Top 100 U.S. law firm Akerman LLP is pleased to announce that 141 lawyers were named to the 2021 edition of Super Lawyers Magazine, including 52 Rising Stars. 

Super Lawyers 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. 

California – Los Angeles
Super Lawyers 2021
Caroline H. Mankey, Intellectual Property Litigation

Rising Stars 2021
Evan F. Anderson, Consumer Law
Katalina Baumann, Consumer Law
Zoe J. Bekas, Employment & Labor

Colorado – Denver
Rising Stars 2021
Melissa L. Cizmorris, Appellate 
Adrienne Scheffey, Labor & Employment 

Florida – Fort Lauderdale
Super Lawyers 2021
Stacy Bercun Bohm, Construction Litigation
Mary V. Carroll, Mergers & Acquisitions
Christopher Carver, Business Litigation
Andrew P. Gold, Business Litigation
Michael I. Goldberg, Bankruptcy: Business
William P. Heller, Business Litigation
Brett Marks, Bankruptcy: Business
Eric D. Rapkin, Real Estate
Glen A. Stankee, Tax
Leslie Miller Tomczak, Construction Litigation 

Rising Stars 2021
Eric Coleman, Business
Erica Gomer, Business Litigation
Elan Hersh, E-Discovery
Max C. Rudolf, Business Litigation 

Florida – Jacksonville
Super Lawyers 2021
Jacob A. Brown, Bankruptcy: Business
Cindy A. Laquidara, State, Local, & Municipal
Peter O. Larsen, Tax
John B. Macdonald, Creditor Debtor Rights: Business
David Evan Otero, Bankruptcy: Business 

Rising Stars 2021
Aleksas A. Barauskas, Business Litigation
Ashlea A. Edwards, Employment & Labor
Christian P. George, Business Litigation 

Florida – Miami
Super Lawyers 2021
Marcy Levine Aldrich, Class Action
Jacqueline M. Arango, Business Litigation
William C. Arnhols, Banking
Jonathan L. Awner, Mergers & Acquisitions
Richard Bezold, Real Estate
James S. Bramnick, Employment & Labor
Dana Clayton, Business Litigation
Gerald B. Cope, Jr., Appellate
Nancy A. Copperthwaite, Appellate
Carol L. Schoffel Faber, Real Estate: Business
Joanne Gelfand, Bankruptcy
Andrea S. Hartley, Bankruptcy
Daniel Jacobson, Business/Corporate
Neisen O. Kasdin, Land Use/Zoning
Michael C. Marsh, Business Litigation
Brian P. Miller, Securities Litigation
Richard C. Milstein, Estate & Trust Litigation
Andrew S. Robins, Real Estate: Business
Carl D. Roston, Mergers & Acquisitions
Lawrence D. Silverman, Antitrust Litigation

Rising Stars 2021
Daniel Cardenal, Consumer Law
Donnie M. King, Business Litigation
Ross E. Linzer, Class Action
Alexandra Mora, Business Litigation

Florida – Orlando
Super Lawyers 2021
Cecelia Bonifay, Land Use/Zoning
Jules S. Cohen, Bankruptcy: Business
Joseph E. (‘Ed’) Foster, Business Litigation
Russell B. Hale, Tax: Business

Rising Stars 2021
Jarrett D. Bingemann, Real Estate
Kimberly Lopez Narbona, Business Litigation

Florida – West Palm Beach
Super Lawyers 2021 (West Palm Beach)
David P. Ackerman, Business Litigation
Robert I. Chaskes, Business Litigation
Christopher S. Duke, Employment & Labor
Eric A. Gordon, Employment & Labor
Arlene K. Kline, Employment & Labor
Lawrence P. Rochefort, Business Litigation 
Grasford W. Smith, Business Litigation

Florida – Tallahassee
Super Lawyers 2021
Silvia M. Alderman, Environmental
Diane G. DeWolf, Appellate
Martin R. Dix, Health Care
Kristen M. Fiore, Appellate
Katherine E. Giddings, Appellate
Jason S. Lichtstein, Environmental 

Rising Stars 2021
Michael J. Larson, Appellate 

Florida – Tampa
Super Lawyers 2021
Irene Bassel Frick, Business Litigation
Karen M. Buesing, Employment Litigation: Defense
Kirk S. Davis, Health Care
Alejandro Fernandez, Intellectual Property
Leslie Joughin III, Business Litigation
Scott T. Silverman, Employment & Labor
Steven R. Wirth, Bankruptcy: Business 

Rising Stars 2021
John L. Dicks, II, Business Litigation
Zarra R. Elias, Employment & Labor  

Illinois – Chicago
Super Lawyers 2021
Sergio E. Acosta, Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Mark S. Bernstein, Business Litigation
Amy Moor Gaylord, Employment & Labor
Thomas Y. Mandler, Employment & Labor
Scott A. Meyers, Business Litigation
John P. (‘Pete’) Morrison, Employment & Labor
Thomas G. Pasternak, Intellectual Property
Timothy K. Sendek, Intellectual Property Litigation 

Rising Stars 2021
Rebekah A. Carpenter, Consumer Law
Thomas B. Fullerton, Banking
Jamel A.R. Greer, Schools & Education
Julia R. Lissner, Business Litigation
Jordan D. Mobley, Business Litigation
John M. Schafer, Intellectual Property Litigation
Ryan C. Williams, Business Litigation 

Nevada – Las Vegas
Rising Stars 2021
Scott R. Lachman, Civil Litigation
Lilith V. Xara, Consumer Law 

New York
Super Lawyers 2021 
Joshua Bernstein, Real Estate
Lorenzo Borgogni, Mergers & Acquisitions
Alan Cohen, Real Estate
Lisa M. Coyle, Business Litigation
Brian Fraser, Business Litigation
Scott Kessler, Business Litigation
Richard Leland, Environmental
Mark Levine, Land Use/Zoning
Lisa S. Lim, Real Estate
Lansing Palmer, Estate & Trust Litigation
Steven P. Polivy, Real Estate
Ted Rosen, Mergers & Acquisitions
Ira Stechel, Tax: Business
Matthew Steinberg, Employment & Labor
John Wood, Real Estate

Rising Stars 2021
Raymond Berti, Employment Litigation: Defense
David Chambers, Banking
Dale Cohen, Franchise/Dealership
Massimo D’Angelo, Real Estate
Erica Stein Goldman, Civil Litigation
Jessica Goldstein, Real Estate
Reena Jain, Entertainment and Sports
Cassidy Mara, Employment & Labor
Taila Martin, Real Estate
Eleanore Martins, Land Use/Zoning
Alexander D. Newman, Business Litigation
Paul J. Rutigliano, Employment Litigation Defense
Jaclyn Scarinci, Land Use/Zoning
Alexander Sokoloff, Real Estate
Frank St. Jacques, Land Use/Zoning
Robert J. Stein, Banking

North Carolina – Winston-Salem
Super Lawyers 2021 
Bryan Scott, Construction Litigation
Robert H. Wall, Tax

Rising Stars 2021
Bree Ward, Securities

Texas – Dallas
Rising Stars 2021
Christy S. Hawkins, Consumer Law

Texas – Houston
Super Lawyers 2021
Scott Marrs, Energy & Natural Resources

Rising Stars 2021
Sean M. Cichowski, Business Litigation
Kristen McDanald, Civil Litigation: Defense

Texas – San Antonio
Rising Stars 2021
Monica L. Summers, Creditor & Debtor Rights

Washington, D.C.
Super Lawyers 2021
Jeffrey G. Gilmore, Construction Litigation
Stephen B. Hurlbut, Construction Litigation
Warren L. Lewis, Franchise/Dealership 

Rising Stars 2021
Daniel Miktus, Construction Litigation

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