221 Holland & Knight Attorneys Named the Best Lawyers in America for 2010
Miami, FL – August 4, 2009 – Holland & Knight is pleased to announce that 221 of the firm’s lawyers representing 50 different practice areas have been named by their peers to the 2010 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, Equipment Finance Law, Land Use & Zoning 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 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 and the (year) indicates the first year the attorney was listed on The Best Lawyers lists.
Atlanta
Alfred B. Adams III (2003)
Commercial Litigation
Personal Injury Litigation
Thomas B. Branch III (2005)
Personal Injury Litigation
Harold T. Daniel (2001)
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Laurie Webb Daniel (2001)
Appellate Law
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Gregory J. Digel (2003)
Commercial Litigation
Robert S. Highsmith, Jr. (2008)
Government Relations Law
Keith M. Wiener (2010)
Municipal Law
Bethesda
Robert Roland Harris (2007)
Land Use & Zoning Law
Real Estate Law
William Kominers (2007)
Land Use & Zoning Law
Real Estate Law
Boston
Scott E. Cooper (2008)
Real Estate Law
Kenneth B. Hoffman (2008)
Real Estate Law
Paul G. Lannon, Jr. (2008)
Education Law
Philip S. Lapatin (2007)
Real Estate Law
Shari Levitan (2006)
Trusts and Estates
Gael Mahony (1983) (25)
Commercial Litigation
Ieuan G. Mahony (2003)
Commercial Litigation
Stanley A. Martin (2007)
Construction Law
Miriam J. McKendall (2009)
Education Law
John J. Monaghan (2006)
Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
James Pollock (2006)
Corporate Law
Harold W. Potter, Jr. (2008)
Education Law
David Scott Sloan (2005)
Tax Law
Trusts and Estates
James D. Smeallie (2007)
Commercial Litigation
Education Law
Chicago
Barbara A. Adams (2007)
Government Relations Law
Thomas P. Arden (2009)
Intellectual Property Law
Steven M. Elrod (2005)
Government Relations Law
Land Use & Zoning Law
Real Estate Law
Victor P. Filippini, Jr. (2007)
Land Use & Zoning Law
Real Estate Law
Andrew R. Gelman (2007)
Trusts and Estates
Robert J. Labate (2007)
Entertainment Law
Bruce D. Loring (2007)
Real Estate Law
Elias N. Matsakis (2005)
Corporate Law
Christopher J. Murdoch (2005)
Commercial Litigation
John R. Mussman (2007)
Banking Law
Scott W. Petersen (2009)
Intellectual Property Law
Todd Schneider (2010)
Trusts and Estates
David Shayne (2010)
Trusts and Estates
Colin P. Smith (2005)
Personal Injury Litigation
Thomas R. Woodrow (2005)
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Larry M. Zanger (2006)
Information Technology Law
Intellectual Property Law
Fort Lauderdale
Deborah P. Goodall (2010)
Trusts and Estates
Stephen B. Moss (2007)
Real Estate Law
James M. Norman (2010)
Real Estate Law
Jeffrey Rubinger (2009)
Tax Law
William B. Sherman (2005)
Tax Law
Jacksonville
Michael A. Abel (2007)
Transportation Law
Mark G. Alexander (2010)
Labor and Employment Law
Robert J. Beckham (1987) (20)
Personal Injury Litigation
Professional Malpractice Law
Linden Kinder Cannon III (1995) (10)
Corporate Law
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Securities Law
Ivan A. Colao (2007)
Banking Law
George D. Gabel, Jr. (1993) (10)
First Amendment Law
Maritime Law
Media Law
Lawrence J. Hamilton II (2007)
Commercial Litigation
Transportation Law
Dominic C. MacKenzie (2008)
Personal Injury Litigation
Product Liability Litigation
James L. Main (2005)
Corporate Law
Tax Law
Frederick D. Page (2006)
Insurance Law
Intellectual Property Law
George E. Schulz, Jr. (1995) (10)
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Richard L. Stockton (1995) (10)
Trusts and Estates
Melissa S. Turra (2008)
Real Estate Law
Alan M. Weiss (2010)
Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
Paul Young (2010)
Real Estate Law
Lakeland
Richard B. Stephens (2007)
Public Finance Law
Edward W. Vogel III (2005)
Public Finance Law
Los Angeles
Francis W. Costello (2006)
International Trade and Finance Law
M. Katharine Davidson (2006)
Tax Law
Robert L. Ivey (2006)
Construction Law
Jerome L. Levine (2005)
Gaming Law
Native American Law
Richard E. Lyon (2010)
Intellectual Property Law
Teresa E. Poust (2006)
Gaming Law
Native American Law
Bruce S. Ross (1993) (10)
Trusts and Estates
McLean
Jocelyn West Brittin (2005)
Corporate Law
Information Technology Law
Thomas M. Brownell (2007)
Construction Law
Richard O. Duvall (1989) (20)
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Stuart Mendelsohn (2009)
Real Estate Law
William J. Mutryn (2005)
Corporate Law
Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Miami
Gregory A. Baldwin (2006)
Corporate Governance and Compliance Law
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Rodney H. Bell (2006)
Corporate Governance and Compliance Law
Corporate Law
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Securities Law
Christopher N. Bellows (2010)
Appellate Law
William R. Bloom (2009)
Real Estate Law
Sanford L. Bohrer (1993) (10)
Commercial Litigation
First Amendment Law
Media Law
Christopher W. Boyett (2003)
Trusts and Estates
Kelly-Ann G. Cartwright (2009)
Labor and Employment Law
Jose A. Casal (2005)
Commercial Litigation
International Arbitration
International Trade and Finance Law
Bruce Jay Colan (2007)
Venture Capital Law
J. Raul Cosio (2010)
Commercial Litigation
Maria T. Currier (2003)
Health Care Law
Robert J. Friedman (1995) (10)
Employee Benefits Law
Joseph G. Goldstein (2005)
Environmental Law
Land Use & Zoning Law
Real Estate Law
John F. Halula (2006)
Real Estate Law
Jorge L. Hernandez-Toraño (2005)
Corporate Law
Entertainment Law
Mitchell Eliot Herr (2006)
Commercial Litigation
Corporate Governance and Compliance Law
Securities Law
John M. Hogan (2005)
Commercial Litigation
Corporate Governance and Compliance Law
Criminal Defense: Non-White-Collar
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Marilyn J. Holifield (2006)
Commercial Litigation
Labor and Employment Law
Adolfo E. Jimenez (2008)
Commercial Litigation
International Arbitration
International Trade and Finance Law
Media Law
Judith M. Korchin (2006)
Commercial Litigation
Lyndall Lambert (2010)
Personal Injury Litigation
Juan J. Mayol Lopez, Jr. (2006)
Environmental Law
Land Use & Zoning Law
Real Estate Law
Louise McAlpin (2010)
Derivatives Law
Securities Law
George Mencio, Jr. (2003)
International Trade and Finance Law
Structured Finance Law
Transportation Law
Tracy A. Nichols (2003)
Commercial Litigation
Peter Prieto (2005)
Commercial Litigation
Corporate Governance and Compliance Law
Criminal Defense: Non-White-Collar
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
José E. Sirven (2003)
Banking Law
Corporate Law
Robert H. Smith (2010)
Real Estate Law
Steven Sonberg (2001)
Corporate Governance and Compliance Law
Corporate Law
Securities Law
Rodolfo Sorondo, Jr. (2005)
Appellate Law
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Lee Philip Teichner (2007)
Personal Injury Litigation
Andrew H. Weinstein (1989) (20)
Tax Law
James D. Wing (2009)
Commercial Litigation
New York
Frederick D. Braid (2003)
Labor and Employment Law
Randal R. Craft, Jr. (2007)
Mass Tort Litigation
Personal Injury Litigation
Product Liability Litigation
Randolph A. DelFranco (2005)
Corporate Law
Charles F. Gibbs (1991) (10)
Trusts and Estates
Nancy L. Hengen (2005)
International Trade and Finance Law
Maritime Law
James H. Hohenstein (2007)
Maritime Law
William J. Honan (1995) (10)
Maritime Law
Chester D. Hooper (1991) (10)
Maritime Law
Martin P. Miner (2007)
Real Estate Law
Lance D. Myers (2005)
Corporate Law
Edward A. Pisacreta (2010)
Technology Law
John F. Pritchard (2005)
Banking Law
Equipment Finance Law
Richard Raysman (2006)
Information Technology Law
Michael Starr (2008)
Labor and Employment Law
Robert D. Taisey (1995) (10)
Trusts and Estates
H. Barry Vasios (2005)
Commercial Litigation
Lawrence J. Wolk (2007)
Real Estate Law
Orlando
Charles W. Abbott (2006)
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Stephen Ball (2010)
Labor and Employment Law
Louis T. M. Conti (1995) (10)
Corporate Law
Tax Law
Scott J. Johnson (2007)
Commercial Litigation
Scott R. MacLeod (2007)
Corporate Law
Thomas M. McAleavey (2006)
Corporate Law
International Trade and Finance Law
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Securities Law
Brian A. McDowell (2008)
Commercial Litigation
Howell W. Melton, Jr. (2005)
Commercial Litigation
Judith M. Mercier (2008)
Media Law
Arthur Guy Neff, Jr. (2006)
Real Estate Law
James A. Park III (2010)
Real Estate Law
Rory C. Ryan (2009)
Environmental Law
James E. L. Seay (1999) (10)
Real Estate Law
Roger W. Sims (1995) (10)
Environmental Law
Land Use & Zoning Law
Water Law
Ben W. Subin (2008)
Construction Law
Eli H. Subin (1995) (10)
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Alberto F. Tellechea-Hermida (2007)
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Christopher J. Weiss (2006)
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Construction Law
William B. Wilson (1993) (10)
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Leighton D. Yates, Jr. (1995) (10)
Corporate Law
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Samuel J. Zusmann, Jr. (1991) (10)
Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
Portland
J. Alan Jensen (1993) (10)
Trusts and Estates
Mark A. von Bergen (2009)
Corporate Law
San Francisco
Jennifer L. Hernandez (2006)
Environmental Law
William B. Piels (2006)
Equipment Finance Law
Structured Finance Law
Matthew Vafidis (2005)
Maritime Law
Thomas A. Zimmer (2006)
Corporate Law
Equipment Finance Law
Structured Finance Law
Tallahassee
Martha W. Barnett (1995) (10)
Administrative Law
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Government Relations Law
Tax Law
Elizabeth L. Bevington (2007)
Advertising Law
Commercial Litigation
Lawrence N. Curtin (1995) (10)
Environmental Law
Natural Resources Law
Frederick R. Dudley (2007)
Trusts and Estates
James M. Ervin, Jr. (1999) (10)
Corporate Law
Tax Law
Stephen H. Grimes (2005)
Appellate Law
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Jerome Hoffman (2006)
Advertising Law
Antitrust Law
Commercial Litigation
Health Care Law
Thomas J. Jones (2006)
Insurance Law
David Bruce May, Jr. (2005)
Energy Law
Morris H. Miller (1999) (10)
Health Care Law
Shannon Hartsfield Salimone (2005)
Health Care Law
Lawrence E. Sellers (2005)
Administrative Law
Environmental Law
Water Law
Karen D. Walker (2006)
Administrative Law
Commercial Litigation
Tampa
Rod Anderson (2006)
Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
Chester E. Bacheller (1999) (10)
Corporate Governance and Compliance Law
Corporate Law
International Trade and Finance Law
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Securities Law
Anderson L. Baldy III (2003)
Corporate Law
Bernard A. Barton, Jr. (1995) (10)
Tax Law
Stacy D. Blank (2003)
Antitrust Law
Commercial Litigation
Noel R. Boeke (2009)
Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
Michael L. Chapman (2009)
Commercial Litigation
William B. deMeza, Jr. (2001)
Labor and Employment Law
William S. Dufoe (2006)
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Richard D. Eckhard (2005)
Real Estate Law
William Keith Fendrick (1999) (10)
Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
Leonard H. Gilbert (1993) (10)
Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
Commercial Litigation
Equipment Finance Law
Fred Grady (2010)
Commercial Litigation
Robert J. Grammig (1995) (10)
Corporate Governance and Compliance Law
Corporate Law
International Trade and Finance Law
Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
Securities Law
Richard B. Hadlow (1995) (10)
Corporate Governance and Compliance Law
Corporate Law
Securities Law
William F. Hamilton (2005)
Commercial Litigation
Intellectual Property Law
G. Calvin Hayes (2009)
Commercial Litigation
John Arthur Jones (1987) (20)
Trusts and Estates
Bradford D. Kimbro (2006)
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Edward F. Koren, Jr. (1987) (20)
Trusts and Estates
William R. Lane, Jr. (2007)
Trusts and Estates
Jack A. Levine (2001)
Tax Law
Frederick M. Rothenberg (1983) (25)
Employee Benefits Law
James H. Shimberg, Jr. (2007)
Land Use & Zoning Law
Real Estate Law
Charles L. Stutts (1995) (10)
Banking Law
Joseph H. Varner III (1999) (10)
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Charles A. Wachter (2008)
Commercial Litigation
Douglas A. Wright (2005)
Tax Law
Washington
Stephen A. Bogorad (2007)
Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
David W. Briggs (2010)
Real Estate Law
Christopher H. Collins (2008)
Land Use & Zoning Law
Amy L. Edwards (2009)
Environmental Law
Norman Glasgow, Jr. (2006)
Land Use & Zoning Law
Real Estate Law
Richard M. Gold (2008)
Government Relations Law
Steven D. Gordon (2005)
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Robert L. Gorham (1995) (10)
Real Estate Law
David S. Kahn (2006)
Real Estate Law
Richard E. Lear (2001)
Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
Robert C. MacKichan, Jr. (2008)
Real Estate Law
Whayne S. Quin (1983) (25)
Land Use & Zoning Law
Real Estate Law
Michael Ruane (2006)
Real Estate Law
Alban Salaman (2006)
Trusts and Estates
Tara A. Scanlon (2010)
Real Estate Law
Janis B. Schiff (2008)
Real Estate Law
William S. Sessions (2005)
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Corporate Governance and Compliance Law
Gerry Sikorski (2006)
Government Relations Law
David C. Silver (2006)
Real Estate Law
Andrew W. Stephenson (2005)
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Construction Law
Jeffrey B. Stern (2008)
Real Estate Law
Janet R. Studley (2005)
Government Relations Law
Charles W. Tiedemann (2007)
Real Estate Law
Charles D. Tobin (2006)
First Amendment Law
Media Law
Alan P. Vollmann (2008)
Real Estate Law
Steven J. Weber (2009)
Construction Law
Roderic Woodson (2007)
Municipal Law
West Palm Beach
Richard C. Hutchison (2006)
Commercial Litigation
David L. Perry, Jr. (2009)
Corporate Law
Mark E. Raymond (2006)
Public Finance Law
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