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JACKSONVILLE, FL , August 23, 2021 – Thirty-eight Rogers Towers’ attorneys were recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© 2022 , nine have been named to Best Lawyers ® “Ones to Watch” and six have been named Best Lawyers® 2022 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 2022 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America© , 10.8 million votes were analyzed, which resulted in more than 66,000 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® 2022 “Lawyers of the Year” in Jacksonville:
- A. Graham Allen – Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Christopher C. Hazelip – Litigation – Health Care
- Fred D. Franklin – Litigation – Banking and Finance
- James M. Riley – Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
- Theodore R. Hainline, Jr. – Government Relations Practice
- Wyman R. Duggan – Litigation – Land Use and Zoning
The following Rogers Towers’ attorneys have been named Best Lawyers® 2022 in his or her respective practice area(s):
- Christine T. Adams – Real Estate Law
- A. Graham Allen – Arbitration; 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 – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
- J. Kirby Chritton – Banking and Finance Law; Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Betsy C. Cox – Banking and Finance Law; 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; Government Relations Practice
- 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); 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; Litigation – Banking and Finance
- E. Carson Lange – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
- Jon C. Lasserre – Real Estate Law
- Sandra J. Mathis – Family Law; Family Law Mediation
- Edward McCarthy, III – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Health Care; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – 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 – 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; Litigation – Real Estate
- 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 – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Litigation and Controversy – Tax; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
- Emily G. Pierce – Government Contracts; 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 – 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
- Irvin M. Weinstein – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Municipal Law; Nonprofit / Charities Law
- Cheryl L. Worman – Construction Law
The following Rogers Towers’ attorneys have been named Best Lawyers® 2022: Ones To Watch in his or her respective practice area(s):
- Adam Brandon – Commercial Litigation
- Austin J. Dragoo – Real Estate Law
- Courtney P. Gaver – Land Use and Zoning Law; Litigation – Real Estate
- Brian G. Kelley – Commercial Litigation
- Michael J. Lufkin – Education Law; Labor and Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
- William J. Michaelis – Administrative / Regulatory Law; Government Relations Practice
- Janet C. Owens – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Banking and Finance
- Matthew M. Tonuzi – Litigation – Construction
- Alexander K. Travis – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Tax 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 & Technology; Land Use; Public Finance; Real Estate; Taxation; Transportation and Logistics; Trusts and Estates; and Wills. www.rtlaw.com .
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