11 Carlton Fields Attorneys Named 2021 “Lawyers of the Year”

Tampa, Fla. – Carlton Fields is pleased to announce that 11 firm attorneys are named to the 2021 “Lawyers of the Year” list by The Best Lawyers in America©. 

Each year, Best Lawyers designates “Lawyers of the Year” in high-profile legal specialties in large legal communities. Only a single lawyer in each specialty in each community is honored as the “Lawyer of the Year.” Lawyers receiving this accolade earn some of the highest ratings in the Best Lawyers surveys based on a high level of respect among their peers for their abilities, professionalism, and integrity. 

The following Carlton Fields attorneys were named to the 2021 “Lawyer of the Year” list in their respective practice areas:

• Frank A. Appicelli – Hartford Real Estate Law
• Cristin Conley Keane – Tampa Nonprofit/Charities Law
• Nathaniel L. Doliner – Tampa Corporate Governance Law
• Edward W. Gerecke – Tampa Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions - Defendants
• Donald R. Kirk – Tampa Litigation - Bankruptcy
• Nancy G. Linnan – Tallahassee Litigation - Land Use and Zoning
• Neal McAliley – Miami Litigation - Environmental
• George J. Meyer – Tampa Construction Law
• Edward J. Page –Tampa Qui Tam Law
• Thomas J. Roehn – Tampa Bet-the-Company Litigation
• Gwynne A. Young – Tampa Litigation - Trusts and Estates

Best Lawyers also named 96 Carlton Fields attorneys to the Best Lawyers list, and 24 to the Ones to Watch list. Additionally, the firm received national first-tier rankings in Appellate Practice, Litigation - Construction, Litigation - Intellectual Property, and Litigation - Real Estate in the 2020 U.S. News and World Report and Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” guide.

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