Tampa, Fla. – Carlton Fields is pleased to announce that Shareholders Nancy Linnan and George Meyer were listed as “Leading Lawyers” in the 2011 Legal 500 United States guide providing research and law firm rankings to enable clients to identify the best law firm for the job.
Linnan was one of eight “Leading Lawyers” listed in the U.S. for the practice of Real Estate and Construction: Land Use/Zoning. The guide stated, “Chair of the group Nancy Linnan is very well regarded by peers and admired by clients for ‘combining technical knowledge with personal relationship skills when representing clients in front of the regulatory community.’”
Meyer was one of 10 “Leading Lawyers” listed in the U.S. for the practice of Real Estate and Construction: Construction (Including Construction Litigation). The guide stated, “… the firm represents owners, general contractors, subcontractors and suppliers, homebuilders, condominium associations and sureties in relation to all types of developments. For transactional work, key contact George Meyer is well respected by rival firms and highly regarded by clients, with a practice including advising on design and construction contracts, condominium law, Florida construction lien law, and construction contract administration.”
Additionally, the firm ranked among the top in the U.S.:
Linnan is the Office Managing Shareholder of Carlton Fields' Tallahassee office and the Practice Group Leader of the firm’s Government Law and Consulting practice. She primarily practices in the areas of environmental/land use and administrative law and government consulting, with a focus on growth management. Linnan is AV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell and listed in Chambers USA Guide, Florida Trend’s Legal Elite and Legal Elite Hall of Fame, The Best Lawyers in America, and Super Lawyers.
Meyer is a member of the firm’s Real Estate & Finance, Construction, and Energy practice groups and practices in the firm’s Tampa office. He is Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Construction Law. He has extensive experience with large-complex public and private development projects. Meyer is AV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell and listed in Chambers USA Guide, Florida Trend’s Legal Elite, The Best Lawyers in America, Super Lawyers, and The International Who’s Who Construction Lawyers.
Legal 500 is a series of guides providing research and law firm rankings to enable clients to identify the best law firm for the job. Their law firm recommendations are based on merit alone. The guides review the strengths and strategies of law firms in more than 90 countries in Europe, the Middle East, North and South America, and the Caribbean.