Foley & Lardner LLP announced that 18 attorneys have been named 2017 Florida Super Lawyers. In addition, nine attorneys have been named 2017 Florida Rising Stars. Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The selection process is multi-phased and includes independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations.
The Jacksonville attorneys named 2017 Florida Super Lawyers and their primary practices are:
- David Cook, Real Estate
- Gardner Davis, Business/Corporate
- Kevin Hyde, Employment & Labor
- John Tucker, Business Litigation
The Miami attorneys named 2017 Florida Super Lawyers and their primary practices are:
- Mark Neuberger, Employment & Labor
- Mary Leslie Smith, Business/Corporate
The Orlando attorneys named 2017 Florida Super Lawyers and their primary practices are:
- Kimberly Ashby, Construction Litigation
- Edmund Baxa, Construction Litigation
- Kevin Fowler, Construction Litigation
- Michael Gay, Business Litigation
- John (Jack) Lord, Employment & Labor
The Tampa attorneys named 2017 Florida Super Lawyers and their primary practices are:
- Thomas Little, Real Estate
- Michael Matthews, Criminal Defense: White Collar
- Fred Ridley, Real Estate
- Debra Smietanski, Estate & Probate
- Stephen Szabo, Real Estate
- Steven Vazquez, Securities & Corporate Finance
- Mark Wolfson, Bankruptcy: Business
The Jacksonville attorneys named 2017 Florida Rising Stars and their primary practices are:
- Emily O’Leary, Business Litigation
- W. Christopher Rabil, Real Estate
- John Wolfel, Securities & Corporate Finance
The Miami attorneys named 2017 Florida Rising Stars and their primary practices are:
- Angelica Boutwell, Business Litigation
The Tampa attorneys named 2017 Florida Rising Stars and their primary practices are:
- Jamil Daoud, Estate & Probate
- T.J. Ferrante, Health Care
- Rachael Greenstein, Real Estate
- Nathaniel Lacktman, Health Care
- Lauren Valiente, Business Litigation
The Super Lawyers list is issued by Thomson Reuters. A description of the selection methodology can be found here.