Revered as one of the nation’s best trial lawyers, trailblazing attorney Steve Yerrid reflects on some of his most significant achievements in more than four decades in the courtroom.
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Steve Yerrid and the Yerrid Law Firm continued a 40-plus-year tradition of excellence in all areas of civil trial law as courts safely reopened in 2022. The firm further solidified its local and national reputation for leadership in and out of the courtroom—from representing clients in high-stakes legal matters to supporting multiple philanthropic causes with both time and funding.
Headquartered in Tampa and serving clients throughout Florida, Yerrid and his firm have secured several billions of dollars in verdicts, settlements and judgments for clients. This includes more than 300 individual recoveries in excess of $1 million in the areas of catastrophic injury, product liability, construction defects, medical malpractice, premises liability as well as trucking and motor vehicle accidents and various types of civil litigation.
“The firm is comprised of true leaders in the legal and local community who have their feet planted firmly in the ground,” said Yerrid, who has been continuously included since 1989 in The Best Lawyers in America® for multiple practice areas
including Personal Injury Litigation and Medical Malpractice Law. Additionally, he has been named a “Lawyer of the Year” by Best Lawyers ® in Tampa for both Personal Injury Litigation in 2014 and Medical Malpractice Law in 2012 and again in 2015 on behalf of plaintiffs. “Through our successes and advocacy I believe we have helped create a safer environment for clients, our citizenry and future generations.”
Under Yerrid’s leadership, the firm has taken on some of the largest and most well-funded entities in the country, almost always with favorable results. These achievements date back to the 1990s, when Yerrid was appointed by the late Gov. Lawton Chiles as the youngest member of the 11-member “Dream Team” of private lawyers and took a leading role in Florida’s landmark lawsuit against the previously unbeaten cigarette industry. The case resulted in the biggest monetary settlement in U.S. history at the time, ultimately topping $17 billion. It also resulted in drastic advertising restrictions and prohibitions against pandering to
America’s youth.
Currently, Yerrid and the firm represent the family of fallen Tampa Master Police Officer Jesse Madsen, who was killed while protecting his community on March 9, 2021. Madsen was off-duty and driving home around 1 a.m. that morning when he received a call about a driver recklessly traveling the wrong way on Interstate 275. Within one minute of the call, Officer Madsen intercepted the vehicle and selflessly and intentionally drove head-on into the wrong way driver, resulting in a fatal collision. This heroic act protected a woman who would have lost her life if not for his sacrifice.
In late June 2022, Yerrid filed a wrongful death suit on behalf of widow Danyelle Madsen and her young children against the Florida Department of Transportation and one of its private contractors for creating what he refers to as a “foreseeable zone of risk.”
“Had the safety apparatuses and alarms functioned properly, the wrong-way driver could and should have been stopped from entering the Busch Boulevard exit ramp,
and Officer Madsen might still be with his wife and children today,” Yerrid added.
In the Summer of 2022, Yerrid also secured two confidential settlements: the first concerned a prominent surgeon who sustained severe injuries after an accidental fall; the second was a significant medical malpractice case against a nationally known health care center which resulted in the wrongful death of a family matriarch.
Yerrid and firm member Jeff Murphy also represented victims of the 2017 Las Vegas mass shooting at Mandalay Bay, which resulted in a settlement of $800 million for those injured and the families of those killed. The firm represented a husband and wife, both deputy sheriffs from Los Angeles, who were vacationing and attending an outdoor concert when a gunman opened fire from a hotel on the crowd below. The gunman killed 58 and wounded more than 500 during what was the deadliest mass shooting by a single person in U.S. history. The firm’s roster of seasoned trial lawyers is comprised of professionals from all walks of life. These
diverse perspectives keep The Yerrid Law Firm at the forefront of trial practice and on the cutting edge of courtroom abilities.
“We understand what it takes to succeed in the courtroom and we continually reshape ways we present cases to juries,” Yerrid said.
The impact of the many legal achievements obtained in the courtroom also extends to those in need through the philanthropic actions of The Yerrid Foundation. Over the years, the self-funded family foundation has donated millions of dollars and supported over 400 charitable causes. During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic and widespread social unrest surrounding the criminal justice system in May 2021, Yerrid sought to reestablish trust, respect and communication between law enforcement and the public.
To initiate the effort, Yerrid donated $100,000 to Metropolitan Ministries to create a “community model,” which has been utilized in other localities as well. Through The Yerrid Foundation, 5,000 nonperishable “We Care” food boxes were
created to feed families in distress and personally distributed by Tampa police officers and sheriff’s deputies throughout their neighborhoods. Additionally, his partnerships with NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning and the City of Tampa have treated more than 100,000 pediatric cancer patients, their families and caregivers to a night of hockey and cancer awareness over the last 22 years. The annual Tampa Bay Fights Cancer Night has continued despite the unprecedented challenges caused by the pandemic.
“We fight passionately for our clients and their causes. At my core I hope I’m the same person in the courtroom as I am outside of it,” Yerrid said. “I draw a special satisfaction from supporting people who need help and deserve a chance in life. Justice and compassion for others fuel my soul. I believe that what you put into the world is what you receive in return, and that philosophy permeates everything we do at The Yerrid Law Firm and The Yerrid Foundation.”
WHEN AN ORGANIZATION, business or law firm experiences a random ransomware attack, all challenges must be addressed with a certain level of urgency. From quickly restoring affected data systems to purging a digital perpetrator from your company’s network environment, businesses must tackle all these moving parts, while also factoring in the everchanging obligations of their state’s cybersecurity laws and regulations. As of July 1, 2022, all Florida state agencies and local governments are now subject to a newly amended set of both cybersecurity and ransomware requirements under the Florida State Cybersecurity Act (the Cybersecurity Act). Joining North Carolina as the second state to pass such legislation, Florida’s Cybersecurity Act will establish penalties and financial fines for individuals who prompt or participate in a ransomware attack against any government entity, as well as prohibit the payment of ransom demands.
The Cybersecurity Act defines a ransomware incident as “any malicious cybersecurity incident in which a person or entity introduces software that gains unauthorized access to or encrypts, modifies or otherwise renders unavailable a state agency’s, county’s or municipality’s data and thereafter the person or entity demands a ransom to prevent the publication of the data, restore access to the data or otherwise remediate the impact of the software.”
In addition to addressing the increased issue of ransomware, the Cybersecurity Act also imposes a near impossible level of notification requirements for state, county and local government entities to keep up with, leaving some legal experts speculating over the wide scope of the amendments and how effective they will be in the future. Forthcoming guidelines are expected to be released soon, which will highlight the proper processes to follow when recovering or cataloging data, conducting risk assessments, filing an incident report and updated cybersecurity training standards.
Following a ransomware attack, all agencies are required to notify the Florida Cybersecurity Operations Center (FCOS) as well as the Cybercrime Office of the Department of Law Enforcement within 12 hours of discovery. During more severe, high-level cybersecurity incidents, an after-action report is required to be expedited to both the President of the Florida Senate and Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, summarizing the key points of the breach. Despite the amendment’s recent success, Florida state lawmakers plan to adopt new guidelines to be incorporated over the next two years.
The success of the Cybersecurity Act comes months after Governor Ron DeSantis announced the allocation of $20 million in funding towards the creation of more cybersecurity and IT training opportunities across the state. “Expanding Florida’s commitment to creating opportunities in cybersecurity and IT is a top priority to keep our communities safe and our state secure. This funding will not only create opportunities for Floridians seeking jobs in this important field but will also improve our national defense, protect Floridians and their businesses and maintain the integrity of our elections. By doubling available opportunities in this field, Florida continues to lead,” stated DeSantis in a recent press release.
Although North Carolina was the first state to ratify similar litigation, lawmakers believe that Florida is only the next in a greater trend. Currently, there are cybersecurity and ransomware-related bills pending in Arizona, New York, Pennsylvania and Texas, as well as a series of federal bills recently introduced in Congress. For Floridians working in state or local government sectors, the options available to combat ransomware incidents now is likely to be different in the coming months, while the state builds a long term plan for enhanced cybersecurity. If the Cybersecurity Act and other pending bills are any indication of the future ahead, the scope of this newly amended legislation could span much farther than just accessing government data.
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Revered as one of the nation’s best trial lawyers, trailblazing attorney Steve Yerrid reflects on some of his most significant achievements in more than four decades in the courtroom.
EVERYONE LOVES AN UNDERDOG. And if there is one lawyer in Florida who personifies the underdog, it is Steve Yerrid. Raised by his mother amid humble beginnings, Yerrid combined family values of love and honor with the drive for competition he picked up as a young athlete and in city streets. This potent blend of characteristics led him to the heights of the legal profession because he felt a calling to channel them all in the courtroom—though he knew the odds were usually against him. Undeterred, the Georgetown Law graduate built his brilliant record of success of accomplishments by seeking justice for those who deserve it and providing a voice for the voiceless for more than four decades.
A look back on some of his precedent-setting, high-value and personally affecting results exemplify Yerrid’s hall of fame-caliber career—one that is still going strong.
Well before he was a powerhouse litigator or inducted into the Hall of Fame of the National Trial Lawyers Association, the highest accolade achievable from that organization, Yerrid made his mark on the legal community in 1980 as a young lawyer in a seemingly unwinnable maritime case.
Perhaps Yerrid recognized elements of himself while defending his client Captain John Lerro, who had a virtually impossible case confronting him both in the courtroom and the court of public opinion. The accused pilot was in command of a large 608-foot bulk freighter which, during an unpredicted storm packing hurricane force wind, was blown off course and struck an unprotected anchor pier of the mammoth Sunshine Skyway Bridge, collapsing its center span and tragically claiming 35 innocent lives. In utilizing a rare “Act of God” defense, where he had to prove that nothing humanly possible could have altered the events that followed, Yerrid secured Lerro’s complete exoneration. As a result, a newer, safer Skyway Bridge was built with proper fendering and pier protections. The new bridge now serves as a template for safer bridge constructions all over the world. Furthermore, the young lawyer received international recognition in one of the world’s largest maritime tragedies.
The enormity of the case and his startling success followed Yerrid throughout his career. Public interest has remained consistent, and to commemorate the victims and honor Lerro’s story, Yerrid and a prominent Tampa businessman co-produced “The Skyway Bridge Disaster,” a 60-minute documentary which was released to widespread acclaim in 2020, 40 years after the tragedy. “I think of John Lerro’s courage and determination every day. He taught me invaluable lessons in life and together we became extremely close,” Yerrid says. “We remained dear friends throughout his life, and I talked to him the week before I gave his eulogy. Knowing him and being able to clear his name against all odds remains one of the brightest highlights of my career.”
Yerrid’s prestigious career reached a new milestone in the 1990s when he was appointed by the late Gov. Lawton Chiles as the youngest member of the 11-member “Dream Team” of private lawyers and took a leading role in Florida’s landmark lawsuit by taking on the previously unbeaten cigarette industry. The case resulted in the biggest monetary settlement in U.S. history at the time, ultimately topping $17 billion.
“This case made a difference in our culture, society and our lives by halting cigarettes and tobacco marketing campaigns targeted at America’s youth,” Yerrid says. “I was personally vested as well, having lost both of my parents to tobacco-related illnesses, and wanted to honor them both by taking on previously unbeaten Big Tobacco. With this result, and the multistate settlement of over $200 billion that followed shortly, a national victory was obtained largely by utilizing much of Florida’s work product. A societal sea of change has since occurred throughout the country, and millions of lives have been and continue to be saved.”
Local and national attention has continued steadily for Yerrid and The Yerrid Law Firm because of their extraordinary track record of winning:
• In 2006, acting as lead counsel, Yerrid, along with David Dickey and co-counsel Rich Gilbert, obtained a $217 million medical malpractice verdict for a client who was rendered a quadriplegic after a Tampa hospital misdiagnosed symptoms of a stroke. It was, and remains, the largest medical malpractice verdict in Florida’s history. After collection of funds post-trial, the lawyers and client contributed $1 million to “The Miami Project” for quadriplegic research.
• In 2009, a jury awarded $330 million to Yerrid’s client, a mother of a 13-year-old girl killed in a drunk driving accident. It was the nation’s largest wrongful death verdict that year.
BY JUSTIN SMULISON• In 2010, then-Florida Governor Charlie Crist appointed Yerrid as Special Counsel in the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. He worked pro bono (and personally paid the costs) for almost a year for the citizens of Florida. Subsequently, he was retained by the City of Tampa and in 2015, secured a $27.4 million settlement of its claims with oil giant BP over lost taxes and other economic damages incurred as a result of the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe. The settlement was the most any city received from the BP litigation.
• Between 2013 and 2020, he represented the families of high school and college football players who died due to intense training without proper hydration or supervision. Such advocacy not only secured justice for the families but was also instrumental in instituting new safety protocols at both the high school and college levels. Many of these now serve as nationwide models throughout the sports community to reduce the risks of head injuries, sickle cell deaths and heat strokes.
Yerrid is a fighter both in and out of the courtroom. In 2011 Yerrid was honored to be voted into the Florida Boxing Hall of Fame based upon his background as an undefeated amateur boxer (17-0), a successful international boxing promoter and an avid supporter of the “fight game,” protecting its integrity and helping former boxers who have suffered brain injuries or fallen on hard times.
And though he has led his firm in recovering billions in verdicts and settlements, one can look to Yerrid’s representation of a movie theater employee to understand the wide impact and legacy he has established through his courtroom victories.
Anthony “Tony” Verran was making a deposit for his employer at a St. Petersburg bank after midnight on February 26, 1986. The bank was the site of a nighttime robbery months earlier. Tragedy unfortunately struck again when an assailant hiding in the bank’s tall, dark bushes shot Verran in the head—mere millimeters from his brain—for what amounted to a $630 deposit. He suffered severe injuries and lost sight in his right eye.
Yerrid represented Verran in the premises liability case involving one of the first lawsuits brought against banks for newly installed outdoor ATMs and night depositories. He contended that the bank was liable for third-party criminal assaults at its outdoor facilities because it had chosen aesthetics— such as high foliage and dim lighting—over safety, concrete and bright lights. In his memoir, When Justice Prevails, Yerrid recalls several dramatic turns and rejected settlements during the Verran trial. Yerrid ultimately secured a $1 million jury verdict and, as a result, banks nationwide paid attention and took immediate measures to improve the safety features around ATMs and outside night depositories by cutting down high-foliage and installing concrete and bright lights, thus eliminating a haven for criminals to hide and prey upon after-hours customers.
While the relatively modest monetary result might not normally receive as much attention, the case remains one of his most savored victories because of its nationwide affect in the banking industry and the untold tragedies these protective measures have prevented.
“After the verdict, Tony Verran became so interested in the law that he enrolled in law school,” Yerrid says. “He now enjoys success as a lawyer and offers pro bono services to the less fortunate. Tony took a negative life experience that could have easily kept him in a dark place and turned it into a life-changing positive. Knowing I was involved helping all that come about resonates because of its widespread impact.”
For more than four decades serving the greater Tampa area, Florida, and on occasion, the entire U.S., many call upon Steve Yerrid and The Yerrid Law Firm in the aftermath of wrongdoing and the tragedies that too often follow. He remains as motivated as ever to ensure that justice—rather than power or money—prevails.
"Local and national attention has continued steadily for Yerrid and The Yerrid Law Firm because of their extraordinary track record of winning."
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DAVID KNIGHT LAW David T. Knight* DE LA PARTE & GILBERT Patrick J. McNamara** GREENLEE LAW Paige A. Greenlee*
GUNSTER, YOAKLEY & STEWART Aaron Reichelson
Gregory P. Brown, Rocco Cafaro**, Benjamin H. Hill III*, Timothy A. Hunt**, Erik P. Raines**
LA CAVA JACOBSON & GOODIS Kari K. Jacobson
LANSE SCRIVEN LAW Lansing C. Scriven
LAW OFFICE OF ADAM C. KING Adam C. King
LITCHFIELD CAVO Jennifer L. Marino**
MARSHALL DENNEHEY WARNER COLEMAN & GOGGIN Lindsay G. McCormick*
MEIROSE & LUBLINER Leo H. Meirose, Jr.** MILLS LAW GROUP Eules A. Mills Jr.**
OLDER LUNDY ALVAREZ KOCH & MARTINO Carl Mitchell
PADGETT LAW Stanley T. Padgett*
PASKERT DIVERS THOMPSON Brett D. Divers**, Jeffrey M. Paskert, Ty G. Thompson
PHELPS DUNBAR Karl J. Brandes*, Bret M. Feldman**, Seth M. Schimmel**, William J. Tinsley, Jr. RYWANT, ALVAREZ, JONES, RUSSO & GUYTON Amanda McDermott*
SHUMAKER, LOOP & KENDRICK Timothy C. Garding*, Andrew J. Mayts, Jr. SHUTTS & BOWEN Amanda B. Buffinton**, Meredith S. Delcamp, Meredith A. Freeman**, James Terpening**, Timothy D. Woodward**
SIVYER BARLOW & WATSON Neal A. Sivyer
TRENAM LAW Robert H. Buesing, Catherine DiPaolo, Stanley H. Eleff*, Gregg E. Hutt**, Eric S. Koenig, Patrick J. Poff**, Charles E. Reynolds, John S. Vento**
WOOD, SMITH, HENNING & BERMAN Vincent Beilman*
Consumer Law MORGAN & MORGAN John A. Yanchunis
MANEY GORDON TRIAL LAWYERS Jeffrey Gordon
CARLTON FIELDS
Nathaniel L. Doliner (G)
FOLEY & LARDNER
Steven W. Vazquez (G)
GUNSTER, YOAKLEY & STEWART
Latour Lafferty (C)
HOLLAND & KNIGHT
Chester E. Bacheller (G), Robert J. Grammig (G), Richard B. Hadlow (C, G)
MCNAMARA & CARVER
Thomas P. McNamara (G)
SHUMAKER, LOOP & KENDRICK Julio C. Esquivel (G), Gregory C. Yadley (C)
SHUTTS & BOWEN R. Alan Higbee (C, G), Olga M. Pina (G) TRENAM LAW
Richard M. Leisner (G), Gary I. Teblum (G)
David M. Doney
AMSCOT CORPORATION
Rubina K. Shaldjian BARNETT, KIRKWOOD, KOCHE, LONG & FOSTER
Leslie J. Barnett
BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS Stephanie L. Kane
BUCHANAN INGERSOLL & ROONEY Leslie Wager Hudock
BURR & FORMAN Robert V. Williams
BUSH ROSS John N. Giordano, Andrew T. Jenkins, Brent A. Jones, Joseph A. Probasco
CARLTON FIELDS Jordan August, Richard A. Denmon, Nathaniel L. Doliner
FOGARTY MUELLER HARRIS Micah G. Fogarty
FOLEY & LARDNER Curt P. Creely, Libby Ridley GUERRA KING
Peter B. King
HILL WARD HENDERSON Anderson L. Baldy III, Roland S. Chase, John C. Connery, Jr., David S. Felman, S. Katherine Frazier, Robert B. Gough III, Eric J. Hall, R. Reid Haney, Nicholas Outman, R. James Robbins, Jr., Kevin H. Sutton, Zachary W. Watt, P. Prestin Weidner
HOLLAND & KNIGHT
Chester E. Bacheller, Louis T. M. Conti, Robert J. Grammig, Richard B. Hadlow, Charles A. Wachter
JOHNSON, POPE, BOKOR, RUPPEL & BURNS Patrick A. Traber
LEWIS BRISBOIS BISGAARD & SMITH Steven Holtzman
MACFARLANE FERGUSON & MCMULLEN Charles A. Moore III
MARK T. TATE Mark T. Tate, Jr. MCNAMARA & CARVER Thomas P. McNamara
OLDER LUNDY ALVAREZ KOCH & MARTINO Jennifer E. Murphy
PETERSON & MYERS David A. Miller
ROBERT E. AYLWARD Robert E. Aylward
SHUMAKER, LOOP & KENDRICK Willard A. Blair, Darrell C. Smith, Gregory C. Yadley
SHUTTS & BOWEN R. Alan Higbee, Olga M. Pina, Adam S. Woodruff
STICHTER, RIEDEL, BLAIN & POSTLER Charles A. Postler
TRENAM LAW Nelson T. Castellano, John D. Goldsmith, Diana L. Hayes, Richard M. Leisner, Harold W. Mullis, Michael J. Reeves, Gary I. Teblum
CARLTON FIELDS Edward J. Page
DAVID WEISBROD David Weisbrod
FARMER & FITZGERALD Timothy J. Fitzgerald KYNES, MARKMAN & FELMAN James E. Felman
LAW OFFICES OF JOHN M. FITZGIBBONS John M. Fitzgibbons
NORGARD, NORGARD & CHASTANG Robert A. Norgard
THE LAW OFFICE OF MARK P. RANKIN Mark P. Rankin
THE LAW OFFICE OF PAUL M. SISCO Paul M. Sisco
THE SUAREZ LAW FIRM Ed A. Suarez
BARNETT, KIRKWOOD, KOCHE, LONG & FOSTER Todd Foster
BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS A. Lee Bentley III, Jason P. Mehta
CARLTON FIELDS Simon Gaugush, Edward J. Page, Adam P. Schwartz
DAVID WEISBROD David Weisbrod
FARMER & FITZGERALD Timothy J. Fitzgerald
FOLEY & LARDNER Michael P. Matthews
GEORGE & TITUS Douglas J. Titus, Jr. GREENBERG TRAURIG Gregory W. Kehoe, David B. Weinstein
GUERRA KING Peter B. King
GUNSTER, YOAKLEY & STEWART Latour Lafferty
KEVIN J. DARKEN LAW GROUP Kevin J. Darken
KYNES, MARKMAN & FELMAN James E. Felman, Stuart C. Markman, Katherine Earle Yanes
LAURO LAW FIRM John F. Lauro
LAW OFFICES OF JOHN M. FITZGIBBONS John M. Fitzgibbons
PHELPS DUNBAR A. Brian Albritton
SHRADER LAW Brian L. Shrader
SHUTTS & BOWEN Erik R. Matheney
THE LAW OFFICE OF MARK P. RANKIN Mark P. Rankin
THE LAW OFFICE OF PAUL M. SISCO Paul M. Sisco
THE LAW OFFICES OF KEVIN J. NAPPER Kevin J. Napper
THE SUAREZ LAW FIRM Ed A. Suarez, Rachel May Zysk
TROMBLEY & HANES Ronald P. Hanes, Gary R. Trombley
THOMAS & LOCICERO
Mark R. Caramanica, James B. Lake, Carol Jean LoCicero, Gregg D. Thomas**
GRAYROBINSON
Richard M. Blau
QUARLES & BRADY
David A. Beyer, Christian C. Burden
TRENAM LAW Stanley H. Eleff Government Relations Practice
CARLTON FIELDS
Kenneth A. Tinkler
HOLLAND & KNIGHT James O. Davis III
Three times recognized by Tampa magazine as the #1 Medical Malpractice lawyer in the Bay Area, Mr. Gordon is listed among the Top 100 Super Lawyers in the state of Florida, and the Top 50 SuperLawyers of Tampa Bay
Five times Florida Bar board-certified in civil trial law, Mr. Gordon is also twice nationally board certified as an expert in civil trial law. He is AV® rated Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell . In 2017, he earned national board certification as an expert in medical malpractice law.
AKERMAN Kirk S. Davis**
BANKER LOPEZ GASSLER Tracy M. Falkowitz*, Richard M. Sebek**
BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS A. Lee Bentley III, Jason P. Mehta BUCHANAN INGERSOLL & ROONEY Dale S. Webber
BUELL & ELLIGETT
Raymond T. Elligett, Jr.*
BUSH ROSS
Kelly R. High**, Benjamin S. Jilek**
BUTLER WEIHMULLER KATZ CRAIG
W. Douglas Berry, J. Pablo Caceres, Timothy R. Engelbrecht*, David Krouk, Matthew J. Lavisky**, William R. Lewis, Matthew W. Peaire**, John W. Weihmuller
CARLTON FIELDS
Chris S. Coutroulis, Heidi Raschke*
CLARK & MARTINO J. Daniel Clark*, Anthony T. Martino**
COLE, SCOTT & KISSANE
Aram Megerian**, Mark D. Tinker
CONROY, SIMBERG, KREVANS, ABEL, LURVEY, MORROW, KRAFT, KLEIN, GOLDBERG
Kristan S. Coad**, Michael Kraft**
CULPEPPER KURLAND
Philip Bruce Culpepper
DANAHY & DUNNAVANT Matthew R. Danahy
FREEBORN & PETERS
Jessica Kirkwood Alley, Lawrence P. Ingram
GALLOWAY, JOHNSON, TOMPKINS, BURR & SMITH Sarah M. Baggett*
GERALD T. ALBRECHT
CONWELL BUSINESS LAW G. Donovan Conwell, Jr. (C, IP*, P*)
DPW LEGAL Dineen Pashoukos Wasylik (IP*, T)
FREEBORN & PETERS
Jason P. Stearns (IP*)
GRAYROBINSON
Michael J. Colitz III (P), Debra Deardourff Larsen (C, IP*, T)
JOHNSON, POPE, BOKOR, RUPPEL & BURNS
Frank R. Jakes (IP*), Joseph J. Weissman (IP*, P*, T)
LAW OFFICES OF JONATHAN C. KOCH Jonathan C. Koch (IP*)
MATULIS LAW & MEDIATION
James M. Matulis (C, IP*, T)
PARADIES LAW
Christopher Paradies (C)
SHUMAKER, LOOP & KENDRICK
C. Philip Campbell, Jr. (IP*), Mindi M. Richter (IP*, P*, T), J. Todd Timmerman (IP*, P, P*, T)
SHUTTS & BOWEN Woodrow H. Pollack (C, IP*, P, P*, T)
SMITH & HOPEN Anton Hopen (P)
THOMAS & LOCICERO
James B. Lake (IP*, T), Carol Jean LoCicero (IP*), James J. McGuire (T)
Mr. Gordon was honored in Florida Top Verdicts for the largest dram shop award in 2011 ($8.25 million) and the largest award in a motorcycle accident case in December of 2017 ($14.95 million). His firm Maney|Gordon Trial Lawyers has again been recognized in 2022 as a Tier 1 firm in Tampa for Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs, and Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs by U.S. News – Best Lawyers®️- “Best Law Firms”.
BURNS WHITE Edward J. Carbone, Mark B. Hartig* BURR & FORMAN Robert V. Williams**
BUSH ROSS Kelly R. High*
Three times recognized by Tampa magazine as the #1 Medical Malpractice lawyer in the Bay Area, Mr. Gordon is listed among the Top 100 Super Lawyers in the state of Florida, and the Top 50 SuperLawyers of Tampa Bay.
Four times Florida Bar board-certified in civil trial law, Mr. Gordon is also twice nationally board certified as an expert in civil trial law. He is AV® rated Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell In 2017, he earned national board certification as an expert in medical malpractice law.
CARLTON FIELDS Linda L. Fleming, James J. Kennedy III DE LA PARTE & GILBERT Patrick J. McNamara*
Gerald T. Albrecht
GORDON REES SCULLY MANSUKHANI Kristina L. Marsh
GUNN LAW GROUP Scott A. Arthur
HIGHTOWER, STRATTON, NOVIGROD & KANTOR Scott W. Plankey
TRENAM LAW
Dean A. Kent (IP*), Charles F. Ketchey, Jr. (IP*), Monica B. Mason (C, T)
CARLTON FIELDS
Nathaniel L. Doliner
Mr. Gordon is elected to membership in the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) and is listed in The Best Lawyers in America ® for 2023 in Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs and Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs. He remains committed to representing individuals and families who have been victimized as a result of medical malpractice, motor vehicle negligence, and dram shop violations.
Mr. Gordon was honored in Florida Top Verdicts for the largest dram shop award in 2011 ($8.25 million) and the largest award in a motorcycle accident case in December of 2017 ($14.95 million).
Mr. Gordon is elected to membership in the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) and is listed in The Best Lawyers in America© for 2021 in medical malpractice and personal injury plaintiffs law. He remains committed to representing individuals and families who have been victimized as a result of medical malpractice, motor vehicle negligence, and dram shop violations.
FOLEY & LARDNER Rachel B. Goodman, Nathaniel M. Lacktman
GUNSTER, YOAKLEY & STEWART Latour Lafferty*, Bruce D. Lamb, Mark J. Ragusa H. LEE MOFFITT H. Lee Moffitt
HILL WARD HENDERSON C. Howard Hunter**, Ethen R. Shapiro*
IURATO LAW FIRM Jenay E. Iurato*
JEFFREY P. GREENBERG Jeffrey P. Greenberg
Nathan M. Berman, Jack E. Fernandez, Marcos E. Hasbun, Sara Alpert Lawson, Morris Weinberg, Jr.
FARMER & FITZGERALD
Timothy J. Fitzgerald
Elder Law
BANKER LOPEZ GASSLER Richard M. Sebek
HOLLAND & KNIGHT
Robert W. Lang
LAW OFFICE OF EMMA HEMNESS
Emma R. Hemness
ROSENKRANZ LAW FIRM
Jack M. Rosenkranz
Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
BARTLETT LOEB HINDS & THOMPSON
Jay J. Bartlett, Jeffrey L. Hinds
BUELL & ELLIGETT
Mark P. Buell, Raymond T. Elligett, Jr., Shirley T. Faircloth
GAYLORD MERLIN LUDOVICI & DIAZ
Andrew G. Diaz, Blake Gaylord, S. Cary Gaylord, Lorena Hart Ludovici, Kimbel L. Merlin
GUNSTER, YOAKLEY & STEWART
Gregory S. Rix
HILL WARD HENDERSON
Robert E.V. Kelley, Jr.
MOORE BOWMAN & REESE
Ryan C. Reese
PETERSON & MYERS Jack P. Brandon
SHUTTS & BOWEN Frederick S. Werdine
TRENAM LAW
Paul D. Bain, Robert H. Buesing
HILL WARD HENDERSON
Bret T. Hamlin, Kirsten L. Vignec, Alton C. Ward
SHUTTS & BOWEN Steven K. Barber**
THE WAGNER LAW GROUP
Roberta Casper Watson W. ERIC VENABLE W. Eric Venable
CARLTON FIELDS
Laurel E. Lockett, James Michael Walls
Entertainment Law
THOMAS & LOCICERO
James J. McGuire (F)
BUCHANAN INGERSOLL & ROONEY
Ronald H. Noble
BURR & FORMAN Scott I. Steady, Robert V. Williams
CARLTON FIELDS Laurel E. Lockett
GAYLE B. CARLSON Gayle B. Carlson
GRAMLING ENVIRONMENTAL LAW George F. Gramling III GREENBERG TRAURIG David B. Weinstein**
MACFARLANE FERGUSON & MCMULLEN William B. Taylor IV**
MANSON BOLVES DONALDSON VARN ATTORNEYS AT LAW Douglas P. Manson
MECHANIK NUCCIO HEARNE & WESTER Frank L. Hearne, David M. Mechanik STEARNS WEAVER MILLER WEISSLER ALHADEFF & SITTERSON Jeffrey Collier, Jacob Cremer, Vinette D. Godelia TRENAM LAW John D. Goldsmith
HOLLAND & KNIGHT Leonard H. Gilbert
ALLEN DELL
Miriam E. Mason, Marian P. McCulloch, Amy D. Singer
BLAIR H. CHAN, III Blair Chan III
BOWES LAW GROUP Brian S. Bowes, Courtney Bowes BURR & FORMAN Ralph Mangione
CORTES HODZ FAMILY LAW & MEDIATION
Vivian Cortes Hodz, Lawrence Hodz
FRASER HIMES John Fraser Himes
GIVENS LAW GROUP Christian M. Givens, Stann W. Givens
GRAYROBINSON C. Richard Nail
HARRIS, HUNT & DERR Christine L. Derr, Nancy Hutcheson Harris, Joseph D. Hunt, Katherine C. Scott
JAMES P. KNOX James P. Knox
JEANNE T. TATE Jeanne T. Tate
MACFARLANE FERGUSON & MCMULLEN Ashley Taylor
MANEY, DAMSKER, JONES & KUHLMAN
David A. Maney
NELSON LAW GROUP
Traci Koster, Seth R. Nelson OLDER LUNDY ALVAREZ KOCH & MARTINO Richard DePippo, Martin Deptula, Ky M. Koch, Jeffrey Koster, Michael Lundy, Frances Martinez, Kim Hamill Maxwell, Jennifer Meister, Susan Stromberg
PROBASCO LAW Eliane I. Probasco
QUINN LAW FIRM Mary Elizabeth Quinn
ROBERT SPARKS ATTORNEYS Ellen D. Ostman RONALD J. RUSSO
Ronald J. Russo
SESSUMS BLACK CABALLERO FICARROTTA Alexander Caballero, Caroline Black Sikorske
SESSUMS LAW GROUP
Mark A. Sessums
TAMPA BAY FAMILY LAW & MEDIATION Scott Paul Davis
THE MCKINNEY LAW FIRM
Damien McKinney
THE SOLOMON LAW GROUP
Victoria Cruz-Garcia Family Law Arbitration
BOWES LAW GROUP
Courtney Bowes
HARRIS, HUNT & DERR Christine L. Derr
THE MCKINNEY LAW FIRM Damien McKinney Family Law Mediation
ALLEN DELL
Amy D. Singer
BLAIR H. CHAN, III Blair Chan III BOWES LAW GROUP
Courtney Bowes
GRAYROBINSON C. Richard Nail HARRIS, HUNT & DERR Christine L. Derr
MOCKLER LEINER Richard J. Mockler III SBAR MEDIATION
Tamlyn S. Sbar
THE LAW OFFICE OF AMBER BOLES Amber N. Boles
First Amendment Law SHUMAKER, LOOP & KENDRICK C. Philip Campbell, Jr.*, C. Philip Campbell Jr*
JOHNSON, POPE, BOKOR, RUPPEL & BURNS Cynthia A. Mikos, Joseph W. N. Rugg PHELPS DUNBAR A. Brian Albritton*
SHUMAKER, LOOP & KENDRICK Ronald A. Christaldi, Grant Dearborn SHUTTS & BOWEN Daniel Hernandez**
THE LAW OFFICE OF MARK P. RANKIN Mark P. Rankin*
TRENAM LAW
Erin Smith Aebel, Kathleen M. Bickelhaupt, John D. Goldsmith*, Don B. Weinbren
ZUCKERMAN SPAEDER Jack E. Fernandez*, Marcos E. Hasbun, Sara Alpert Lawson*
ANDREA WISNER IMMIGRATION LAW Andrea Wisner
BUCHANAN INGERSOLL & ROONEY Dilip Patel
LUND & O’FLAHERTY John E. Lund
MANEY GORDON TRIAL LAWYERS Richard Maney, Gerald P. Seipp
OGLETREE, DEAKINS, NASH, SMOAK & STEWART Jennifer G. Roeper
RAMON CARRION Ramon Carrion
SHUMAKER, LOOP & KENDRICK Maria del Carmen Ramos Information Technology Law
BURR & FORMAN Harvey S. Kauget
CONWELL BUSINESS LAW G. Donovan Conwell, Jr. SHUTTS & BOWEN Woodrow H. Pollack
ADAMS AND REESE Brian Lambert, Brian Oblow
ALVAREZ GOWER INJURY LAW William R. Gower III*
BANKER LOPEZ GASSLER
Bruce A. Aebel**, Thomas R. Bopp**, Patrick A. Burson, Matthew R. Easterwood**, Terry S. Ford*, Roland A. Hermida II*, John A. Krentzman, Benjamin G. Lopez, Joseph K. Lopez, John R. Owens, Jr.**, Brandon R. Scheele**
BEYTIN, MCLAUGHLIN, MCLAUGHLIN, O’HARA, KINMAN & BOCCHINO Mark E. McLaughlin
BOWEN LAW GROUP Lisha Bowen
HILL WARD HENDERSON Benjamin H. Hill III, Brett J. Preston
HOLLAND & KNIGHT Charles A. Wachter
KATHRYN LEE Kathryn E. Lee
KUBIAK LAW GROUP
Craig C. Kubiak, Kelly Kubiak
LA CAVA JACOBSON & GOODIS Louis J. La Cava*
LEWIS BRISBOIS BISGAARD & SMITH Jason D. Hall**
LITCHFIELD CAVO Jennifer L. Marino**
MCDONALD & BARNHILL David D. Barnhill*
MERLIN LAW GROUP
Larry Bache, Erin Dunnavant, Douglas L. Grose, Ashley N. Harris, Corey Harris, William F. Merlin, Jr.**, David Pettinato, Sean Shaw
MINDY L. MILLER
Mindy Miller
OLDER LUNDY ALVAREZ KOCH & MARTINO
Anthony D. Martino
PASKERT DIVERS THOMPSON
Brett D. Divers, Jeffrey M. Paskert
PHELPS DUNBAR
Matthew L. Litsky, Patricia A. McLean, Erin M. Raschke
RISSMAN, BARRETT, HURT, DONAHUE, MCLAIN & MANGAN Edward M. Copeland IV, Richard B. Mangan, Jr., Eric F. Ochotorena**
ROIG LAWYERS
Peter S. Nayrouz*
RUMBERGER KIRK & CALDWELL
Robert L. Blank*, Michael L. Forte*
SCHROPP LAW FIRM
Charles P. Schropp
STOLER RUSSELL KEENER VERONA Robin P. Keener, John D. Russell**
SWOPE, RODANTE Angela E. Rodante**, Brent G. Steinberg, Dale M. Swope**
THE LAW OFFICES OF CHRISTOPHER P. CALKIN
Christopher P. Calkin**
THE MORGAN LAW GROUP
Francisco O. Garcia
TRENAM LAW
Fredrick H.L. McClure
VAKA LAW GROUP
George A. Vaka
VALENZUELA LAW FIRM
Henry E. Valenzuela*
VANGUARD ATTORNEYS
Karina Perez Ilić**
WOOD, SMITH, HENNING & BERMAN Vincent Beilman*
AKERMAN
Alejandro J. Fernandez (IP*, P*), Leslie E. Joughin III (IP*)
BUCHANAN INGERSOLL & ROONEY
Richard G. Salazar (C, IP*, P*, T)
BURR & FORMAN Ryan M. Corbett (IP*, P, P*), Harvey S. Kauget (IP*, P, P*, T)
CARLTON FIELDS
William G. Giltinan (P), Eleanor M. Yost (IP*)
BUCHANAN INGERSOLL & ROONEY
Richard A. Jacobson
HOLLAND & KNIGHT
Robert J. Grammig, William M. Sharp Sr. Labor and Employment Law
AKERMAN
Karen M. Buesing (EM, LE*), Zarra R. Elias (EM, LE*), Scott T. Silverman (EM, LE*, LM)
ALLEN NORTON & BLUE W. Reynolds Allen (EM, LM), Brian Koji (EM, LE*, LM), David J. Stefany (EM, LE*, LM)
BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS
Mark A. Hanley (EM, LE*, LM), Alysa J. Ward (EM, LM)
BROWN LAW & CONSULTING
Deborah Brown (LE*, LM)
BUCHANAN INGERSOLL & ROONEY
Cathy J. Beveridge (EM, LE*, LM), Richard G. Salazar (LE*)
CANTRELL ZWETSCH
Kevin D. Zwetsch (EM, LE*, LM)
CARLTON FIELDS
Cathleen Bell Bremmer (EM), James R. Wiley (EM, LM)
Kelly Holbrook (EI, EM, LE*), Michael D. Malfitano (EM, LE*, LM), David P. Steffen (EI, EM, LE*)
DINSMORE & SHOHL
Lisa Griffin Hodgdon (EM)
EMPATH EMPLOYMENT & HR Cherie L. Silberman (EM)
FISHER PHILLIPS
Steven M. Bernstein (EM, LE*, LM), Andrew Froman (EM, LE*, LM), Christine E. Howard (EM, LE*)
FLORIN GRAY BOUZAS OWENS
Wolfgang M. Florin (EI), Christopher D. Gray (EI)
Todd S. Aidman (LE*), Edward Carlstedt (EM, LE*), Tracey K. Jaensch (EM, LE*), Shane T. Muñoz (EM, LE*, LM), Tammie L. Rattray (EM, LE*, LM), Luis A. Santos (EM, LE*, LU), Dawn Siler-Nixon (EM, LE*)
FRALEY LAW FIRM
Ronald W. Fraley (EI)
Sacha Dyson (EM, LM), Thomas M. Gonzalez (EM, LE*, LM), Gregory A. Hearing (EM, LE*, LM), Charles Thomas (LE*)
GREENBERG TRAURIG
Richard C. McCrea, Jr. (EM, LE*, LM), Katie Molloy (EM, LE*, LM)
GUNSTER, YOAKLEY & STEWART
John A. Schifino (LE*), Eduardo SuarezSolar (EM)
HEILIG & ASSOCIATES
Marquis W. Heilig (LE*, LM)
HILL WARD HENDERSON
S. Gordon Hill (EM, LE*), Cory J. Person (LE*)
HOLLAND & KNIGHT
William B. deMeza, Jr. (EM, LE*, LM)
IURATO LAW FIRM
Jenay E. Iurato (EM, LE*), Kevin M. Iurato (EM)
JACKSON LEWIS
Phillip J. Harris (EM, LE*, LM), Laura E. Prather (EM, LE*, LM)
JAY P. LECHNER
Jay P. Lechner (EM, LE*, LM)
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Christopher M. Bentley (LE*), Erin G. Jackson (EM, LE*), Kevin D. Johnson (EM, LE*)
JOHNSON, CASSIDY, NEWLON & DECORT
William Cassidy (EM, LE*)
JOHNSON, POPE, BOKOR, RUPPEL & BURNS
Darryl R. Richards (LE*)
MACFARLANE FERGUSON & MCMULLEN
James M. Craig (EM, LE*, LM)
MARK F. KELLY
Mark F. Kelly (EI)
OGLETREE, DEAKINS, NASH, SMOAK & STEWART
Ignacio J. Garcia (EM), William E. Grob (EM), Dee Anna D. Hays (EM, LE*), Gretchen M. Lehman (LE*), Caren Skversky Marlowe (EM, LE*), J. Robert McCormack (EM, LM), Jennifer Monrose Moore (EM, LE*), Karen M. Morinelli (EM, LM), Grant D. Petersen (EM, LE*, LM), Phillip B. Russell (LE*), Peter W. Zinober (EM, LE*, LM)
Erin L. Malone (EM, LE*), Dennis M. McClelland (EM, LE*, LM, LU), John D. Mullen (EM, LE*), John E. Phillips (EM, LE*, LM), Jason A. Pill (EM), Reed L. Russell (EM, LE*, LM)
ROBERT F. MCKEE
Robert F. McKee (EI)
SASS LAW FIRM Cynthia N. Sass (EI, LE*)
SHUMAKER, LOOP & KENDRICK
Christopher Cavaliere (EM, LE*), Hugo S. deBeaubien (EM), W. Jan Pietruszka (EI, EM, LE*)
STEARNS WEAVER MILLER WEISSLER
ALHADEFF & SITTERSON
Janet Goldberg McEnery (EM, LM)
TAYLOR ENGLISH DUMA Gail Golman Holtzman (EM, LE*, LM)
TRENAM LAW
Stanley H. Eleff (LE*), John D. Goldsmith (LE*), Richard M. Hanchett (EM, LE*), Alicia H. Koepke (EI, EM, LE*), Brigid Merenda (EM, LE*)
WENZEL FENTON CABASSA Matthew K. Fenton (EI), Ashwin R. Trehan (EM)
BARTLETT LOEB HINDS & THOMPSON Ethan J. Loeb*
BRICKLEMYER LAW GROUP Clayton Bricklemyer BUSH ROSS H. Web Melton III
CARLTON FIELDS H. Ray Allen II
GARDNER BREWER HUDSON T. Truett Gardner*
GRAYROBINSON David L. Smith
HILL WARD HENDERSON Kamala E. Corbett, Shane T. Costello*
JOHNSON, POPE, BOKOR, RUPPEL & BURNS
Mark S. Bentley**
KATHERINE O’DONNILEY - ATTORNEY AT LAW Katherine A. O’Donniley
MARILYN M. HEALY Marilyn Mullen Healy
MECHANIK NUCCIO HEARNE & WESTER David M. Mechanik
PETERSON & MYERS Jack P. Brandon
PHELPS DUNBAR Karl J. Brandes*
SHUTTS & BOWEN Meredith S. Delcamp, Eric E. Page**
STEARNS WEAVER MILLER WEISSLER
ALHADEFF & SITTERSON S. Elise Batsel, Ronald L. Weaver**
BANKER LOPEZ GASSLER
Frank H. Gassler (D), Joseph K. Lopez (P)
BEYTIN, MCLAUGHLIN, MCLAUGHLIN, O’HARA, KINMAN & BOCCHINO Mark E. McLaughlin (D)
BUSH ROSS
Marjorie S. Hensel (D)
CARLTON FIELDS
Gary L. Sasso (D, P)
GUNSTER, YOAKLEY & STEWART
William J. Schifino, Jr. (D)
HILL WARD HENDERSON Benjamin H. Hill III (D), Brett J. Preston (D)
HOLLAND & KNIGHT Joseph H. Varner III (D)
MACFARLANE FERGUSON & MCMULLEN Andrew M. Brown (D), Stephen H. Sears (D)
WAGNER MCLAUGHLIN
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FOLEY & LARDNER
Thomas M. Little, Fred S. Ridley, Stephen J. Szabo
AKERMAN David M. Doney
FOLEY & LARDNER Steven W. Vazquez
HILL WARD HENDERSON David S. Felman
HOLLAND & KNIGHT Robert J. Grammig
LEWIS BRISBOIS BISGAARD & SMITH Steven Holtzman
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TRENAM LAW Michael J. Reeves, Gary I. Teblum Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
CARLTON FIELDS Sylvia H. Walbolt
HOLLAND & KNIGHT Charles L. Stutts
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BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS R. Craig Mayfield (D)
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David M. Doney
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BUSH ROSS John N. Giordano, Joseph A. Probasco CARLTON FIELDS Richard A. Denmon, Nathaniel L. Doliner
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Natural Resources Law CARLTON FIELDS Laurel E. Lockett
ALLEN DELL Frank J. Rief III BARNETT, KIRKWOOD, KOCHE, LONG & FOSTER
Leslie J. Barnett, Peter T. Kirkwood
CARLTON FIELDS Cristin Conley Keane
HOLLAND & KNIGHT William R. Lane Jr.
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Tomas L. Gacio (P), Justin W. Pimenta (P) AKERMAN
Richard Alvarez (D)
ALVAREZ GOWER INJURY LAW
William R. Gower III (D, P)
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BARBAS NUÑEZ SANDERS BUTTLER & HOVSEPIAN
Jimmie Butler (P)
BETRAS KOPP & HARSHMAN Christopher S. Knopik (P)
BEYTIN, MCLAUGHLIN, MCLAUGHLIN, O’HARA, KINMAN & BOCCHINO Mark E. McLaughlin (D), Mindy McLaughlin (D)
BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS R. Craig Mayfield (D)
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BUSH ROSS
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DANIEL LAW GROUP William Daniel (P)
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Robert T. Joyce (P), Lillian Reyes-Joyce (P) KATHRYN LEE Kathryn E. Lee (P)
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MANDER LAW GROUP
A.R. Mander III (P)
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PENNINGTON
Luis Viera (D)
PETERSON & MYERS E. Blake Paul (D, P)
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RINALDO LAW GROUP Catherine Rinaldo (P)
RISSMAN, BARRETT, HURT, DONAHUE, MCLAIN & MANGAN Edward M. Copeland IV (D), Richard B. Mangan, Jr. (D), Eric F. Ochotorena (D)
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SESSUMS LAW GROUP Mark A. Sessums (P)
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SLATER GRANT J. Scott Slater (P)
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THE FERNANDEZ FIRM Frank F. Fernandez III (D, P)
THE LAW OFFICES OF KEVIN J. NAPPER Kevin J. Napper (D)
THE LAW OFFICES OF MATTHEW J. JOWANNA Matthew Jowanna (P)
THE LAW OFFICES OF RYAN CAPPY Ryan Cappy (P)
THE MATASSINI LAW FIRM Christina Pappas Matassini (P), Nicholas M. Matassini (P)
THE YERRID LAW FIRM C. Steven Yerrid (P)
TRENAM LAW Fredrick H.L. McClure (D), George E. Nader (D, P)
VALENZUELA LAW FIRM Henry E. Valenzuela (P)
VANGUARD ATTORNEYS Karina Perez Ilić (P)
WAGNER MCLAUGHLIN James Guarnieri (P), John J. McLaughlin (P), Kevin M. McLaughlin (P), Michael C. McLaughlin (P), Alan F. Wagner (P), Jason Whittemore (P)
WEEKLEY SCHULTE VALDES MURMAN
TONELLI
Jody Valdes (D), Paul M. Weekley (D)
WICKER SMITH O’HARA MCCOY & FORD Erin M. Diaz (D)
WILKES & MCHUGH Bennie Lazzara, Jr. (P), James L. Wilkes II (P)
PROMOTIONS & PRIVACY LAW
Susan Tillotson Bunch
HILL WARD HENDERSON David S. Felman
BANKER LOPEZ GASSLER L. Robert Bourgeois (D), Frank H. Gassler (D), Mark C. Greene (D), John P. O’Flanagan (D)
BEYTIN, MCLAUGHLIN, MCLAUGHLIN, O’HARA, KINMAN & BOCCHINO Mark E. McLaughlin (D)
BUSH GRAZIANO RICE & PLATTER Ronald E. Bush (D)
CARLTON FIELDS
Jaret J. Fuente (D), Edward W. Gerecke (D)
CLARK & MARTINO Anthony T. Martino (P)
HILL WARD HENDERSON
Troy A. Fuhrman (D), Robert M. Fulton (D), Benjamin H. Hill III (D), Benjamin H. Hill IV (D), William J. Judge, Jr. (D), Brett J. Preston (D)
Burke G. Lopez (D)
LARSON JOHNSON Daniel A. Larson (P)
LEWIS BRISBOIS BISGAARD & SMITH John A. Rine (D) MORGAN & MORGAN C. Todd Alley (P), James D. Clark (P), Donald G. Greiwe (P)
RUMBERGER KIRK & CALDWELL Robert L. Blank (D)
SHOOK, HARDY & BACON Daniel F. Molony (D), W. Edwards Muñiz (D), Terri L. Parker (D), Kristopher J. Verra (D), Jennifer M. Voss (D), Laura Whitmore (D)
THE LAW OFFICES OF KEVIN J. NAPPER Kevin J. Napper (D)
WAGNER MCLAUGHLIN Jason Whittemore (P)
WOODS TRIAL LAW Kevin B. Woods (P)
BANKER LOPEZ GASSLER Frank H. Gassler (D), Jeffrey M. James (D) BEYTIN, MCLAUGHLIN, MCLAUGHLIN, O’HARA, KINMAN & BOCCHINO Mark E. McLaughlin (D)
BUSH ROSS James J. Evangelista (D), Edward O. Savitz (D)
HILL WARD HENDERSON Mark J. Criser (D), Benjamin H. Hill III (D)
LA CAVA JACOBSON & GOODIS Kari K. Jacobson (D)
MACFARLANE FERGUSON & MCMULLEN Andrew M. Brown (D)
OLDER LUNDY ALVAREZ KOCH & MARTINO Anthony D. Martino (P)
RISSMAN, BARRETT, HURT, DONAHUE, MCLAIN & MANGAN Edward M. Copeland IV (D)
WAGNER MCLAUGHLIN Alan F. Wagner (P)
BRYANT MILLER OLIVE Duane D. Draper
GRAYROBINSON Jennifer M. Taylor
HOLLAND & KNIGHT Richard B. Stephens Jr., Michael L. Wiener
NABORS, GIBLIN & NICKERSON L. Thomas Giblin, Steven E. Miller
SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS Alexandra M. MacLennan
BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS A. Lee Bentley III, Jason P. Mehta CARLTON FIELDS Edward J. Page, Adam P. Schwartz GREENBERG TRAURIG Gregory W. Kehoe
GUNSTER, YOAKLEY & STEWART Latour Lafferty
PHELPS DUNBAR A. Brian Albritton
THE LAW OFFICES OF KEVIN J. NAPPER Kevin J. Napper
THE SUAREZ LAW FIRM Ed A. Suarez, Rachel May Zysk
ZUCKERMAN SPAEDER Jack E. Fernandez, Marcos E. Hasbun, Morris Weinberg, Jr.
AKERMAN
Aileen S. Davis, James J. Porter, L. Joseph Shaheen, Jr.*
Barbara H. Luikart**
APPLETON REISS
Eric N. Appleton**, Keith Skorewicz
BARNETT, KIRKWOOD, KOCHE, LONG & FOSTER
Michael V. Hargett**
BARTLETT LOEB HINDS & THOMPSON
Jay J. Bartlett*
BECKER & POLIAKOFF Steven H. Mezer**
BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS
Stephanie L. Kane, Lauren G. Raines**
Clayton Bricklemyer
BUCHANAN INGERSOLL & ROONEY
Leonard Johnson, Ted R. Tamargo
BURR & FORMAN R. Marshall Rainey**, Scott I. Steady**
BUSH ROSS
Andrew T. Jenkins, Peter J. Kelly, Joseph A. Probasco, Edward O. Savitz*
Dana Blunt*, Robert S. Freedman, Joel B. Giles**, Shannon B. Gray, Jourdan Haynes, Edgel C. Lester, Jr., Richard C. Linquanti, Jin Liu, Laurel E. Lockett, George J. Meyer, Christopher W. Smart*, Gwynne A. Young*
CHARLES J. LEVIN Charles J. Levin
ERIN MCCORMICK LAW Erin R. McCormick
Thomas M. Little, Fred S. Ridley, Stephen J. Szabo
GARDNER BREWER HUDSON
Christopher W. Brewer**, T. Truett Gardner, Tyler Hudson
GIBBONS NEUMAN Jonathan S. Gilbert
Michael E. Boutzoukas, Jeanette M. Flores, Stephen L. Kussner, Johanna P. Wood
GREENLEE LAW
Paige A. Greenlee*
GUNSTER, YOAKLEY & STEWART Scott Brown
HILL WARD HENDERSON
Anderson L. Baldy III, Katherine E. Cole, Kamala E. Corbett, Shane T. Costello*, Scott W. Dibbs, S. Katherine Frazier, Lisa G. Gilleland, Thomas J. Goeglein, Robert B. Gough III, Thomas N. Henderson III, K. Tyler Hill, Jonathan P. Jennewein, Robert E.V. Kelley, Jr.*, Scott A. McLaren*, Jerilyn H. Reed, Patrick J. Risch*, R. James Robbins, Jr., W. Lawrence Smith
HOLLAND & KNIGHT Richard D. Eckhard, Leonard H. Gilbert*, Bradford D. Kimbro*, David R. Singleton, Robert Allan Warram, Barbara M. Yadley
IVANOV LAW Ivan Ivanov
JEFFREY C. SHANNON Jeffrey C. Shannon
JOHNSON, POPE, BOKOR, RUPPEL & BURNS
Joseph P. Covelli, Thomas J. Hunt, Michael J. Nolan II, Darryl R. Richards*
KASSEL LAW GROUP Matthew Kassel
KATHERINE O’DONNILEY - ATTORNEY AT LAW Katherine A. O’Donniley
MACFARLANE FERGUSON & MCMULLEN Jeffrey W. Gibson*, Rebecca Johns
MARILYN M. HEALY Marilyn Mullen Healy
MCINTYRE THANASIDES
Richard J. McIntyre
MCNAMARA & CARVER Charles H. Carver MILLER LAW Philip H. Bush
OLDER LUNDY ALVAREZ KOCH & MARTINO
Adam Birch, Marshall Deason
PENNINGTON Susan K. Spurgeon**
PHELPS DUNBAR
William J. Podolsky
PRESTON O. COCKEY, JR. Preston O. Cockey, Jr.
SHANKMAN LEONE
Jeffrey Shear
SHUMAKER, LOOP & KENDRICK
Megan Proulx Dempsey, W. Kent Ihrig, Samuel P. Queirolo, David B. Singer
SHUTTS & BOWEN
Eric S. Adams*, Matthew Blackshear, Tirso M. Carreja, Jr.**, Meredith S. Delcamp**, Meredith A. Freeman*, Matthew J. Meyer*, Lee E. Nelson, Eric E. Page*, Adam S. Woodruff, Timothy D. Woodward*
SILBERMAN LAW
Aaron Silberman
SIVYER BARLOW & WATSON
Neal A. Sivyer
SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS
Jeffrey D. Butt, Stacy H. Krumin, Stephen J. Mitchell
STEARNS WEAVER MILLER WEISSLER
ALHADEFF & SITTERSON S. Elise Batsel, Ronald L. Weaver*
STICHTER, RIEDEL, BLAIN & POSTLER B. Michael Bachman Jr.
TRENAM LAW David R. Brittain, Mary H. Quinlan, Richard H. Sollner, Robert G. Stern
WHITTEMORE Donald H. Whittemore Securities / Capital Markets Law
AKERMAN David M. Doney (R, S)
BURR & FORMAN Joseph T. King (S*)
BUSH ROSS Edward O. Savitz (S*)
CARLTON FIELDS Richard A. Denmon (R, S), Nathaniel L. Doliner (S)
FOLEY & LARDNER Curt P. Creely (S), Steven W. Vazquez (S)
GRAYROBINSON Frederick S. Schrils (S*)
GUERRA KING George L. Guerra (S*)
GUNSTER, YOAKLEY & STEWART Daniel P. Dietrich (S*), William J. Schifino, Jr. (S*)
Anderson L. Baldy III (S), Eric J. Hall (S), Zachary W. Watt (S)
HOLLAND & KNIGHT Chester E. Bacheller (R, S), Louis T. M. Conti (S), Robert J. Grammig (R, S), Richard B. Hadlow (R, S)
JOHNSON, CASSIDY, NEWLON & DECORT John E. Johnson (S*)
JOHNSON, POPE, BOKOR, RUPPEL & BURNS Guy M. Burns (S, S*), Scott C. Ilgenfritz (S*), Phillip Shasteen (R), Patrick A. Traber (S)
LAURO LAW FIRM John F. Lauro (S*)
LEWIS BRISBOIS BISGAARD & SMITH Steven Holtzman (S)
MCNAMARA & CARVER Thomas P. McNamara (R)
SHUMAKER, LOOP & KENDRICK Darrell C. Smith (R, S), Gregory C. Yadley (R, S)
SHUTTS & BOWEN Lonnie L. Simpson (S*)
TRENAM LAW Nelson T. Castellano (S), Diana L. Hayes (S), Charles F. Ketchey, Jr. (S*), Richard M. Leisner (R, S), Michael J. Reeves (S), Gary I. Teblum (S)
ZUCKERMAN SPAEDER Morris Weinberg, Jr. (S*)
BARNETT, KIRKWOOD, KOCHE, LONG & FOSTER Leslie J. Barnett, Craig E. Behrenfeld, Hunter J. Brownlee**, Peter T. Kirkwood, David L. Koche**, Rachel Albritton Lunsford
BUCHANAN INGERSOLL & ROONEY Mitchell I. Horowitz** CARLTON FIELDS David P. Burke**, Cristin Conley Keane
FOGARTY MUELLER HARRIS Micah G. Fogarty, Brian R. Harris**
FOLEY & LARDNER Olin G. Shivers
GARDNER LAW FIRM Merritt A. Gardner*
GRAYROBINSON David J. Ottinger
GREENBERG TRAURIG James O. Lang
GUNSTER, YOAKLEY & STEWART David S. Barnhill, Brian C. Sparks**
HARRISON TAX LAW William T. Harrison III
HILL WARD HENDERSON Robert E.V. Kelley, Jr.*, P. Prestin Weidner
HOLLAND & KNIGHT Bernard A. Barton, Jr.**, Louis T. M. Conti, Shane A. Hart, Lawrence R. Kemm, Edward F. Koren**, William R. Lane Jr., Jack A. Levine**, William M. Sharp Sr.**
JOHNSON, POPE, BOKOR, RUPPEL & BURNS
Jeffrey M. Gad, Vitauts M. Gulbis
LAW OFFICES OF ROBERT J. KLINE Robert James Kline**
MACFARLANE FERGUSON & MCMULLEN James W. Goodwin II
MARK T. TATE
Mark T. Tate, Jr.
SHUMAKER, LOOP & KENDRICK William R. Swindle
SHUTTS & BOWEN Jordan G. Lee
TRENAM LAW Harold W. Mullis, D. Michael O’Leary, J. Eric Taylor
BANAS LAW FIRM George A. Banas
BURR & FORMAN Harvey S. Kauget COREX LEGAL Brent C.J. Britton
AKERMAN
Alejandro J. Fernandez BURR & FORMAN Ryan M. Corbett, Harvey S. Kauget FISHER PHILLIPS Steven M. Bernstein
GREENBERG TRAURIG
Richard C. McCrea, Jr., Katie Molloy
HAMILTON, MILLER & BIRTHISEL Robert Birthisel Trusts and Estates
AKERMAN
John L. Dicks II*
ALLEN DELL Donna L. Longhouse, Frank J. Rief III BARNETT, KIRKWOOD, KOCHE, LONG & FOSTER Leslie J. Barnett, Peter T. Kirkwood, Rachel Albritton Lunsford**
BAUMANNKANGAS ESTATE LAW Phillip A. Baumann
BUSH ROSS Jolyon D. Acosta, Samuel B. Dolcimascolo, Peter J. Kelly
CARLTON FIELDS Gwynne A. Young*
CRAIG A. MUNDY Craig A. Mundy
FOLEY & LARDNER Natalie C. Annis
GARDNER LAW FIRM Merritt A. Gardner GRAYROBINSON Sandra G. Sheets, John K. Vreeland, Natalie R. Wilson
GUNSTER, YOAKLEY & STEWART Debra L. Boje**, Brian C. Sparks**
HILL WARD HENDERSON Charles W. Callahan III, Amelia M. Campbell, Linda D. Hartley**
HOLLAND & KNIGHT Shane A. Hart, Edward F. Koren**, Dominc Kouffman*, William R. Lane Jr., Robert W. Lang* J. RICHARD CASKEY J. Richard Caskey**
JOHNSON, POPE, BOKOR, RUPPEL & BURNS Jeffrey M. Gad, Scott C. Ilgenfritz*, Michael J. Nolan II
LAW OFFICES OF ROBERT J. KLINE Robert James Kline**
LINDA C. HANNA Linda C. Hanna
MACFARLANE FERGUSON & MCMULLEN James W. Goodwin II OLDER LUNDY ALVAREZ KOCH & MARTINO Ann-Eliza Musoke Taylor
SHUMAKER, LOOP & KENDRICK William R. Swindle SHUTTS & BOWEN Jordan G. Lee**, Lauren A. Taylor**
TAE KELLEY BRONNER Tae Kelley Bronner**
TRENAM LAW
Marla DeVicente Bohlander, Jennifer L. Griffin, Charles F. Ketchey, Jr.*, Karen E. Lewis, J. Eric Taylor
DE LA PARTE & GILBERT Edward P. de la Parte, Jr.
FOLEY & LARDNER Steven W. Vazquez
HILL WARD HENDERSON David S. Felman
DE LA PARTE & GILBERT Edward P. de la Parte, Jr.
MANSON BOLVES DONALDSON VARN ATTORNEYS AT LAW Douglas P. Manson
BANKER LOPEZ GASSLER Donald S. Bennett (E), David C. Lockwood (E), Stephanie M. Vann Brown (E)
BARBAS NUÑEZ SANDERS BUTTLER & HOVSEPIAN Kelly Barcia Nuñez (C)
BLEAKLEY BAVOL DENMAN & GRACE Robert Grace, Jr. (E)
CARLSON, MEISNER, HART & HAYSLETT Matthew B. Wheeley (E) MORGAN & MORGAN Ivan D. Voronec (C)
OLIVER & FOX Tonya A. Oliver (C)
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· Appellate Practice
· Banking and Finance Law*
· Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law*
· Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
· Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
· Commercial Litigation
· Construction Law*
· Corporate Governance and Compliance Law
· Corporate Law
· Criminal Defense: White-Collar
· Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
· Entertainment Law
· Environmental Law*
· Family Law
· Government Relations Practice
· Health Care Law
· Immigration Law
· Insurance Law
· Intellectual Property Law*
· Labor and Employment Law*
· Land Use & Zoning Law
· Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions
· Medical Malpractice Law
· Mergers & Acquisitions Law
· Personal Injury Litigation
· Product Liability Litigation
· Professional Malpractice Law
· Public Finance Law
· Real Estate Law*
· Securities / Capital Markets Law*
· Tax Law*
· Technology Law
· Trusts and Estates*
· Venture Capital Law
· Workers' Compensation Law
NORTON, HAMMERSLEY, LOPEZ & SKOKOS Chris Fowler, Dan Tullidge
BENTLEY GOODRICH KISON Caroleen B. Brej, Brian D. Goodrich, Amanda Kison
BERLIN PATTEN EBLING Daniel C. Guarnieri HUTTON & DOMINKO Przemyslaw L. Dominko, Tyler Stall
MAGLIO CHRISTOPHER TOALE Christina E. Unkel
SHUMAKER, LOOP & KENDRICK C. Jade Davis, Brett M. Henson, Andrew J. Oppenheim, Charles A. Wood
ADAMS AND REESE Drew F. Chesanek
FERGESON SKIPPER Declan Mahoney* HUTTON & DOMINKO Tyler Stall*, Yuliya Swaim* SHUMAKER, LOOP & KENDRICK C. Jade Davis**, Brett M. Henson*
NORTON, HAMMERSLEY, LOPEZ & SKOKOS Dan Tullidge
EASTMOORE CRAUWELS & DUBOSE Warren Chin
ICARD, MERRILL, CULLIS, TIMM, FUREN & GINSBURG Bradley J. Ellis
PATRICK S. MCARDLE Patrick McArdle (P)
SHUMAKER, LOOP & KENDRICK C. Jade Davis (D)
ADAMS AND REESE Drew F. Chesanek BERLIN PATTEN EBLING Mallory Bauer, Andrew J. Conaboy, Natasha Selvaraj ICARD, MERRILL, CULLIS, TIMM, FUREN & GINSBURG Natalie G Coldiron, Jordan Riccardi WILLIAMS PARKER ATTORNEYS AT LAW Nicole Christie Securities / Capital Markets Law
SHUMAKER, LOOP & KENDRICK James E. Fanto* (S*)
SHUMAKER, LOOP & KENDRICK David B. Heedy Trusts and Estates
BACH, JACOBS & BYRNE Sean M. Byrne**
EASTMOORE CRAUWELS & DUBOSE Warren Chin*
NORTON, HAMMERSLEY, LOPEZ & SKOKOS Chris Fowler, Dan Tullidge
SHUMAKER, LOOP & KENDRICK David B. Heedy
WILLIAMS PARKER ATTORNEYS AT LAW Colton Castro, Elizabeth Diaz, Fletcher Rush
BANKER LOPEZ GASSLER DeeAnn J. McLemore Banking and Finance Law
MESSINA LAW GROUP Paul M. Messina Jr. (B) Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
TRENAM LAW Melodie M. Menzer Commercial Litigation
BAILEY & GLASSER Nicole Ballante
ENGLANDER FISCHER Veronica Hickey
FOLEY & MANSFIELD C. Drew Greminger JOHNSON, POPE, BOKOR, RUPPEL & BURNS Caitlein Jammo TRAUB LIEBERMAN STRAUS & SHREWSBERRY Billie Brock
Construction Law
BAILEY & GLASSER Nicole Ballante*
FOLEY & MANSFIELD Lisa M. Albrecht, C. Drew Greminger
JOHNSON, POPE, BOKOR, RUPPEL & BURNS Caitlein Jammo
Corporate Law
JOHNSON, POPE, BOKOR, RUPPEL & BURNS Nicholas Grimaudo
Family Law GREENE & GREENE Megan M. Greene
EPSTEIN BECKER & GREEN Elizabeth Scarola Insurance Law
KEMP, RUGE & GREEN LAW GROUP Michael J. Wyatt
TRAUB LIEBERMAN STRAUS & SHREWSBERRY Heather Jones, Ashley Kellgren
ZINOBER DIANA & MONTEVERDE Kali Sinclair
BAILEY & GLASSER Jaclyn S. Clark (MG)
WEBER, CRABB & WEIN R. Quincy Bird** (LE*, MG)
TRENAM LAW Paul F. Rush
BANKER LOPEZ GASSLER Kristin Gonzalez (D)
KEMP, RUGE & GREEN LAW GROUP Michael J. Wyatt (D)
REEP COLEMAN & STUBBENDORFF Niklas L. Stubbendorff (D)
JOHNSON, POPE, BOKOR, RUPPEL & BURNS Caitlein Jammo
MESSINA LAW GROUP Paul M. Messina Jr.*
TRENAM LAW Paul F. Rush, Walter A. Trauner
JOHNSON, POPE, BOKOR, RUPPEL & BURNS Nicholas Grimaudo
TRENAM LAW Melodie M. Menzer
COTNEY CONSTRUCTION LAW Hilary Morgan JOHNSON, POPE, BOKOR, RUPPEL & BURNS Jamie Klapholz SHUMAKER, LOOP & KENDRICK Junior Ambeau, Jason W. Davis Appellate Practice
BRANNOCK HUMPHRIES & BERMAN Joseph Eagleton, Thomas Seider BUCHANAN INGERSOLL & ROONEY Chance Lyman FELIX, FELIX, BASEMAN Mark Baseman SHUTTS & BOWEN Alyssa L. Cory, Garrett A. Tozier WOOD, SMITH, HENNING & BERMAN Ryan D. Schoeb
ADAMS AND REESE Michael A. Kolcun*, Chantal Pillay* ANTHONY & PARTNERS Andrew J. Ghekas (B) BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS Sara Accardi* BURR & FORMAN Sadie R. Craig*, Dana L. Robbins* BUTLER WEIHMULLER KATZ CRAIG Samantha A. Satish*
BURR & FORMAN Dana L. Robbins
CARLTON FIELDS J. Ryan Yant
FLORIDA LAW ADVISERS Matthew Podolsky** OFFICE OF KELLY REMICK Lydia M. Gazda STICHTER, RIEDEL, BLAIN & POSTLER Matthew B. Hale, Mark F. Robens
ULLMAN BURSA LAW Alex Dowding UNDERWOOD MURRAY Megan W. Murray**
SHUMAKER, LOOP & KENDRICK Christina Nethero TRENAM LAW Brian R. Tunis
JOHNSON, POPE, BOKOR, RUPPEL & BURNS Christopher R. Dingman
ANTHONY & PARTNERS Andrew J. Ghekas, Nicholas Lafalce BARNETT, KIRKWOOD, KOCHE, LONG & FOSTER Allison Kirkwood Simpson BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS Sara Accardi, Kyle W. Robisch
BRANNOCK HUMPHRIES & BERMAN Joseph Eagleton BUCHANAN INGERSOLL & ROONEY Lauren V. Humphries CANTRELL ZWETSCH Alissa A. Kranz
CARLTON FIELDS Erin J. Hoyle, Brian C. Porter, Michael G. Rothfeldt, David R. Wright DE LA PARTE & GILBERT Donald C. P. Greiwe FREEBORN & PETERS Ian J. Dankelman, Ian Dankleman, Christina L. Flatau, Sarah A. Gotlieb, Sarah Gottlieb, Amanda S. Keller, Hoyt L. Prindle III GRAYROBINSON Cole Y. Carlson, Matthew D. Jones, Josef Y. Rosen GREENBERG TRAURIG Jordan L. Behlman, Ryan T. Hopper, Joseph H. Picone GUNSTER, YOAKLEY & STEWART Justin Bennett HILL WARD HENDERSON Carolina Y. Blanco, Andrew E. Holway, Ryan J. Leuthauser, Kendra McCan Lyman, Fred C. Marshall, Anisha P. Patel, Kevin C. Paule, Tori C. Simmons KRISTINA A. GANDRE Kristina A. Gandre MACFARLANE FERGUSON & MCMULLEN Zoila Lahera MARTINEZ LAW Cristen Martinez MILLS LAW GROUP Carolina Saavedra OFFICE OF KELLY REMICK Lydia M. Gazda PASKERT DIVERS THOMPSON Nathan F. Diehl, Robert C. Graham, Jr. PHELPS DUNBAR Jonathan E. Lewerenz, Rhett C. Parker QUARLES & BRADY Zac Foster, Emily Plakon, Julia Wischmeier SHOOK, HARDY & BACON Anitra F. Raiford SHUMAKER, LOOP & KENDRICK Junior Ambeau, Jason W. Davis SHUTTS & BOWEN Kasey A. Feltner, Christopher F. Hamilton, S. Elizabeth King, Garrett A. Tozier SPENCER FANE Drew P. O'Malley THOMAS & LOCICERO Linda R. Norbut TRENAM LAW Ashlyn Banks, William McBride TURKEL CUVA BARRIOS James Mooney ZINOBER DIANA & MONTEVERDE George A. Hiller, April L. Zinober
Construction Law BARTLETT LOEB HINDS & THOMPSON Elliot P. Haney BUSH ROSS Jessica Viola CARLTON FIELDS Brian C. Porter*, Michael G. Rothfeldt CONROY, SIMBERG, KREVANS, ABEL, LURVEY, MORROW, KRAFT, KLEIN, GOLDBERG Ryan W. Royce*
COTNEY CONSTRUCTION LAW Virgil Batcher**, Christie Coston, Jacqueline Feliciano, David Keel**, Benjamin Taylor Lute**, Steven McCommon, Hilary Morgan**, Mason Pokorny, Kyle Rea**, Lee Tomlinson**
GRAYROBINSON Matthew D. Jones HILL WARD HENDERSON Andrew E. Holway**, Kendra McCan Lyman**, Jason Molder KARBER Zachary A. Karber*
KUBICKI DRAPER Steffen Michael LoCascio PASKERT DIVERS THOMPSON Robert C. Graham, Jr., Kimberly A. Kelley, A. Alston Merritt PHELPS DUNBAR Rhett C. Parker* SHUMAKER, LOOP & KENDRICK Jason W. Davis* TURKEL CUVA BARRIOS James Mooney* WICKER SMITH O'HARA MCCOY & FORD Kate Gaset*
HOLLAND & KNIGHT Kendall M. Wilson JOHNSON, POPE, BOKOR, RUPPEL & BURNS Jamie Klapholz
Corporate Law BUCHANAN INGERSOLL & ROONEY Haley R. Ayure
HILL WARD HENDERSON Ryan M. Angel
JOHNSON, POPE, BOKOR, RUPPEL & BURNS Christopher R. Dingman PHELPS DUNBAR Robert H. Gidel, Jr., Derek Larsen-Chaney SHUMAKER, LOOP & KENDRICK Junior Ambeau
TRENAM LAW Thomas J. Cockriel
BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS Giovanni P. Giarratanna
CARLTON FIELDS Erin J. Hoyle GREENBERG TRAURIG Jordan L. Behlman
HILL WARD HENDERSON Jill K. Bell
THOMAS & LOCICERO Linda R. Norbut
BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS Kyle W. Robisch
COTNEY CONSTRUCTION LAW Benjamin Taylor Lute
GREENBERG TRAURIG Ryan T. Hopper**
ALLEN DELL Zachary L. Bayne
BRANNOCK HUMPHRIES & BERMAN Joseph Eagleton CORTES HODZ FAMILY LAW & MEDIATION Angelica Rosello
FLORIDA LAW ADVISERS Matthew Podolsky
HARRIS, HUNT & DERR Cory A. Brandfon, Nicole M. Gehringer ROBERT SPARKS ATTORNEYS Kelly T. Candela
GRAYROBINSON Matthew D. Jones
CARLTON FIELDS Austin Marshall Eason, Erin J. Hoyle
FOLEY & LARDNER Jacqueline N. Acosta, Jaide L. Beverly, Kristen A. Murphy
JOHNSON, POPE, BOKOR, RUPPEL & BURNS Jamie Klapholz
TRENAM LAW Jessica Smith West ZUCKERMAN SPAEDER Daniella Sterns
OGLETREE, DEAKINS, NASH, SMOAK & STEWART Natalie L. McEwan
BLEAKLEY BAVOL DENMAN & GRACE Courtnee C. Reid
BURR & FORMAN Dana L. Robbins
BUSH ROSS Rebeccah LoCascio, Nicolas G. Pazos
BUTLER WEIHMULLER KATZ CRAIG Thomas D. Burgess, Jr., William B. Collum, Kristina L. Cucinotta, Lauren Lief Feldman, Thomas Hodges, Erin C. Isdell, D. Grayson Kelly, Jamie Combee Novaes, Thais Passerieu, Samantha A. Satish, Jessica Stillwell
CLAUSEN MILLER Melissa M. Burghardt
DECOPAIN LEGAL Suzanne J. Decopain
FREEBORN & PETERS Christina L. Flatau, Sarah Gottlieb, Amanda S. Keller, Hoyt L. Prindle III, Jade L. Turner
GALLOWAY, JOHNSON, TOMPKINS, BURR & SMITH Maggie Potters
HILL WARD HENDERSON Andrew E. Holway HINSHAW & CULBERTSON Taylor Bowman, André D. Sesler KANNER & PINTALUGA Alexis E. Altman, Jamie L. Harris KUHN RASLAVICH Phillip A. Jones
LEWIS BRISBOIS BISGAARD & SMITH Stefan A. Alvarez, Elizabeth Kirkhart, Justin N. Shindore PHELPS DUNBAR Jonathan E. Lewerenz, Katherine Martinez, Michael A. McGriskin, Catriana N. Messina, Sarah J. Smith, Mallory H. Thomas RISSMAN, BARRETT, HURT, DONAHUE, MCLAIN & MANGAN Meghan R. Whisenhunt SHUMAKER, LOOP & KENDRICK Samantha R. Peckham STOCKHAM LAW GROUP Chad Sweeting SUNCOAST LAW FIRM Jeremy Baczkiewicz SWOPE, RODANTE Savannah J. Carpenter, Daniel L. Greene, Natalie Shoemaker TYSON & MENDES Manuel L. Iravedra VANGUARD ATTORNEYS Silvia Amador Brett WICKER SMITH O'HARA MCCOY & FORD Caroline Claire Engle, Kate Gaset WOOD, SMITH, HENNING & BERMAN Kelly E. Green, Christian M. Gunneson, Jonathan R. Hart
BURR & FORMAN Patrick A. Reid (P) FREEBORN & PETERS Sarah Gottlieb* (P*) GRAYROBINSON Cole Y. Carlson* (IP*), Josef Y. Rosen KLEMA LAW Griffin C. Klema (P) SHOOK, HARDY & BACON Anitra F. Raiford* (IP*)
STANTON IP LAW FIRM Thomas Stanton* (IP*) WOOD, SMITH, HENNING & BERMAN Ryan D. Schoeb
BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS Diana N. Evans* (LE*) COLE, SCOTT & KISSANE Erin Centrone* (LE*)
COTNEY CONSTRUCTION LAW Mason Pokorny (MG)
FISHER PHILLIPS Brett P. Owens** (LE*, MG)
FORDHARRISON Nicholas S. Andrews** (LE*, MG), Emily ChaseSosnoff** (LE*, MG), Viktoryia Johnson** (LE*, MG), David M. Kalteux** (LE*, MG), Daniel K. Miles** (LE*, MG)
FREEMAN MATHIS & GARY Jessica Cauley* (LE*)
GEAR LAW Trescot Gearnull (EE, LE*, MG)
GRAYROBINSON Natasha Khoyi** (LE*, MG)
GREENBERG TRAURIG Raymond D. Jackson (MG), Andrea E. Nieto** (LE*, MG), Cayla Page** (LE*, MG)
JOHNSON JACKSON Ashley Gallagher* (LE*), Christopher C. Johnson** (LE*, MG), Ashley A. Tinsley* (LE*)
OGLETREE, DEAKINS, NASH, SMOAK & STEWART Stephanie C. Generotti** (LE*, MG)
SASS LAW FIRM Amanda Biondolino** (EE, LE*)
SHANKMAN LEONE Allison Wallrapp-McMullan (MG)
SHOOK, HARDY & BACON Chelsea C. Harrison (MG)
TAYLOR & ASSOCIATES, ATTORNEYS AT LAW Elena Adang (MG)
TURKEL CUVA BARRIOS James Mooney* (LE*)
JOHNSON, POPE, BOKOR, RUPPEL & BURNS T. Luke Markham
SHUTTS & BOWEN Kasey A. Feltner
STEARNS WEAVER MILLER WEISSLER ALHADEFF & SITTERSON Jessica M. Icerman
TRENAM LAW Mathew S. Poling
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions
BURR & FORMAN Sadie R. Craig (D)
CARLTON FIELDS Caycee D. Hampton (D, P)
HILL WARD HENDERSON Anisha P. Patel (D)
BUSH ROSS Rebeccah LoCascio (D), Ian P. Stanley (D)
CARLTON FIELDS Austin Marshall Eason (D, P), Caycee D. Hampton (D)
DE LA PARTE & GILBERT Donald C. P. Greiwe (P)
HILL WARD HENDERSON Chad E. Burgess (D), David W, Hughes (D), Ryan J. Leuthauser (D)
LA CAVA JACOBSON & GOODIS Mark R. Messerschmidt (D) RISSMAN, BARRETT, HURT, DONAHUE, MCLAIN & MANGAN Meghan R. Whisenhunt (D)
HILL WARD HENDERSON Ryan M. Angel, G. Matthew Lastinger HOLLAND & KNIGHT Kendall M. Wilson
ALVAREZ GOWER INJURY LAW Joseph Alvarez (P)
BANKER LOPEZ GASSLER Antonio Castro VI (D), Theodore Wagenblast (D)
BRANNOCK HUMPHRIES & BERMAN Thomas Seider (P) BURNS WHITE Denise Lubliner (D)
BUSH ROSS Rebeccah LoCascio (D)
CHRISTOPHER LIGORI & ASSOCIATES John Curry (P) COLE, SCOTT & KISSANE Erin Centrone (D), Eric Moody (D)
HILL WARD HENDERSON Chad E. Burgess (D)
JOHNSON, POPE, BOKOR, RUPPEL & BURNS J.D. Zarate (D)
KANNER & PINTALUGA Blair M. Dickert (P), Caroline H. Zapiec (P)
KUBICKI DRAPER Steffen Michael LoCascio (D)
LA CAVA JACOBSON & GOODIS Tia J. Jones (D)
LEWIS BRISBOIS BISGAARD & SMITH Sophia Bernard (D)
PHELPS DUNBAR Rhett C. Parker (D), Jamie R. Tasker (D)
RISSMAN, BARRETT, HURT, DONAHUE, MCLAIN & MANGAN Meghan R. Whisenhunt (D)
SWOPE, RODANTE Savannah J. Carpenter (P), Daniel L. Greene (P), Natalie Shoemaker (P)
VANGUARD ATTORNEYS Silvia Amador Brett (P)
WOODS TRIAL LAW Ashby C. Davis (P)
BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS Diana N. Evans (D)
CARLTON FIELDS Caycee D. Hampton (D, P)
CONROY, SIMBERG, KREVANS, ABEL, LURVEY, MORROW, KRAFT, KLEIN, GOLDBERG Ryan W. Royce (D)
HILL WARD HENDERSON Anisha P. Patel (D), Allison M. Stevenson (D), Nicole D. Walsh (D), Trae Weingardt (D)
LEWIS BRISBOIS BISGAARD & SMITH Lindsay E. DeCarlo (D)
MORGAN & MORGAN Juan Martinez (P)
SHOOK, HARDY & BACON Razvan Axente (D), Aimée Tecla Canty (D), Rebecca M. Harris (D), Kate Paine (D), Anitra F. Raiford (D)
BUSH ROSS Rebeccah LoCascio
COLE, SCOTT & KISSANE Erin Centrone
FREEBORN & PETERS Hoyt L. Prindle III HILL WARD HENDERSON Carolina Y. Blanco
GRAYROBINSON Sarah E. Parrow
FOLEY & LARDNER Allison Selby McKown
GUNSTER, YOAKLEY & STEWART Madison E. M. Gardiner
HILL WARD HENDERSON Jill K. Bell, Fred C. Marshall*, Ryan J. McConnell
JOHNSON, POPE, BOKOR, RUPPEL & BURNS Adrienne C. Kendall, T. Luke Markham
MARTINEZ LAW Cristen Martinez
PHELPS DUNBAR Robert H. Gidel, Jr., Derek Larsen-Chaney, Raciel Perez
SHUMAKER, LOOP & KENDRICK Jason W. Davis*, Matt Newton*, Colin Rice
TRENAM LAW Mathew S. Poling
CARLTON FIELDS Erin J. Hoyle* (S*)
GRAYROBINSON Josef Y. Rosen** (R, S*)
HILL WARD HENDERSON Joshua T. Gehres (R)
HOLLAND & KNIGHT Kendall M. Wilson (R)
QUARLES & BRADY Emily Plakon* (S*)
BARNETT, KIRKWOOD, KOCHE, LONG & FOSTER Steven D. Shapiro
BUSH ROSS Andrew J. Buddemeyer
COTNEY CONSTRUCTION LAW Jacqueline Feliciano
FOLEY & LARDNER Rachel M. Falknor
GRAYROBINSON Katherine Schichtel
HILL WARD HENDERSON Justin J. Wallace, Suzanne Eldridge Ward
JOHNSON, POPE, BOKOR, RUPPEL & BURNS Christopher R. Dingman**
CARLTON FIELDS Erin J. Hoyle
TRENAM LAW Thomas J. Cockriel
COTNEY CONSTRUCTION LAW Jacqueline Feliciano
FOLEY & LARDNER Rachel M. Falknor
GRAYROBINSON Katherine Schichtel**
HILL WARD HENDERSON Matthew L. Evans, Suzanne Eldridge Ward, Emily B. Weeks
HOLLAND & KNIGHT Patrick J. Duffey
JOHNSON, POPE, BOKOR, RUPPEL & BURNS Christopher R. Dingman
LAW OFFICES OF ROBERT J. KLINE Charlotte Keeling
PHELPS DUNBAR Derek Larsen-Chaney
TRENAM LAW Taylor Russo Hess
BARNETT, KIRKWOOD, KOCHE, LONG & FOSTER Nicholas D. Horner
HILL WARD HENDERSON G. Matthew Lastinger, Justin J. Wallace
CONSTANGY, BROOKS, SMITH & PROPHETE Christopher Hanson (E)
COTNEY CONSTRUCTION LAW Mason Pokorny (E)
KELLEY KRONENBERG Michael G. Albani (E)
