Nearly 45% of Firm’s Attorneys Receive National Recognition and Five Lawyers Receive “Lawyer of the Year” Designation
Berger Singerman, Florida’s business law firm, is pleased to announce that 39 of the firm’s attorneys were recognized in the 2022 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©.
In addition, five partners received the esteemed “Lawyer of the Year” designation, which is given to a select group of individuals in high-profile specialties in large legal communities. Only one attorney per specialty in each community is honored.
Managing Partner, Jordi Guso, was named the Litigation-Bankruptcy Lawyer of the Year. Daniel H. Thompson, partner in Tallahassee, was named Water Law Lawyer of the Year. Melanie Ann Hines, partner in Tallahassee was named Criminal Defense: White Collar Lawyer of the Year. Robert W. Barron, partner in Fort Lauderdale was named Corporate Law Lawyer of the Year. Leonard K. Samuels, partner in Fort Lauderdale was named Employment Law Lawyer of the Year.
The growing list of Berger Singerman attorneys honored as Best Lawyers in America includes:
· Hugo Acebo (Miami) - Family
· Daniel H. Aronson (Miami) – Corporate; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity; Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities/Capital Markets; Venture Capital
· Paul A. Avron (Fort Lauderdale) – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Business Reorganization
· Robert W. Barron (Fort Lauderdale) – Corporate and Real Estate
· James. L. Berger (Fort Lauderdale) – Real Estate
· Mitchell W. Berger (Fort Lauderdale) – Commercial Litigation
· Sidney C. Bigham, III (Tallahassee) - Environmental
· Franklin H. Caplan (Fort Lauderdale) – Real Estate
· Anthony J. Carriuolo (Fort Lauderdale) – Commercial Litigation
· James D. Gassenheimer (Miami) – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization; Commercial Litigation, Bankruptcy Litigation
· Gavin C. Gaukroger (Fort Lauderdale) Commercial Litigation
· Martin J. Genauer (Miami) – Corporate
· Jordi Guso (Miami) – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization; Bankruptcy Litigation; Commercial Litigation
· Michael J. Higer (Fort Lauderdale) – Insurance, Insurance Litigation, Commercial, Intellectual Property and Real Estate Litigation
· Melanie Ann Hines (Tallahassee) – Administrative/Regulatory and Criminal Defense: White Collar
· Ilyse M. Homer (Miami) – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization
· Christopher Andrew Jarvinen (Miami) - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization, Bankruptcy Litigation
· Sharon L. Kegerreis (Miami) - Criminal Defense: White Collar
· Lewis M. Killian Jr. (Tallahassee) – Business Reorganization
· Michael P. Levinson M.D., J.D. (Miami) - Healthcare
· Charles H. Lichtman (Fort Lauderdale) – Commercial, Securities and Bankruptcy Litigation
· Dawn M. Meyers (Fort Lauderdale) – Environmental
· Daniel D. Mielnicki (West Palm Beach) – Tax
· Sheldon S. Polish (Fort Lauderdale) – Tax and Trusts and Estates
· S. Daniel Ponce (Miami) – Commercial and Real Estate Litigation
· Brian G. Rich (Tallahassee) – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization, Commercial Litigation
· Leonard K. Samuels (Fort Lauderdale) – Commercial and Labor and Employment Litigation; Employment Law (Individuals and Management); Labor (Management)
· Marc Stephen Shuster (Miami) – Real Estate
· Paul Steven Singerman (Miami) – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization; Bankruptcy and Bet-the-Company Litigation
· Daniel H. Thompson (Tallahassee) – Administrative and Environmental; Environmental Litigation; Water Law
· Nancy K. Watkin (Miami) - Trusts and Estates
The growing list of Berger Singerman attorneys honored as "Ones to Watch" for Best Lawyers in America includes:
· Bryan S. Appel (Fort Lauderdale) - Corporate Law, Tax Law
· Samual J. Capuano (Miami) - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Litigation
· Terron L. Clark (Miami) - Commercial Litigation, Labor and Employment Law - Management
· Marianne Curtis (Miami) - Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Labor and Employment
· Nicole Levy Kushner (Fort Lauderdale) - Alternative Dispute Resolution, Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Construction, Litigation - Real Estate
· Alejandro Miyar (Miami) - Commercial Litigation
· Michael J. Niles (Tallahassee) - Commercial Litigation, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
· Madelyn Rodriguez (West Palm Beach) - Commercial Litigation
· Caitlin Trowbridge (Fort Lauderdale) - Commercial Litigation
