Shutts & Bowen LLP is proud to announce that 25 attorneys have been named to the 2024 Florida Super Lawyers list, while 19 attorneys have been recognized as 2024 Rising Stars.

Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The objective of Super Lawyers' patented multiphase selection process is to create a credible, comprehensive and diverse listing of outstanding attorneys that can be used as a resource when searching for legal counsel. Only the top 5 percent of attorneys are selected to be included on the Super Lawyers list each year, while no more than 2.5 percent of lawyers under 40 years old or who have practiced for fewer than 10 years are selected as Rising Stars.

Margaret “Peggy” Rolando, John Dannecker, Amanda Buffinton, Woodrow “Woody” Pollack and Patricia Leonard were recognized as Top Lawyers in their respective cities, while Peggy, Amanda and Patricia were also included on the 2024 Women Florida Super Lawyers List.

The recognized Shutts & Bowen 2024 Florida Super Lawyers and Rising Stars are listed below:

FORT LAUDERDALE

Recognized as Super Lawyers:

• Joseph M. Goldstein – Business Litigation
• Jamie B. Wasserman – Business Litigation
  
  

Recognized as Rising Stars:

• Deedee Bitran – Employment & Labor
• Amy Wessel Jones – Appellate
  
  

MIAMI

Recognized as Super Lawyers:

• Patrick J. Lannon – Estate & Probate
• Marbet Lewis – Administrative Law
• Julissa Rodriguez – Appellate
• Margaret A. “Peggy” Rolando – Real Estate
• Top 50: 2024 Women Florida Super Lawyers List
• Top 100: 2024 Miami Super Lawyers
  
  

Recognized as Rising Stars:

• Matthew Innes – Civil Litigation: Defense
• Cari R. Shapiro – Civil Litigation: Defense
• Andrew G. Portillo – Tax
• Aleksey Shtivelman – Business Litigation
• Tyler J. Walters – Class Action
  
  

ORLANDO

Recognized as Super Lawyers:

• John H. Dannecker – Construction Litigation
• Top 50: 2024 Orlando Super Lawyers
  
  

Recognized as Rising Stars:

• John Cameron E. Katz – Business/Corporate

• Patrick B. Salmon – Real Estate
• Elesa Sowell – Real Estate
  
  

SARASOTA

Recognized as Super Lawyers:

• Charla M. Burchett – Estate & Probate
  
  

Recognized as Rising Stars:

• Erik M. Hanson – Construction Litigation
• Benjamin Sorrell – Real Estate
  
  

TALLAHASSEE

Recognized as Super Lawyers:

• Daniel E. Nordby – Appellate
  
  

TAMPA

Recognized as Super Lawyers:

• Eric S. Adams – Business Litigation
• Amanda B. Buffinton – Construction Litigation
• Top 100: 2024 Florida Super Lawyers
• Top 50: 2024 Women Florida Super Lawyers
• Top 50: 2024 Tampa Bay Super Lawyers
• Meredith A. Freeman – Construction Litigation
• Jordan G. Lee – Estate & Probate
• Erik R. Matheney – General Litigation
• Eric E. Page – General Litigation
• Woodrow H. Pollack – Intellectual Property
• Top 100: 2024 Florida Super Lawyers
• Top 50: 2024 Tampa Bay Super Lawyers
• Ryan C. Reinert – Bankruptcy: Business
• Michael P. Silver – Business Litigation
• Timothy D. Woodward – Construction Litigation
  
  

Recognized as Rising Stars:

• Ashlyn Robinson Banks – Business Litigation
• Elise M. Engle – Appellate
• Brian J. Paul – Intellectual Property
• Garrett Tozier – Appellate
• Jessica Jackson – Construction Litigation
  
  

WEST PALM BEACH

Recognized as Super Lawyers:

• Joseph W. Bain – Intellectual Property Litigation
• Matthew R. Chait – Business Litigation
• Eric C. Christu – Business Litigation
• Patricia A. Leonard – Business Litigation
• Top 50: 2024 Women Florida Super Lawyers
• Top 100: 2024 Miami Super Lawyers
• Arthur J. Menor – Real Estate
• Matthew Sackel – Business Litigation
  
  

Recognized as Rising Stars:

• Cassandra Jelincic – Estate & Trust Litigation
• Elizabeth M. Jones – Real Estate

 

About Shutts & Bowen LLP

Shutts & Bowen LLP, established in 1910, is a full-service business law firm with approximately 270 lawyers in offices in Fort Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Miami, Orlando, Sarasota, Tallahassee, Tampa and West Palm Beach.  Learn more about Shutts & Bowen at www.shutts.com.