Rogers Towers is honored to have 50 of our attorneys featured in the milestone 30th edition of The Best Lawyers in America® legal awards, with six named Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” in Jacksonville within their respective practice areas.
Since 1983, Best Lawyers® has been known for its trademarked “Purely Peer Review” methodology, meaning all candidates are chosen based on feedback from other prominent attorneys who practice in the same metropolitan area. This sophisticated, thorough, and transparent survey process has been designed to elicit meaningful and substantive evaluations on the quality of legal services. While preparing for the 30th edition of The Best Lawyers in America, more than 13.7 million votes were analyzed, resulting in renowned Best Lawyers® designations for the top 5% of legal talent in private practice in America and Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” designations for the top 0.4% of legal talent in American private practice firms. Similarly, more than 2.4 million votes were analyzed for lawyers in their early career stage, resulting in 25,000 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America honorees.
The following Rogers Towers attorneys were named Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®:
- Christopher C. Hazelip - Litigation in Insurance in Jacksonville; and Litigation in Health Care in Jacksonville
- Edward McCarthy, III - Arbitration in Jacksonville
- G. Kenneth Norrie - Construction Law in Jacksonville
- Nawal B. McDaniel - Elder Law in Jacksonville
- Theodore R. Hainline, Jr. - Land Use and Zoning Law in Jacksonville; and Government Relations Practice in Jacksonville
- Wyman R. Duggan - Litigation in Land Use and Zoning in Jacksonville
The following Rogers Towers attorneys were recognized as Best Lawyers® in their respective practice areas in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®:
A. Graham Allen
- Arbitration
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Betsy C. Cox
- Litigation - Bankruptcy
- Banking and Finance Law
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Elder Law
- Litigation - Banking and Finance
- Litigation - Trusts and Estates
C. Davis Ely
- Litigation - Real Estate
- Real Estate Law
Cecile Evans Rider
- Real Estate Law
Cheryl L. Worman
- Commercial Litigation
- Construction Law
- Litigation - Construction
- Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
Christine T. Adams
- Real Estate Law
Christopher C. Hazelip
- Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
- Arbitration
- Commercial Litigation
- Litigation - Health Care
- Litigation - Insurance
Cristine M. Russell
- Appellate Practice
- Commercial Litigation
Douglas H. Shaver
- Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Tax Law
E. Allen Hieb, Jr.
- Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Corporate Law
- International Mergers and Acquisitions
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Tax Law
Edward McCarthy, III
- Arbitration
- Commercial Litigation
- Litigation - Health Care
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
- Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
- Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
- Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Edward L. Kelly
- Banking and Finance Law
- Litigation - Banking and Finance
- Real Estate Law
Ellen M. Avery-Smith
- Environmental Law
- Government Contracts
- Land Use and Zoning Law
- Litigation - Land Use and Zoning
Emily G. Pierce
- Government Relations Practice
- Litigation - Land Use and Zoning
- Administrative / Regulatory Law
- Government Contracts
- Land Use and Zoning Law
Eric J. Holshouser
- Employment Law - Management
- Labor Law - Management
- Litigation - Labor and Employment
Fred Elefant
- Real Estate Law
Fred D. Franklin, Jr.
- Government Relations Practice
- Administrative / Regulatory Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Litigation - Banking and Finance
H. Joseph O'Shields
- Litigation - Real Estate
- Real Estate Law
Irvin M. Weinstein
- Banking and Finance Law
- Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Municipal Law
- Nonprofit / Charities Law
James M. Riley
- Commercial Litigation
- Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
- Litigation - Antitrust
- Litigation - Banking and Finance
John A. Delaney
- Land Use and Zoning Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Government Relations Practice
John T. Sefton
- Banking and Finance Law
- Real Estate Law
Jon C. Lasserre
- Real Estate Law
Joseph Clay Meux, Jr.
- Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Elder Law
- Litigation - Trusts and Estates
- Tax Law
- Trusts and Estates
K. Mac Bracewell
- Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Tax Law
- Trusts and Estates
G. Kenneth Norrie
- Commercial Litigation
- Construction Law
- Litigation - Construction
- Litigation - Insurance
Lori S. Patterson - Recognized for the first time in 2024 edition of Best Lawyers
- Litigation - Labor and Employment
Mark H. Scruby
- Administrative / Regulatory Law
- Government Relations Practice
- Land Use and Zoning Law
Mark Mitchell
- Litigation - Bankruptcy
- Litigation - Insurance
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Litigation - Real Estate
Matthew M. Tonuzi - Recognized for the first time in 2024 edition of Best Lawyers (previously recognized in the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch awards)
- Litigation – Real Estate
Nawal B. McDaniel
- Elder Law
- Litigation - Trusts and Estates
- Nonprofit / Charities Law
- Tax Law
- Trusts and Estates
Samuel J. Horovitz
- Employment Law - Management
- Labor Law - Management
- Litigation - Intellectual Property
- Litigation - Labor and Employment
Sandra J. Mathis
- Family Law
- Family Law Mediation
Scott A. Padgett
- Construction Law
- Litigation - Construction
Scott J. Kennelly
- Commercial Litigation
- Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
- Litigation - Banking and Finance
T.R. Hainline, Jr.
- Environmental Law
- Government Relations Practice
- Land Use and Zoning Law
- Real Estate Law
William E. Scheu
- Banking and Finance Law
- Commercial Finance Law
- Litigation - Real Estate
- Mediation
- Real Estate Law
- Tax Law
Wyman R. Duggan - Voted the 2024 "Lawyer of the Year" for Litigation in Land Use and Zoning in Jacksonville
- Administrative / Regulatory Law
- Land Use and Zoning Law
- Litigation - Land Use and Zoning
The following Rogers Towers attorneys were recognized in the 2024 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America:
Adam B. Brandon
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Commercial Litigation
Austin J. Dragoo
- Entertainment and Sports Law
- Real Estate Law
Brian G. Kelley
- Health Care Law
- Commercial Litigation
Courtney P. Gaver
- Land Use and Zoning Law
- Litigation - Real Estate
Janet C. Owens
- Commercial Litigation
- Litigation - Banking and Finance
Julie-Anna Ducey - Recognized for the first time in 2024 edition of Ones to Watch
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Tax Law
Kathryn K. Rudderman
- Labor and Employment Law - Management
Lewis D. Price
- Family Law: Arbitration and Mediation
- Family Law
H. Matson Coxe - Recognized for the first time in 2024 edition of Ones to Watch
- Commercial Litigation
- Construction Law
- Litigation - Real Estate
Melissa Cairatti - Recognized for the first time in 2024 edition of Ones to Watch
- Construction Law
Tara S. Forrest
- Trusts and Estates
Trace H. Jackson
- Education Law
- Entertainment and Sports Law
- Litigation - Intellectual Property
Rogers Towers is pleased to be recognized by Best Lawyers® in the 2024 edition of Best Law Firms® in Jacksonville for the following practice areas:
- Tier 1 in Administrative / Regulatory Law
- Tier 1 in Arbitration
- Tier 1 in Banking and Finance Law
- Tier 1 in Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Tier 1 in Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Tier 1 in Commercial Finance Law
- Tier 1 in Commercial Litigation
- Tier 1 in Construction Law
- Tier 1 in Corporate Law
- Tier 1 in Elder Law
- Tier 1 in Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
- Tier 1 in Employment Law - Management
- Tier 1 in Environmental Law
- Tier 1 in Financial Services Regulation Law
- Tier 1 in Government Relations Practice
- Tier 1 in Labor Law - Management
- Tier 1 in Land Use and Zoning Law
- Tier 1 in Litigation - Banking and Finance
- Tier 1 in Litigation - Construction
- Tier 1 in Litigation - Health Care
- Tier 1 in Litigation - Insurance
- Tier 1 in Litigation - Intellectual Property
- Tier 1 in Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Tier 1 in Litigation - Land Use and Zoning
- Tier 1 in Litigation - Real Estate
- Tier 1 in Litigation - Trusts and Estates
- Tier 1 in Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
- Tier 1 in Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
- Tier 1 in Municipal Law
- Tier 1 in Nonprofit / Charities Law
- Tier 1 in Real Estate Law
- Tier 1 in Tax Law
- Tier 1 in Trusts and Estates
- Tier 2 in Appellate Practice
- Tier 2 in Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Tier 2 in Litigation - Antitrust
- Tier 2 in Mediation
- Tier 2 in Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
- Tier 2 in Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Tier 3 in Family Law
- Tier 3 in Mergers and Acquisitions Law
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.
