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Press Release
Date:
10/8/2008
21 Firm Attorneys Recognized Among 2008 Best Lawyers in America
ORLANDO, Fla.; October 8, 2008 — The statewide law firm Broad and Cassel is proud to announce that 21 attorneys have been honored by top legal guide The Best Lawyers in America, published by Woodward and White. All 21 attorneys are being recognized for at least the second consecutive year, and two Firm attorneys are noted for being honored in Best Lawyers for at least 10 consecutive years.
For over 20 years, Best Lawyers has been accepted as one of the most prestigious legal guides in the United States. Selection for Best Lawyers is based on a peer-review survey in which more than 2 million individual evaluations are reviewed, and we are proud to recognize the following Broad and Cassel honorees:
Boca Raton:
- Jeffrey Deutch, Real Estate Law
- Richard MacFarland, Real Estate Law
Fort Lauderdale:
- Gabriel L. Imperato*, Health Care Law
- Lester Perling, Health Care Law
- Beverly A. Pohl, Appellate Law
Miami:
- Ronald Albert, Jr., Venture Capital Law
- Michael A. Dribin*, Trusts and Estates
- Mark Raymond, Commercial Litigation
- Mike Segal, Health Care Law
Orlando:
- Robert Alfert, Jr., Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
- C. Ken Bishop, Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
- C. David Brown, II, Government Relations Law, Land Use & Zoning Law, and Real Estate Law
- Roy S. Kobert, Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
- James Slater, Real Estate Law
- Michael K. Wilson, Commercial Litigation and Construction Law
Tallahassee:
- Kelly Overstreet Johnson, Commercial Litigation, Labor & Employment Law
- Douglas Rillstone, Environmental Law
- Cathy M. Sellers, Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Land Use & Zoning Law
- Charles Stratton, Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
- M. Stephen Turner, Commercial Litigation
West Palm Beach:
- Patricia Lebow, Commercial Litigation
* Denotes an attorney who has been selected for Best Lawyers for at least 10 consecutive years.
In 2008, Broad and Cassel’s attorneys received numerous awards and accolades for work across a diverse range of practice areas. Awards this year have included: 17 attorneys listed in Florida Trend Magazine’s fifth annual edition of the “Florida Legal Elite”; 9 Broad and Cassel practice groups and 16 attorneys received recognition by prominent legal guide Chambers USA: A Guide to America’s Leading Business Lawyers; and 27 attorneys recognized as “2008 Florida Super Lawyers,” by their peers in the legal community. In addition, two attorneys were listed among Orlando Business Journal’s “40 Under 40” and others received recognition from publications including, South Florida Business Leader, South Florida Legal Guide, Latina Style Magazine and the South Florida Business Journal.
Broad and Cassel is one of Florida’s most prestigious corporate law firms, serving clients worldwide from Boca Raton, Destin, Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Orlando, Tallahassee, Tampa and West Palm Beach. Founded by Alvin Cassel and Shepard Broad in 1946, the Firm has more than 175 attorneys with extensive experience in a wide variety of practice areas including: Corporate and Securities; Construction Law and Litigation; Real Estate Development; Estate Planning and Trusts; Commercial Litigation; Health Law; Law Use and Environmental Law; Taxation; Bankruptcy and Creditors’ Rights; Labor and Employment; Eminent Domain; Auto Dealership/Repair Shop Defense and Regulatory Compliance; Appellate Law; Public Finance and Capital Projects; and White Collar Crime and Civil Fraud Defense. For more information, please visit us online at www.broadandcassel.com.
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For more information, contact:
Jessi Blakley, Consensus Communications
407/608-5905
jessi@onmessage.com
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