Tampa, Fla. – Carlton Fields is pleased to announce that 67 attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2012 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.

Best Lawyers is universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. It is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey in which more than 39,000 leading attorneys cast approximately 3.1 million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas.

The following attorneys were named in their respective practice areas. The notations of (10) and (20) indicate that individual has been included on the list for at least that many years and the (year) indicates the first year the attorney was listed on The Best Lawyers lists. An * indicates attorneys who are listed for the first time Best Lawyers.
The 67 Carlton Fields attorneys selected for this year’s guide include:

Miami
Steven J. Brodie – Insurance Law (2007)
Stephen J. Bronis – Health Care Law, Commercial Litigation, Non-White-Collar Criminal Defense, White-Collar Criminal Defense (10)
Gregory M. Cesarano – Product Liability Litigation (2011)
Jeffrey Michael Cohen – Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law (2005)
Merrick L. “Rick” Gross – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Real Estate Litigation (2010)
Jerome Hesch – Tax Law (2003)
Bruce C. King – Construction Litigation (2005)
Wendy F. Lumish – Appellate Law, Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort/Class Action Defense, Personal Injury Litigation (2005)
Thomas J. Meeks – Arbitration, Appellate Law, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Corporate Governance Law, Intellectual Property Litigation, Real Estate Litigation, Trusts & Estates Litigation, Securities/Capital Markets Law (2003)
Jason M. Murray – Franchise Law (2007)
Paul L. Nettleton – Commercial Litigation, Environmental Litigation (2005)
Dennis J. Olle – Commercial Litigation (2008)
Edith Osman – Family Law*
Michael S. Pasano – White-Collar Criminal Defense (2003)
Benjamine Reid – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Environmental Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation, Medical Malpractice Law, Personal Injury Litigation Defense, Product Liability Litigation Defense (2005)
Jack Reiter – Appellate Law (2010)
Patricia H. Thompson – Employment Law-Management, Labor Law-Management (2006)

Orlando
Charles J. Cacciabeve – Construction Litigation (2006)
David E. Cannella – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Product Liability Litigation Defense (2010)
Daniel C. Johnson – Antitrust Litigation (2008)
Robert L. Young – Bankruptcy Litigation (2007)

St. Petersburg
Robert Biasotti – Appellate Law (2009)
Matthew Conigliaro – Appellate Law*
Steven Dupré – Commercial Litigation (2005)
Richard C. Linquanti – Real Estate Law (10)
David R. Punzak – Real Estate Law (2009)
Lee H. Rightmyer – Commercial Litigation (2009)

Tallahassee
Daniel C. Brown – Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law (2006)
Martha H. Chumbler – Environmental Litigation, Government Relations, Land Use & Zoning Litigation (2006)
W. Douglas Hall– Commercial Litigation, Environmental Law, Labor & Employment Litigation, Land Use & Zoning Litigation (2006)
Nancy G. Linnan – Environmental Law, Government Relations, Land Use & Zoning Law, Real Estate Law (2005) 

Tampa
Mark A. Brown – Commercial Litigation, Real Estate Litigation (2007)
David P. Burke – Tax Litigation & Controversy, Tax Law (2008)
Chris S. Coutroulis – Antitrust Law, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation (2005)
Richard A. Denmon – Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Securities Regulation (2010)
Nathaniel L. Doliner – Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law (2005)
Robert S. Freedman – Real Estate Law (2008)
Edward W. Gerecke – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation, Product Liability Litigation Defense (2005)
Joel B. Giles – Real Estate Law, Real Estate Litigation (2008)
James J. Kennedy III – Health Care Law (2003)
John J. Lamoureux – Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law, Bankruptcy Litigation (2006)
Hywel Leonard – Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law, Bankruptcy Litigation (2006)
Edgel C. Lester, Jr. – Real Estate Law (2005)
Laurel E. Lockett – Energy Law, Environmental Law, Natural Resources Law (2005)
John P. McAdams – Employment Law-Management (2005)
C. Douglas McDonald Jr. – Copyright Law, Intellectual Property Litigation, Patent Litigation, Patent Law, Trademark Law (2006)
George J. Meyer – Construction Law (2006)
Kevin J. Napper – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation Defense, Product Liability Litigation, White-Collar Criminal Defense (2005)
Michael F. Nuechterlein – Construction Law, Construction Litigation (2003)
Edward J. Page – Non-White-Collar Criminal Defense, White-Collar Criminal Defense (2007)
Luis Prats – Construction Law (2006)
Hardy L. Roberts, III – Construction Litigation (2010)
Richard A. Rock – Health Care Law (2006)
Thomas J. Roehn – Commercial Litigation, Real Estate Litigation (2007)
Gary L. Sasso – Appellate Law, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Legal Malpractice Law, Mass Tort/Class Action Defense (2005)
Roger D. Schwenke – Environmental Law, Real Estate Law, Water Law (20)
Michael J. Virgadamo – Real Estate Law (2008)
Sylvia H. Walbolt – Appellate Law, Commercial Litigation, Antitrust Litigation, Regulatory Enforcement Litigation (SEC, Telecom, Energy) (20)
J. Michael Walls – Energy Law (2008)
James R. Wiley – Employment Law-Management, Labor Law-Management (2008)
Wm. Cary Wright – Construction Law, Construction Litigation (2008)
Gwynne A. Young – Commercial Litigation, Real Estate Litigation, Trusts & Estates Litigation (2009)

West Palm Beach
Robert Gilbert – Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law (2005)
Thomas A. Hanson – Real Estate Law (2005)
Lynda J. Harris – Real Estate Law*
Joseph Ianno, Jr. – Commercial Litigation, Construction Litigation (2009)
Tom Warner – Appellate Law (2007)