Best Lawyers:
Real Estate & Infrastructure Issue

Featuring the top legal talent practicing in Real Estate & Infrastructure.

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Novack and Macey LLP
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Aloia, Roland, Lubell & Morgan , PLLC
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Gibbons P.C.
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Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Ganfer Shore Leeds & Zauderer LLP
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Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP
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Aronoff, Rosen & Hunt , LPA
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Hamilton Weber LLC
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Peterson Law Group Professional Corporation
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Donald A. "Don" Tarkington

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Novack and Macey LLP
  • Recognized Since: 2017

  • Location:

    Chicago, Illinois
  • Practice Area
    Litigation - Real Estate
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Eric N. Macey

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Novack and Macey LLP
  • Recognized Since: 2017

  • Location:

    Chicago, Illinois
  • Practice Areas
    Commercial Litigation | Litigation - Real Estate
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Monte L. Mann

Novack and Macey LLP
  • Recognized Since: 2020

  • Location:

    Chicago, Illinois
  • Practice Area
    Litigation - Real Estate
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Stephen "Steve" Novack

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Novack and Macey LLP
  • Recognized Since: 2017

  • Location:

    Chicago, Illinois
  • Practice Areas
    Commercial Litigation | Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants | Litigation - Real Estate | Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants
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Frank J. Aloia, Jr.

Aloia, Roland, Lubell & Morgan, PLLC
  • Recognized Since: 2021

  • Location:

    Fort Myers, Florida
  • Practice Area
    Litigation - Construction
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Andrew J. Camelotto

Gibbons P.C.
  • Recognized Since: 2021

  • Location:

    Newark, New Jersey
  • Practice Area
    Real Estate Law
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Camille V. Otero

Gibbons P.C.
  • Recognized Since: 2021

  • Location:

    Newark, New Jersey
  • Practice Area
    Litigation - Environmental
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David J. Freeman

Gibbons P.C.
  • Recognized Since: 2015

  • Location:

    New York City, New York
  • Practice Area
    Environmental Law
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Douglas J. Janacek

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Gibbons P.C.
  • Recognized Since: 2010

  • Location:

    Newark, New Jersey
  • Practice Area
    Land Use and Zoning Law
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Frederick W. Alworth

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Gibbons P.C.
  • Recognized Since: 2011

  • Location:

    Newark, New Jersey
  • Practice Areas
    Commercial Litigation | Litigation - Real Estate
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Howard D. Geneslaw

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Gibbons P.C.
  • Recognized Since: 2018

  • Location:

    Newark, New Jersey
  • Practice Areas
    Land Use and Zoning Law | Litigation - Land Use and Zoning | Real Estate Law
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John D. Draikiwicz

Gibbons P.C.
  • Recognized Since: 2007

  • Location:

    Newark, New Jersey
  • Practice Area
    Public Finance Law
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Paul M. Hauge

Gibbons P.C.
  • Recognized Since: 2021

  • Location:

    Newark, New Jersey
  • Practice Areas
    Environmental Law | Litigation - Environmental
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Peter J. Carton

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Gibbons P.C.
  • Recognized Since: 2007

  • Location:

    Newark, New Jersey
  • Practice Areas
    Land Use and Zoning Law | Real Estate Law
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Peter J. Torcicollo

Gibbons P.C.
  • Recognized Since: 2007

  • Location:

    Newark, New Jersey
  • Practice Areas
    Commercial Litigation | Construction Law | Litigation - Construction
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Russell B. Bershad

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Gibbons P.C.
  • Recognized Since: 2007

  • Location:

    Newark, New Jersey
  • Practice Area
    Real Estate Law
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Shepard A. Federgreen

Gibbons P.C.
  • Recognized Since: 2012

  • Location:

    New York City, New York
  • Practice Area
    Real Estate Law
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Susanne Peticolas

Gibbons P.C.
  • Recognized Since: 2010

  • Location:

    Newark, New Jersey
  • Practice Areas
    Environmental Law | Litigation - Environmental
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William S. Hatfield

Gibbons P.C.
  • Recognized Since: 2008

  • Location:

    Newark, New Jersey
  • Practice Areas
    Environmental Law | Litigation - Environmental
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Margery N. Weinstein

Ganfer Shore Leeds & Zauderer LLP
  • Recognized Since: 2019

  • Location:

    New York City, New York
  • Practice Area
    Real Estate Law
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Matthew J. Leeds

Ganfer Shore Leeds & Zauderer LLP
  • Recognized Since: 2003

  • Location:

    New York City, New York
  • Practice Area
    Real Estate Law
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Steven J. Shore

Ganfer Shore Leeds & Zauderer LLP
  • Recognized Since: 2018

  • Location:

    New York City, New York
  • Practice Area
    Litigation - Real Estate
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Brian A. Wolf

Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP
  • Recognized Since: 2019

  • Location:

    Fort Lauderdale, Florida
  • Practice Areas
    Construction Law | Litigation - Construction
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Charles E. "Charlie" Rogers

Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP
  • Recognized Since: 2015

  • Location:

    Atlanta, Georgia
  • Practice Area
    Construction Law
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Charles W. Surasky

Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP
  • Recognized Since: 2016

  • Location:

    Atlanta, Georgia
  • Practice Area
    Construction Law
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Eric L. Nelson

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Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP
  • Recognized Since: 2010

  • Location:

    Atlanta, Georgia
  • Practice Areas
    Construction Law | Litigation - Construction
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Eugene J. "Gene" Heady

Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP
  • Recognized Since: 2018

  • Location:

    Atlanta, Georgia
  • Practice Area
    Construction Law
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G. Scott Walters

Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP
  • Recognized Since: 2013

  • Location:

    Atlanta, Georgia
  • Practice Area
    Construction Law
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Garrett E. Miller

Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP
  • Recognized Since: 2014

  • Location:

    Atlanta, Georgia
  • Practice Area
    Construction Law
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Gene F. Rash

Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP
  • Recognized Since: 2016

  • Location:

    Charlotte, North Carolina
  • Practice Areas
    Construction Law | Litigation - Construction
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George D. Wenick

Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP
  • Recognized Since: 2010

  • Location:

    Atlanta, Georgia
  • Practice Areas
    Construction Law | Litigation - Construction
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Harry Z. "Zack" Rippeon III

Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP
  • Recognized Since: 1983

  • Location:

    Atlanta, Georgia
  • Practice Area
    Construction Law
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James F. Butler III

Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP
  • Recognized Since: 2006

  • Location:

    Atlanta, Georgia
  • Practice Areas
    Construction Law | Litigation - Construction
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James K. Bidgood, Jr.

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Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP
  • Recognized Since: 2007

  • Location:

    Atlanta, Georgia
  • Practice Areas
    Construction Law | Litigation - Construction
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John M. Mastin, Jr.

Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP
  • Recognized Since: 2021

  • Location:

    Atlanta, Georgia
  • Practice Area
    Construction Law
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Joseph C. Staak

Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP
  • Recognized Since: 2013

  • Location:

    Atlanta, Georgia
  • Practice Area
    Construction Law
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Joseph J. Dinardo

Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP
  • Recognized Since: 2020

  • Location:

    Atlanta, Georgia
  • Practice Areas
    Construction Law | Litigation - Construction
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Karl F. Dix, Jr.

Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP
  • Recognized Since: 2015

  • Location:

    Atlanta, Georgia
  • Practice Areas
    Construction Law | Litigation - Construction
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Lauren P. McLaughlin

Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP
  • Recognized Since: 2019

  • Location:

    Washington, D.C., Virginia
  • Practice Areas
    Construction Law | Litigation - Construction
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Matthew Cox

Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP
  • Recognized Since: 2022

  • Location:

    Columbia-SC, South Carolina
  • Practice Areas
    Construction Law | Litigation - Construction
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Philip E. Beck

Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP
  • Recognized Since: 2007

  • Location:

    Atlanta, Georgia
  • Practice Areas
    Construction Law | Litigation - Construction
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Robert C. Chambers

Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP
  • Recognized Since: 2006

  • Location:

    Atlanta, Georgia
  • Practice Areas
    Construction Law | Litigation - Construction
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Rolly L. Chambers

Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP
  • Recognized Since: 2013

  • Location:

    Charlotte, North Carolina
  • Practice Area
    Construction Law
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Ronald G. Robey

Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP
  • Recognized Since: 2007

  • Location:

    Atlanta, Georgia
  • Practice Area
    Construction Law
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S. Elysha Luken

Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP
  • Recognized Since: 2021

  • Location:

    Fort Lauderdale, Florida
  • Practice Area
    Construction Law
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S. Gregory "Gregg" Joy

Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP
  • Recognized Since: 2014

  • Location:

    Atlanta, Georgia
  • Practice Areas
    Construction Law | Litigation - Construction
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Shannon J. Briglia

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Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP
  • Recognized Since: 2014

  • Location:

    Washington, D.C., Virginia
  • Practice Areas
    Construction Law | Litigation - Construction
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Thomas J. Kelleher, Jr.

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Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP
  • Recognized Since: 2007

  • Location:

    Atlanta, Georgia
  • Practice Areas
    Construction Law | Litigation - Construction
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William L. Baggett, Jr.

Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP
  • Recognized Since: 2016

  • Location:

    Atlanta, Georgia
  • Practice Areas
    Construction Law | Litigation - Construction
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Richard A. "Rick" Paolo

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Aronoff, Rosen & Hunt, LPA
  • Recognized Since: 2016

  • Location:

    Cincinnati, Ohio
  • Practice Areas
    Land Use and Zoning Law | Litigation - Land Use and Zoning | Real Estate Law
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Stephen R. "Steve" Hunt

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Aronoff, Rosen & Hunt, LPA
  • Recognized Since: 2006

  • Location:

    Cincinnati, Ohio
  • Practice Areas
    Land Use and Zoning Law | Real Estate Law
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Tina M. Donnelly

Aronoff, Rosen & Hunt, LPA
  • Recognized Since: 2019

  • Location:

    Cincinnati, Ohio
  • Practice Areas
    Community Association Law | Real Estate Law
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David T. Hamilton

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Hamilton Weber LLC
  • Recognized Since: 2010

  • Location:

    St. Louis, Missouri
  • Practice Areas
    Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law | Municipal Law
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K. Andrew "Drew" Weber

Hamilton Weber LLC
  • Recognized Since: 2022

  • Location:

    St. Louis, Missouri
  • Practice Area
    Real Estate Law
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V. Scott "Scott" Williams

Hamilton Weber LLC
  • Recognized Since: 2014

  • Location:

    St. Louis, Missouri
  • Practice Areas
    Commercial Litigation | Litigation - Municipal | Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
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Wm. Randolph "Randy" Weber

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Hamilton Weber LLC
  • Recognized Since: 2007

  • Location:

    St. Louis, Missouri
  • Practice Areas
    Corporate Law | Municipal Law
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John S. Peterson

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Peterson Law Group Professional Corporation
  • Recognized Since: 2013

  • Location:

    Los Angeles, California
  • Practice Area
    Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law

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Adam Arnold

Gibbons P.C.
  • Recognized Since: 2021

  • Location:

    Newark, New Jersey
  • Practice Area
    Environmental Law
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A. Michelle "Michelle" West

Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP
  • Recognized Since: 2022

  • Location:

    Washington, D.C., Virginia
  • Practice Area
    Construction Law
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Jeanne Harrison

Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP
  • Recognized Since: 2022

  • Location:

    Atlanta, Georgia
  • Practice Areas
    Construction Law | Litigation - Construction
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Jonathan R. Mayo

Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP
  • Recognized Since: 2022

  • Location:

    Atlanta, Georgia
  • Practice Area
    Construction Law
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Miles D. Jolley

Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP
  • Recognized Since: 2022

  • Location:

    Fort Lauderdale, Florida
  • Practice Area
    Construction Law
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Samuel Beffa

Hamilton Weber LLC
  • Recognized Since: 2022

  • Location:

    St. Louis, Missouri
  • Practice Area
    Land Use and Zoning Law

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