TAMPA, FL – Forty-seven of Carlton Fields’ Florida attorneys were selected for inclusion in the 2024 issue of Florida Super Lawyers. Forty-two firm attorneys are on the Super Lawyers list, and five were named to the Rising Stars list.

In addition to the main rankings, Donald Kirk and Robert Freedman were also listed in the 2024 “Top 50: Tampa Bay Super Lawyers” and “Top 100: Florida Super Lawyers” lists.

No more than 5% of Florida attorneys earn a spot on the Super Lawyers list each year. The Rising Stars list is similarly selective and honors lawyers who are under 40 or have been practicing less than 10 years.

The Carlton Fields attorneys on the lists include:

Miami

Super Lawyers: Bruce Berman, Steven Brodie, David Gay, Merrick Gross, Bruce King, Paul Nettleton, Edith Osman, Michael Pasano, Lee Stapleton, Charles Throckmorton

Rising Stars: James Czodli

Orlando

Super Lawyers: Johanna Clark

Rising Stars: Miguel Rodriguez

Tallahassee

Super Lawyers: Thomas Findley, William Sklar, Joseph Ullo, Peter Webster

Tampa

Super Lawyers: David Burke, Matthew Conigliaro, Chris Coutroulis, Nathaniel Doliner, Scott Feather, Robert Freedman, Simon Gaugush, Edward Gerecke, Jourdan Haynes, Cristin Keane, James Kennedy III, Donald Kirk, John Lamoureux, Joseph Lang Jr., Hywel Leonard, Edgel Lester Jr., Kevin McCoy, Kathleen McLeroy, George Meyer, Edward Page, Luis Prats, Jason Quintero, Gary Sasso, Christopher Smart, Paul Ullom, Sylvia Walbolt, Wm. Cary Wright

Rising Stars:  Austin Eason, David Wright

West Palm Beach

Rising Stars: Andrew Daechsel

Super Lawyers, part of Thomson Reuters, is a rating service of lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The annual selections are made using a patented multiphase process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates, and peer reviews by practice area.

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