61 Gunster Attorneys Honored by 2020 Florida Super Lawyers

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (July 16, 2020) – Gunster, one of Florida’s oldest and largest full-service business law firms, is pleased to announce that more than 30% of Gunster attorneys were recognized as Florida Super Lawyers honorees.

In 2020, 41 Gunster attorneys were included in the 2020 Florida Super Lawyers list, and an additional 20 were named Rising Stars.  Super Lawyers recognizes outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas. The selection process includes independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations.

“Best of the Best”

Lawyers who receive the highest point totals during the annual selection process are further recognized in Florida Super Lawyers’ “Best of the Best” top lists.

Gunster standout honorees in 2020 are:

Estate & Probate attorney Elaine M. Bucher:

• Top 100 lawyers in Florida
• Top 50 women lawyers in Florida
• Top 100 lawyers in Miami

Business Litigation attorney Michael R. Freed:

• Top 25 lawyers in Jacksonville

Business Litigation attorney Michael G. Tanner:

• Top 100 lawyers in Florida
• Top 25 lawyers in Jacksonville

Business Litigation attorney David M. Wells:

• Top 25 lawyers in Jacksonville

Business Litigation attorney John A. Schifino:

• Top 100 lawyers in Florida
• Top 50 lawyers in Tampa Bay

Florida Super Lawyers

Florida Super Lawyers recognizes up to 5 percent of the state’s attorneys who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement.

Here are Gunster’s 2020 Florida Super Lawyers honorees (those with an asterisk have made the list at least 10 years):

Appellate	Employee Benefits	Health Care
Kenneth B. Bell	James B. Davis	William P. Dillon
		Bruce D. Lamb
Business Litigation	Employment Litigation Defense
William E. Adams Jr.	Joseph G. Santoro	Land Use/ Zoning
David R. Atkinson Jr.		Brian Seymour*
Linda A. Conahan	Environmental
Michael R. Freed*	Gregory M. Munson	Media/Advertising
Jorge D. Guttman	John P. Cole	Thomas R. Julin
William K. Hill	William T. Henneseey III
George S. LeMieux	Thomas M. Karr	Mergers & Acquisitions
Edward A. Marod	Steven A. Lessne	David G. Bates
John B.T. Murray Jr.	John C. Moran	Joseph P. Chase
Traci H. Rollins*	Michael D. Simon	Michael V. Mitrione
John A. Schifino		Mahesh H. Nanwani*
Michael G. Tanner	Estate & Probate
David M. Wells	Debra Boje	Securities Litigation
	Elaine M. Bucher	William J. Schifino Jr.
Eminent Domain	Seth R. Kaplan
John W. Little III	Mary Karr
Juan M. Muñiz	Louis Nostro Jr.
	Lisa A. Schneider
	Brian C. Sparks

Rising Stars

Florida Super Lawyers also recognizes Rising Stars, which represent fewer than 2.5 percent of the state’s lawyers under the age of 40, or who have practiced law for fewer than 10 years, and who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement.

Here are Gunster’s 2020 Rising Stars honorees:

Business/Corporate	Employment & Labor	Estate & Trust Litigation
Stephanie Quinones	Roger Feicht	Nicklaus J. Curley
	Holly G. Goodman	Jamison C. Evert
Business Litigation
Justin Bennett	Environmental	Health Care
Michael B. Green	Deborah K. Madden	Samantha Prokop
Joshua A. Levine
Megan K. Moon	Estate & Probate	Professional Liability Defense
Jonathan K. Osborne	Elizabeth Bowers	Stephen C. Richman
Lauren V. Purdy	Alyse R. Comiter	Amy S.L. Terwilleger
Asghar A. Syed	Joshua N. Goldglantz
		Tax Law
		Matthew M. Comiter

The firm’s attorneys continue to maintain a strong presence among lawyers listed by organizations such as Florida Trend’s Legal Elite, Best Lawyers in America, and Chambers USA’s Leaders in Their Field.

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