James M. Gonzalez

John is a trial lawyer in the firm’s litigation department. His practice focuses on complex commercial litigation, insolvency matters, sports litigation, and environmental litigation. For more than a decade, John has represented plaintiffs and defendants in contract, business tort, and corporate governance disputes in a variety of industries, including banking, construction, manufacturing, and real estate. He also represents creditors in federal and state courts throughout Florida. His ...

Mr. Vermut, a partner at DMHD, practices exclusively in the area of information technology law and intellectual property law. His intellectual property law practice includes patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret and unfair competition matters. He represents clients on patent and trademark matters before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. He also assists individual inventors, start-ups, small businesses, corporations and universities in all aspects of intellectual property law. Informa...

Katherine earned her Bachelors of Science in 2009 from Florida State University, where she had the honor of interning with Florida’s Executive Office of the Governor. Katherine received her Juris Doctor in 2013 from the University of Miami School of Law. Upon graduation, she served as an Assistant State Attorney for the 17th Judicial Circuit, in Broward County, Florida, where she gained invaluable jury trial experience. Her current practice focuses on insurance coverage, construction, b...

David advises clients on corporate and real estate matters, helping them navigate even the most complex deals across the Sunshine State. Prior to joining the firm, David founded his own practice in Nashville, Tennessee, focused on corporate and securities issues including mergers and acquisitions, capital markets transactions and corporate governance matters. Prior to founding his own firm, David was an associate in the corporate and securities group at a large firm based in Nashville, where ...

Since 1980, Elizabeth “Betsy” White has established an excellent and widespread reputation as a top lawyer in the fields of criminal defense, civil rights, and appeals. Her experience includes extensive litigation on behalf of criminal defendants as well as litigation to protect the constitutional and civil rights of individuals and groups, including women, minorities and prisoners. She has litigated at all levels of the judicial system, including the United States Supreme Court. ...

Patrick Snyder is a partner in the firm’s Jacksonville office. He is a civil trial attorney with a focus on general civil litigation, insurance coverage, construction defects, professional malpractice, insurance bad faith, errors and omissions, trucking claims defense, products liability, security negligence, personal injury/wrongful death and personal injury protection (PIP) litigation. Mr. Snyder attended law school at Suffolk University in Boston, Massachusetts and obtained his juris...

As a native Floridian and an attorney in Florida for over 20 years, I am passionate about helping clients with their business and real property legal needs. I hold the distinction of being a Florida Bar Board Certified Condominium and Planned Development Lawyer and am AV Preeminent Rated by Martindale Hubbell. Since 2021, I have been recognized as one of Florida's and Northeast Florida's Best Lawyers in Real Estate and was honored as a Legal Elite in 2016. I am the shareholder responsible for...

Michael McCoy is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants. Michael practices law in Jacksonville, Florida Best Lawyers has recognized Michael McCoy since 2023. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Michael McCoy is held by other lawyers.

E.K. Cottrell is a partner with Rivkin Radler LLP and practices in the area of complex commercial litigation . Based in Jacksonville, Florida, his work focuses on Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance, and Litigation – Insurance. He represents insurers, reinsurers, financial institutions, and business entities in a wide range of disputes involving alleged improper market conduct, business practices, fiduciary duties, and regulatory compliance. E.K. regularly hand...

Pete Larsen is the chair of Akerman’s national Tax Practice Group, a team advising clients in global tax compliance and controversy matters, including complex transactions in the middle market. The practice was recognized by Law360 as a “Tax Practice Group of the Year” for its precedent-setting work in the United States. Pete works closely with financial institutions, finance companies, vehicle and equipment lessors, retailers, and telecommunication, software, and technology...