Foley Attorneys Named 2017 Florida Super Lawyers and Rising Stars

Foley & Lardner LLP announced that 18 attorneys have been named 2017 Florida Super Lawyers. In addition, nine attorneys have been named 2017 Florida Rising Stars. Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The selection process is multi-phased and includes independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations. 

The Jacksonville attorneys named 2017 Florida Super Lawyers and their primary practices are:

• David Cook, Real Estate
• Gardner Davis, Business/Corporate
• Kevin Hyde, Employment & Labor
• John Tucker, Business Litigation

The Miami attorneys named 2017 Florida Super Lawyers and their primary practices are:

• Mark Neuberger, Employment & Labor
• Mary Leslie Smith, Business/Corporate

The Orlando attorneys named 2017 Florida Super Lawyers and their primary practices are:

• Kimberly Ashby, Construction Litigation
• Edmund Baxa, Construction Litigation
• Kevin Fowler, Construction Litigation
• Michael Gay, Business Litigation
• John (Jack) Lord, Employment & Labor

The Tampa attorneys named 2017 Florida Super Lawyers and their primary practices are:

• Thomas Little, Real Estate
• Michael Matthews, Criminal Defense: White Collar
• Fred Ridley, Real Estate
• Debra Smietanski, Estate & Probate
• Stephen Szabo, Real Estate
• Steven Vazquez, Securities & Corporate Finance
• Mark Wolfson, Bankruptcy: Business

The Jacksonville attorneys named 2017 Florida Rising Stars and their primary practices are:

• Emily O’Leary, Business Litigation
• W. Christopher Rabil, Real Estate
• John Wolfel, Securities & Corporate Finance

The Miami attorneys named 2017 Florida Rising Stars and their primary practices are:

• Angelica Boutwell, Business Litigation

The Tampa attorneys named 2017 Florida Rising Stars and their primary practices are:

• Jamil Daoud, Estate & Probate
• T.J. Ferrante, Health Care
• Rachael Greenstein, Real Estate
• Nathaniel Lacktman, Health Care
• Lauren Valiente, Business Litigation

The Super Lawyers list is issued by Thomson Reuters. A description of the selection methodology can be found here.