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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...

Fred Karlinsky is a Shareholder and Chair of Greenberg Traurig’s Global Insurance Regulatory and Transactions Practice Group. Fred has over 30 years of experience representing the interests of insurers, reinsurers, and a wide variety of other insurance-related entities. He is a recognized authority on national insurance regulatory and compliance issues, has taken a leadership position in many insurance trade organizations, and has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America , Super Lawye...

Emanuella Paulos is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs and Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs. Emanuella practices law in Pensacola, Florida Best Lawyers has recognized Emanuella Paulos since 2025. 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 Emanuella Paulos is held by other lawyers.

Lo Bielby is an experienced trial and appellate lawyer who appears throughout Florida in all Courts, representing business as well as state and municipal entities with complex commercial and civil litigation, smoking and health cases, medical product disputes, regulatory administrative matters, employment, medical cannabis regulatory items, and select criminal matters. Lo is regularly listed in The Best Lawyers in America and has completed more than 100 jury trials, as well as bench and admin...

John K. Londot is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Administrative / Regulatory Law and Commercial Litigation. John K. practices law in Tallahassee, Florida Best Lawyers has recognized John K. Londot 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 John K. Londot is held by other lawyers.

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...

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...

Eddie Williams III is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Health Care Law. Eddie practices law in Tallahassee, Florida Best Lawyers has recognized Eddie Williams III 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 Eddie Williams III is held by other lawyers.

CAMERON KENNEDY is a shareholder with Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley, P.A. Throughout his career, he has dedicated himself to representing clients in cases across the State of Florida and throughout the Southeastern United States. As a trial attorney with an unparalleled work ethic and attention to detail, Mr. Kennedy has recovered more than $100 million on behalf of his clients, including many multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements in cases involving dangerous and defect...

Marc W. Dunbar is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Administrative / Regulatory Law and Gaming Law. Marc W. practices law in Tallahassee, Florida Best Lawyers has recognized Marc W. Dunbar 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 Marc W. Dunbar is held by other lawyers.