Akerman Senterfitt today announced that 125 of its attorneys have been named to the Super Lawyers lists for 2013, including 41 attorneys featured in the Rising Stars category. Kimberly Ashby, Susan Eisenberg and Katherine (Kathi) Giddings were named among the Top 100 Florida Super Lawyers. Ashby, Eisenberg and Giddings, along with Karen Buesing, Margaret Mathews and Julie Sneed, were named among the Top 50 Women Florida Super Lawyers.
The attorneys and the categories in which they are honored are listed below.
California – Los Angeles
Rising Stars 2013
Victoria A. Cantore, Business Litigation
Stefanie A. Schiff, Civil Litigation Defense
Colorado – Denver
Super Lawyers 2013
John Burke, Intellectual Property
Rising Stars 2013
Claire Y. Dossier, Civil Litigation Defense
Florida – Boca Raton
Super Lawyers 2013
Andrew S. Robins, Real Estate
William P. Sklar, Real Estate
Rising Stars 2013
Cory C. Mauro, Business Litigation
Florida – Fort Lauderdale
Super Lawyers 2013
Stacy E. Bercun Bohm, Construction Litigation
Joanne Gelfand, Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights
Michael I. Goldberg, Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights
William P. Heller, Business Litigation
Jason S. Oletsky, Business Litigation
Eric D. Rapkin, Real Estate
Glen A. Stankee, Tax
Rising Stars 2013
Eyal Berger, Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights
Scott W. Rostock, Business Litigation
Ashley A. Sawyer, Business Litigation
Florida – Jacksonville
Super Lawyers 2013
Jacob A. Brown, Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights
Peter O. Larsen, Tax
John B. Macdonald, Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights
Timothy J. McDermott, General Litigation
David E. Otero, Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights
Rising Stars 2013
Edward Cole, Environmental
Celia Chapman Falzone, Business Litigation
Christian George, Business Litigation
Florida – Miami
Super Lawyers 2013
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
Robert I. Chaskes, 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 Hernandez, International
Stephen K. Roddenberry, Mergers & Acquisitions
Carl D. Roston, Mergers & Acquisitions
Richard A. Sharpstein, Criminal Defense
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
Rising Stars 2013
David F. Birke, Business/Corporate
Jose Felix Diaz, Land Use/Zoning
Daniel P. Faust, Real Estate
Ari H. Gerstin, General Litigation
Ross E. Linzer, General Litigation
Michael O. Mena, Business Litigation
Sandra J. Millor, Business Litigation
Esther L. Moreno, Securities & Corporate Finance
Francisco A. Rodriguez, International
Ryan Roman, Business Litigation
Robert J. Squire, Personal Injury Defense: General
Steven J. Wernick, LandUse/Zoning
Jennifer T. Williams, Employment & Labor
Florida – Naples
Super Lawyers 2013
Joe B. Cox, Naples, Estate Planning and Probate
Jonathan E. Gopman, Estate Planning & Probate
Florida – Orlando
Super Lawyers 2013
Kimberly A. Ashby, Construction Litigation
Cecelia Bonifay, Real Estate
Jules S. Cohen, Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights
Megan C. DeVault, Business Litigation
Stephen D. Dunegan, Estate Planning & Probate
Joseph E. ('Ed') Foster, Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights
Russell B. Hale, Tax
Richard T. Hurt, Employee Benefits/ERISA
James H. McNeil Jr., Real Estate
T. Todd Pittenger, Business Litigation
Virginia B. Townes, Business Litigation
Rising Stars 2013
Jarrett D. Bingemann, Real Estate
Esther McKean, Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor
Christopher Roper, Land Use/Zoning
Carrie Ann Wozniak, Appellate
Thomas R. Yaegers, Business Litigation
Florida – Tallahassee
Super Lawyers 2013
Silvia M. Alderman, Environmental
Katherine E. Giddings, Appellate
Joseph W. Hatchett, Business Litigation
Rising Stars 2013
Kristen M. Fiore, Appellate
Felicia Leborgne Nowels, International
Jason S. Lichtstein, Environmental
Florida – Tampa
Super Lawyers 2013
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
Julie Simone Sneed, Business Litigation
Wayne L. Thomas, Business Litigation
Wesley D. Tibbals, Business Litigation
Rising Stars 2013
Rachael L. Greenstein, Consumer Law
Jason Margolin, Business Litigation
Jacqueline A. Simms-Petredis, General Litigation
Florida – West Palm Beach
Super Lawyers 2013
Christopher Duke, Employment & Labor
Eric A. Gordon, Employment & Labor
Lawrence P. Rochefort, Business Litigation
David I. Spector, General Litigation
Rising Stars 2013
Brandon Forgione, Business Litigation
Adam G. Schwartz, Environmental
Melissa S. Zinkil, Employment & Labor
Nevada – Las Vegas
Super Lawyers 2013
Darren T. Brenner, Civil Litigation Defense
Rising Stars 2013
Ariel E. Stern, Business Litigation
Texas – Dallas
Rising Stars 2013
Tyler B. Engar, Consumer Law
Utah – Salt Lake City
Rising Stars 2013
Robert Scott, General Litigation
Virginia – Vienna
Super Lawyers 2013
Jeffrey G. Gilmore, Construction Litigation
Donald G. Gavin, Alternative Dispute Resolution
Washington, D.C.
Super Lawyers 2013
Richard P. Gilly, Intellectual Property
Warren Lee Lewis, Franchise/Dealership
Owen J. Shean, Construction Litigation
Rising Stars 2013
Charlene York, Franchise/Dealership
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 550 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 350 (2013). Akerman also is ranked among the top 100 law firms for diversity by MultiCultural Law magazine (2012) 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.