TAMPA – Johnson, Pope, Bokor, Ruppel & Burns, LLP, is pleased to announce that four partners, Guy M. Burns, Holger Gleim, Cynthia A. Mikos and Joseph J. Weissman have been named “Lawyer of the Year” for 2021 in their respective practice area. Only a single lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area is honored as the “Lawyer of the Year,” making this accolade particularly significant.
The firm is also pleased to announce attorneys in each office by their area of practice:
BRANDON D. BELLEW (2018)
Litigation – Trusts and Estates
BRUCE H. BOKOR (1987) [35]
Tax Law
Trusts and Estates
CHARLES A. BUFORD (2013) [5]
Commercial Litigation
COLLEEN M. FLYNN (2018)
Litigation – Labor and Employment
JOSEPH W. GAYNOR (2018)
Real Estate Law
MICHAEL G. LITTLE (2014) [5]
Trusts and Estates
ZACHARY MESSA (*)
Copyright Law
F. WALLACE POPE, JR. (1991) [30]
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Litigation – Antitrust
Litigation – Labor and Employment
Litigation – Real Estate
Litigation and Controversy – Tax
ROBERT POTTER JR. (2020)
Commercial Litigation
PETER A. RIVELLINI (2013) [5]
Tax Law
CHARLES A. SAMARKOS (2010) [10]
Commercial Litigation
Litigation – Trusts and Estates
JOAN M. VECCHIOLI (2011) [15]
Employment Law – Management
Labor Law – Management
Litigation – Labor and Employment
STEVEN WILLIAMSON (2019)
Real Estate Law
RACHAEL WOOD (2019)
Litigation – Labor and Employment
ST. PETERSBURG, FL
JOEL D. BRONSTEIN (1993) [25]
Corporate Law
Tax Law
Trusts and Estates
SUSAN W. CARLSON (2007) [15]
Tax Law
WILLIAM T. CONROY (2019)
Corporate Law
Real Estate Law
HOLGER GLEIM (2017) [5]
Trusts and Estates
RYAN C. GRIFFIN (*)
Litigation – Construction
Litigation – Real Estate
Real Estate Law
MICHAEL D. MAGIDSON (*)
Health Care Law
THOMAS B. SMITH (2006) [15]
Health Care Law
TAMPA, FL
MARK S. BENTLEY (2011) [10]
Land Use and Zoning Law
Litigation – Land Use and Zoning
GUY M. BURNS (2009) [20]
Litigation – Banking and Finance
Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
Litigation – Securities
Securities / Capital Markets Law
JOSEPH P. COVELLI (2018)
Real Estate Law
JEFFREY M. GAD (2013) [5]
Tax Law
Trusts and Estates
ALBERTO F. GOMEZ, JR. (2013) [5]
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
VITAUTS M. GULBIS (2018)
Tax Law
THOMAS J. HUNT (2018)
Real Estate Law
SCOTT C. ILGENFRITZ (2012) [10]
Commercial Litigation
Litigation – Securities
Litigation – Trusts and Estates
FRANK R. JAKES (2006) [15]
Commercial Litigation
Litigation – Intellectual Property
WILLIAM KALISH (2005) [15]
Litigation and Controversy – Tax
Tax Law
Trusts and Estates
MICHAEL C. MARKHAM (2008) [10]
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
CYNTHIA A. MIKOS (2006) [15]
Health Care Law
MICHAEL J. NOLAN II (2008) [10]
Real Estate Law
Trusts and Estates
DARRYL R. RICHARDS (2006) [15]
Commercial Litigation
Litigation – Labor and Employment
Litigation – Real Estate
JOSEPH W. N. RUGG (2006) [15]
Health Care Law
PHILLIP SHASTEEN (2020)
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Securities Regulation
GARY WALKER (2013) [5]
Health Care Law
JOSEPH J. WEISSMAN (2012) [10]
Litigation – Intellectual Property
Litigation – Patent
Trademark Law
(Year) First year the lawyer was listed in any practice area.
(*) Lawyers who are listed for the first time in Best Lawyers.
A NEW CATEGORY FOR BEST LAWYERS IS “ONES TO WATCH” AND THEY INCLUDE:
CLEARWATER, FL
NICHOLAS GRIMAUDO
Corporate Law
Tax Law
Trusts and Estates
CAITLEIN JAMMO
Commercial Litigation
Construction Law
Litigation – Trusts and Estates
Real Estate Law
JOHN P. MARTIN
Tax Law
CAITLIN M. POWELL
Trusts and Estates
ST. PETERSBURG, FL
MATTHEW A. HATFIELD
Corporate Law
PHILIP NODHTURFT III
Trusts and Estates
TAMPA, FL
JAMIE KLAPHOLZ
Administrative / Regulatory Law
Health Care Law
T. LUKE MARKHAM
Land Use and Zoning Law
Real Estate Law
The Best Lawyers in America® is the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession. Lawyers on the Best Lawyers list are divided by geographic region and practice areas. They are reviewed by their peers on the basis of professional expertise, and undergo an authentication process to make sure they are in current practice and in good standing.
Johnson, Pope, Bokor, Ruppel & Burns, LLP is a regional, full-service law firm with offices in Tampa, St. Petersburg and Clearwater.