Rogers Towers is proud to announce that 35 attorneys have been recognized in the 2027 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, reflecting the experience, professionalism and commitment to client service found across the firm.

For more than four decades, Best Lawyers has recognized attorneys through a peer-review process in which lawyers evaluate the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same geographic region and practice area.

35 Attorneys at Rogers Towers Recognized for 2027

The 2027 recognition represents attorneys across 46 Rogers Towers practice areas, including Real Estate Law, Tax Law, Litigation and Personal Injury, Corporate Law, Construction Law and more. The following Rogers Towers attorneys were included in the 2027 edition:

Jacksonville, FL

Christine T. Adams

  • Commercial Finance Law
  • Real Estate Law

A. Graham Allen

  • Arbitration
  • Bet-the-Company Litigation
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants

K. Mac Bracewell

  • Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
  • Elder Law
  • Tax Law
  • Trusts and Estates

Betsy C. Cox

  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Elder Law
  • Litigation – Banking and Finance
  • Litigation – Bankruptcy
  • Litigation – Trusts and Estates

Wyman R. Duggan

  • Administrative / Regulatory Law
  • Land Use and Zoning Law
  • Litigation – Land Use and Zoning

C. Davis Ely

  • Commercial Finance Law
  • Litigation – Construction
  • Litigation – Real Estate
  • Real Estate Law

Fred D. Franklin, Jr.

  • Administrative / Regulatory Law
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Government Relations Practice
  • Litigation – Banking and Finance

Theodore R. Hainline, Jr.

  • Environmental Law
  • Government Relations Practice
  • Land Use and Zoning Law
  • Real Estate Law

Christopher C. Hazelip

  • Arbitration
  • Bet-the-Company Litigation
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation – Health Care
  • Litigation – Insurance
  • Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants

E. Allen Hieb, Jr.

  • Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
  • Corporate Law
  • International Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Tax Law

Eric J. Holshouser

  • Employment Law – Management
  • Labor Law – Management
  • Litigation – Labor and Employment

Edward L. Kelly

  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Litigation – Banking and Finance
  • Real Estate Law

Scott J. Kennelly

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
  • Litigation – Banking and Finance

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

Nawal B. McDaniel

  • Elder Law
  • Litigation – Trusts and Estates
  • Nonprofit / Charities Law
  • Tax Law
  • Trusts and Estates

Joseph Clay Meux, Jr.

  • Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
  • Elder Law
  • Litigation – Trusts and Estates
  • Tax Law
  • Trusts and Estates

Mark S. Mitchell

  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation – Bankruptcy
  • Litigation – Insurance
  • Litigation – Real Estate

G. Kenneth Norrie

  • Appellate Practice
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Construction Law
  • Litigation – Construction
  • Litigation – Insurance

Scott A. Padgett

  • Construction Law
  • Litigation – Construction
  • Litigation – Real Estate

Angelo Patacca, Jr.

  • Commercial Litigation

·Lori Patterson

  • Employment Law – Management
  • Labor Law – Management
  • Litigation – Labor and Employment

Emily Pierce

  • Administrative / Regulatory Law
  • Government Contracts
  • Government Relations Practice
  • Land Use and Zoning Law
  • Litigation – Land Use and Zoning

Cecile Evans Rider

  • Commercial Finance Law
  • Real Estate Law

James M. Riley

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
  • Litigation – Antitrust
  • Litigation – Banking and Finance

Jason P. Rudderman

  • Corporate Law

Cristine M. Russell

  • Appellate Practice
  • Commercial Litigation

William E. Scheu

  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Commercial Finance Law
  • Litigation – Real Estate
  • Mediation
  • Real Estate Law
  • Tax Law

Mark H. Scruby

  • Administrative / Regulatory Law
  • Government Relations Practice
  • Land Use and Zoning Law

John T. Sefton

  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Real Estate Law

Douglas H. Shaver

  • Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
  • Corporate Law
  • Tax Law

Matthew M. Tonuzi

  • Litigation – Construction
  • Litigation – Real Estate

Irvin M. Weinstein

  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
  • Financial Services Regulation Law
  • Municipal Law
  • Nonprofit / Charities Law
  • Public Finance Law

Sherri Worman

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Construction Law
  • Litigation – Construction
  • Litigation – Health Care
  • Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants

Ponte Vedra Beach, FL

Sandra J. Mathis

  • Family Law
  • Family Law Mediation

St. Augustine, FL

Ellen M. Avery-Smith

  • Environmental Law
  • Government Contracts
  • Land Use and Zoning Law
  • Litigation – Land Use and Zoning

For Rogers Towers, the recognition is particularly meaningful because Best Lawyers selections are based on feedback from other attorneys. It reflects the professional reputation our attorneys have built not only through the results they achieve, but through the judgment, integrity and practical counsel they bring to their work.

About Best Lawyers

Since its founding in 1981, Best Lawyers has used a peer-review methodology to recognize lawyers across a range of practice areas and geographic markets. Attorneys cannot pay to be included in The Best Lawyers in America®.To learn more about Rogers Towers and our attorneys, visit rtlaw.com.