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JACKSONVILLE, FL, August 20, 2020 –  Forty-four Rogers Towers’ attorneys were recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© 2021and two have been named Best Lawyers® 2021 Jacksonville “Lawyers of the Year” in their respective practice areas. 

Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Best Lawyers lists are compiled based on an exhaustive peer-review evaluation. For the 2021 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©, 9.4 million votes were analyzed, which resulted in more than 67,000 leading lawyers being included in the new edition. Lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed; therefore inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor.

Best Lawyers® recognizes a single lawyer in each community in each practice area as “Lawyer of the Year.” The following Rogers Towers’ attorneys have been named Best Lawyers® 2021 "Lawyers of the Year" in Jacksonville: 

The following Rogers Towers’ attorneys have been named Best Lawyers® 2021 in his or her respective practice area(s):

  • Christine T. Adams – Real Estate Law
  • A. Graham Allen – Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants
  • Ellen M. Avery-Smith – Environmental Law; Government Contracts; Land Use and Zoning Law; Litigation – Land Use and Zoning
  • K. Mac Bracewell Trusts and Estates
  • J. Kirby Chritton – Banking and Finance Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Betsy C. Cox – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/ Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation; Elder Law (with an emphasis in Trusts, Estates and Guardianship Litigation); Litigation - Banking and Finance; Litigation - Trusts and Estates
  • John A. Delaney  Commercial Litigation
  • Wyman R. Duggan – Administrative/ Regulatory Law; Land Use and Zoning Law; Litigation – Land Use and Zoning
  • Fred Elefant – Real Estate Law
  • C. Davis Ely – Litigation - Real Estate; Real Estate Law
  • Fred D. Franklin, Jr. – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Banking and Finance
  • Theodore R. Hainline, Jr. – Environmental Law; Government Relations Practice; Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law
  • Christopher C. Hazelip – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Healthcare; Litigation - Insurance
  • E. Allen Hieb, Jr. – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Tax Law; International Mergers and Acquisitions; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Meg S. Hixon – Commercial Finance Law; Real Estate Law
  • Eric J. Holshouser – Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
  • Samuel J. Horovitz – Employment Law - Individuals
  • Edward L. Kelly – Banking and Finance Law; Litigation – Banking and Finance; Real Estate Law
  • Scott J. Kennelly – Commercial Litigation
  • Sandra J. Mathis – Family Law
  • Edward McCarthy, III – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Health Care; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
  • Nawal B. McDaniel – Elder Law; Trusts and Estates
  • Joseph Clay Meux – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Elder Law; Litigation - Trusts and Estates; Tax Law
  • Mark S. Mitchell – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/ Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation
  • G. Kenneth Norrie – Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Litigation - Construction; Litigation - Insurance
  • H. Joseph O’Shields – Litigation - Real Estate; Real Estate Law
  • Scott A. Padgett – Litigation - Construction
  • David H. Peek – Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
  • Emily G. Pierce – Land Use and Zoning Law
  • Cecile Evans Rider – Real Estate Law
  • Robert G. Riegel, Jr. – Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
  • James M. Riley – Commercial Litigation; Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law; Litigation - Antitrust; Litigation – Banking and Finance
  • Cristine M. Russell – Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation
  • William E. Scheu – Litigation - Real Estate; Real Estate Law; Tax Law
  • Mark H Scruby – Government Relations Practice; Land Use and Zoning Law
  • John T. Sefton – Banking and Finance Law; Real Estate Law
  • Irvin M. Weinstein – Municipal Law
  • Cheryl L. Worman – Construction Law; Litigation - Construction

The following Rogers Towers’ attorneys have been named Best Lawyers® 2021: Ones To Watch in his or her respective practice area(s): 

Rogers Towers, P.A., founded in 1905, is a Florida law firm with offices in Jacksonville, Ponte Vedra Beach, St. Augustine, Amelia Island, and Fort Lauderdale. The firm provides legal services in the areas of: Banking and Financial; Litigation; Construction; Corporate; Labor and Employment; Education; Environmental; Eminent Domain; Elder Law; Family Law; Health Law; Immigration; Intellectual Property; Land Use; Public Finance; Real Estate; Taxation; Transportation and Logistics; Trusts and Estates; and Wills. www.rtlaw.com.

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