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Felicia L. Nowels is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Administrative / Regulatory Law, Corporate Compliance Law, Corporate Governance Law, FDA Law and International Trade and Finance Law. Felicia L. practices law in Tallahassee, Florida Best Lawyers has recognized Felicia L. Nowels 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 rega...

Brian Barr is President and a shareholder at Levin Papantonio. He litigates pharmaceutical, environmental, mass tort and personal injury cases throughout the country. Mr. Barr has been appointed to leadership in many of the largest mass tort cases in the country. Mr. Barr is presently serving as co-liaison counsel and a member of the Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee in the 3M Combat Arms Earplugs Litigation (MDL 2885) presently pending in the Northern District of Florida before the Honor...

Seann Frazier knows the way through the morass of state regulation in Florida. Over the course of this 25-year career he has guided clients through all manner of regulatory and litigation matters involving Florida state government. His creativity and encyclopedic knowledge of Florida administrative law positions his clients exceedingly well in their dealings with the state. A past Chair of the Florida Bar's Administrative Law Section, Seann has focused his practice and professional activities...

Ginger Barry Boyd is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Commercial Litigation, Employment Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment and Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants. Ginger Barry practices law in Tallahassee, Florida Best Lawyers has recognized Ginger Barry Boyd 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 professi...

JAMES W. GUSTAFSON JR . is a Shareholder with Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley, P.A., a member of the firm’s executive committee, and the managing partner of the firm’s Tallahassee office. He is a sixth generation Florida native who served with the U.S. Army’s 82nd Airborne Division and studied at St. Edmund Hall, Oxford, before becoming a trial lawyer. Mr. Gustafson is a member of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, a worldwide organization limited to ju...

Sonya Penley represents clients in the health care sector with respect to corporate, regulatory, administrative and governmental issues. Her diverse clients include long-term care providers, physician group practices, assisted living facilities, hospitals, hospices, home health agencies, DME suppliers, clinical laboratories, pharmaceutical manufacturers and wholesalers and ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs). She has particular experience with health facility acquisitions, mergers and other cha...

D. Bruce May Jr. heads the firm’s Public Utility practice. For more than 28 years, he has been actively involved before the Florida Public Service Commission and other regulatory agencies on a variety of matters relating to electric, natural gas, water and wastewater utilities. He is also active in legislative matters involving public utility, energy and environmental law issues. Mr. May’s electric and natural gas utility experience includes: representation of utilities in contest...

Drew Bruner is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs. Drew practices law in Fort Walton Beach, Florida Best Lawyers has recognized Drew Bruner since 2026. 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 Drew Bruner is held by other lawyers.

Mia L. McKown is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Administrative / Regulatory Law and Health Care Law. Mia L. practices law in Tallahassee, Florida Best Lawyers has recognized Mia L. McKown 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 Mia L. McKown is held by other lawyers.

Martha Edenfield is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Government Relations Practice. Martha practices law in Tallahassee, Florida Best Lawyers has recognized Martha Edenfield since 2018. 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 Martha Edenfield is held by other lawyers.