23 Shutts Attorneys Recognized as 2020’s Best Lawyers by Orlando Magazine

Shutts & Bowen LLP is pleased to announce that 23 Central Florida attorneys have been recognized as 2020 Best Lawyers® by Orlando Magazine, with four attorneys named “Lawyer of the Year” in their respective fields.

Available in the April 2020 issue, Orlando Magazine’s list highlights the top 5 percent of practicing Orlando-area attorneys recommended by their colleagues through an extensive peer-review evaluation that asks established lawyers to name the practitioners at the top of their particular fields. Among the listed Shutts attorneys are several partners who were also selected as a “Lawyer of the Year”: James G. Willard (Real Estate Law); John H. Dannecker (Construction Law); Mary Ruth Houston (Litigation – Labor and Employment); and Michael L. Gore (Litigation – Banking and Finance).

The following is a list of the Shutts attorneys named as 2020’s Best Lawyers by Orlando Magazine, and the areas in which they are recognized:

• Andrew M. Brumby: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Brent C. Bell: Litigation – Construction
• Charles B. Costar, III: Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law
• Charles Robinson Fawsett: Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Daniel T. O’Keefe: Real Estate Law
• Donald J. Curotto: Litigation – Real Estate; Real Estate Law
• Gregory Humphries: Corporate Law
• Jack C. McElroy: Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Banking and Finance
• James A. Timko: Litigation – Bankruptcy
• James F. Johnston: Government Relations Practice; Real Estate Law
• James G. Willard: Real Estate Law
  • Lawyer of the Year: Real Estate Law
• Jason G. Williams: Real Estate Law
• Jennifer Slone Tobin: Real Estate Law
• John H. Dannecker: Construction Law; Litigation – Construction
  • Lawyer of the Year: Construction Law
• Juli Simas James: Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law
• Mary Ruth Houston: Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
  • Lawyer of the Year: Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Michael Crosbie: Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Michael J. Grindstaff: Litigation – Real Estate; Real Estate Law
• Michael L. Gore: Litigation – Banking and Finance
  • Lawyer of the Year: Litigation – Banking and Finance
• Paul J. Scheck: Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management
• Roderick N. Jones: Banking and Finance Law
• Russell P. Hintze: Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Tax Law
• Todd F. Kobrin: Litigation – Construction

 

About Shutts & Bowen LLP

Shutts & Bowen, established in 1910, is a full-service law firm with approximately 300 lawyers in offices in Ft. Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Miami, Orlando, Sarasota, Tallahassee, Tampa, and West Palm Beach. Learn more about Shutts & Bowen at www.shutts.com.