Foley Attorneys Named 2016 Florida Super Lawyers and Rising Stars

Foley & Lardner LLP announced that 15 attorneys have been named 2016 Florida Super Lawyers. In addition, eight attorneys have been named 2016 Florida Rising Stars. Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The selection process is multi-phased and includes independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations.

The Jacksonville attorneys named 2016 Florida Super Lawyers and their primary practices are:

• Gardner Davis, Business/Corporate 
• Kevin Hyde, Employment & Labor 
• John Tucker, Business Litigation

The Miami attorneys named 2016 Florida Super Lawyers and their primary practices are:

• Mary Leslie Smith, Business Litigation

The Orlando attorneys named 2016 Florida Super Lawyers and their primary practices are:

• Edmund Baxa, Construction Litigation 
• Kevin Fowler, Construction Litigation 
• Michael Gay, Business Litigation 
• John (Jack) Lord, Employment & Labor

The Tampa attorneys named 2016 Florida Super Lawyers and their primary practices are:

• Michael Annis, Tax 
• Thomas Little, Real Estate 
• Michael Matthews, Securities Litigation 
• Fred Ridley, Real Estate 
• Stephen Szabo, Real Estate 
• Martin Traber, Securities & Corporate Finance 
• Mark Wolfson, Bankruptcy: Business

The Jacksonville attorneys named 2016 Florida Rising Stars and their primary practices are:

• Emily O’Leary, Business Litigation 
• W. Christopher Rabil, Real Estate 
• John Wolfel, Securities & Corporate Finance

The Orlando attorneys named 2016 Florida Rising Stars and their primary practices are:

• Adam Losey, General Litigation

The Tampa attorneys named 2016 Florida Rising Stars and their primary practices are:

• T.J. Ferrante, Health Care 
• Rachael Greenstein, Real Estate 
• Nathaniel Lacktman, Health Care 
• Lauren Valiente, Business Litigation

The Super Lawyers list is issued by Thomson Reuters. A description of the selection methodology can be found here.