Press Release
June 4, 2020

Ninety-Seven Holland & Knight Florida Attorneys Recognized by Super Lawyers

MIAMI (June 4, 2020)Super Lawyers has named 76 attorneys in Holland & Knight's Florida offices "Super Lawyers" and 21 "Rising Stars" for 2020. Additionally, several of the firm's attorneys were ranked among the "Top 10," "Top 100" and the "Top 50 Women."

Super Lawyers is a rating service that annually identifies outstanding lawyers in all 50 states and Washington, D.C., from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The selection process includes independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations.

The "Top 10," "Top 100" and the "Top 50 Women" lists are comprised of attorneys who received the highest points during Florida Super Lawyers' nomination, research and blue-ribbon review process.

The following lawyers were named in their respective practice area this year:

Fort Lauderdale

Super Lawyers
Sandra L. Heller (Insurance Coverage)
Brian H. Koch (Business Litigation)
Erika R. Royal (Employee Litigation: Defense)

Rising Star
Joshua R. Levenson (Estate & Trust Litigation)

Jacksonville

Super Lawyers
Lawrence J. Hamilton II (Business Litigation)
Jason E. Havens (Estate Planning & Probate)
Frederick J. Lotterhos (Business Litigation)
Jerome W. Hoffman (Antitrust Litigation)
George (Buddy) Schulz, Jr. (General Litigation)
Richard L. Stockton (Estate Planning & Probate)

Rising Stars
Daniel Mahfood (Appellate)
Edward S. Sarnowski (Business/Corporate)

Miami

Super Lawyers
Brett A. Barfield (Business Litigation)
Daniel J. Barsky (Intellectual Property Litigation)
David A. Barkus (Mergers & Acquisitions)
Christopher N. Bellows (Appellate)
Sanford L. Bohrer (Business Litigation)
Christopher N. Boyett (Estate Planning & Probate)
Kelly-Ann G. Cartwright (Employment & Labor)
Jose A. Casal (Business Litigation)
Maria T. Currier (Healthcare)
Jesus E. Cuza (Business Litigation) *Top 100* *Miami Top 100*
Frances G. De La Guardia (Appellate)
Edward Diaz (Employment & Labor)
Marilyn J. Holifield (Employment Litigation: Defense)
Adolfo E. Jimenez (International)
Tiffani G. Lee (Business Litigation)
Joseph Mamounas (International)
Tracy A. Nichols (Securities Litigation)
Kevin E. Packman (Tax)
Scott Ponce (Class Action & Mass Torts)
Ira N. Rosner (Securities & Corporate Finance)
Jose E. Sirven (Banking)
Rodolfo Sorondo, Jr. (Appellate)
Lee P. Teichner (Personal Injury Defense: Products)
Andrew H. Weinstein (Tax)

Rising Stars
Shawn Amuial (Real Estate)
Jose Avila (Business/Corporate)
Matthew Grosack (Business Litigation)
Kyle T. Hershey (Business/Corporate)
Manuel Miranda (Securities Litigation)
Sean Tevel (Tax)

Orlando

Super Lawyers
Glenn A. Adams (Tax)
Stephen T. Ball (Employment & Labor)
Christopher C. Brockman (Real Estate)
Michael R. Candes (Construction Litigation)
David E. Cannella (Business Litigation) *Orlando Top 50*
Suzanne E. Gilbert (Business Litigation) *Top 50 Women* *Orlando Top 50*
Chris N. Kolos (Personal Injury Defense: Products) *Orlando Top 50*
Tom McAleavey (Securities & Corporate Finance)
Brian A. McDowell (Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights)
Judith M. Mercier (Business Litigation)
Jaime Billotte Moses (Appellate) *Top 50 Women* *Orlando Top 50*
J. Keith Ramsey (Construction Litigation)
James E.L. Seay (Real Estate)
Ben W. Subin (Construction Litigation) *Orlando Top 50*

Rising Stars
Kyla Baker (Real Estate)
Austin Thacker (Construction Litigation)

Tallahassee

Super Lawyers
Lawrence N. Curtin (Environmental)
Mark K. Delegal (Government Relations)
James M. Ervin, Jr. (Tax)
Shannon Hartsfield (Healthcare)
George N. Meros, Jr. (Civil Litigation: Defense)
Lawrence E. Sellers, Jr. (Environmental) *Top 100*
Karen D. Walker (Government Contracts)

Rising Stars
Tiffany Roddenberry (Appellate)
Tara Price (Business Litigation)

Tampa

Super Lawyers
Bernard A. Barton, Jr. (Tax)
Jason H. Baruch (Business Litigation)
Stacy D. Blank (Appellate)
Noel R. Boeke (Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights)
Louis T.M. Conti (Mergers & Acquisitions)
William B. deMeza, Jr. (Employment & Labor)
Richard D. Eckhard (Real Estate)
Brandon Faulkner (Business Litigation)
W. Keith Fendrick (Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights)
Leonard H. Gilbert (Banking)
Robert J. Grammig (Securities & Corporate Finance)
Richard B. Hadlow (Business/Corporate)
Shane A. Hart (Estate Planning & Probate)
Bradford D. Kimbro (Business Litigation) *Top 100* *Tampa Top 50*
Edward F. Koren (Estate Planning & Probate)
Latour "LT" Lafferty (Criminal Defense: White Collar)
William R. Lane, Jr. (Estate Planning & Probate)
Paul A. McDermott (Business Litigation)
Joseph A. Varner III (Business Litigation) *Top 10* *Top 100* * Tampa Top 50*
Charles Wachter (Class Action/Mass Torts)
Douglas A. Wright (Business/Corporate)

Rising Stars
Patrick M. Chidnese (Business Litigation)
Patrick Duffey (Estate Planning & Probate)
David Lisko (General Litigation)
Alexander Olama (Tax)
Anthony Palermo (Business Litigation)

West Palm Beach

Super Lawyers
William N. Shepherd (Criminal Defense: White Collar)

Rising Stars
Andrew Loewenstein (Business Litigation)
Kayla Pragid (Healthcare)
Caitlin F. Saladrigas (Healthcare)

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