Law
William Kominers
Land Use & Zoning Law
Real Estate Law
Boston
Scott E. Cooper
Real Estate Law
Kenneth B. Hoffman
Real Estate Law
Paul G. Lannon, Jr.
Education Law
Philip S. Lapatin
Real Estate Law
Shari Levitan
Trusts and Estates
Gael Mahony (25)
Commercial Litigation
Ieuan G. Mahony
Commercial Litigation
Stanley A. Martin
Construction Law
Miriam J. McKendall
Education Law
John J. Monaghan
Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
James Pollock
Corporate Law
Harold W. Potter, Jr.
Education Law
David Scott Sloan
Tax Law
Trusts and Estates
James D. Smeallie
Commercial Litigation
Education Law
Chicago
Barbara A. Adams
Government Relations Law
Thomas P. Arden
Intellectual Property Law
Steven Elrod
Government Relations Law
Land Use & Zoning Law
Real Estate Law
Victor P. Filippini, Jr.
Land Use & Zoning Law
Real Estate Law
Andrew R. Gelman
Trusts and Estates
Donald A. Gillies (25)
Trusts and Estates
Frances H. Krasnow
Family Law
Robert J. Labate
Entertainment Law
Bruce D. Loring
Real Estate Law
Elias N. Matsakis
Corporate Law
Christopher J. Murdoch
Commercial Litigation
John R. Mussman
Banking Law
Scott W. Petersen
Intellectual Property Law
Colin P. Smith
Personal Injury Litigation
Peter Jeffrey Strand
Entertainment Law
Thomas R. Woodrow
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Larry M. Zanger
Information Technology Law
Intellectual Property Law
Fort Lauderdale
Stephen B. Moss
Real Estate Law
Jeffrey Rubinger
Tax Law
William B. Sherman
Tax Law
Jacksonville
Michael A. Abel
Transportation Law
Robert J. Beckham (20)
Personal Injury Litigation
Professional Malpractice Law
L. Kinder Cannon III (10)
Corporate Law
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Securities Law
Ivan A. Colao
Banking Law
Guy O. Farmer II (25)
Labor and Employment Law
George D. Gabel, Jr. (10)
First Amendment Law
Maritime Law
Media Law
Lawrence J. Hamilton II
Commercial Litigation
Transportation Law
Dominic C. MacKenzie
Personal Injury Litigation
Product Liability Litigation
James L. Main
Corporate Law
Tax Law
Frederick D. Page
Insurance Law
Intellectual Property Law
George E. Schulz, Jr. (10)
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Richard L. Stockton (10)
Trusts and Estates
Melissa S. Turra
Real Estate Law
Lakeland
Richard B. Stephens
Public Finance Law
Edward W. Vogel III
Public Finance Law
Los Angeles
Francis W. Costello
International Trade and Finance Law
Robert L. Ivey
Construction Law
Jerome L. Levine
Gaming Law
Native American Law
Teresa E. Poust
Gaming Law
Native American Law
Bruce S. Ross
Trusts and Estates
Richard T. Williams
Commercial Litigation
McLean
Jocelyn West Brittin
Corporate Law
Information Technology Law
Thomas M. Brownell
Construction Law
Richard O. Duvall (20)
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Stuart Mendelsohn
Real Estate Law
William J. Mutryn
Corporate Law
Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Miami
Gregory A. Baldwin
Corporate Governance and Compliance Law
White-Collar Criminal Defense
Rodney H. Bell
Corporate Governance and Compliance Law
Corporate Law
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Securities Law
William R. Bloom
Real Estate Law
Sanford L. Bohrer (10)
Commercial Litigation
First Amendment Law
Media Law
Christopher W. Boyett
Trusts and Estates
Kelly-Ann G. Cartwright
Labor and Employment Law
Jose A. Casal
International Trade and Finance Law
Bruce Jay Colan
Venture Capital Law
Maria T. Currier
Health Care Law
Robert J. Friedman (10)
Employee Benefits Law
Joseph G. Goldstein
Environmental Law
Land Use & Zoning Law
Real Estate Law
John F. Halula
Real Estate Law
Jorge L. Hernandez-Toraño
Corporate Law
Entertainment Law
Mitchell Eliot Herr
Corporate Governance and Compliance Law
Securities Law
John M. Hogan
Commercial Litigation
Corporate Governance and Compliance Law
Non-White-Collar Criminal Defense
White-Collar Criminal Defense
Marilyn J. Holifield
Labor and Employment Law
Adolfo E. Jimenez
International Trade and Finance Law
Media Law
Judith M. Korchin
Commercial Litigation
Juan J. Mayol, Jr.
Land Use & Zoning Law
Real Estate Law
George Mencio, Jr.
International Trade and Finance Law
Structured Finance Law
Transportation Law
Tracy A. Nichols
Commercial Litigation
Peter Prieto
Commercial Litigation
Corporate Governance and Compliance Law
Non-White-Collar Criminal Defense
White-Collar Criminal Defense
José E. Sirven
Banking Law
Corporate Law
Steven Sonberg
Corporate Governance and Compliance Law
Corporate Law
Securities Law
Rodolfo Sorondo, Jr.
Appellate Law
Commercial Litigation
Lee Philip Teichner
Personal Injury Litigation
Andrew H. Weinstein (20)
Tax Law
James D. Wing
Commercial Litigation
New York
Frederick D. Braid
Labor and Employment Law
Randal R. Craft, Jr.
Mass Tort Litigation
Personal Injury Litigation
Product Liability Litigation
Randolph A. DelFranco
Corporate Law
Charles F. Gibbs (10)
Trusts and Estates
Nancy L. Hengen
International Trade and Finance Law
Maritime Law
James H. Hohenstein
Maritime Law
William J. Honan (10)
Maritime Law
Chester D. Hooper (10)
Maritime Law
Martin P. Miner
Real Estate Law
Lance D. Myers
Corporate Law
John F. Pritchard
Equipment Finance Law
James T. Shirley
Maritime Law
Robert D. Taisey (10)
Trusts and Estates
H. Barry Vasios
Commercial Litigation
Lawrence J. Wolk
Real Estate Law
Orlando
Charles W. Abbott
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Louis T. M. Conti (10)
Corporate Law
Tax Law
Scott J. Johnson
Commercial Litigation
Scott R. MacLeod
Corporate Law
Thomas M. McAleavey
Corporate Law
International Trade and Finance Law
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Securities Law
Brian A. McDowell
Commercial Litigation
Howell W. Melton, Jr.
Commercial Litigation
Judith M. Mercier
Media Law
A. Guy Neff
Real Estate Law
Rory C. Ryan
Environmental Law
James E. L. Seay (10)
Real Estate Law
Roger W. Sims (10)
Environmental Law
Land Use & Zoning Law
Water Law
Ben W. Subin
Construction Law
Eli H. Subin (10)
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Albert F. Tellechea
Commercial Litigation
Christopher J. Weiss
Commercial Litigation
Construction Law
William B. Wilson (10)
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Leighton D. Yates, Jr. (10)
Corporate Law
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Samuel J. Zusmann, Jr. (10)
Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
Portland
J. Alan Jensen (10)
Trusts and Estates
Mark A. von Bergen
Corporate Law
San Francisco
Jennifer L. Hernandez
Environmental Law
William B. Piels
Equipment Finance Law
Structured Finance Law
Matthew Vafidis
Maritime Law
Thomas A. Zimmer
Corporate Law
Equipment Finance Law
Structured Finance Law
Tallahassee
Martha W. Barnett (10)
Administrative Law
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Government Relations Law
Tax Law
Elizabeth L. Bevington
Commercial Litigation
Lawrence N. Curtin (10)
Environmental Law
Natural Resources Law
Frederick R. Dudley
Trusts and Estates
James M. Ervin, Jr. (10)
Corporate Law
Tax Law
Stephen H. Grimes
Appellate Law
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
White-Collar Criminal Defense
Shannon B. Hartsfield
Health Care Law
Jerome Hoffman
Antitrust Law
Commercial Litigation
Health Care Law
Thomas J. Jones
Insurance Law
D. Bruce May, Jr.
Energy Law
Morris H. Miller (10)
Health Care Law
Lawrence E. Sellers, Jr.
Administrative Law
Environmental Law
Water Law
Karen D. Walker
Administrative Law
Commercial Litigation
Tampa
A. Brian Albritton
White-Collar Criminal Defense
Rod Anderson
Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
Chester E. Bacheller (10)
Corporate Governance and Compliance Law
Corporate Law
International Trade and Finance Law
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Securities Law
Anderson L. Baldy III
Corporate Law
Bernard A. Barton, Jr. (10)
Tax Law
Stacy D. Blank
Antitrust Law
Commercial Litigation
Noel R. Boeke
Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
Steven L. Brannock
Appellate Law
Michael L. Chapman
Commercial Litigation
William B. deMeza, Jr.
Labor and Employment Law
William S. Dufoe
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Commercial Litigation
Richard D. Eckhard
Real Estate Law
Leonard H. Gilbert (10)
Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
Commercial Litigation
Equipment Finance Law
Robert J. Grammig (10)
Corporate Governance and Compliance Law
Corporate Law
International Trade and Finance Law
Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
Securities Law
Richard B. Hadlow (10)
Corporate Governance and Compliance Law
Corporate Law
William F. Hamilton
Commercial Litigation
Intellectual Property Law
G. Calvin Hayes
Commercial Litigation
John Arthur Jones (20)
Trusts and Estates
Bradford D. Kimbro
Commercial Litigation
Edward F. Koren, Jr. (20)
Trusts and Estates
William R. Lane, Jr.
Trusts and Estates
Jack A. Levine
Tax Law
Frederick M. Rothenberg (25)
Employee Benefits Law
James Shimberg, Jr.
Land Use & Zoning Law
Real Estate Law
Stefan V. Stein (10)
Intellectual Property Law
Charles L. Stutts (10)
Banking Law
Douglas A. Wright
Tax Law
Washington, D.C.
Alan I. Baron
Commercial Litigation
White-Collar Criminal Defense
Stephen A. Bogorad
Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
Christopher H. Collins
Land Use & Zoning Law
Amy Edwards
Environmental Law
Norman Glasgow, Jr.
Land Use & Zoning Law
Real Estate Law
Richard M. Gold
Government Relations Law
Steven D. Gordon
White-Collar Criminal Defense
Robert L. Gorham (10)
Real Estate Law
David S. Kahn
Real Estate Law
Richard E. Lear
Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
Robert C. MacKichan, Jr.
Real Estate Law
Whayne S. Quin (25)
Land Use & Zoning Law
Real Estate Law
Michael Ruane
Real Estate Law
Alban Salaman
Trusts and Estates
Janis B. Schiff
Real Estate Law
William S. Sessions
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Corporate Governance and Compliance Law
Gerry Sikorski
Government Relations Law
David C. Silver
Real Estate Law
Andrew W. Stephenson
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Construction Law
Jeffrey B. Stern
Real Estate Law
Janet R. Studley
Government Relations Law
Charles Welch Tiedemann
Real Estate Law
Charles D. Tobin
First Amendment Law
Media Law
Alan P. Vollmann
Real Estate Law
Steven Weber
Construction Law
Roderic Woodson
Municipal Law
West Palm Beach
Richard C. Hutchison
Commercial Litigation
David L. Perry
Corporate Law
Mark E. Raymond
Public Finance Law