Shutts & Bowen LLP is pleased to announce that 66 partners and attorneys have been honored as 2019 Florida Super Lawyers and Rising Stars.

Sandra was nominated for the 2019 Award for Excellence in the Promotion of Board Certification, as well as the 2019 Justice Harry Lee Anstead Award for Florida Bar Board Certified Lawyer of the Year.

Shutts & Bowen was ranked No. 159 in the 2019 American Lawyer’s (AmLaw) list of top grossing law firms in the country, jumping ten spots higher in the rankings since 2017. The 2019 rankings marks the fifth consecutive year that Shutts ...

Orlando partners Eric Reed and Brett Renton were formally sworn in as leadership members at the Orange County Bar Association’s (OCBA) 2018-2019 ‘Installation of Officers and Awards Luncheon,’ on May 24, 2019.

Tampa attorney Stephen J. Putnoki-Higgins was recently published in the wealth and estate planning section of WealthManagement.com. His article, titled “Proceeds of ILIT Policy Not Included in Trustee-Beneficiary’s ...

Attorneys from Shutts & Bowen’s Fort Lauderdale office participated with more than 70 local businesses to share potential careers with students at Dillard Elementary School’s 6th Annual Career City.

The Tampa Bay Business Journal has recognized Shutts & Bowen for the second time as a ‘2019 Best Place to Work’ top honoree in the large business category.

Fort Lauderdale partner Edward O’Sheehan has been appointed by the Florida Bar president to serve on the Military Affairs Committee. Edward’s term for this competitively pursued appointment begins July 1, 2019.

Tampa partner Lauren L. Stricker has been appointed by the Florida Bar president to serve on Florida’s Judicial Nominating Procedures Committee. Her term for this competitively pursued appointment begins July 1, 2019.

Fort Lauderdale attorney Deedee Bitran was recently featured on the Daily Business Review.

Miami partner Kimberly Prior was recognized as a 2019 On the Rise honoree by the Daily Business Review. Kimberly will be honored at the publication’s Professional Excellence awards event to be held on May 23 at the Rusty Pelican ...

Legal Aid Service of Broward County (LAS) and Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida (CCLA) announced the recipients of their 2019 Annual Recognition Awards. The awards were presented during a Law Day Luncheon co-hosted with the ...

Miami partner Alexander Tachmes was recognized as one of MIAMI Magazine’s 2019 Power Players. According to the magazine, the men and women included represent the highest level of accomplishments and power that influence and ...

Thirteen attorneys at Shutts & Bowen LLP have been named top lawyers in their fields by Chambers & Partners in the 2019 Edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Business Lawyers.

Fort Lauderdale attorney Deedee Bitran was recently published in the Cornell Journal of Law & Public Policy.

Miami business litigation partner Miranda Lundeen Soto has been installed as an American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) National Board Representative for the Miami chapter.

Tampa partner Lauren Stricker has been selected as one of only eight lawyers to serve a two-year term in the Florida Bar Business Law Section’s Fellowship Program.

Fort Lauderdale real estate partner Brendan Aloysius Barry attended the Coast Guard Foundation’s annual dinner gala held at the Pier Sixty-Six Hotel and Marina in Fort Lauderdale on Thursday, April 18.

Shutts & Bowen LLP is proud to participate in the latest initiative announced by Governor Ron DeSantis, “Lawyers Assisting Warriors,” a military pro bono project.

Tampa associate Stephen Putnoki-Higgins was published in the wealth and estate planning section of WealthManagement.com.

Tampa partner Ryan Reinert has been nationally certified in Business Bankruptcy Law by the American Board of Certification (ABC).

Fort Lauderdale real estate partner Sandra Krumbein has been admitted as a Fellow to the American College of Real Estate Lawyers (ACREL).

Tampa partners Eric Page and Woody Pollack were included in TAMPA Magazine’s 2019 Top Lawyers list.

Miami partner Miranda Lundeen Soto is scheduled to present during the Dade County Bar Association Annual Bench & Bar conference. Miranda will present on the Voir Dire Panel.

The South Florida Legal Guide has published their annual list of Top Lawyers and Top Up and Comers in the region.

Miami partner Miranda Lundeen Soto will participate in a panel discussion at the American Bar Association’s Spring 2019 National Legal Malpractice Conference.

Shutts & Bowen partner John E. Meagher has been named Managing Partner of the firm’s Miami office. John, Chair of the firm’s Insurance Practice Group, assumed leadership this month.

Orlando partner Mary Ruth Houston will participate in a panel discussion at the Orlando Chapter of the Federal Bar Association’s Business Law Committee’s March Lunch & Learn Series.

Raul J. Salas, longtime Shutts & Bowen partner, died on February 28, 2019, at age 63 after a long and hard-fought battle with cancer.

A groundbreaking ceremony was held on February 20 in West Palm Beach for a Gold Star Memorial. West Palm Beach partner Harvey Oyer was personally involved in the project.

Tampa partner Amanda Buffinton will present as a panelist at the 12th Annual Construction Law Institute (CLI), an event sponsored by The Florida Bar Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section.

In an article titled “Why the Commercial Real Estate Outlook Remains Sunny,” the South Florida Legal Guide interviewed several South Florida real estate attorneys about the area’s commercial real estate market and its ...

Shutts & Bowen LLP is pleased to announce that Tallahassee partner Rachel Nordby has been appointed by Chief Justice Charles Canady to the Florida Judicial Management Council of the Florida Supreme Court.

Shutts & Bowen LLP is pleased to announce that David O. Batista and Sara Levy have joined the firm’s Insurance Practice Group as partners in its Fort Lauderdale office.

Miami partners Aliette Rodz, Steven Ebner, Miranda Lundeen Soto and Kristin Drecktrah Paz will present at the Spellman-Hoeveler Chapter of the American Inns of Court’s View from the Bench & Bar Conference.

Shutts & Bowen is pleased to announce that attorneys Meredith Freeman and Dana Chaaban have been selected for the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) 2019 class of Fellows and Pathfinders, respectively.

Shutts & Bowen’s Sarasota team, including John Patterson, Meredith Delcamp and Zach Rans, recently represented Mote Marine Laboratory in reaching definitive agreements with Sarasota County for a planned new world class ...

Shutts & Bowen is pleased to announce that partners Joseph M. Goldstein, Arthur J. Menor and Francis E. Rodriguez have been selected as part of the South Florida Business Journal’s 2019 Power Leaders 250.

Fort Lauderdale associate Deedee Bitran recently participated as a panelist at an FIU College of Law Labor and Employment Law Lunch and Learn.

On December 14, Fort Lauderdale partner Edward O’Sheehan and Miami associate Alina Gomez successfully represented a father in the trial of a pro bono case under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child ...

Land Use & Zoning partner David Coviello represents Carrfour in the proposed development.

Miami partner Aliette DelPozo Rodz will speak at the Knowledge Group’s webcast titled “OFAC Sanctions and Corporate Compliance: Mitigation Risks, Optimizing Opportunities LIVE Webcast.”

Micky Grindstaff, Managing Partner of Shutts & Bowen LLP, announced that 12 attorneys in the firm have been elevated to partnership effective January 26, 2019.

Shutts & Bowen is pleased to announce that Daniel Nordby has once again joined the firm as a partner after spending almost two years as General Counsel to former Governor Rick Scott.

Governor-elect Ron DeSantis and Lt. Governor-elect Jeannette Nuñez selected Orlando partner Daniel O’Keefe as a member of their Transition Advisory Committee on the Environment, Natural Resources & Agriculture.

In an article published by The Real Deal, local experts and professionals looked back on Miami Mayor Francis Suarez’s initiatives regarding the real estate industry.

Fort Lauderdale partner Sandra Krumbein will deliver opening remarks during the Advanced Condominium & Planned Development Certification Review Course taking place at the JW Marriott Orlando, Grande Lakes on February 22 and 23 ...

The Landmarks Preservation Commission unanimously approved the design for a dock.

Three partners at Shutts & Bowen LLP, Matthew R. Chait, Michelle G. Hendler, and Matthew S. Sackel, were chosen by The Florida Bar to contribute to the ninth edition of “Florida Real Property Litigation,” an essential resource ...

Shutts & Bowen is extremely saddened at the passing of our partner Stephen T. Maher. Steve first joined the firm more than 20 years ago and played a vital role in the growth and development of the firm throughout his tenure.