FLORIDA – August 18, 2014 – Today GrayRobinson, P.A., announced 64 attorneys made the 2015 Best Lawyers in America list of outstanding attorneys. In addition, six attorneys were named Lawyer of the Year in their respective practice areas. Best Lawyers conducts more than 5.5 million detailed evaluations in which thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their colleagues. Best Lawyers publishes an annual referral guide, The Best Lawyers in America, which includes 52,488 attorneys in 137 practice areas, covering all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
The following six lawyers have been named Lawyer of the Year for 2015:
- Randolph H. "Randy" Fields, Best Lawyers’ 2015 Orlando Mergers and Acquisitions Law Lawyer of the Year
- John R. Kancilia, Best Lawyers’ 2015 Orlando Health Care Law Lawyer of the Year
- Woodrow H. "Woody" Pollack, Best Lawyers’ 2015 Tampa Trademark Law Lawyer of the Year
- Donald S. Showalter, Best Lawyers’ 2015 Fort Lauderdale Litigation – Patent Lawyer of the Year
- Susan T. Spradley, Best Lawyers’ 2015 Orlando Employment Law – Management Lawyer of the Year
- Stefan V. Stein, Best Lawyers’ 2015 Tampa Copyright Law Lawyer of the Year
The following 64 lawyers, listed by office location and in alphabetical order were selected as Best Lawyers in America for 2015. The list also includes practice areas and the year they were first listed with this honor:
Boca Raton
- Wendy Larsen, Land Use and Zoning Law
- Charles L. Siemon, Environmental Law and Real Estate Law (2010)
- Michelle F. Tanzer, Leisure and Hospitality Law
Fort Lauderdale
- Michele K. Cummings, Family Law (2007)
- Thomas L. Kautz, Copyright Law and Litigation - Intellectual Property (2013)
- Patrick S. Scott, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy (2006)
- Donald S. Showalter, Copyright Law, Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent, Patent Law, Trademark Law (2006)*
Jacksonville
- William H. Andrews, Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment (1989)
- Patrick D. Coleman, Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment (1987)
- Guy O. Farmer II, Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment (1983)
- David A. Garfinkel, Family Law
- Terry A. Moore, Litigation - Real Estate, Real Estate Law (2006)
Lakeland
- Sandra G. Sheets, Trusts and Estates
- Robert L. Trohn, Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs (2006)
- John K. Vreeland, Trusts and Estates (2006)
- Stephen C. Watson, Real Estate Law (2013)
Melbourne
- John R. Kancilia, Health Care Law (2010)*
- Rex E. Moule, Trusts and Estates (2012)
- Philip F. Nohrr, Corporate Law (2010)
- Theodore L. Shinkle, Admiralty and Maritime Law (2006)
- Erik P. Shuman, Corporate Law (2010)
Miami
- Brian H. Bieber, Criminal Defense: Non-White-Collar, Criminal Defense: White-Collar (2013)
- Bradley S. Gould, Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law (2009)
- Neil P. Linden, Commercial Litigation (2013)
- Peter A. Quinter, FDA Law (2009)
- Robert A. Schatzman, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy (1989)
- Steven J. Solomon, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy (2010)
- Frank P. Terzo, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law (2009)
Orlando
- Trevor B. Arnold, Construction Law, Litigation – Construction (2010)
- R. Lee Bennett, Corporate Law (2010)
- William A. Boyles, Health Care Law
- John M. Brennan, Banking and Finance Law, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation (2006)
- Michael J. Canan, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law (1995)
- W. Michael Clifford, Trusts and Estates (2007)
- Thomas A. Cloud, Energy Law (2012)
- Mayanne Downs, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Family Law (2007)
- Randolph H. "Randy" Fields, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law (2003)*
- Phillip R. Finch, Real Estate Law (2008)
- Kent L. Hipp, Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law (2007)
- Jeffrey D. Keiner, Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Litigation – Construction (2006)
- Roy S. Kobert, Litigation – Bankruptcy (2006)
- Frederick W. Leonhardt, Government Relations Practice, Real Estate Law (2006)
- Byrd F. "Biff" Marshall, Jr., Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law (2006)
- Tracy A. Marshall, Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law (2007)
- Michael E. Neukamm, Corporate Compliance Law, Corporate Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law (2010)
- Pamela O. Price, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates (2012)
- Paul S. Quinn, Jr., Real Estate Law (2013)
- Richard M. Robinson, Corporate Law, Tax Law (1995)
- Susan T. Spradley, Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management (2009)*
- Thomas J. Wilkes, Government Relations Practice
Tampa
- Richard M. Blau, Food and Beverage Law (2011)
- Debra Deardourff Faulk, Litigation - Intellectual Property
- Frank N. Fleischer, Public Finance Law (2003)
- Jeanette M. Flores, Real Estate Law (2008)
- Stephen L. Kussner, Real Estate Law (2003)
- Michael J. Nolan II, Trusts and Estates (2008)
- Woodrow H. "Woody" Pollack, Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent, Trademark Law (2014)*
- Frederick S. Schrils, Commercial Litigation
- George E. Spofford IV, Litigation – Construction (2010)
- Stefan V. Stein, Copyright Law, Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent, Patent Law, Trademark Law (1995)*
- John I. Van Voris, Corporate Law (1999)
(Year) First year the lawyer was listed
* Lawyers named Lawyers of the Year