Abdullah Rashid Hilal

PRACTICE AREAS Real property law Estate planning Probate General commercial law Corporate law Commercial loans Real estate DISTINCTIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS Admitted to The Florida Bar – Admitted 1973 St. Petersburg Bar Association 1973, Florida, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida and U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit The Best Lawyers in America® for Real Estate Law, Since 2009 EDUCATION Stetson University, J.D. Harvard University, A.B. BIOGRAPHY Member, Editorial Board, S...

Liam Y. Braber is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Construction Law. Liam Y., who practices law in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Liam Y. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Laura A. Mitchell is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Employment Law - Management and Litigation - Labor and Employment. Laura A., who practices law in Denver, Colorado, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Laura A. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Adam Handfinger is a Co-Managing Partner of the firm’s Miami office, chair of the Client Service Committee, and sits on Peckar and Abramson’s Executive Committee. He is certified by the Florida Bar as a Construction Law Specialist and focuses his practice on construction law and commercial litigation matters, representing construction professionals in issues relating to contract negotiation, project management, subcontractor performance issues and claims, payment, construction def...

Gavin Gadberry is devoted to serving the legal needs of health care providers and improving the future of health care, especially the long-term care profession. He currently serves as general counsel of and issue lobbyist for the Texas Health Care Association. Gavin is also a member of the American Health Care Association Legal Subcommittee, where he previously served as its chair. His health care practice encompasses government relations, long-term care and health care law, administrative an...

Thomas O. Gaillard III is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Litigation - Construction, Municipal Law, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants. Thomas O., who practices law in Mobile, Alabama, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Thomas O. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

When clients face complex state tax controversy issues, they come to Zach Gladney no matter the jurisdiction. Whether he is litigating a high-profile tax case, counseling clients on audits or administrative proceedings, or advising on M&A and restructuring tax issues, Zach’s steady approach puts his clients at ease. Zach is a partner in the firm’s State & Local Tax Group, concentrating his practice on complex state tax controversy in jurisdictions across the country and so...

Betsy J. Beck is a Partner and a member of the Firm’s employment law team. Ms. Beck has spent her career litigating issues involving employment discrimination, retaliation, wage and hour and other compensation issues, and all other aspects of the employer-employee relationship both in federal or state court and in front of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Department of Labor (DOL), and various other state and federal administrative agencies. Business owners, in-house ...

Moez M. Kaba is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Arbitration and Commercial Litigation. Moez M., who practices law in Los Angeles, California, has been recognized since 2020. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Moez M. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

For nearly forty years, Randy Squires has tried lawsuits in the Pacific Northwest and elsewhere. His experience base is broad: a five year apprenticeship with a pioneer construction litigation boutique (where, among other things, he built the firm’s construction labor practice); twenty years with Davis Wright Tremaine, a large regional, now national firm, the last ten as chair of the firm’s Litigation Group; and nearly ten years as a founding member, including two years as CEO, of...