TAMPA – 67 Hill Ward Henderson attorneys have been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© 2021 publication, one of the oldest and most prestigious organizations to rank attorney in the United States. Of our 67 attorneys recognized, 49 were designated Best Lawyers in America for their respective areas of practice. In addition, 18 attorneys received inaugural Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch designation, recognizing attorneys who have been practicing for less than 10 years. Among our ranked attorneys, four were named “Lawyer of the Year” for Tampa in their respective practice areas: Bret T. Hamlin, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Lawyer of the Year; Brett J. Preston, Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants Lawyer of the Year; Robert A. Shimberg, Administrative/Regulatory Lawyer of the Year; and S. Katherine Frazier, Real Estate Lawyer of the Year.
Hill Ward Henderson attorneys recognized with The Best Lawyers in America© 2021 designation
include:
E.D. Armstrong, III – Real Estate Law, Land Use and Zoning Law
Anderson L. Baldy, III – Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, and Real Estate Law
Marie Attaway Borland – Appellate Practice
Gregory P. Brown – Commercial Litigation, Construction Law
J. Rocco Cafaro – Commercial Litigation, Construction Law
Charles W. Callahan, III – Trusts and Estates
Amelia M. Campbell – Trusts and Estates
Katherine E. Cole – Real Estate Law
John C. Connery, Jr. – Corporate Law
Mark J. Criser – Commercial Litigation
B. Ben Dachepalli – Litigation – Construction
Scott W. Dibbs – Real Estate Law
David S. Felman – Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law, Venture Capital Law
Timothy C. Ford – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
S. Katherine Frazier – Real Estate Law, Corporate Law
Troy A. Fuhrman – Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Commercial Litigation
Robert M. Fulton – Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Robert B. Gough, III – Real Estate Law, Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law
John B. Grandoff, III – Land Use and Zoning Law
Bret T. Hamlin – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
R. Reid Haney – Corporate Law
Linda D. Hartley – Trusts and Estates, Litigation – Trusts and Estates
Thomas N. Henderson, III – Real Estate Law
Benjamin H. Hill, III – Insurance Law, Commercial Litigation, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Litigation – Construction, Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants, Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
Benjamin H. Hill, IV – Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
K. Tyler Hill – Real Estate Law
S. Gordon Hill – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Labor and Employment, Employment Law – Management
John L. Holcomb – Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
Timothy A. Hunt – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
C. Howard Hunter – Health Care Law, Litigation – Health Care, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
Jonathan P. Jennewein – Real Estate Law
William J. Judge, Jr. – Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Robert E.V. Kelley, Jr. – Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law, Litigation – Real Estate, Litigation and Controversy – Tax
David L. Luikart, III – Commercial Litigation
Scott A. McLaren – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Real Estate
Patrick Mosley – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Brett J. Preston – Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants
Erik P. Raines – Construction Law
Jerilyn Reed – Real Estate Law
R. James Robbins, Jr. – Real Estate Law, Corporate Law, Administrative / Regulatory Law
Ethen R. Shapiro – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
Robert A. Shimberg – Administrative / Regulatory Law
W. Lawrence Smith – Real Estate Law
Kevin H. Sutton – Corporate Law
Lara J. Tibbals – Commercial Litigation
Kirsten L. Vignec – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Dennis P. Waggoner – Commercial Litigation, Bet-the-Company Litigation
Mark M. Wall – Commercial Litigation
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Alton C. Ward – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
P. Prestin Weidner – Tax Law
Hill Ward Henderson attorneys recognized in the inaugural edition of the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch include:
Jill K. Bell – Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law, Real Estate Law
Carolina Y. Blanco – Commercial Litigation, Professional Malpractice Law
Chad E. Burgess – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Kristina A. Gandre – Commercial Litigation
Andrew E. Holway – Construction Law, Insurance Law
G. Matthew Lastinger – Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Venture Capital Law
Ryan J. Leuthauser – Commercial Litigation
Kendra McCan Lyman – Commercial Litigation, Construction Law
Fred C. Marshall – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Real Estate
Ryan J. McConnell – Real Estate Law
Jason Molder – Construction Law
Emily Morrell – Construction Law
Anisha P. Patel – Commercial Litigation
Tori C. Simmons – Commercial Litigation
Justin J. Wallace – Tax Law, Venture Capital Law
Nicole D. Walsh – Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Suzanne E. Ward – Tax Law, Trusts and Estates
Emily B. Weeks – Trusts and Estates