185 Carlton Fields Attorneys Named to 2025 Best Lawyers Lists Including 12 “Lawyers of the Year”

TAMPA, FL – The Best Lawyers in America© 2025 recognized 185 Carlton Fields attorneys. One hundred and forty-two attorneys were named to the “Best Lawyers” lists, and 43 were named to the “Ones to Watch” list.

Additionally, 12 Carlton Fields attorneys were named “Lawyer of the Year” for their practice areas in their 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 Carlton Fields attorneys named "Lawyers of the Year" are:

• Thomas Findley – Criminal Defense: White Collar
• William Sklar – Real Estate Law

Tampa

• Chris Coutroulis – Administrative/Regulatory Law
• Cristin Conley Keane – Closely Held Companies and Family Business Law
• Donald Kirk – Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Gwynne Young – Litigation – Trusts and Estates
• Jaret Fuente – Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Luis Prats – Construction Law
• Matthew Conigliaro – Appellate Practice
• Robert Freedman – Real Estate Law
• William Giltinan – Patent Law
• Cary Wright – Litigation – Construction

Carlton Fields attorneys named "Ones to Watch" have been practicing 5–9 years. They include:

Atlanta

• Logan Moses Owens – Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Action – Defendants
• Amanda Proctor – Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law
• Roben West – Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law

Florham Park

• Ryan Allen – Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Andrea Bonvicino – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Jorkeell Echeverria – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Labor and Employment

Hartford

• Brendan Gooley – Education Law, Insurance Law, Labor and Employment Law - Employee, Labor and Employment Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Jeremy Mudd – Banking and Finance Law, Real Estate Law

Los Angeles

• Scott Menger – Commercial Litigation

Miami

• Patricia Carreiro – Commercial Litigation, Health Care Law
• Dana Chaaban – Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Insurance Law, Litigation - Construction
• Katarine Dobsinska – Appellate Practice
• Daniel Enriquez – Insurance Law
• Matthew Jacobson – Financial Services Regulation Law, Real Estate Law
• Rachel Oostendorp – Appellate Practice
• Brooke Patterson – Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law
• Raina Shipman – Commercial Litigation
• Charles Throckmorton – Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Michael Vandormael – Tax Law
• Michael Zilber – Commercial Litigation, Real Estate Law

New York

• Alex Silverman – Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law

Orlando

• Novera Ahmad – Insurance Law, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Aaron Holman – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Construction
• Shayaan Raja – Real Estate Law
• Miguel Rodriguez – Insurance Law

Tallahassee

• Benjamin Stearns – Corporate Governance and Compliance Law, Insurance Law

Tampa

• Austin Eason – Health Care Law, Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants, Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs
• Nathaniel Foell – Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants
• Fiona Foley – Litigation – Construction
• Gregory Gidus – Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law
• Caycee Hampton – Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions - Defendants, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions - Plaintiffs, Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants, Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
• Erin Hoyle – Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Health Care Law, Litigation – Securities, Technology Law
• Troy Mainzer – Litigation – Construction
• Charlisa Odom – Commercial Litigation
• Luis Orengo – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Derek Padilla – Health Care Law
• Andre Revaz – Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants
• Michael Rothfeldt – Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
• David Wright – Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation
• Ryan Yant – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law

West Palm Beach

• Andrew Daechsel – Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law
• Casey Hardy McGowan – Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Michael Sloan – Appellate Practice, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

Also recognized in The Best Lawyers in America 2025 guide are:

Atlanta

• Justan Bounds – Commercial Litigation
• Christopher Freeman – Insurance Law
• Gregory Null – Real Estate Law
• Marci Schmerler – Real Estate Law
• Robert Shannon – Commercial Litigation
• Susan Spencer – Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Michael Tippett – Real Estate Law

Florham Park

• Kenneth Cesta – Corporate Law
• Michael Hensley – Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Michael Margulies – Insurance Law
• Robert Novack – Commercial Litigation

Hartford

• Frank Appicelli – Real Estate Law
• Kate D'Agostino – Real Estate Law
• Leslie King – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
• Scott Miller – Real Estate Law
• John Pitblado – Litigation – Insurance
• James Sconzo – Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Jonathan Sterling – Employment Law – Management, Litigation – ERISA, Litigation – Labor and Employment

Los Angeles

• Harvey Geller – Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Brad Markoff – Corporate Law, Real Estate Law
• Mark Neubauer – Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation - Labor and Employment

Miami

• Enrique Arana – Commercial Litigation
• Bruce Berman – Commercial Litigation
• Naomi Berry – Commercial Litigation
• Ann Young Black – Insurance Law
• Steven Brodie – Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Litigation - Insurance
• Scott Byers – Litigation – Insurance
• Jeffrey A. Cohen – Appellate Practice
• Jeffrey M. Cohen – Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law
• Amy Furness – Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• David Gay – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Bankruptcy
• Merrick Gross – Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Real Estate
• Alan Grunspan – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Litigation
• Amy Hurwitz – Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Heather Jonczak – Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
• David Karp – Appellate Practice
• Bruce King – Litigation - Construction
• Roger Kobert – International Arbitration – Commercial
• Jay Koenigsberg – Real Estate Law
• Andrew Markus – Corporate Law, International Mergers and Acquisitions, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Carlos Mas – International Mergers and Acquisitions
• Neal McAliley – Commercial Litigation, Energy Regulatory Law, Environmental Law, Litigation - Environmental
• Julianna Thomas McCabe – Litigation – Insurance
• Thomas Morante – Insurance Law, International Trade and Finance Law, Tax Law
• Paul Nettleton – Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Environmental, Litigation – Insurance, Person Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Dennis Olle – Commercial Litigation, International Mergers and Acquisitions
• Edith Osman – Family Law
• Michael Pasano – Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Rahul Ranadive – Tax Law
• Alan Rosenthal – Trade Secrets Law
• Michael Rune – Construction Law, Litigation - Construction
• Michele Softness – Real Estate Law
• Irma Reboso Solares – Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Lee Stapleton – Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Aaron Weiss – Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants

New York

• Ethan Horwitz – Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent
• Michael Yaeger – Criminal Defense: White-Collar

Orlando

• Johanna Clark – Commercial Litigation
• Daniel DeCubellis – Real Estate Law
• Daniel Johnson – Commercial Litigation
• Dara Lindquist – Construction Law
• Christopher Paolini – Commercial Litigation
• Jason Perkins – Commercial Litigation
• Charlotte Warren – Construction Law

Tallahassee

• Thomas Findley – Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Robert Pass – Commercial Litigation, Energy Law
• William Sklar – Real Estate Law
• Joseph Ullo – Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental
• Peter Webster – Appellate Practice

Tampa

• Matthew Allen – Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants
• Ray Allen – Land Use and Zoning Law
• Jordan August – Corporate Law, Tax Law
• Erin Banks – Litigation – Construction
• Dane Blunt – Litigation – Real Estate
• Cathleen Bell Bremmer – Employment Law - Management
• David Burke – Litigation and Controversy - Tax, Tax Law
• Patricia Calhoun – Health Care Law
• John Clabby – Commercial Litigation
• Matthew Conigliaro – Appellate Practice, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation
• Chris Coutroulis – Administrative/Regulatory Law, Antitrust Law, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law
• Richard Denmon – Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law, Securities Regulation
• Jonathan Dixon – Health Care Law
• Nathaniel Doliner – Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, International Mergers and Acquisitions, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law
• Steven Dupré – Commercial Litigation
• Nancy Faggianelli – Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Scott Feather – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Real Estate
• Linda Fleming – Health Care Law
• Robert Freedman – Real Estate Law
• Jaret Fuente – Litigation – Construction, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions - Defendants, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Simon Gaugush – Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Joel Giles – Litigation - Real Estate, Real Estate Law
• William “Ty” Giltinan – Copyright Law, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Patent Law
• Shannon Gray – Real Estate Law
• Jourdan Haynes – Real Estate Law
• Lannie Hough – Construction Law
• Cristin Conley Keane – Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Nonprofit/Charities Law, Tax Law
• James Kennedy – Health Care Law
• Donald Kirk – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Bankruptcy
• Edward Kuchinski – Litigation – Construction
• John Lamoureux – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Construction Law, Litigation - Bankruptcy
• Joseph Lang – Appellate Practice
• Robin Leavengood – Litigation – Construction
• Edgel Lester – Real Estate Law
• Jin Liu – Real Estate Law
• Laurel Lockett – Energy Law, Environmental Law, Natural Resources Law, Real Estate Law
• Kevin McCoy – Commercial Litigation
• Mac McCoy – Commercial Litigation
• Kathleen McLeroy – Arbitration, Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Litigation
• George Meyer – Construction Law, Real Estate Law
• Edward Page – Criminal Defense: General Practice, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Qui Tam Law
• Scott Pence – Construction law, Real Estate Law
• Luis Prats – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
• Robert Quinn – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Litigation – Real Estate
• Jason Quintero – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction, Litigation – Real Estate
• Heidi Hudson Raschke – Litigation – Insurance
• Gary Sasso – Appellate Practice, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants, Legal Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions - Defendants
• Donald Schmidt – Antitrust Law, Commercial Litigation
• Adam Schwartz – Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Qui Tam Law
• Christopher Smart – Litigation – Real Estate
• Kenneth Tinkler – Land Use and Zoning Law
• Paul Ullom – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
• Sylvia Walbolt – Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Antitrust, Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
• James Walls – Energy Law
• David Walz – Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• James Wiley – Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management
• Cary Wright – Construction Law, Litigation - Construction
• Eleanor Yost – Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Gwynne Young – Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Real Estate, Litigation - Trusts and Estates

Washington, D.C.

• Richard Choi – Securities Regulation
• Thomas Conner – Mutual Funds Law
• Ann Began Furman – Mutual Funds Law
• Emil Hirsch – Litigation – Real Estate
• Gina Hough – Real Estate Law
• Joseph McManus – Construction Law, Litigation - Construction
• Stacey Sutton – Commercial Litigation

West Palm Beach

• Alexander Del Russo – Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Robert Gilbert – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Derek Harris – Commercial Litigation
• John Hart – Commercial Litigation
• Amanda Romfh Jesteadt – Commercial Litigation
• Allison Kahn – Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Dean Morande – Appellate Practice
• Garth Yearick – Commercial Litigation

Best Lawyers conducts surveys in which leading lawyers evaluate their professional peers, highlighting the top 6% of private practice attorneys each year. The “Ones to Watch” list is similarly selective, and honors lawyers who have been practicing for less than 10 years.