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WALTERS CRIMINAL DEFENSE: BLALOCK F. Johnson III*, Clifford L. WHITE-COLLAR Charles Walters III
ADMINISTRATIVE / THE BYRD LAW FIRM REGULATORY LAW L. Derek Byrd ICARD, MERRILL, CULLIS, TIMM, FUREN & GINSBURG William W. Merrill III
ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION ICARD, MERRILL, CULLIS, TIMM, FUREN & GINSBURG Thomas F. Icard, Jr. (M)
BANKING AND FINANCE LAW ICARD, MERRILL, CULLIS, TIMM, FUREN & GINSBURG Charles J. Bartlett (B*)
ELDER LAW BACH & JACOBS Babette B. Bach
EMINENT DOMAIN AND CONDEMNATION LAW MOORE BOWMAN & RIX S. William Moore
FAMILY LAW
HARLLEE & BALD Kimberly A. Bald* ICARD, MERRILL, CULLIS, TIMM, FUREN & GINSBURG Charles J. Bartlett*, Michael J. Furen MATTHEWS, EASTMOORE, HARDY, CRAUWELS & GARCIA A. Lamar Matthews, Jr.* SHUMAKER, LOOP & KENDRICK Malcolm J. Pitchford SHUTTS & BOWEN John Patterson WILLIAMS PARKER HARRISON DIETZ & GETZEN Michele B. Grimes, J. Michael Hartenstine, William M. Seider, James L. Turner
ICARD, MERRILL, CULLIS, TIMM, FUREN & GINSBURG Jaime L. Wallace BET-THE-COMPANY LITIGATION LAW OFFICE OF LARRY K. COLEMAN TAX LAW Larry K. Coleman MATTHEWS, EASTMOORE, HARDY, FERGESON SKIPPER CRAUWELS & GARCIA INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW James O. Fergeson, Jr., Matthew A. Lamar Matthews, Jr. B. Mayper ADAMS AND REESE HARLLEE & BALD BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS Jason Gaskill (IP*) John P. Harllee III (INCLUDING LLCS AND SHUMAKER, LOOP & KENDRICK PARTNERSHIPS) Douglas A. Cherry (C, IP*, P, T) SHUMAKER, LOOP & KENDRICK Cheryl L. Gordon, Gregory M. Marks FERGESON SKIPPER LAND USE & ZONING LAW WILLIAMS PARKER HARRISON DIETZ James O. Fergeson, Jr., Richard & GETZEN R. Gans BERLIN PATTEN EBLING E. John Wagner II Brenda L. Patten COMMERCIAL LITIGATION ICARD, MERRILL, CULLIS, TIMM, TRUSTS AND ESTATES FUREN & GINSBURG HARLLEE & BALD ADAMS AND REESE Michael J. Furen, William W. Merrill John P. Harllee III David Boyette* III** HUTTON & DOMINKO BLALOCK WALTERS LAW OFFICE OF ROBERT K. LINCOLN Steven D. Hutton Robert G. Blalock Robert K. Lincoln** ICARD, MERRILL, CULLIS, TIMM, WILLIAMS PARKER HARRISON DIETZ FERGESON SKIPPER FUREN & GINSBURG J. Allison Archbold, James O. Fergeson, & GETZEN Charles J. Bartlett Jr., Richard R. Gans, J. Ronald Skipper Charles D. Bailey, Jr. MATTHEWS, EASTMOORE, HARDY, MATTHEWS, EASTMOORE, HARDY, CRAUWELS & GARCIA MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LAW CRAUWELS & GARCIA Martin Garcia, A. Lamar Matthews, Jr. A. Lamar Matthews, Jr.* DICKINSON & GIBBONS SHUMAKER, LOOP & KENDRICK SPIVEY & FALLON Ralph L. Marchbank, Jr. (D) Anthony J. Abate Barry F. Spivey** GROSSMAN ROTH YAFFA COHEN THE PAYNE LAW GROUP COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION LAW William E. Partridge (P) L. Howard Payne LUTZ, BOBO & TELFAIR PERSONAL INJURY LITIGATION WILLIAMS PARKER HARRISON DIETZ Scott E. Gordon & GETZEN John T. Berteau, Ric Gregoria, James GROSSMAN ROTH YAFFA COHEN CONSTRUCTION LAW William E. Partridge (P) L. Turner HEINTZ & BECKER ADAMS AND REESE ST. PETERSBURG Steven E. Heintz (P) Thomas H. Dart* ICARD, MERRILL, CULLIS, TIMM, BAND GATES & DRAMIS ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE FUREN & GINSBURG George J. Dramis III RESOLUTION Robert G. Lyons (P) DONALD D. CLARK MATTHEWS, EASTMOORE, HARDY, Donald D. Clark* CHARLES W. ROSS, ESQ. CRAUWELS & GARCIA Charles W. Ross (M) GURLEY & ASSOCIATES Theodore C. Eastmoore (P) David E. Gurley** SHAPIRO, GOLDMAN, BABBONI, ANTITRUST LAW ICARD, MERRILL, CULLIS, TIMM, FERNANDEZ & WALSH FUREN & GINSBURG JOHNSON, POPE, BOKOR, RUPPEL M. David Shapiro (P) Charles J. Bartlett*, Thomas F. & BURNS Icard, Jr. PRODUCT LIABILITY LITIGATION F. Wallace Pope, Jr.* MATTHEWS, EASTMOORE, HARDY, MATTHEWS, EASTMOORE, HARDY, CRAUWELS & GARCIA APPELLATE PRACTICE CRAUWELS & GARCIA A. Lamar Matthews, Jr.* BANKER LOPEZ GASSLER Theodore C. Eastmoore (P) SHUMAKER, LOOP & KENDRICK Charles W. Hall Anthony J. Abate REAL ESTATE LAW BIASOTTI LAW Robert E. Biasotti CORPORATE LAW ADAMS AND REESE TRAUB LIEBERMAN STRAUS & Thomas H. Dart* BLALOCK WALTERS SHREWSBERRY BENTLEY & BRUNING Matthew J. Lapointe Scot E. Samis Morgan Bentley* TRENAM LAW BERLIN PATTEN EBLING Marie Tomassi Evan Berlin
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BANKRUPTCY AND CREDITOR DEBTOR RIGHTS / INSOLVENCY AND REORGANIZATION LAW ADAMS AND REESE Richard H. Malchon, Jr. BRUNDAGE LAW Michael P. Brundage** TRENAM LAW Michael P. Horan**
PRACTICE AREAS
EMINENT DOMAIN AND CONDEMNATION LAW HELINGER DEYOUNG James A. Helinger, Jr. THE DEYOUNG FIRM D. Tobyn DeYoung
FAMILY LAW
GREENE & GREENE BET-THE-COMPANY LITIGATION Raleigh W. Greene III KLK FAMILY LAW JOHNSON, POPE, BOKOR, RUPPEL Kim L. Kaszuba & BURNS KOCH & HOFFMAN F. Wallace Pope, Jr. Ky M. Koch
COLLABORATIVE LAW: FAMILY LAW KOCH & HOFFMAN Ky M. Koch
COMMERCIAL LITIGATION BATTAGLIA, ROSS, DICUS & MCQUAID Howard P. Ross JEEVES LAW GROUP Scott R. Jeeves JOHNSON, POPE, BOKOR, RUPPEL & BURNS Charles A. Buford, F. Wallace Pope, Jr., Charles A. Samarkos MACFARLANE FERGUSON & MCMULLEN Joshua Magidson MOYER LAW GROUP Jason Moyer PERSANTE ZUROWESTE Robert Persante TRENAM LAW Gerald D. Davis, Charles M. Harris WEBER, CRABB & WEIN Timothy W. Weber, Stephen J. Wein ZINOBER DIANA Fredric S. Zinober
COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS / UCC LAW
FAMILY LAW MEDIATION GREENE & GREENE Raleigh W. Greene III
FIRST AMENDMENT LAW RAHDERT, STEELE, REYNOLDS & DRISCOLL George K. Rahdert**
HEALTH CARE LAW JOHNSON, POPE, BOKOR, RUPPEL & BURNS Richard O. Jacobs, Thomas B. Smith
IMMIGRATION LAW IMMIGRATION LAW GROUP OF FLORIDA Kathlyn M. Mackovjak RAMON CARRION Ramon Carrion, Gerald P. Seipp TIMOTHY M. SPRIDGEON Timothy M. Spridgeon
INSURANCE LAW ABBEY, ADAMS, BYELICK & MUELLER David J. Abbey**
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW
LARSON & LARSON BATTAGLIA, ROSS, DICUS & MCQUAID Justin Miller (IP*) Howard P. Ross TRENAM LAW CONSTRUCTION LAW Charles M. Harris (IP*) ADAMS AND REESE V. James Dickson** DEEB LAW GROUP Brian P. Deeb*
CORPORATE LAW JOHNSON, POPE, BOKOR, RUPPEL & BURNS Joel D. Bronstein
CRIMINAL DEFENSE: GENERAL PRACTICE DEVLAMIN & RIVELLINI Denis M. deVlaming LAW OFFICES OF TRAGOS, SARTES & TRAGOS George E. Tragos
CRIMINAL DEFENSE: WHITE-COLLAR DEVLAMIN & RIVELLINI Denis M. deVlaming LAW OFFICES OF TRAGOS, SARTES & TRAGOS George E. Tragos
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LAW BURR & SMITH Sam J. Smith (EI, LE*) FISHER LAW GROUP Scott A. Fisher (EM, LE*) JOHNSON, POPE, BOKOR, RUPPEL & BURNS Colleen M. Flynn (LE*), F. Wallace Pope, Jr. (LE*), Joan M. Vecchioli (EM, LE*, LM) LAW OFFICE OF PHYLLIS J. TOWZEY Phyllis J. Towzey (EM, LM) REESER, RODNITE, OUTTEN & ZDRAVKO Angela E. Outten (EI, LE*) THE LINESCH FIRM David J. Linesch (EI) WHITTEL & MELTON Jay P. Lechner (EM, LE*, LM) ZINOBER DIANA Fredric S. Zinober (LE*)
LAND USE & ZONING LAW HILL WARD HENDERSON E.D. Armstrong III
LAWYERS
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