62 at Gunster honored by 2017 Florida Super Lawyers, including only woman in ‘Top 10’

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (June 27, 2017) – Gunster, one of Florida’s oldest and largest full-service business law firms, is pleased to announce that 40 of its attorneys have been included in the 2017 Florida Super Lawyers list, and an additional 22 were named Rising Stars – twice as many Rising Stars as last year.

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.

Notably, Elaine Bucher’s addition to the “Top 10 lawyers in Florida” list marks the first time a Gunster attorney has made it to that particular list – and she’s the only woman on the 2017 list.

Gunster standout honorees in 2017 are:

	Trusts/estate planning attorney Elaine Bucher: Top 10 lawyers in Florida Top 50 women lawyers in Florida Top 100 lawyers in Florida Top 100 lawyers in South Florida
	First Amendment lawyer Thomas R. Julin: Top 100 lawyers in Florida Top 100 lawyers in South Florida
	Business litigator William K. Hill: Top 100 lawyers in South Florida

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 2017 Florida Super Lawyers honorees (those with an asterisk have made the list at least 10 years):

Appellate Kenneth B. Bell Business Litigation William E. Adams Jr. David R. Atkinson Jr. Linda A. Conahan* G. Joseph Curley Jr.* Michael R. Freed Jorge D. Guttman William K. Hill* George S. LeMieux Edward A. Marod Stephen C. Page* Greg Schwinghammer Preethi Sekharan David M. Wells* Eminent Domain Amy Brigham Boulris* John W. Little III* Juan Matias Muniz

Employee Benefits/ERISA James B. Davis* Employment Litigation: Defense Joseph G. Santoro Environmental Terry Cole* Simon Ferro Estate & Trust Litigation John P. Cole William Hennessey Thomas M. Karr* Steven A. Lessne John C. Moran Michael D. Simon*

Estate & Probate Debra L. Boje* Elaine M. Bucher* Seth R. Kaplan Mary Karr Lisa A. Schneider* Stephen G. Vogelsang* Health Care Bruce D. Lamb* Land Use/Zoning Brian M. Seymour Media & Advertising Thomas Julin* Mergers & Acquisitions Gregory K. Bader David G. Bates* Michael V. Mitrione* Mahesh H. Nanwani

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 2017 Rising Stars honorees:

Business/Corporate Stephanie Quinones Business Litigation Michael B. Green Aaron Jay Horowitz Sara N. Huff Jonathan Kaskel Amy Levenberg Lauren Purdy Employment & Labor Roger Feicht Holly L. Griffin Keith E. Sonderling

Estate & Probate Elizabeth Bowers Alyse Reiser Comiter Joshua Goldglantz Estate & Trust Litigation Nicklaus J. Curley Jamison C. Evert Cristina Papanikos Immigration: Business Mariana R. Ribeiro

Land Use / Zoning Allison E. Turnbull Mergers & Acquisitions Joseph P. Chase Securities & Corporate Finance Gustav L. Schmidt Tax Matthew Comiter Daniel J. Glassman

Super Lawyers recognizes outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas. The selection process includes independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations.

In 2016, Gunster had a total of 50 Florida Super Lawyers honorees (39 + 11 Rising Stars).

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.

Gunster attorney and Florida Super Lawyer honoree David Bates was further recognized in the 2017 magazine, with a profile on his nature photography. Where the wild things are is a collection of Bates’ photographs, along with his musings on the craft of photographing wildlife. Read it now.

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