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JACKSONVILLE, FL , August 20, 2020 – Forty-four Rogers Towers’ attorneys were recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© 2021 , and 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:
- Theodore R. Hainline, Jr. – Land Use and Zoning Law
- Robert G. Riegel, Jr. – Employment Law – Management
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):
- Austin J. Dragoo – Real Estate Law
- Courtney P. Gaver – Litigation – Real Estate
- Timothy D. Hedrick – Appellate Practice
- Brian G. Kelley – Commercial Litigation
- Janet C. Owens – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Banking and Finance
- Matthew M. Tonuzi – Litigation – Construction
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 & Technology; Land Use; Public Finance; Real Estate; Taxation; Transportation and Logistics; Trusts and Estates; and Wills. www.rtlaw.com .
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