JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (June 29, 2011) – Florida Trend Magazine named 16 Rogers Towers’ attorneys in its annual Legal Elite publication.  Attorneys throughout the state voted for their peers to be recognized in the issue.

2011 “Legal Elite”

A. Graham. Allen – Commercial Litigation
Lorie L. Chism – Business Law
J. Kirby Chritton – Business Law
Christopher C. Hazelip – Civil Trial
Gregory F. Lunny – Commercial Litigation
Marc M. Mayo – Labor & Employment
G. Kenneth Norrie – Construction
Robert H. Pritchard – Health
Adrian Rust – Commercial Litigation
Douglas H. Shaver – Tax
Troy K. Smith – Construction
Richard S. Vermut – Intellectual Property & Technology Rights
Michael A. Wodrich – Business Law
Cheryl L. Worman – Construction

2011 “Up & Comers”

Sally Anne Brown
L. Javan Grant

Balloting for this year’s list began in October 2010 when Florida Trend invited in-state members of The Florida Bar to participate. Lawyers were asked to name attorneys they hold in the highest regard or would recommend to others.

The ballots were processed, checked and tabulated by Bradenton-based Outsource America and Suncoast Opinion Surveys in St. Petersburg.

Each lawyer was given a score based on the number of votes he or she received and whether the votes came from within their firm (one point) or outside their firm (three points). Only lawyers who are currently licensed and practicing in Florida were considered eligible.

The list of top vote-getters was further examined using membership status and practice histories provided by The Florida Bar. A panel of previous Legal Elite winners, representing a variety of practice areas in cities across the state, reviewed the selection process and the list of finalists.

This year’s list of 1,352 Legal Elite attorneys represents the top 2% of lawyers practicing in the state of Florida.

Rogers Towers, P.A., founded in Jacksonville in 1905, is Northeast Florida’s largest law firm with more than 75 lawyers. The firm provides counseling and legal services in the areas of:  Construction; Corporate; Labor and Employment; Public Finance; Environmental; Eminent Domain; Elder Law; Family Law; Governmental Law; Health; Immigration; Intellectual Property & Technology; Land Use; Litigation; Real Estate; Taxation; Trusts and Estates; and Wills.  www.rtlaw.com

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