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 J. Berman, Jeffrey A. Cohen, Merrick L. “Rick” Gross, Bruce C. King, Andrew J. Markus, Neal McAliley, Thomas J. Meeks, Paul L. Nettleton, Edith G. Osman, Richard J. Ovelmen, Michael S. Pasano, Benjamine Reid
Rising Stars: Steven Blickensderfer, Andres F. Chagui, Matthew E. Kohen, Yolanda P. Strader, Justin S. Wales
Orlando
Super Lawyers: Charles J. Cacciabeve, Johanna W. Clark, Daniel L. DeCubellis, Jill Sarnoff Riola
Rising Stars: Scott A. Richards
Tallahassee
Super Lawyers: Martha H. Chumbler, Christine R. Davis, Nancy G. Linnan, Peter D. Webster
Tampa
Super Lawyers: President and CEO Gary L. Sasso, D. Matthew Allen, Lori Y. Baggett, Cathleen Bell Bremmer, David P. Burke, Matthew J. Conigliaro, Chris S. Coutroulis, Nathaniel L. Doliner, Steven C. Dupré, Robert S. Freedman, Jaret J. Fuente, Edward W. Gerecke, William “Ty” Giltinan, Lannie D. Hough Jr., Cristin C. Keane, James J. Kennedy III, Donald R. Kirk, John J. Lamoureux, Joseph H. Lang Jr., Hywel Leonard, Edgel C. Lester Jr., Richard C. Linquanti, Kathleen S. McLeroy, George J. Meyer, Edward J. Page, Luis Prats, Jason J. Quintero, Thomas J. Roehn, Adam P. Schwartz, Christopher Smart, Marty J. Solomon, Paul J. Ullom, Sylvia H. Walbolt, James R. Wiley, Wm. Cary Wright, Gwynne A. Young
Rising Stars: Jordan D. August, Dane R. Blunt, Fentrice D. Driskell, Scott D. Feather, Jourdan R. Haynes, Katherine L. Heckert, David A. Karp, Jin Liu, Kevin P. McCoy, Frank T. Moya
West Palm Beach
Super Lawyers: Sarah Cortvriend, Alexander D. del Russo, Robert N. Gilbert, Dean A. Morande, William P. Sklar
Rising Stars: Alexandra D. Blye, Ashley C. Drumm, Amanda R. Jesteadt
Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business, is a rating service of outstanding 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. The result is a credible, comprehensive, and diverse listing of exceptional attorneys.
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