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Lee Philip Teichner practices in the area of business litigation, with an emphasis in the areas of product liability, tort, commercial and insurance litigation. He has extensive experience in products liability, involving a wide variety of products, including motor vehicles and their components, material handling equipment, people moving equipment, construction equipment, electricity, machine guarding, firearms, medical devices, aviation and other vessels. He is equally experienced in tort li...

Omari Sealy is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate Law. Omari, who practices law in Miami, Florida, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Omari is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Ofonedu-Ime Goodwyn is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Real Estate Law. Ofonedu-Ime, who practices law in Coral Gables, Florida, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Ofonedu-Ime is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Having tried construction cases throughout Florida, David is a trial lawyer, who also provides consultation on transactional matters. Approaching 20 years of experience, David is a Board Certified Specialist in Construction Law, and a fellow of the Construction Lawyers Society of America (CLSA), an invitation only organization with fewer than 100 members in the State. David devotes his practice to a broad array of construction-related matters, representing developers, contractors, and subcont...

With broad-ranging experience advising public and private companies, Esther Moreno focuses her practice on capital markets transactions, disclosure and corporate governance matters, and M&A transactions. She represents a range of clients on equity, high-yield, convertible debt, and Regulation S/offshore offerings. In addition, Esther advises public companies, boards of directors, and board committees on corporate governance matters, director responsibilities and fiduciary duties, executiv...

Dale Hightower was born and raised in Lakeland, Florida, a town between Tampa and Orlando. He grew up loving adventures on the water, paddling a canoe and fishing alone in nearby lakes. His leadership skills became apparent in his youth as he was an Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts, Senior Class President at Lakeland High School, and Student Body President at Florida Southern College. He also was elected Student Body President at Cumberland Law School in Alabama. After law school, he began worki...

A former Chief Judge of Florida’s Third District Court of Appeal and member of the court for 22 years, Gerald Cope is the chair of Akerman’s Appellate Practice. He represents clients in appellate litigation at the state and federal levels. Ranked by Chambers USA , peers say “He’s superb and doing great work.” He is a founding member of Akerman Bench, an innovative practice including former appellate and trial court judges providing the perspective of both sides o...

With comprehensive knowledge across all asset classes, Dana Clayton represents clients in real estate litigation in federal and state court. Her clients include Fortune 100 financial institutions, REITs, developers, retailers, and public and private real estate companies in disputes in financing, sales, dispositions, construction, breach of contract, development, landlord tenant, brokerage commission, eminent domain, and other matters. Dana also represents national retailers in land use, envi...

Rudy Gomez focuses his practice on the representation of clients in labor and employment law issues. He is experienced in all aspects of employment law including jury trials and appeals before State and Federal Courts, pre-trial discovery and mediations; enforcement of non-competition/confidentiality agreements; responding to EEOC Charges; conducting internal investigations and audits for employment law and wage & hour (FLSA) compliance; management training in sexual and other harassment ...

Before joining the firm in 2013, Joel H. Brown was elected by his colleagues to serve as Chief Judge for the 11th Judicial Circuit of Florida in 2009. Joel was admitted to the Florida Bar in 1971 and had been practicing personal injury law as a civil trial lawyer prior to his appointment by former Governor Bob Martinez to the County Court in 1990. Following his appointment, Joel served as Associate Administrative Judge of the County Court, Criminal Traffic Division, and then served as Adminis...