Shutts & Bowen LLP is pleased to announce that nine attorneys from the Sarasota office were ranked among SRQ Magazine’s 2026 “Elite Top Attorney” honorees.

Included in the September 2026 edition of the publication, the Shutts honorees included E. Zachary Rans (Construction), Charla M. Burchett (Wills), John Patterson (Real Estate), Michael E. Siegel (Business Law), Erik M. Hanson (Construction), Sarah J. Harnden (Wills), JoAnne “Joleen” Searles (Wills), Aidan A. Gross (Business Litigation) and Michael R. Whitt (Business Litigation).

SRQ Magazine’s annual “Elite Top Attorney” program recognizes distinguished attorneys throughout the Sarasota and Bradenton region through a peer-nomination process conducted in partnership with independent research firm DataJoe. Honorees are selected based on nominations submitted by fellow members of the legal community, reflecting the professional respect and esteem they have earned among their peers.

 

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Shutts & Bowen LLP, established in 1910, is a full-service business law firm with approximately 280 lawyers in offices in Fort Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Miami, Orlando, Sarasota, Tallahassee, Tampa and West Palm Beach. Learn more about Shutts & Bowen at www.shutts.com.