Top 100 U.S. law firm Akerman LLP is pleased to announce that 123 lawyers were named to the 2022 edition of Super Lawyers Magazine, including 47 Rising Stars.
Super Lawyers, a Thompson 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 patented selection process includes independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations.
The lawyers and the categories in which they are honored are listed below. A link to a list of Akerman Super Lawyers according to practice group is also below.*
California – Los Angeles
Super Lawyers 2022
William Bernfeld, Real Estate
Caroline H. Mankey, Intellectual Property Litigation
Rising Stars 2022
Zoe J. Bekas, Employment & Labor
Daphna R. Davidovits, Real Estate
Colorado – Denver
Rising Stars 2022
Melissa Cizmorris, Employment & Labor
Adam L. Massaro, Intellectual Property Litigation
Joyce C. Williams, General Litigation
Florida – Fort Lauderdale
Super Lawyers 2022
Stacy Bercum Bohm, Construction Litigation
Andrew P. Gold, Business Litigation
Michael I. Goldberg, Bankruptcy: Business
William Heller, Business Litigation
Eric D. Rapkin, Real Estate
D. Brett Marks, Bankruptcy: Business
Glen A. Stankee, Tax
Leslie Miller Tomczak, Construction Litigation
Rising Stars 2022
Eric Coleman, Business Litigation
Eric A. Gomer , Business Litigation
Tiffany Hendricks, Employment Litigation: Defense
Elan Hersh, E-Discovery
Donnie King, Business Litigation
Max C. Rudolf, Business Litigation
Florida – Jacksonville
Super Lawyers 2022
Christian George, Business Litigation
Cindy A. Laquidara, State/Local/Muni
Peter O. Larsen, Tax
John B. Macdonald, Creditor Debtor Rights
David E. Otero, Bankruptcy: Business
Rising Stars 2022
Aleksas A. Barauskas, Business Litigation
Ashlea A. Edwards, Employment & Labor
Jay Harrington , Business Litigation
Florida – Miami
Super Lawyers 2022
Marcy L. Aldrich, Class Action
Jacqueline M. Arango, Business Litigation
Jonathan L. Awner, Mergers & Acquisitions
Richard M. Bezold, Real Estate
James S. Bramnick, Employment & Labor
Dana A. Clayton, Business Litigation
Nancy Copperthwaite, Appellate
Carol L. Schoffel Faber, Real Estate
Joanne Gelfand, Bankruptcy: Business
Andrea S. Hartley, Bankruptcy: Business
Daniel Jacobson, Business/Corporate
Neisen O. Kasdin, Land Use/Zoning
Michael C. Marsh, Business Litigation
Richard C. Milstein, Estate and Trusts Litigation
Andrew S. Robins, Real Estate
Rising Stars – 2022
Daniel Cardenal, Consumer Law
Elizabeth Hughes, Estate & Trusts Litigation
Dale Noll, Estate & Trusts Litigation
Alexandra M. Mora, General Litigation
Florida – Orlando
Super Lawyers 2022
Cecelia Bonifay, Land Use/Zoning
Gerald B. Cope, Jr., Appellate
Jules S. Cohen , Bankruptcy: Business
Joseph E. Foster, Business Litigation
Rising Stars 2022
Sara Brubaker, Business Litigation
Kimberly Lopez Narbona, Business Litigation
Florida – West Palm Beach
Super Lawyers 2022
David P. Ackerman, Business Litigation
Robert I. Chaskes, Business Litigation
Christopher Duke, Employment & Labor
Eric A. Gordon, Employment & Labor
Arlene K. Kline, Employment & Labor
Lawrence P. Rochefort, Business Litigation
Grasford W. Smith, Jr., Business Litigation
Florida – Tallahassee
Super Lawyers 2022
Silvia M. Alderman, Environmental
Martin R. Dix, Healthcare
Kristen M. Fiore, Appellate
Katherine E. Giddings , Appellate
Rising Stars 2022
Michael J. Larson, Environmental
Florida – Tampa
Super Lawyers 2022
Irene A. Bassel Frick, Business Litigation
Karen M. Buesing, Employment Litigation: Defense
Kirk S. Davis, Healthcare
Alejandro Fernandez, Intellectual Property
Scott T. Silverman, Employment & Labor
Steven R. Wirth, Bankruptcy: Business
Georgia – Atlanta
Rising Stars 2022
Kamber Stefany Burke, Insurance Coverage
Illinois – Chicago
Super Lawyers 2022
Sergio E. Acosta, Criminal Defense: White Collar
Mark S. Bernstein, Business Litigation
Joel D. Bertocchi, Appellate
Amy Moor Gaylord, Employment & Labor
Thomas Y. Mandler, Employment & Labor
Scott A. Meyers, Business Litigation
Thomas G. Pasternak, Intellectual Property
Rising Stars 2022
Rebekah A. Carpenter, Consumer Law
Jessica Lynn Dagley, Professional Liability: Plaintiff
Thomas B. Fullerton, Banking
Jamel A.R. Greer (and Los Angeles), Schools and Education
Julia Lissner, Business Litigation
Ronald C. Gilbert, III, Civil Litigation: Defense
Louisiana – New Orleans
Rising Stars 2022
Elizabeth Horn, Business Litigation
Nevada – Las Vegas
Rising Stars 2022
Scott R. Lachman, Civil Litigation: Defense
Lilith V. Xara, Consumer Law
New York
Super Lawyers 2022
Joshua D. Bernstein, Real Estate
Alan S. Cohen , Real Estate
Lisa M. Coyle, Business Litigation
Brian S. Fraser, Business Litigation
Peter Haveles, Jr., Business Litigation
Scott M. Kessler, Business Litigation
Richard G. Leland, Environmental
Mark A. Levine, Land Use/Zoning
Lisa S. Lim, Real Estate
Lansing R. Palmer, Estate and Trusts Litigation
Steven P. Polivy, Real Estate
Ira B. Stechel, Tax
Matthew A. Steinberg, Employment & Labor
John B. Wood, Real Estate
Rising Stars 2022
Raymond Berti, Employment Lit: Defense
Dale A. Cohen , Franchise/Dealership
Massimo F. D'Angelo, Real Estate
Jessica Goldstein, Real Estate
Reena Jain, Entertainment & Sports
Cassidy Mara, Employment & Labor
Eleanore (Nora) Martins, Land Use/Zoning
Alexander Newman, Business Litigation
Paul Rutigliano, Employment Litigation: Defense
Jaclyn Scarinci, Land Use/Zoning
Frank St. Jacques, Land Use/Zoning
Erica Stein Goldman, Civil Litigation: Plaintiff
Texas – Dallas
Rising Stars 2022
Christy S. Hawkins, Consumer Law
Texas – Houston
Super Lawyers 2022
Scott D. Marrs , Energy & Resources
Rising Stars 2022
Sean M. Cichowski, Business Litigation
Kristen W. McDanald, Civil Litigation: Defense
Texas – San Antonio
Rising Stars 2022
Monica L. Summers, Creditor Debtor Rights
Washington, D.C.
Super Lawyers 2022
Jeffrey G. Gilmore: Construction
Warren Lee Lewis: Franchise & Licensing
Rising Stars 2022
Daniel Miktus, Construction Litigation
*Click here for a list of Akerman Super Lawyers according to practice group areas.
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