Seventy-Seven Holland & Knight Florida Attorneys Recognized by Super Lawyers
MIAMI (June 26, 2025) – Super Lawyers has named 40 attorneys in Holland & Knight's Florida offices "Super Lawyers" and 37 "Rising Stars" for 2025. Additionally, several of the firm's attorneys were ranked among the "Top 100," "Top 50" and the "Top 10."
Published annually by Thomson Reuters, 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 100," "Top 50" and "Top 10" 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
Brian H. Koch (Business Litigation)
Rising Stars
Julie Blackmore (Mergers & Acquisitions)
Suzanne Busser (Business Litigation)
Alexander Dudley (Business Litigation)
Jacksonville
Super Lawyers
Jason E. Havens (Nonprofit Organizations)
Frank Morreale (Business Litigation)
Laura B. Renstrom (Civil Litigation: Defense)
Rising Stars
Matthew Borello (Civil Litigation: Defense)
Michael Decembrino (Business Litigation)
Lindsey Grubbs (Real Estate)
Daniel Mahfood (Appellate)
Emily McWey (Business Litigation)
Miami
Super Lawyers
Cary Aronovitz (Business Litigation)
Christopher N. Bellows (Appellate)
Christopher N. Boyett (Estate Planning & Probate)
Brian A. Briz (Business Litigation)
Kelly-Ann G. Cartwright (Employment & Labor)
Jose A. Casal (Business Litigation)
Maria T. Currier (Health Care)
Jesus E. Cuza (Business Litigation)
Frances G. De La Guardia (Appellate)
Adolfo E. Jimenez (International)
Tiffani G. Lee (Business Litigation)
Kevin E. Packman (Tax)
Cristina Papanikos (Estate & Trust Litigation)
Scott Ponce (Class Action & Mass Torts)
Miriam Soler Ramos (State, Local & Municipal)
Lee P. Teichner (Products Liability)
Rising Stars
Sydney Alexander (General Litigation)
Shawn Amuial (Real Estate)
Alejandro J. Arias (Land Use/Zoning)
Annelise Del Rivero (Business Litigation)
Johnny ElHachem (Gaming)
Evan Friedland (Mergers & Acquisitions)
Vanessa Lopez (Business Litigation)
Amanda Naldjieff (Land Use/Zoning)
Alessandria San Roman (Land Use/Zoning)
Benjamin Tyler (Business Litigation)
Brandon T. White (Consumer Law)
Orlando
Super Lawyers
Glenn A. Adams (Tax)
Christopher C. Brockman (Real Estate)
David E. Cannella (Business Litigation) *Orlando Top 50*
Suzanne E. Gilbert (Business Litigation) *Orlando Top 50*
Chris N. Kolos (Products Liability)
Judith M. Mercier (Business Litigation)
Ben W. Subin (Construction Litigation) *Orlando Top 50*
Rising Stars
Garrison Cohen (Business Litigation)
Daniel J. Kavanaugh (Civil Litigation: Defense)
Kristin Royal (Business Litigation)
Tom Stephenson (Health Care)
Tallahassee
Super Lawyers
Shannon B. Hartsfield (Health Care)
Lawrence E. Sellers, Jr. (Environmental)
Karen D. Walker (Government Contracts)
Tampa
Super Lawyers
Jason H. Baruch (Business Litigation)
Stacy D. Blank (Appellate)
Noel R. Boeke (Bankruptcy: Business)
Brandon Faulkner (Business Litigation)
Shane A. Hart (Estate Planning & Probate)
Bradford D. Kimbro (Alternative Dispute Resolution) *Top 100* *Tampa Top 50*
Paul A. McDermott (Business Litigation)
Joseph A. Varner III (Business Litigation) *Top 10* *Top 100* *Tampa Top 50*
Rising Stars
Joseph Altieri (Mergers & Acquisitions)
Daniel Buchholz (Business Litigation)
Anne Kelley Colbert (Business Litigation)
Patrick Duffey (Estate Planning & Probate)
Brian Goldenberg (Business Litigation)
Katharine Griffiths (Closely Held Business)
Jessica Kramer (Civil Litigation: Defense)
David Lisko (General Litigation)
Paul Punzone (Business Litigation)
Nicole Ballante Rankin (Business Litigation)
Kendall Wilson (Mergers & Acquisitions)
West Palm Beach
Super Lawyers
William N. Shepherd (Criminal Defense: White Collar)
David Spector (General Litigation)
Rising Stars
Matthew L. Brust (Mergers & Acquisitions)
Henry A. Moreno (Alternative Dispute Resolution)
Kayla Pragid (Business Litigation)