May 29, 2012

Akerman Senterfitt, the leading law firm in Florida and one of the top 100 firms in the United States, today announced that 91 of its attorneys have been named to the Florida Super Lawyers lists for 2012 including 24 in the Rising Stars category. Kimberly Ashby, Karen Buesing, Susan Eisenberg, Katherine Giddings and Margaret Mathews were named among the Top 50 Women Florida Super Lawyers, while Eisenberg, Daniel Jacobson, and Lawrence Silverman were named among the Top 100 Miami Florida Super Lawyers.

The lists are published annually by Super Lawyers magazine and recognize many of the country’s most outstanding attorneys.  

The attorneys and the categories in which they are honored are listed below.

Fort Lauderdale Super Lawyers 2012
Joanne Gelfand, Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights
Michael I. Goldberg, Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights
Jason S. Oletsky, Business Litigation
Eric D. Rapkin, Real Estate
Glen A. Stankee, Tax

Fort Lauderdale Rising Stars 2012
Eyal Berger, Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights
Paul L. Kobak, Business Litigation

Jacksonville Super Lawyers 2012
Jacob A. Brown, Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights
Peter O. Larsen, Tax
John B. Macdonald, Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights
David E. Otero, Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights

Jacksonville Rising Stars 2012
Edward Cole, Environmental
Christian George, Business Litigation
Adina L. Pollan, Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights

Miami Super Lawyers 2012
Marcy L. Aldrich, Class Action/Mass Torts
Alan H. Aronson, Business/Corporate
Jonathan L. Awner, Business/Corporate
James S. Bramnick, Employment & Labor
Christopher S. Carver, Business Litigation
J. Thomas Cookson, Securities & Corporate Finance
Susan N. Eisenberg, Employment & Labor
Carol L. Schoffel Faber, Real Estate
Manuel A. Fernandez, Real Estate
Andrea S. Hartley, Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights
Alice G. Hector, Business Litigation
Elizabeth M. Hernandez, Government/Cities/Municipalities
Bernard Jacobson, Business/Corporate
Daniel Jacobson, Business/Corporate
Teddy D. Klinghoffer, Business/Corporate
Brian P. Miller, Securities Litigation
James M. Miller, Business Litigation
Richard C. Milstein, Estate & Trust Litigation
Luis M. O’Naghten, International
Luis A. Perez, International
Stephen K. Roddenberry, Mergers & Acquisitions
Carl D. Roston, Mergers & Acquisitions
Lawrence D. Silverman, Antitrust Litigation
Andrew M. Smulian, Real Estate
Richard D. Tuschman, Employment & Labor
Nina S. Whiston, Insurance Coverage
Julie A.S. Williamson, Real Estate

Miami Rising Stars 2012
Jose Felix Diaz, Land Use/Zoning
Miguel A. Gonzalez, Business Litigation
Michael O. Mena, Business Litigation
Sandra J. Millor, Business Litigation
Francisco A. Rodriguez, International
Ryan Roman, General Litigation
Barbara E. Ruiz-Gonzalez, Tax
Jennifer T. Williams, Employment & Labor

Naples Super Lawyers 2012
Jonathan E. Gopman, Estate Planning & Probate

Orlando Super Lawyers 2012
Kimberly A. Ashby, Construction Litigation
Cecelia Bonifay, Real Estate
Jules S. Cohen, Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights
Stephen D. Dunegan, Estate Planning & Probate
James E. Foster, Business Litigation
Joseph E. Foster, Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights
Richard T. Hurt, Employee Benefits/ERISA
James H. McNeil Jr., Real Estate
T. Todd Pittenger, Business Litigation
Virginia B. Townes, Business Litigation

Orlando Rising Stars 2012
Jarrett D. Bingemann, Environmental
Megan C. DeVault, Business Litigation
Christopher Roper, Land Use/Zoning
Carrie Ann Wozniak, Appellate
Thomas R. Yaegers, Business Litigation

Tallahassee Super Lawyers 2012
Katherine E. Giddings, Appellate
Joseph W. Hatchett, Business Litigation

Tallahassee Rising Stars 2012
Felicia L. Nowels, International

Tampa Super Lawyers 2012
Karen M. Buesing, Employment Litigation: Defense
Aileen S. Davis, Business/Corporate
Kirk S. Davis, Health Care
David M. Doney, Securities & Corporate Finance
Leslie E. Joughin III, Business Litigation
William Kalish, Tax
Margaret D. Mathews, Business Litigation
Gregory M. McCoskey, Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights
Joseph W.N. Rugg, Health Care
L. Joseph Shaheen Jr., Business Litigation
Scott T. Silverman, Employment & Labor
Wayne L. Thomas, Business Litigation
Wesley D. Tibbals, Business Litigation

Tampa Rising Stars 2012
Rachael L. Greenstein, Consumer Law

West Palm Beach Super Lawyers 2012
Christopher Duke, Employment & Labor
Eric A. Gordon, Employment & Labor
Kathy M. Klock, Securities Litigation
Lawrence P. Rochefort, Business Litigation
William P. Sklar, Real Estate
David I. Spector, General Litigation

West Palm Beach Rising Stars 2012
Scott W. Atherton, Employment & Labor
Arlene K. Kline, Employment & Labor
Adam G. Schwartz, Environmental
Melissa S. Zinkil, Employment & Labor

About Akerman Senterfitt
Akerman is a leading transactions and trial law firm known for its core strengths in middle market M&A, within the financial services and real estate industries, and for a diverse Latin America practice. With more than 500 lawyers and government affairs professionals and a network of 19 offices, it is ranked among the top 100 law firms in the U.S. by The National Law Journal NLJ 250 (2012). Akerman also is ranked among the top 100 law firms for diversity by MultiCultural Law magazine (2011) and recognized as the law firm of the year for diversity – South by Benchmark Litigation (2012). More information can be found at akerman.com or twitter.com/akerman_law.