Top 100 U.S. law firm Akerman LLP is pleased to announce that the firm has been recognized in Florida Trend’s 2022 Legal Elite List, with 16 lawyers receiving honors. The firm’s Legal Elite honorees represent offices across Florida, including Fort Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Miami, Naples, Orlando, Tallahassee, Tampa, and West Palm Beach.
Partners David Ackerman, Silvia Alderman, Karen Buesing, Joni Armstrong Coffey, and Kathi Giddings maintained their ranking in Florida Trend’s Hall of Fame. Florida Trend also named two Akerman lawyers as Up & Comers for their record of excellence in the legal community, representing the future of law.
The 2022 Legal Elite list recognizes the state’s top lawyers as selected by their peers through a voting process in 27 practice areas. The publication recognizes less than two percent of the more than 106,000 Florida Bar members practicing in the state.
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The Akerman lawyers honored in the 2022 Legal Elite list are:
David P. Ackerman, Commercial Litigation
Silvia M. Alderman, Environmental & Land Use
Jarrett D. Bingemann, Real Estate
Karen M. Buesing, Labor & Employment
Joni Armstrong Coffey, Environmental & Land Use
Kirk S. Davis, Healthcare
John L. Dicks, II, Litigation – Up & Comer
Irene Bassel Frick, Litigation
Christian P. George, Business Law
Katherine E. Giddings, Appellate Practice
Phillip Harris, Labor & Employment
Daniel Jacobson, Business Law
Arlene K. Kline, Labor & Employment
Stacey A. Prince-Troutman, Wills, Trusts & Estates
Glen A. Stankee, Tax
Steven R. Wirth, Bankruptcy and Reorganization
Kenway Wong, Litigation – Up & Comer
About Akerman
Akerman LLP is a top 100 U.S. law firm recognized among the most forward-thinking firms in the industry by Financial Times. Its more than 700 lawyers and business professionals collaborate with the world’s most successful enterprises and entrepreneurs to navigate change, seize opportunities, and help drive innovation and growth.