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Featuring the top legal talent in the Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Miami and West Palm Beach areas.

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The Yerrid Law Firm , P.A.
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Coffey Burlington
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Malloy & Malloy , P.L.

Gladstone & Weissman , P.A.
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Easley Appellate Practice , P.L.L.C.
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Needle & Ellenberg , P.A.
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Cohen Blostein & Ayala , PA
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Keller Landsberg PA
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Rash Mueller
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Kenny Nachwalter , P.A.
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The Hall Law Firm , P.A.
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Hicks, Porter, Ebenfeld & Stein , P.A.
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Law Offices of Susan J. Hahn , P.A.
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Cummings & Lockwood LLC
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McLuskey McDonald & Hughes , P.A.
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Rose M. La Femina
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Russo Appellate Firm P.A.
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Wicker Smith O'Hara McCoy & Ford P.A.
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Law Offices of Diana Santa Maria P.A.
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Campbell Law Firm PLLC
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Law Offices of Ena T. Diaz , P.A.

Salmon & Dulberg Dispute Resolution

Givner Law Group LLP

Pardo Jackson Gainsburg PL
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Alan C. Espy , P.A.
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C. Steven "Steve" Yerrid

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The Yerrid Law Firm, P.A.
  • Recognized Since: 1989

  • Location:

    Tampa, Florida
  • Practice Areas
    Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs | Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
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Albert G. Caruana

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Coffey Burlington
  • Recognized Since: 1997

  • Location:

    Miami, Florida
  • Practice Area
    Family Law
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Andrew H. "Andy" Marks

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Coffey Burlington
  • Recognized Since: 2007

  • Location:

    Miami, Florida
  • Practice Areas
    Arbitration | Commercial Litigation | Litigation - First Amendment | Mediation
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Kendall Coffey

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Coffey Burlington
  • Recognized Since: 2018

  • Location:

    Miami, Florida
  • Practice Areas
    Appellate Practice | Commercial Litigation | Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants
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Kevin Kaplan

Coffey Burlington
  • Recognized Since: 2021

  • Location:

    Miami, Florida
  • Practice Area
    Commercial Litigation
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Robert Burlington

Coffey Burlington
  • Recognized Since: 2018

  • Location:

    Miami, Florida
  • Practice Areas
    Commercial Litigation | Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants | Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants
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Denise L. Schneider

Gladstone & Weissman, P.A.
  • Recognized Since: 2019

  • Location:

    Fort Lauderdale, Florida
  • Practice Area
    Family Law
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Heather L. Apicella

Gladstone & Weissman, P.A.
  • Recognized Since: 2018

  • Location:

    Fort Lauderdale, Florida
  • Practice Area
    Family Law
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Jeffrey A. Weissman

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Gladstone & Weissman, P.A.
  • Recognized Since: 2007

  • Location:

    Fort Lauderdale, Florida
  • Practice Areas
    Family Law | Family Law Mediation
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Peter L. Gladstone

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Gladstone & Weissman, P.A.
  • Recognized Since: 2005

  • Location:

    Fort Lauderdale, Florida
  • Practice Area
    Family Law
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Dorothy F. Easley

Easley Appellate Practice, P.L.L.C.
  • Recognized Since: 2020

  • Location:

    Miami, Florida
  • Practice Area
    Appellate Practice
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Andrew L. Ellenberg

Needle & Ellenberg, P.A.
  • Recognized Since: 2009

  • Location:

    Miami, Florida
  • Practice Areas
    Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs | Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
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Andrew Needle

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Needle & Ellenberg, P.A.
  • Recognized Since: 2007

  • Location:

    Miami, Florida
  • Practice Areas
    Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs | Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
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Jay Cohen

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Cohen Blostein & Ayala, PA
  • Recognized Since: 2008

  • Location:

    Fort Lauderdale, Florida
  • Practice Areas
    Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs | Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
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Rudwin Ayala

Cohen Blostein & Ayala, PA
  • Recognized Since: 2019

  • Location:

    Fort Lauderdale, Florida
  • Practice Areas
    Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs | Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
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D. David Keller

Keller Landsberg PA
  • Recognized Since: 2008

  • Location:

    Fort Lauderdale, Florida
  • Practice Area
    Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants
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Jose R. Riguera

Keller Landsberg PA
  • Recognized Since: 2022

  • Location:

    Fort Lauderdale, Florida
  • Practice Area
    Commercial Litigation
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Raymond L. Robin

Keller Landsberg PA
  • Recognized Since: 2021

  • Location:

    Fort Lauderdale, Florida
  • Practice Area
    Commercial Litigation
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David C. Rash

Rash Mueller
  • Recognized Since: 2021

  • Location:

    Fort Lauderdale, Florida
  • Practice Area
    Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
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Anna T. Neill Ph.D.

Kenny Nachwalter, P.A.
  • Recognized Since: 2021

  • Location:

    Miami, Florida
  • Practice Area
    Commercial Litigation
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Christina M. Ceballos-Levy

Kenny Nachwalter, P.A.
  • Recognized Since: 2020

  • Location:

    Miami, Florida
  • Practice Area
    Commercial Litigation
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Deborah S. Corbishley

Kenny Nachwalter, P.A.
  • Recognized Since: 2010

  • Location:

    Miami, Florida
  • Practice Area
    Commercial Litigation
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Douglas H. Patton

Kenny Nachwalter, P.A.
  • Recognized Since: 2013

  • Location:

    Miami, Florida
  • Practice Area
    Antitrust Law
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Elizabeth Brooks Honkonen

Kenny Nachwalter, P.A.
  • Recognized Since: 2020

  • Location:

    Miami, Florida
  • Practice Areas
    Commercial Litigation | Litigation - Securities
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Janelle M. Ans

Kenny Nachwalter, P.A.
  • Recognized Since: 2021

  • Location:

    Miami, Florida
  • Practice Area
    Commercial Litigation
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Jeffrey T. Foreman

Kenny Nachwalter, P.A.
  • Recognized Since: 2020

  • Location:

    Miami, Florida
  • Practice Areas
    Commercial Litigation | Litigation - Securities
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Joshua B. Gray

Kenny Nachwalter, P.A.
  • Recognized Since: 2022

  • Location:

    Miami, Florida
  • Practice Area
    Litigation - Antitrust
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Kevin J. Murray

Kenny Nachwalter, P.A.
  • Recognized Since: 2022

  • Location:

    Miami, Florida
  • Practice Area
    Antitrust Law
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Michael Nachwalter

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Kenny Nachwalter, P.A.
  • Recognized Since: 1993

  • Location:

    Miami, Florida
  • Practice Areas
    Antitrust Law | Arbitration | Bet-the-Company Litigation | Commercial Litigation | Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants | Mediation
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Richard Alan Arnold

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Kenny Nachwalter, P.A.
  • Recognized Since: 1991

  • Location:

    Miami, Florida
  • Practice Areas
    Antitrust Law | Commercial Litigation
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Richard H. Critchlow

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Kenny Nachwalter, P.A.
  • Recognized Since: 1995

  • Location:

    Miami, Florida
  • Practice Areas
    Bet-the-Company Litigation | Commercial Litigation | Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants | Litigation - Securities
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Robert D.W. Landon III

Kenny Nachwalter, P.A.
  • Recognized Since: 2011

  • Location:

    Miami, Florida
  • Practice Area
    Commercial Litigation
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Scott E. Perwin

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Kenny Nachwalter, P.A.
  • Recognized Since: 2006

  • Location:

    Miami, Florida
  • Practice Areas
    Appellate Practice | Bet-the-Company Litigation | Commercial Litigation | Litigation - Antitrust
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Stanley H. "Stan" Wakshlag

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Kenny Nachwalter, P.A.
  • Recognized Since: 1997

  • Location:

    Miami, Florida
  • Practice Areas
    Commercial Litigation | Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures and Television | Litigation - Securities | Securities / Capital Markets Law
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William J. "Bill" Blechman

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Kenny Nachwalter, P.A.
  • Recognized Since: 2006

  • Location:

    Miami, Florida
  • Practice Area
    Antitrust Law
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Adam S. Hall

The Hall Law Firm, P.A.
  • Recognized Since: 2021

  • Location:

    Miami, Florida
  • Practice Area
    Commercial Litigation
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Cindy Ebenfeld

Hicks, Porter, Ebenfeld & Stein, P.A.
  • Recognized Since: 2021

  • Location:

    Miami, Florida
  • Practice Area
    Insurance Law
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Dinah S. Stein

Hicks, Porter, Ebenfeld & Stein, P.A.
  • Recognized Since: 2013

  • Location:

    Miami, Florida
  • Practice Area
    Appellate Practice
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Irene M. Porter

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Hicks, Porter, Ebenfeld & Stein, P.A.
  • Recognized Since: 2013

  • Location:

    Miami, Florida
  • Practice Area
    Insurance Law
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Mark Hicks

Hicks, Porter, Ebenfeld & Stein, P.A.
  • Recognized Since: 1989

  • Location:

    Miami, Florida
  • Practice Areas
    Appellate Practice | Commercial Litigation
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Susan J. Hahn

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Law Offices of Susan J. Hahn, P.A.
  • Recognized Since: 2012

  • Location:

    Fort Lauderdale, Florida
  • Practice Area
    Immigration Law
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Alison K. Douglas

Cummings & Lockwood LLC
  • Recognized Since: 2018

  • Location:

    Fort Myers, Florida
  • Practice Area
    Trusts and Estates
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David A. Ludgin

Cummings & Lockwood LLC
  • Recognized Since: 2001

  • Location:

    Fort Myers, Florida
  • Practice Area
    Trusts and Estates
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David M. Halpen

Cummings & Lockwood LLC
  • Recognized Since: 2013

  • Location:

    West Palm Beach, Florida
  • Practice Areas
    Tax Law | Trusts and Estates
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Howard M. Hujsa

Cummings & Lockwood LLC
  • Recognized Since: 2010

  • Location:

    Fort Myers, Florida
  • Practice Area
    Trusts and Estates
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Kenneth D. "Ken" Krier

Cummings & Lockwood LLC
  • Recognized Since: 2018

  • Location:

    Fort Myers, Florida
  • Practice Area
    Trusts and Estates
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Mary Beth Crawford

Cummings & Lockwood LLC
  • Recognized Since: 2018

  • Location:

    Fort Myers, Florida
  • Practice Area
    Trusts and Estates
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Robert L. "Rob" Lancaster

Cummings & Lockwood LLC
  • Recognized Since: 2018

  • Location:

    Fort Myers, Florida
  • Practice Area
    Trusts and Estates
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Todd L. Bradley

Cummings & Lockwood LLC
  • Recognized Since: 2008

  • Location:

    Fort Myers, Florida
  • Practice Area
    Trusts and Estates
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William N. "Bill" Horowitz

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Cummings & Lockwood LLC
  • Recognized Since: 2001

  • Location:

    Fort Myers, Florida
  • Practice Area
    Trusts and Estates
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David M. McDonald

McLuskey McDonald & Hughes, P.A.
  • Recognized Since: 2014

  • Location:

    Miami, Florida
  • Practice Areas
    Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs | Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
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John W. "Jack" McLuskey

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McLuskey McDonald & Hughes, P.A.
  • Recognized Since: 2014

  • Location:

    Miami, Florida
  • Practice Areas
    Insurance Law | Litigation - Insurance | Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs | Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs | Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
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Rose M. La Femina

Rose M. La Femina
  • Recognized Since: 2013

  • Location:

    Fort Lauderdale, Florida
  • Practice Area
    Trusts and Estates
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Elizabeth K. Russo

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Russo Appellate Firm P.A.
  • Recognized Since: 2006

  • Location:

    Miami, Florida
  • Practice Area
    Appellate Practice
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Dennis M. "Denny" O'Hara

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Wicker Smith O'Hara McCoy & Ford P.A.
  • Recognized Since: 2007

  • Location:

    Fort Lauderdale, Florida
  • Practice Area
    Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
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Jackson F. McCoy

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Wicker Smith O'Hara McCoy & Ford P.A.
  • Recognized Since: 2003

  • Location:

    Miami, Florida
  • Practice Area
    Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
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Jordan S. Cohen

Wicker Smith O'Hara McCoy & Ford P.A.
  • Recognized Since: 2015

  • Location:

    Fort Lauderdale, Florida
  • Practice Area
    Commercial Litigation
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Kurt M. Spengler

Wicker Smith O'Hara McCoy & Ford P.A.
  • Recognized Since: 2016

  • Location:

    Orlando, Florida
  • Practice Area
    Commercial Litigation
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Leslie A. McCormick

Wicker Smith O'Hara McCoy & Ford P.A.
  • Recognized Since: 2010

  • Location:

    Miami, Florida
  • Practice Area
    Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
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Nicholas E. Christin

Wicker Smith O'Hara McCoy & Ford P.A.
  • Recognized Since: 2008

  • Location:

    Miami, Florida
  • Practice Areas
    Litigation - Trusts and Estates | Trusts and Estates
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Oscar J. Cabanas

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Wicker Smith O'Hara McCoy & Ford P.A.
  • Recognized Since: 2015

  • Location:

    Miami, Florida
  • Practice Areas
    Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants | Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
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Richards H. "Dick" Ford

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Wicker Smith O'Hara McCoy & Ford P.A.
  • Recognized Since: 2012

  • Location:

    Orlando, Florida
  • Practice Area
    Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants
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Diana Santa Maria

Law Offices of Diana Santa Maria P.A.
  • Recognized Since: 2009

  • Location:

    Fort Lauderdale, Florida
  • Practice Areas
    Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs | Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
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Dennis M. Campbell

Campbell Law Firm PLLC
  • Recognized Since: 2008

  • Location:

    Miami, Florida
  • Practice Areas
    Commercial Litigation | Litigation - Banking and Finance | Litigation - Bankruptcy | Litigation - Construction | Litigation - Real Estate
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Linda Worton Jackson

Pardo Jackson Gainsburg PL
  • Recognized Since: 2021

  • Location:

    Miami, Florida
  • Practice Areas
    Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law | Commercial Transactions / UCC Law | Litigation - Bankruptcy
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Michael Pardo

Pardo Jackson Gainsburg PL
  • Recognized Since: 1983

  • Location:

    Miami, Florida
  • Practice Area
    Litigation - Construction
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Stevan J. Pardo

Pardo Jackson Gainsburg PL
  • Recognized Since: 2019

  • Location:

    Miami, Florida
  • Practice Areas
    Construction Law | Leisure and Hospitality Law | Litigation - Construction | Litigation - Real Estate | Real Estate Law
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Alan Espy

Alan C. Espy, P.A.
  • Recognized Since: 2022

  • Location:

    West Palm Beach, Florida
  • Practice Areas
    Insurance Law | Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
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Victor M. Diaz Jr.

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VM Diaz & Partners LLC
  • Recognized Since: 2006

  • Location:

    Miami, Florida
  • Practice Areas
    Commercial Litigation | Litigation - Construction | Litigation - Real Estate | Litigation - Securities | Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs | Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs

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Joshua L. Plager

Gladstone & Weissman, P.A.
  • Recognized Since: 2021

  • Location:

    Fort Lauderdale, Florida
  • Practice Area
    Family Law
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Tova N. Verchow

Gladstone & Weissman, P.A.
  • Recognized Since: 2021

  • Location:

    Fort Lauderdale, Florida
  • Practice Area
    Family Law
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Christina M. Himmel

Kenny Nachwalter, P.A.
  • Recognized Since: 2021

  • Location:

    Miami, Florida
  • Practice Area
    Commercial Litigation
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Bonie S. Montalvo

Cummings & Lockwood LLC
  • Recognized Since: 2021

  • Location:

    Fort Myers, Florida
  • Practice Area
    Trusts and Estates
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Joseph A. Stusek

Cummings & Lockwood LLC
  • Recognized Since: 2022

  • Location:

    Fort Myers, Florida
  • Practice Area
    Trusts and Estates
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Aubrey G. Smith

Wicker Smith O'Hara McCoy & Ford P.A.
  • Recognized Since: 2021

  • Location:

    Jacksonville, Florida
  • Practice Areas
    Commercial Litigation | Real Estate Law
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Caroline Claire Engle

Wicker Smith O'Hara McCoy & Ford P.A.
  • Recognized Since: 2021

  • Location:

    Tampa, Florida
  • Practice Area
    Insurance Law
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Jacob J. "Jake" Liro

Wicker Smith O'Hara McCoy & Ford P.A.
  • Recognized Since: 2021

  • Location:

    Miami, Florida
  • Practice Areas
    Construction Law | Transportation Law
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Jessica L. Gross

Wicker Smith O'Hara McCoy & Ford P.A.
  • Recognized Since: 2021

  • Location:

    Miami, Florida
  • Practice Area
    Appellate Practice

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