Florida's Best Lawyers
Tampa Edition 2021
Featuring the top legal talent in Tampa, St. Petersburg, and Sarasota.
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Featured in Best Lawyers
C. Steven "Steve" Yerrid
- Recognized Since: 1989
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Location:
Tampa, Florida -
Practice Areas
Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs | Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs

A. Christopher Kasten II
- Recognized Since: 2021
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Location:
Tampa, Florida -
Practice Area
Commercial Litigation
Adam Lawton Alpert
- Recognized Since: 2018
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Location:
Tampa, Florida -
Practice Area
Litigation - Bankruptcy
Benjamin S. Jilek
- Recognized Since: 2018
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Location:
Tampa, Florida -
Practice Areas
Insurance Law | Litigation - Insurance | Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Brian T. McElfatrick
- Recognized Since: 2019
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Location:
Tampa, Florida -
Practice Area
Litigation - Construction
David C. Banker
- Recognized Since: 2007
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Location:
Tampa, Florida -
Practice Areas
Commercial Litigation | Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants | Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Edward O. Savitz
- Recognized Since: 2007
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Location:
Tampa, Florida -
Practice Areas
Bet-the-Company Litigation | Commercial Litigation | Construction Law | Litigation - Construction | Litigation - Real Estate | Litigation - Securities | Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants
H. Bradley "Brad" Staggs
- Recognized Since: 2009
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Location:
Tampa, Florida -
Practice Areas
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law | Litigation - Bankruptcy
H. Web "Web" Melton III
- Recognized Since: 2018
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Location:
Tampa, Florida -
Practice Area
Land Use and Zoning Law
J. Carter Andersen
- Recognized Since: 2010
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Location:
Tampa, Florida -
Practice Area
Commercial Litigation
James J. Evangelista
- Recognized Since: 2005
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Location:
Tampa, Florida -
Practice Areas
Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants | Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants | Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants
Jeffrey W. "Jeff" Warren
- Recognized Since: 1995
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Location:
Tampa, Florida -
Practice Areas
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law | Litigation - Bankruptcy
John N. Giordano
- Recognized Since: 2007
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Location:
Tampa, Florida -
Practice Areas
Banking and Finance Law | Corporate Law | Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Joseph A. "Joe" Probasco
- Recognized Since: 2020
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Location:
Tampa, Florida -
Practice Areas
Corporate Law | Real Estate Law
Kathleen L. DiSanto
- Recognized Since: 2020
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Location:
Tampa, Florida -
Practice Areas
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law | Commercial Litigation | Litigation - Bankruptcy
Kelly R. High
- Recognized Since: 2020
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Location:
Tampa, Florida -
Practice Areas
Insurance Law | Litigation - Insurance | Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

Marjorie S. Hensel
- Recognized Since: 2021
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Location:
Tampa, Florida -
Practice Area
Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants
Peter J. Kelly
- Recognized Since: 2013
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Location:
Tampa, Florida -
Practice Areas
Real Estate Law | Trusts and Estates

Robert L. Chapman
- Recognized Since: 2021
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Location:
Tampa, Florida -
Practice Area
Commercial Litigation
Samuel B. "Sam" Dolcimascolo
- Recognized Since: 2011
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Location:
Tampa, Florida -
Practice Area
Trusts and Estates
Troy J. Crotts
- Recognized Since: 2007
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Location:
Tampa, Florida -
Practice Areas
Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants | Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Jeffrey "Jack" Gordon
- Recognized Since: 2018
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Location:
Tampa, Florida -
Practice Areas
Consumer Protection Law | Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs | Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Amy Denton Harris
- Recognized Since: 2020
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Location:
Tampa, Florida -
Practice Area
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
B. Michael Bachman Jr.
- Recognized Since: 2020
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Location:
Tampa, Florida -
Practice Area
Real Estate Law
Barbara A. Hart
- Recognized Since: 2018
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Location:
Tampa, Florida -
Practice Areas
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law | Litigation - Bankruptcy
Charles A. Postler
- Recognized Since: 2010
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Location:
Tampa, Florida -
Practice Areas
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law | Corporate Law
Daniel R. Fogarty
- Recognized Since: 2018
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Location:
Tampa, Florida -
Practice Areas
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law | Litigation - Bankruptcy
Edward J. Peterson III
- Recognized Since: 2013
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Location:
Tampa, Florida -
Practice Areas
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law | Litigation - Bankruptcy
Elena Paras Ketchum
- Recognized Since: 2018
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Location:
Tampa, Florida -
Practice Area
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Harley E. Riedel II
- Recognized Since: 1989
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Location:
Tampa, Florida -
Practice Area
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Russell M. Blain
- Recognized Since: 2001
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Location:
Tampa, Florida -
Practice Area
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Scott A. Stichter
- Recognized Since: 2010
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Location:
Tampa, Florida -
Practice Areas
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law | Litigation - Bankruptcy
Stephen R. Leslie
- Recognized Since: 2013
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Location:
Tampa, Florida -
Practice Areas
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law | Litigation - Bankruptcy

Susan Heath Sharp
- Recognized Since: 2021
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Location:
Tampa, Florida -
Practice Area
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Christine L. Derr
- Recognized Since: 2018
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Location:
Tampa, Florida -
Practice Areas
Family Law | Family Law Arbitration | Family Law Mediation
Katherine C. Scott
- Recognized Since: 2018
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Location:
Tampa, Florida -
Practice Areas
Collaborative Law: Family Law | Family Law
Michael "Mike" Hancock
- Recognized Since: 2021
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Location:
Tampa, Florida -
Practice Area
Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Raleigh W. "Lee" Greene III
- Recognized Since: 2007
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Location:
St. Petersburg, Florida -
Practice Areas
Family Law | Family Law Mediation
David S. Nelson
- Recognized Since: 2010
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Location:
Tampa, Florida -
Practice Area
Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
Jeffrey M. Goodis
- Recognized Since: 2007
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Location:
St. Petersburg, Florida -
Practice Area
Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
Jonathon P. Lynn
- Recognized Since: 2006
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Location:
Fort Lauderdale, Florida -
Practice Area
Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Kari K. Jacobson
- Recognized Since: 2020
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Location:
Tampa, Florida -
Practice Areas
Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants | Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants
Louis J. "Lou" La Cava
- Recognized Since: 2007
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Location:
Tampa, Florida -
Practice Areas
Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants | Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Featured in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch

Rebeccah LoCascio
- Recognized Since: 2021
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Location:
Tampa, Florida -
Practice Areas
Insurance Law | Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants | Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

Mark F. Robens
- Recognized Since: 2021
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Location:
Tampa, Florida -
Practice Area
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Matthew B. Hale
- Recognized Since: 2021
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Location:
Tampa, Florida -
Practice Area
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Michael Hooi
- Recognized Since: 2021
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Location:
Tampa, Florida -
Practice Area
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
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