Shutts and Bowen is proud to announce that seventy eight lawyers were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® for 2018. Orlando Partner Andrew M. Brumby was also selected as Lawyer of the Year in Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law.
Following is a list of the attorneys named and the areas in which they are recognized:
Fort Lauderdale
- Gary M. Bagliebter: Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Litigation – Banking and Finance
- Brendan Aloysius Barry: Real Estate Law
- Marshall J. Emas: Real Estate Law
- Joseph M. Goldstein: Administrative/Regulatory Law
- Sandra E. Krumbein: Real Estate Law
- Edward J. O’Sheehan: Litigation—Bankruptcy
Miami
- Alfred G. Smith: Corporate Law
- Arthur J. Furia: Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law
- Bowman Brown: Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law, Insurance Law, International Trade and Finance Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Bryan S. Wells: Banking and Finance Law
- Gary J. Cohen: Tax Law
- Donald Wasil: Real Estate Law
- Jeffrey M. Landau: Insurance Law
- John E. Meagher: Insurance Law, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
- Joseph D. Bolton: Real Estate Law
- Kevin D. Cowan: Real Estate Law
- Lee D. Mackson: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Luis A. de Armas: Corporate Law, International Trade and Finance Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Margaret A. Rolando: Real Estate Law
- Rene J. Gonzalez-Llorens: Employment Law – Management
- Robert G. Fracasso: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Sheila M. Cesarano: Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management
- Stephen B. Gillman: Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Antitrust, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Litigation—Securities
- Michael Jay Rune II: Construction Law
- Steven M. Ebner: Commercial Litigation
- William F. Smith: Banking and Finance Law
- Thomas Cookson: Corporate Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law
- Francis E. Rodriguez: Corporate Law
- Florentino L. Gonzalez: Real Estate Law
Orlando
- Andrew M. Brumby: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Brent C. Bell: Litigation - Construction
- Charles Robinson Fawsett: Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Daniel T. O'Keefe: Real Estate Law
- Donald J. Curotto: Litigation – Real Estate, Real Estate Law
- Gregory Humphries: Corporate Law
- Jack C. McElroy: Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance
- James F. Johnston: Government Relations Practice, Real Estate Law
- James G. Willard: Real Estate Law
- Jennifer Slone Tobin: Real Estate Law
- John H. Dannecker: Litigation – Construction
- Juli Simas James: Land Use and Zoning Law, Real Estate Law
- Mary Ruth Houston: Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Michael J. Grindstaff: Litigation – Real Estate, Real Estate Law
- Michael L. Gore: Litigation – Banking and Finance
- Paul J. Scheck: Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management
- Roderick N. Jones: Banking and Finance Law
- Todd F. Kobrin: Litigation – Construction
- Charles B. Costar III: Land Use and Zoning Law, Real Estate Law
- Michael Crosbie: Litigation—Intellectual Property
- Russell P. Hintze: Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Tax Law
- Jason G. Williams: Real Estate Law
Sarasota
- John Patterson: Real Estate Law
Tampa
- Eric S. Adams: Commercial Litigation
- Erik R. Matheney: Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Lonnie L. Simpson: Commercial Litigation
- Mark P. Rankin: Criminal Defense: General Practice, Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Olga M. Pina: Corporate Law
- Alan Higbee: Agriculture Law, Corporate Compliance Law, Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Robert H. Waltuch: Trusts and Estates
- Steven K. Barber: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Timothy D. Woodward: Construction Law
- Tirso M. Carreja, Jr.: Commercial Litigation
- Suzanne Labrit: Commercial Litigation
- Michael P. Silver: Commercial Litigation
- Adam S. Woodruff: Corporate Law
- Brian K. Wright: Health Care Law
- Meredith Freeman: Litigation—Construction, Litigation—Real Estate
West Palm Beach
- Alfred A. LaSorte, Jr.: Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Real Estate
- Arnold L. Berman: Commercial Litigation
- Arthur J. Menor: Real Estate Law
- David A. Gart: Trusts and Estates
- Lee Worsham: Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental
- Eric C. Christu: Commercial Litigation
- James A. Farrell: Health Care Law
- Patricia A. Leonard: Commercial Litigation, Litigation—Banking and Finance
- Raymond W. Royce: Land Use and Zoning Law, Real Estate Law
- Steven R. Parson: Real Estate Law
- Hank Jackson: Litigation—Intellectual Property
About Shutts & Bowen LLP
Established in 1910, Shutts & Bowen is a full-service business law firm with more than 260 lawyers with offices in Fort Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Miami, Orlando, Sarasota, Tallahassee, Tampa and West Palm Beach. Learn more about Shutts & Bowen at www.shutts.com.
- Eric S. Adams
- Steven K. Barber
- Brendan Aloysius Barry
- Bowman Brown
- Tirso M. Carreja Jr.
- Eric C. Christu
- Gary J. Cohen
- J. Thomas Cookson
- Charles B. Costar III
- Donald J. Curotto
- John H. Dannecker
- Luis A. de Armas
- Steven M. Ebner
- Meredith A. Freeman
- Stephen B. Gillman
- Joseph M. Goldstein
- Florentino L. Gonzalez
- Rene J. Gonzalez-LLorens
- Michael L. Gore
- Michael J. Grindstaff
- R. Alan Higbee
- Russell P. Hintze
- Mary Ruth Houston
- J. Gregory Humphries
- Juli Simas James
- James F. Johnston
- Rod Jones
- Todd F. Kobrin
- Sandra E. Krumbein
- Jeffrey M. Landau
- Patricia A. Leonard
- Lee D. Mackson
- Erik R. Matheney
- Jack C. McElroy
- John E. Meagher
- Arthur J. Menor
- Daniel T. O’Keefe
- John Patterson
- Olga M. Pina
- Francis E. Rodriguez
- Margaret "Peggy" A. Rolando
- Paul J. Scheck
- Michael P. Silver
- Lonnie L. Simpson
- Alfred G. Smith
- Jennifer Slone Tobin
- J. Donald Wasil
- Bryan Wells
- James G. Willard
- Adam S. Woodruff
- Timothy Woodward