(March 2, 2010) – James O. “Joby” Birr III, Scott W. Dangler and Luna E. Phillips have been named shareholders in Gunster’s Jacksonville and Fort Lauderdale offices respectively.

Birr, who joined the firm in 2008, concentrates his areas of practice in construction law and commercial litigation. He is board certified in construction law and was named a Florida Super Lawyer’s Rising Star in 2009. He is a member of the Jacksonville Bar Association and is on the Board of Directors for the Jacksonville Public Library.

Dangler, who joined the firm in 2000, concentrates his area of practice in intellectual property litigation, computer and internet law and antitrust litigation in the firm’s Business Litigation practice. He is a graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law and is admitted to the Florida Bar, U.S. District Court for the Southern, Middle and Northern Districts of Florida, as well as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.

Phillips, a Board Certified attorney, concentrates her practice exclusively in the areas of environmental and administrative law. Practicing law for 15 years, Phillips is a frequent lecturer on Florida water law and related environmental topics. She has earned the LEED Accredited Professional designation through the U.S. Green Building Council and has been named a Florida Super Lawyer’s Rising Star and to Florida Trend’s Legal Elite for Environmental Law. Prior to joining Gunster in 2007, Phillips was a senior attorney for the South Florida Water Management District. Phillips is a graduate of Mercer University Law School and is licensed to practice in Florida and Georgia.

About Gunster
Established in 1925, Gunster is a full-service Florida law firm with eight 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 services clients from its offices in Fort Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Miami, Palm Beach, Stuart, Tallahassee, Vero Beach and its headquarters in West Palm Beach with 140 attorneys and 200 committed support staff.

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