The South Florida Business Journal recently released their list of 2025’s Power Leaders 250. Included among this year’s honorees are Sidney C. Calloway, Matthew R. Chait and John E. Meagher.
According to the publication, the 250 section spotlights many business leaders across South Florida’s major sectors – all winning executives that help grow the tri-county business market and advance their communities’ burgeoning economies.
The special section includes biographical information about the chosen executives, providing personal anecdotes and fun fats in order for readers to gain insights into the honorees.
To view the full list of honorees in the Professional Services section, please click here.
About Sidney C. Calloway
Sidney C. Calloway, Esquire is Managing Partner of the Fort Lauderdale office of Shutts & Bowen LLP and Co-Chair of the Government Law Practice Group. A longtime Martindale-Hubbell AV®-rated lawyer, Sidney is a Leadership Florida Cornerstone XXX member and is a Florida Bar Board Certified Specialist in Civil Trial Law, a distinction accorded to less than 2% of Florida's lawyers. His practice includes complex, high-exposure commercial litigation, land use and zoning, local government law, corporate and public sector governmental affairs, governance, enterprise risk management and eminent domain law. Sidney is the Past Chair of the Urban League of Broward County and currently serves as a member of the Charter County and Regional Transportation System Surtax Appointing Authority of Broward County. He is also the Vice Chair of the Archbishop Edward A. McCarthy High School Board of Directors and also serves on the Board of Directors for the Port Everglades Association and the Truist Bank Advisory Board. He is a former Vice-Chair of the Florida Transportation Commission, member of the Judicial Nominating Commission for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit for Broward County, Florida.
About Matthew R. Chait
Matt Chait is the Managing Partner of the West Palm Beach office of Shutts & Bowen LLP, where he is a member of the Business Litigation Practice Group. His statewide practice focuses on commercial real estate and land use litigation, commercial foreclosure and loan guaranty matters, and general business litigation, including partnership and LLC disputes, franchising, healthcare, fraud, deceptive trade practices, and complex judgment domestication issues. A Martindale-Hubbell AV® Preeminent™ rated commercial litigator, Matt has been recognized by a variety of publications for his legal work.
About John E. Meagher
John E. Meagher is the Managing Partner of the Miami office of Shutts & Bowen LLP and Chair of the Insurance Practice Group. A Martindale-Hubbell AV® rated trial lawyer, John has been recognized as one of the Best Lawyers in America® in insurance law and has been named a “Top Lawyer” by South Florida Legal Guide. John primarily represents large insurance companies, defending them in trial and appellate actions throughout the state and federal court systems. John also litigates commercial, real estate, and banking cases.