WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (August 15, 2013) – Gunster, one of Florida’s oldest and largest full-service business law firms, is pleased to announce that about half of all its shareholders have been listed in The Best Lawyers in America for 2014. Best Lawyers conducts extensive peer-review surveys in which tens of thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their peers. Four of Gunster’s commercial litigation attorneys are new to the list in 2014, and many were named in multiple categories.
Significantly, three Gunster attorneys were honored as 2014 Lawyers of the Year:
West Palm Beach Litigation – Land Use & Zoning |
Miami Environmental Law |
Jacksonville Litigation – Construction |
The following attorneys are included on the 2014 Best Lawyers in America list:
Administrative/Regulatory Law Beth Keating – Tallahassee George S. LeMieux – Fort Lauderdale Marcia Parker Tjoflat – Jacksonville Bet-the-Company Litigation Linda A. Conahan – Fort Lauderdale G. Joseph Curley – West Palm Beach Robert T. Scott – West Palm Beach David M. Wells – Jacksonville Commercial Litigation Jack Aiello – West Palm Beach David R. Atkinson Jr. – West Palm Beach Nicole K. Atkinson – West Palm Beach Michael Cavendish – Jacksonville Linda A. Conahan – Fort Lauderdale G. Joseph Curley – West Palm Beach William K. Hill – Miami George S. LeMieux – Fort Lauderdale John W. Little III – West Palm Beach Edward A. Marod* – West Palm Beach Raymond V. Miller* – Miami Joseph L. Raia – Miami Joseph G. Santoro* – West Palm Beach Gregor J. Schwinghammer Jr.* – West Palm Beach Robert T. Scott – West Palm Beach David M. Wells – Jacksonville Construction Law Edward M. Whelan – Jacksonville Corporate Law David G. Bates – West Palm Beach Michael V. Mitrione – West Palm Beach Mark J. Scheer – Miami Robert C. White Jr. – Fort Lauderdale Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law Amy Brigham Boulris – Miami John W. Little III – West Palm Beach Juan M. Muñiz – Miami Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law James B. Davis – Fort Lauderdale Energy Law Charles A. Guyton – Tallahassee Beth Keating – Tallahassee Environmental Law James R. Brindell – West Palm Beach Rick J. Burgess – Fort Lauderdale Terry Cole – Tallahassee Donald R. Hall – Fort Lauderdale M. Lynn Pappas – Jacksonville Luna E. Phillips – Fort Lauderdale Marcia Parker Tjoflat – Jacksonville Government Relations Practice Simon Ferro – Miami J. Larry Williams – Tallahassee Health Law Bruce D. Lamb – Tampa Immigration Law Sarah Lea Tobocman – Miami Land Use & Zoning Law James R. Brindell – West Palm Beach Simon Ferro – Miami Donald R. Hall – Fort Lauderdale M. Lynn Pappas – Jacksonville Litigation – Banking & Finance Michael Cavendish – Jacksonville Linda A. Conahan – Fort Lauderdale William K. Hill – Miami David Wells – Jacksonville Litigation – Construction David M. Wells – Jacksonville Edward M. Whelan – Jacksonville |
Litigation – Environmental Rick J. Burgess – Fort Lauderdale Litigation – Intellectual Property David R. Atkinson Jr. – West Palm Beach Litigation – Labor & Employment G. Joseph Curley – West Palm Beach Joseph G. Santoro – West Palm Beach Litigation – Land Use & Zoning James R. Brindell – West Palm Beach Donald R. Hall – Fort Lauderdale Brian M. Seymour – West Palm Beach Litigation – Patent David R. Atkinson Jr. – West Palm Beach Litigation – Real Estate David R. Atkinson Jr. – West Palm Beach Nicole K. Atkinson – West Palm Beach Linda A. Conahan – Fort Lauderdale Robert T. Scott – West Palm Beach David M. Wells – Jacksonville Litigation – Securities Robert T. Scott – West Palm Beach David M. Wells – Jacksonville Litigation – Trust & Estates Nicole K. Atkinson – West Palm Beach Debra L. Boje – Tampa Fabienne Fahnestock – Fort Lauderdale William T. Hennessey – West Palm Beach Michael D. Simon – West Palm Beach Litigation & Controversy – Tax Alan S. Lederman – Fort Lauderdale Adi Rappoport – West Palm Beach Mergers & Acquisitions Law David G. Bates – West Palm Beach Real Estate Law Lewis F. Crippen – West Palm Beach Danielle DeVito-Hurley – Fort Lauderdale Donald R. Hall – Fort Lauderdale Paul K. Hines – West Palm Beach Daniel M. Mackler – Fort Lauderdale Frank E. Miller – Jacksonville M. Lynn Pappas – Jacksonville H. William Perry – West Palm Beach James B. Soble – Tampa Cynthia C. Spall – West Palm Beach Securities/Capital Markets Law Mahesh H. Nanwani – Miami Tax Law James B. Davis – Fort Lauderdale Alan S. Lederman – Fort Lauderdale Martin R. Press – Fort Lauderdale Mark J. Scheer – Miami Stephen G. Vogelsang – West Palm Beach Technology Law David G. Bates – West Palm Beach Kevin M. Levy – Miami Robert C. White Jr. – Fort Lauderdale Trusts and Estates Debra L. Boje – Tampa Elaine M. Bucher – West Palm Beach James B. Davis – Fort Lauderdale Daniel A. Hanley – Palm Beach William T. Hennessey – West Palm Beach Lisa A. Schneider – West Palm Beach Stephen G. Vogelsang – West Palm Beach Utilities Law Lila A. Jaber – Tallahassee |
*new to list in 2014
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About Gunster
Established in 1925, Gunster is a full-service Florida law firm with 11 offices around the state providing counsel to leading businesses and individuals. Our statewide presence and culture reflect the firm’s status as Florida’s law firm for business. Gunster serves clients from its offices in Fort Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Miami, Orlando, Palm Beach, Stuart, Tallahassee, Tampa, The Florida Keys, Vero Beach and its headquarters in West Palm Beach. With more than 150 attorneys and 200 committed support staff, Gunster is ranked among the National Law Journal’s list of the 350 largest law firms.
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