Super Lawyers Magazine included more than 60 Akerman lawyers in its recent issue recognizing many of Florida’s top practitioners. Super Lawyers, a Thompson Reuters publication, evaluates 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.
Notably, Government Strategies Partner and Water Task Force Chair Silvia Alderman and Labor and Employment Partner Arlene Kline were named among the “Top 50: 2025 Women Florida Super Lawyers” list. Professional liability litigator David Ackerman was named among the “Top 100: 2026 Florida Super Lawyers.” The list recognize those who scored the highest among 12 indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement as part of the publication’s rigorous selection process.
The complete list of lawyers and the categories in which they are honored are listed below.
Super Lawyers 2025
- David P. Ackerman, Business Litigation – West Palm Beach
- Silvia M. Alderman, Environmental, Land Use & Zoning – Tallahassee
- Jacqueline M. Arango, Business Litigation – Miami
- Jonathan L. Awner, Mergers & Acquisitions – Miami
- Irene A. Bassel Frick, Business Litigation – Tampa
- Stacy E. Bercun Bohm, Construction Litigation – Fort Lauderdale
- Eyal Berger, Creditor Debtor Rights – Fort Lauderdale
- Gerald B. Cope, Jr., Appellate – Miami
- Kirk S. Davis, Healthcare – Tampa
- Diane G. DeWolf, Partner, Appellate – Tallahassee
- John L. Dicks II, Business Litigation – Tampa
- Martin R. Dix, Healthcare – Tallahassee
- Christopher S. Duke, Employment & Labor – West Palm Beach
- Alejandro J. Fernandez, Intellectual Property – Tampa
- Kristen M. Fiore, Appellate – Tallahassee
- Christian P. George, Business Litigation – Jacksonville
- Michael I. Goldberg, Bankruptcy: Business – Fort Lauderdale
- Eric A. Gordon, Employment & Labor – West Palm Beach
- Andrea S. Hartley, Bankruptcy: Business – Miami
- William P. Heller, Business Litigation – Fort Lauderdale
- Elizabeth Hughes, Estate and Trusts Litigation – Miami
- Daniel Jacobson, Business/Corporate – Miami
- D. David Keller, Professional Liability, Civil Litigation – Fort Lauderdale
- Neisen O. Kasdin, Land Use/Zoning – Miami
- Arlene K. Kline, Employment & Labor – Top 50 Women – West Palm Beach
- Cindy A. Laquidara, State/Local/Muni – Jacksonville
- Jason Margolin, Business Litigation – Tampa
- D. Brett Marks, Bankruptcy: Business – Fort Lauderdale
- Michael C. Marsh, Business Litigation – Miami
- Richard C. Milstein, Estate and Trusts Litigation – Miami
- Jason S. Oletsky, Business Litigation – Fort Lauderdale
- David Evan Otero, Bankruptcy: Business – Jacksonville
- Eric D. Rapkin, Real Estate – Fort Lauderdale
- Jose R. Riguera, Business Litigation – Fort Lauderdale
- Raymond Robin, Business Litigation, Professional Liability – Fort Lauderdale
- Lawrence P. Rochefort, Business Litigation – West Palm Beach
- Scott T. Silverman, Employment & Labor – Tampa
- Grasford W. Smith, Jr., Business Litigation – West Palm Beach
- Glen A. Stankee, Tax – Fort Lauderdale
- Leslie Miller Tomczak, Construction Litigation – Fort Lauderdale
- Steven R. Wirth, Bankruptcy: Business – Tampa
- Melissa Zinkil, Employment & Labor – West Palm Beach
Rising Stars 2025
- Ian Bacheikov, Land Use/Zoning – Miami
- Eric D. Coleman, Business Litigation – Fort Lauderdale
- Gregory S. DeMeuse, Real Estate – Tampa
- Erica Gomer, Business Litigation – Fort Lauderdale
- Howard “Jay” Harrington, Business Litigation – Jacksonville
- Michelle Hogan, Business Litigation – Fort Lauderdale
- Tara A. Jackson, Securities and Corporate Finance – Fort Lauderdale
- Reginald E. Janvier, Securities Litigation – Fort Lauderdale
- Donnie M. King, Business Litigation – Fort Lauderdale
- Amanda Klopp, Bankruptcy: Business – West Palm Beach
- Mario Marin, Business Litigation – Miami
- Genesis Martinez, General Litigation – Miami
- Neema Monfared, General Litigation – Tampa
- Gregg Moran, Employment & Labor – Tampa
- Paige S. Newman, Employment & Labor – West Palm Beach
- Jeffrey Pertnoy, Class Action – Miami
- Leah Saiontz, Business Litigation – Miami
- Daniel Andres Silva, Mergers & Acquisitions – Miami
- Cecilia Torres-Toledo, Real Estate – Miami
- Nikolas Volosin, Business Litigation – Miami
- Kenway Wong, Business Litigation – Orlando