WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (September 9, 2014) – Gunster, one of Florida’s oldest and largest full-service business law firms, is pleased to announce that 39 of its attorneys have been included in the 2014 Florida Super Lawyers list, and an additional 11 were named Rising Stars.
Three Gunster attorneys also made the “top” lists, in which Florida Super Lawyers recognizes the “best of the best” – those Florida lawyers who received the highest point totals during the annual nomination, research and peer review process:
Elaine Bucher (estate planning) Top 50 – Women |
David G. Bates (M&A) Top 100 – South Florida |
Brian M. Seymour (land use & zoning) Top 100 – South Florida |
Florida Super Lawyers recognizes up to 5 percent of the state’s lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement.
Here are Gunster’s 2014 Florida Super Lawyers honorees:
Appellate | Employee Benefits/ERISA | Health Care |
Kenneth B. Bell | James B. Davis | Bruce D. Lamb |
Business/Corp | Employment Litigation: Defense | Land Use/Zoning |
Robert C. White Jr. | Joseph G. Santoro | James R. Brindell |
Donald R. Hall | ||
Business Litigation | Environmental | Brian M. Seymour |
William E. Adams, Jr. | Terry Cole | |
David R. Atkinson Jr. | Simon Ferro | Mergers & Acquisitions |
Linda A. Conahan | Gregory K. Bader | |
G. Joseph Curley, Jr. | Estate & Trust Litigation | David G. Bates |
Fabienne E. Fahnestock | William T. Hennessey, III | Michael V. Mitrione |
Jorge D. Guttman | Thomas M. Karr | Mahesh H. Nanwani |
William K. Hill | John C. Moran | |
Clinton R. Losego | Michael D. Simon | Real Estate |
Edward A. Marod | Daniel M. Mackler | |
Stephen C. Page | Estate Planning & Probate | |
David M. Wells | Debra L. Boje | Technology Transactions |
Elaine M. Bucher | Kevin M. Levy | |
Eminent Domain | Daniel A. Hanley | |
Amy Brigham Boulris | Lisa A. Schneider | |
John W. Little, III | Stephen G. Vogelsang | |
Juan Matias Muniz |
Florida Super Lawyers also recognizes Rising Stars, which represent fewer than 2.5 percent of the state’s lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement.
Here are Gunster’s 2014 Rising Stars honorees:
Business / Corp | Estate & Trust Litigation | Mergers & Acquisitions |
Marc D. Brody | Cristina Papanikos | Joseph P. Chase |
Business Litigation | Immigration | Securities & Corporate Finance |
Allison J. Cammack | Mariana R. Ribeiro | Gustav Schmidt |
David C. Scileppi | ||
Employment & Labor | Land Use / Zoning | |
Keith E. Sonderling | James M. Crowley | Technology Transactions |
Mario Garcia-Serra | Gaida Zirkelbach |
Super Lawyers recognizes outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The selection process includes independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations. To be eligible for Rising Stars, a lawyer must be nominated by another attorney and be 40 years old or younger, or practicing for 10 or fewer years.
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About Gunster
Gunster, Florida’s law firm for business, provides full-service legal counsel to leading organizations and individuals from its 11 offices statewide. Established in 1925, the firm has expanded, diversified and evolved, but always with a singular focus: Florida and its clients’ stake in it. A magnet for business-savvy attorneys who embrace collaboration for the greatest advantage of clients, Gunster’s growth has not been at the expense of personalized service but because of it. The firm serves clients from its offices in Fort Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Miami, Orlando, Palm Beach, Stuart, Tallahassee, Tampa, The Florida Keys, Vero Beach and its headquarters in West Palm Beach. With more than 160 attorneys and 200 committed support staff, Gunster is ranked among the National Law Journal’s list of the 350 largest law firms. More information about its practice areas, offices and insider’s view newsletters is available at www.gunster.com.
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