WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (April 20, 2017) – Gunster, one of Florida’s oldest and largest full-service business law firms, is pleased to announce that 65 of its attorneys have been selected for the Best Lawyers in America list for 2017.
In addition, 10 Gunster attorneys in nine different practice areas and four different geographic regions within Florida have been named Lawyers of the Year by Best Lawyers. This sublist is exclusive: only one lawyer in a particular practice area and geographic region is selected each year.
2017 Lawyers of the Year
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| Debra Boje trusts & estates litigation, Tampa |
Amy Boulris eminent domain & condemnation law, Miami |
Elaine Bucher trusts & estates, West Palm Beach |
Lisa Schneider trusts & estates litigation, West Palm Beach |
Sarah Tobocman immigration law, Miami |
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| G. Joseph Curley labor & employment litigation, West Palm Beach |
Simon Ferro government relations practice, Miami |
Bruce Lamb health care law, Tampa |
Alan S. Lederman tax litigation & controversy, Fort Lauderdale |
Brian Seymour land use & zoning litigation, West Palm Beach |
The following attorneys are included on the 2017 ‘Best Lawyers in America’ list:
Administrative/Regulatory Law
Beth Keating
George S. LeMieux
Banking and Finance Law
Michael V. Mitrione
David M. Wells
Bet-the-Company Litigation
G. Joseph Curley
David M. Wells
Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
Michael R. Freed
Michael V. Mitrione
Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
Michael V. Mitrione
Commercial Litigation
Jack Aiello
David R. Atkinson Jr.
Nicole K. Atkinson
Michael Cavendish
Linda A. Conahan
Angel A. Cortinas
G. Joseph Curley
Michael R. Freed
William K. Hill
Thomas R. Julin
George S. LeMieux
John W. Little III
Edward A. Marod
Raymond V. Miller
Stephen C. Page
Joseph L. Raia
Joseph G. Santoro
Gregor J. Schwinghammer Jr.
Brian M. Seymour
David M. Wells
Construction Law
David M. Wells
Corporate Governance Law
Gregory K. Bader
Corporate Law
David G. Bates
Thomas A. Hickey
Michael V. Mitrione
Mark J. Scheer
Robert C. White Jr.
Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
Amy Brigham Boulris
John W. Little III
Juan M. Muñiz
Brian M. Seymour
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
James B. Davis
Employment Law – Individuals
Michael R. Freed
Employment Law – Management
Arturo Ross
Energy Law
Charles A. Guyton
Beth Keating
Environmental Law
Rick J. Burgess
Terry Cole
M. Lynn Pappas
Luna E. Phillips
First Amendment Law
Thomas R. Julin
Government Relations Practice
Simon Ferro
Gregory M. Munson
Allison E. Turnbull
J. Larry Williams
Health Care Law
Bruce D. Lamb
Immigration Law
Sarah Lea Tobocman
Labor Law – Management
Arturo Ross
Land Use and Zoning Law
Simon Ferro
John W. Little III
M. Lynn Pappas
Allison E. Turnbull
Litigation – Antitrust
David M. Wells
Litigation – Banking and Finance
Michael Cavendish
Linda A. Conahan
William K. Hill
David M. Wells
Litigation – Construction
David M. Wells
Litigation – Environmental
Rick J. Burgess
Litigation – First Amendment
Thomas R. Julin
Litigation – Intellectual Property
David R. Atkinson Jr.
Stephen C. Page
Litigation – Labor and Employment
G. Joseph Curley
Joseph G. Santoro
Litigation – Land Use and Zoning
John W. Little III
Brian M. Seymour
Litigation – Patent
David R. Atkinson Jr.
Litigation – Real Estate
David R. Atkinson Jr.
Nicole K. Atkinson
Linda A. Conahan
Stephen C. Page
David M. Wells
Litigation – Securities
David M. Wells
Litigation – Trust and Estates
Nicole K. Atkinson
Debra L. Boje
John Cole*
William T. Hennessey
Thomas M. Karr
Stephen C. Page
Lisa A. Schneider
Michael D. Simon
Litigation and Controversy – Tax
Alan S. Lederman
Adi Rappoport
Media Law
Thomas R. Julin
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
David G. Bates
Real Estate Law
Lewis F. Crippen
Heidi Davis Knapik
Danielle DeVito-Hurley
Paul K. Hines
Daniel M. Mackler
Frank E. Miller
M. Lynn Pappas
H. William Perry
James B. Soble
Allison E. Turnbull
Securities / Capital Markets Law
Mahesh H. Nanwani
Tax Law
James B. Davis
Mary E. Karr
Alan S. Lederman
Martin R. Press
Mark J. Scheer
Stephen G. Vogelsang
Technology Law
David G. Bates
Robert C. White Jr.
Trusts and Estates
Debra L. Boje
Elaine M. Bucher
James B. Davis
Daniel A. Hanley
William T. Hennessey
Lisa A. Schneider
Stephen G. Vogelsang
Utilities Law
Lila A. Jaber
*new to list in 2017
Best Lawyers’ annual list is compiled as a result of peer-review surveys and is published in almost 70 countries around the world. Inclusion in the 2017 edition of Best Lawyers was based on millions of evaluations of lawyers by other lawyers.
Best Lawyers has partnered with U.S. News & World Report to rank law firms in the United States for its annual Best Law Firms list, on which Gunster has consistently ranked well across many practice areas over the years. Best Law Firms’ first edition was published in 2010.
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About Gunster
Gunster, Florida’s law firm for business, provides full-service legal counsel to leading organizations and individuals from its 13 offices statewide. Established in 1925, the firm has expanded, diversified and evolved, but always with a singular focus: Florida and its clients’ stake in it. A magnet for business-savvy attorneys who embrace collaboration for the greatest advantage of clients, Gunster’s growth has not been at the expense of personalized service but because of it. The firm serves clients from its offices in Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Miami, Naples, Orlando, Palm Beach, Stuart, Tallahassee, Tampa Bayshore, Tampa Downtown, Vero Beach, and its headquarters in West Palm Beach. With more than 280 attorneys and consultants, and over 290 committed professional staff, Gunster is ranked among the National Law Journal’s list of the 500 largest law firms and has been recognized as one of the Top 100 Diverse Law Firms by Law360. More information about its practice areas, offices and insider’s view newsletters is available at www.gunster.com.
Contact:
Jenni Garrison
Director of Business Development & Corporate Communications
561-804-4350, [email protected]
