Best Lawyers in Florida: Tampa Edition 2019 by Best Lawyers

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STEVE YERRID,

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A CAREER AS ONE OF AMERICA’S TOP TRIAL LAWYERS

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back row, left to right : ERIKA VENTO, DAVE BESSE, MARK BRUCKNER, STEVE YERRID, CINDY JAMESON, RALPH GONZALEZ, MONA HEILMAN, CARMEN SULLIVAN seated, left to right : LISA ACIERNO, DAVID DICKEY, BRITNI FITZGERALD, HEATHER BARNES, JEFF MURPHY, KEITH O’DELL

Steve Yerrid is no stranger to achievement and recognition in America’s legal arena.

ince graduating from Georgetown Law Center in the mid-’70s, Yerrid has established an outstanding national reputation as a powerhouse trial lawyer and a well-known philanthropist. He’s obtained more than 275 multi-milliondollar verdicts and settlements. He has received the Perry Nichols Award (the Florida Justice Association’s highest honor), has been recognized as one of the Top 10 Litigators in Florida by the National Law Journal, has been inducted into the National Trial Lawyers Association Hall of Fame as its forty-seventh inductee, is a member of the invitation-only Inner Circle of Advocates (the best 100 plaintiff’s lawyers in the country), serves on the Board of Governors as a Distinguished Fellow of the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, and has continuously been included in Best Lawyers® since the 1980s. He’s been honored with the Best Lawyers “Lawyer of the Year” award in Tampa for Medical Malpractice Law (2012), Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs (2014), and Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs (2015), and has received a multitude of professional recognitions and awards throughout his career. Yet, with all these accomplishments under his belt, Yerrid is still modest about what he’s done. “I’ve never achieved any real success without the help of others,” he said. “I’ve truly been blessed by having great people in my life who have given me more opportunities and support than I could have ever envisioned. My life has been and continues to be a great journey and one in which I have already outlived my dreams.” In 1980, after one of the largest maritime disasters in history, he successfully defended and obtained the total exoneration of John Lerro, the harbor pilot whose 608-foot ship struck the mammoth Sunshine Skyway Bridge spanning Tampa Bay, causing its fatal collapse and the death of 35 people. The case received international attention—and many believed the case was unwinnable. Defying the odds, Yerrid won Lerro’s complete exoneration using an “Act of God” defense, which required him to prove that nothing humanly possible could have been done to change the outcome or alter the course of events that took place.

He was the youngest member of the late Governor Chiles’s hand-selected “Dream Team” that took on previously unbeaten Big Tobacco in the mid-1990s and obtained a $13 billion settlement, the largest in the nation’s history. Additionally, the settlement terms included landmark advertising curtailments which eliminated the Marlboro Man, Joe Camel, vending machines, billboards, most forms of media advertising, and halted the industry’s pandering to America’s youth. He won a 2006 jury verdict of $217 million, the largest medical malpractice verdict ever awarded in Florida; a $330 million verdict in 2009, the nation’s largest that year in a wrongful death suit; and a $27.4 million BP payout for Tampa following the disastrous Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the largest amount any city received. Last year, he obtained a $15 million wrongful death verdict and the year before a $64 million verdict in a personal injury case. He is currently one of the lead trial lawyers working on the Nevada litigation arising from the tragic shooting rampage at the Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas. In addition to his career as a trial lawyer, Yerrid is known for his philanthropy and commitment to giving back. He is the Chairman of the Board of The Yerrid Foundation, a self-funded organization that has supported more than 500 charitable causes. His family foundation has given decades-long support to the National Pediatric Cancer Foundation, Ronald McDonald House, 1Voice Foundation, Boys and Girls Clubs, the Special Olympics, Make-a-Wish Foundation, as well as a large number of other national and local charitable efforts. He has been honored by many of these entities with the highest awards of recognition these organizations can bestow. Yerrid attributes his efforts to a motivation and fervent desire to make a difference and provide others with a chance for a better life. But most likely, it is his excellence as a trial lawyer that will truly be his legacy. “I think the law is wonderful,” he said. “In many instances, it’s the only force that holds the pieces of civilization and society together. When the system of justice works as it should, it addresses wrongdoing and protects our most vulnerable citizens by leveling the playing field. I believe strongly that justice is the greatest equalizer our democracy offers. The courtroom can cause much-needed change and make a real difference in life when government and lawmakers cannot. If I had the opportunity to live another lifetime, I would want to come back as a trial lawyer and enjoy this marvelous journey again.”

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Marine’s Wife ‘Self-Deports’ to Avoid Detainment

aney Gordon Zeller: Richard Maney (Immigration Law, 2018) represented the wife of a U.S. Marine who left her home in Davenport for a new life in Mexico after her deportation became inevitable. Alejandra Juarez, a mother of two, was denied citizenship in 2001 over statements she made in 1998 while seeking asylum at the border. While her immigration status did not pose a significant problem in the past—she had been checking in with Immigration and Customs officials since a traffic stop in 2013—Trump’s “zero-tolerance” immigration policy rapidly changed Juarez’s circumstances. Juarez decided to “self-deport” to the country she has not lived in for 20 years to avoid detainment by immigration authorities. She elected to settle in Merida, where a “community of deported military spouses might

help her,” the Orlando Sentinel reported. According to data from one organization—the immigration advocacy group American Families United—roughly 11,800 serving in the military have a spouse or family facing deportation. Juarez’s 8-year-old daughter, Estela Juarez, spoke at a press conference on the day Trump announced a new military budget at the Wounded Warrior Project Soldier Ride. “I ask President Trump to please let my mom stay because she is a great mom and I don’t understand why we have to leave her,” Estela Juarez said. “She has been there every day of my life and I can’t imagine leaving her. Please, President Trump, I ask that you let her stay.” Speaking to the Sentinel, Maney said, “This is not going to be the last case like this . . . this is potentially the first of many. There are many military spouses in the same situation.”

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Morgan & Morgan: John A. Yanchunis (Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Plaintiffs, 2018) and the firm are suing the marketing and data firm Exactis for leaving 230 million consumers vulnerable by leaving data exposed to the public. In a press release, Yanchunis wrote, “Exactis must be held accountable for purportedly leaving hundreds of millions of individuals and businesses vulnerable to identity theft, fraud, and loss of privacy.” Attorneys from Morgan & Morgan previously filed class action suits over data breaches at Yahoo and Equifax. Shutts & Bowen: Suzanne Labrit (Commercial Litigation, 2018) represented the United States Automobile Association in a dispute against the Herssein Law Group over attorney fees and an alleged breach of contract. The case escalated to the Supreme Court when an attorney for Herssein asked the judge be dismissed over her friendship with a lawyer on the opposing side. Labrit disagreed, telling the justices that friendship on Facebook does not necessarily imply an intimate, off-screen relationship. “LeBron James and I are friends on Facebook,” she told the court. “He probably couldn’t pick me out in a lineup.”

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Maney Gordon Zeller: Jack Gordon (Consumer Protection Law; Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs; Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs, 2018) represented the parents of a 6-year-old boy in their lawsuit against the Pasco County School Board. The conflict began after the first-grader kneeled during a classroom recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance, prompting a letter home to the family from the boy’s teacher that the parents found threatening. While the school argued that parents are required to notify teachers if their children wish to kneel during the pledge and anthem, Gordon said that his clients were not informed of this policy until after the boy was reprimanded.

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The Barry A. Cohen Legal Team: Renowned criminal defense attorney Barry Cohen, recognized in The Best Lawyers in America © for Criminal Defense since its first edition in 1983, passed in his Florida home September 22 after a battle with leukemia. A fixture in the Tampa legal community, Cohen notably defended Steven and Marlene Aisenberg, who came under scrutiny after the disappearance of their 5-month-old baby. Cohen successfully got the charges dropped—and won the clients $3 million in legal fees. Cohen frequently supported liberal candidates as they ran for office, even maintaining a friendship with U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi, the Tampa Bay Times reported. “His legacy is as a fighter, standing up for the weak and the marginalized and those who needed help,” Hillsborough County’s State Attorney Andrew Warren told the Times in its tribute to Cohen. Gunster, Yoakley & Stewart: Aaron Horowitz (Commercial Litigation, 2018) received the inaugural young lawyer member of the year award by the Florida Bar Association’s alternative dispute regulation section. Per a release by the firm, the award honors attorneys who have shown “leadership and dedication to the Florida Bar, the ADR section, or the section’s mission through executive council or committee service, volunteerism, significant professional contributions, or the creative exchange of ideas.” Horowitz presently oversees the bar’s alternative dispute regulation section and chairs its business, real property, and disputes committee. Jung and Sisco: William F. Jung (Bet-theCompany Litigation; Criminal Defense: General Practice; Criminal Defense: White-Collar, 2006) was confirmed by the Senate on September 6 to serve as Tampa’s next federal judge. Jung was nominated to serve twice previously under Presidents George W. Bush and Barak Obama in 2008 and 2016, respectively. He was re-nominated by President Donald Trump in 2017. Prior to starting his practice, Jung was an assistant United States attorney for six years in the state’s middle and southern districts.

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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*)

BET-THE-COMPANY LITIGATION MATTHEWS, EASTMOORE, HARDY, CRAUWELS & GARCIA A. Lamar Matthews, Jr.

BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS (INCLUDING LLCS AND PARTNERSHIPS) FERGESON SKIPPER James O. Fergeson, Jr., Richard R. Gans

COMMERCIAL LITIGATION HUTTON & DOMINKO Steven D. Hutton ICARD, MERRILL, CULLIS, TIMM, FUREN & GINSBURG Charles J. Bartlett MATTHEWS, EASTMOORE, HARDY, CRAUWELS & GARCIA Martin Garcia, A. Lamar Matthews, Jr. SHUMAKER, LOOP & KENDRICK Anthony J. Abate, Steven J. Chase

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MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LAW BONEZZI SWITZER POLITO & HUPP William D. Bonezzi (D) FLORIN ROEBIG Wil H. Florin (P)

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2019 SURVE Y RESULTS GOODIS THOMPSON & MILLER Jeffrey M. Goodis (D), Chandra L. Miller (D) MACFARLANE FERGUSON & MCMULLEN James Addison Martin, Jr. (D) MASTERSON, HOAG AND SMITH Thomas D. Masterson (P)

RICHARDS, GILKEY, FITE, SLAUGHTER, PRATESI, & WARD Emil G. Pratesi SKELTON, WILLIS & WALLACE Peter R. Wallace TRENAM LAW C. Graham Carothers, Jr., Robert C. Decker, Timothy M. Hughes, PERSONAL INJURY LITIGATION Robert Donald Mastry

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ANTITRUST LAW AVIATION LAW BUSH ROSS Adam Lawton Alpert, H. Bradley FIELDS BANKER LOPEZ GASSLER Staggs, Jeffrey W. Warren ADMINISTRATIVE / CARLTON Chris S. Coutroulis, Donald R. Schmidt, L. Robert Bourgeois, Petra L. Justice REGULATORY LAW Sylvia H. Walbolt Page 9 BANKING AND FINANCE LAW HOLLAND & KNIGHT CARLTON FIELDS BUCHANAN INGERSOLL & ROONEY

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Stacy D. Blank

APPELLATE PRACTICE BANKER LOPEZ GASSLER Chris W. Altenbernd, Ezequiel Lugo BEYTIN, MCLAUGHLIN, MCLAUGHLIN, O’HARA, KINMAN & BOCCHINO Mark E. McLaughlin BRANNOCK & HUMPHRIES Ceci Culpepper Berman, Steven L. Brannock, Celene H. Humphries BUCHANAN INGERSOLL & ROONEY Hala A. Sandridge BUELL & ELLIGETT Raymond T. Elligett, Jr., Amy S. Farrior CARLTON FIELDS Matthew J. Conigliaro, Joseph H. Lang, Jr., Gary L. Sasso, Sylvia H. Walbolt DE LA PARTE & GILBERT David M. Caldevilla DPW LEGAL Jared Krukar, Dineen Pashoukos Wasylik FOLEY & LARDNER Christopher L. Griffin GREENBERG TRAURIG Kimberly A. Mello GUNN APPELLATE PRACTICE Tracy R. Gunn HILL WARD HENDERSON Marie Attaway Borland KUBICKI DRAPER Betsy E. Gallagher KYNES, MARKMAN & FELMAN James E. Felman, Stuart C. Markman, Kristin A. Norse, Katherine Earle Yanes PETERSON & MYERS Stephen R. Senn SCHROPP LAW FIRM Charles P. Schropp TRENAM LAW Anne C. Leonard VAKA LAW GROUP George A. Vaka

Donald R. Kirk, John J. Lamoureux, Hywel Leonard, Kathleen S. McLeroy FOLEY & LARDNER Mark J. Wolfson HOLLAND & KNIGHT Rod Anderson, Noel Robert Boeke, William K. Fendrick, Leonard H. Gilbert JOHNSON, POPE, BOKOR, RUPPEL & BURNS BUSH ROSS Alberto F. Gomez, Jr., Michael C. Markham John N. Giordano (B) MCELROY, DEUTSCH, MULVANEY & page 9 CARPENTER GRAYROBINSON James S. Myers Andy Mayts (B), David L. MCINTYRE THANASIDES Smith (B) Richard J. McIntyre HILL WARD HENDERSON QUARLES & BRADY David S. Felman (B) Philip V. Martino HOLLAND & KNIGHT SHUMAKER, LOOP & KENDRICK Leonard H. Gilbert (B*), Ernest J. Marquart David R. Singleton (B), Charles L. Stutts SHUTTS & BOWEN (B, R), Barbara M. Yadley (B) Lauren Stricker JOHNSON & CASSIDY SORIANO LAW John E. Johnson (B*) Robert A. Soriano JOHNSON, POPE, BOKOR, RUPPEL STICHTER, RIEDEL, BLAIN & POSTLER & BURNS Russell M. Blain, Daniel Guy M. Burns (B*) R. Fogarty, Barbara A. Hart, Elena SHUMAKER, LOOP & KENDRICK Ketchum, Stephen R. Leslie, Edward J. W. Kent Ihrig (B), Darrell C. Smith (B) Peterson III, Charles A. Postler, Harley WIAND GUERRA KING E. Riedel II, Don M. Stichter, Scott George L. Guerra (B*) A. Stichter BANKRUPTCY AND CREDITOR SUZY TATE DEBTOR RIGHTS / INSOLVENCY Suzy Tate AND REORGANIZATION LAW TRENAM LAW Amy Drushal, Lara Roeske Fernandez, ADAMS AND REESE Charles F. Ketchey, Jr., Stephanie C. Robert W. Boos, Lynn Welter Sherman Lieb, Lori V. Vaughan, William Knight Zewadski AKERMAN Mark J. Bernet BET-THE-COMPANY LITIGATION BANKER LOPEZ GASSLER Keith T. Appleby BUELL & ELLIGETT Mark P. Buell BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS Robert B. Glenn, Edwin G. Rice CARLTON FIELDS Chris S. Coutroulis, Edward W. Gerecke, BUCHANAN INGERSOLL & ROONEY Thomas J. Roehn, Gary L. Sasso John D. Emmanuel, Scott A. Underwood FROST VAN DEN BOOM John W. Frost II ADAMS AND REESE Louis M. Ursini III (B*) AKERMAN Aileen S. Davis (B), David M. Doney (B), Leslie E. Joughin III (B*), L. Joseph Shaheen, Jr. (B*) BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS Robert B. Glenn (B)

SESSUMS BLACK CABALLERO FICARROTTA, P.A. focuses on high net worth, high profile, and complex divorce cases. Practice areas include collaborative divorce, LGBTQ family matters, paternity, premarital agreements, alimony, parenting plans, and other Florida family law issues. Caroline Black Sikorske and Alexander Caballero are Florida Bar board-certified specialists in marital and family law; are Martindale Hubbell AV® peer-review rated; and are fellows of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML). Both served as Hillsborough County assistant state attorneys before devoting their practices exclusively to marital and family law. CAROLINE BLACK SIKORSKE is a diplomate of the American College of Family Trial Lawyers, a select group of 100 top U.S. family lawyers who practice sophisticated and complex family law matters. She has been included in The Best Lawyers in America© in family law since 2006. Caroline was one of the Top 10 2018 Florida Super Lawyers, attorneys who received the highest points during Super Lawyers’ nomination, research, and review process. She earned a Juris Doctor degree from Stetson University College of Law.

CAROLINE BLACK SIKORSKE

ALEXANDER CABALLERO has completed the AAML Arbitration Training and the Florida Supreme Court Approved Arbitrator Training program. He has been included in The Best Lawyers in America© in family law since 2010. He is a former member and past chair of the Florida Bar Family Law Certification Committee. Alex is a current member and past chair of the Thirteenth Circuit Judicial Nomination Committee. He earned a Juris Doctor degree with high honors from Florida State University College of Law.

ALEXANDER CABALLERO

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2019 SURVE Y RESULTS HILL WARD HENDERSON Benjamin H. Hill III, Dennis

Waggoner

HOLLAND & KNIGHT Bradford D. Kimbro, Joseph H. Varner III JAMES B. MURPHY, JR. James B. Murphy, Jr. JUNG AND SISCO William F. Jung KYNES, MARKMAN & FELMAN James E. Felman, Stuart C. Markman TRENAM LAW William C. Frye ZUCKERMAN SPAEDER Lee Fugate, Morris Weinberg, Jr.

BIOTECHNOLOGY AND LIFE SCIENCES PRACTICE PARADIES LAW Christopher Paradies

BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS (INCLUDING LLCS AND PARTNERSHIPS)

Bruce Lamb HEALTH CARE LAW

MCNAMARA & CARVER Thomas P. McNamara

CIVIL RIGHTS LAW

i n d u s t r i e s e vo l ve , they ’re of ten c on fronted with new and unexpected challenges. This is especially true for lawyers, who must keep up to speed with new regulations, policies, and decisions—all of which can frequently turn on a dime. “You have to be detail-oriented, which is generally true in law, but in a health care practice you have to really pay attention,” says Bruce D. Lamb of Gunster, Yoakley & Stewart. “These regulations are not always intuitive. You might think you have an understanding of what the government was trying to do, but that’s not always the right answer.” For Lamb, a three-time “Lawyer of the Year” winner for Health Care Law in Tampa and the head of his practice, the rapid pace of development in his field is part of its appeal. “You constantly have to educate yourself to keep up with both the changes in the regulations and also the interpretations of the regulations. You have situations where the regulatory agencies are giving advisory publications, they’re asking for advisory opinions, and when those are published it’s incumbent upon health care practitioners to keep up with those things. We’re all constantly reading the latest publications to keep up with changes. It makes it intellectually challenging.” After decades in the business, Lamb is in a better position than most to observe and understand the industry’s profound changes. From the growth of computer-assisted diagnostic tools to electronic records, he has seen how technology influences the way practitioners operate. The trend towards larger conglomerations over more personal mom-and-pop health care operations is also giving clues to how your visit to the doctor might change in the future. The relationships between patients and providers might be in flux, but for health care lawyers, the community is as tight-knit and consistent as it’s ever been. “Within the community, you know the other heath care lawyers pretty well. Even on a national scale—I’m in the American Health Lawyers Association—you’ll find it’s a fairly narrow practice area, which is rewarding economically and because you’re able to distinguish yourself from some of the other practices. That’s one thing that’s really nice about the practice.”

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FARMER & FITZGERALD Matthew P. Farmer

CLOSELY HELD COMPANIES AND FAMILY BUSINESSES LAW CARLTON FIELDS Cristin Conley Keane HOLLAND & KNIGHT Edward F. Koren, Jr., William R. Lane, Jr. MCNAMARA & CARVER

Thomas P. McNamara

COLLABORATIVE LAW: FAMILY LAW ALLEN DELL Amy D. Singer THE LAW OFFICES OF HALL, BENNETT & SHELTON Jesse J. Bennett, Jr.

COMMERCIAL LITIGATION ADAMS AND REESE Donald A. Mihokovich, Eric J. Partlow ADDISON LAW OFFICE Michael C. Addison AKERMAN Irene Bassel Frick, Leslie E. Joughin III, Margaret D. Mathews, L. Joseph Shaheen, Jr. ALLEN DELL Robert L. Olsen BAJO CUVA COHEN & TURKEL Kenneth G. Turkel BANKER LOPEZ GASSLER Richard M. Sebek BARNETT BOLT KIRKWOOD LONG & KOCHE Thomas G. Long BECKER & POLIAKOFF Gary M. Schaaf BEYTIN, MCLAUGHLIN, MCLAUGHLIN, O’HARA, KINMAN & BOCCHINO Mark E. McLaughlin BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS Timothy A. Andreu, Michael B. Colgan BRANNOCK & HUMPHRIES Ceci Culpepper Berman, Steven L. Brannock BUCHANAN INGERSOLL & ROONEY John D. Emmanuel, G. Calvin Hayes BUELL & ELLIGETT Mark P. Buell BURR & FORMAN William J. Schifino, Jr., Robert V. Williams

BUSH ROSS J. Carter Andersen, David C. Banker, Edward O. Savitz page 9

FOLEY & LARDNER Christopher L. Griffin FREEBORN & PETERS Jessica Kirkwood Alley, Lawrence P. Ingram FROST VAN DEN BOOM John W. Frost II GRAYROBINSON Mark N. Miller, Frederick S. Schrils, Robert L. Trohn GREENBERG TRAURIG Gregory W. Kehoe, David B. Weinstein HILL WARD HENDERSON Gregory P. Brown, Rocco Cafaro, Landis V. Curry III, Troy A. Fuhrman, Robert B. Gough III, Benjamin H. Hill III, S. Gordon Hill, David L. Luikart III, Scott A. McLaren, Brett J. Preston, Lara J. Tibbals, Dennis P. Waggoner, Mark M. Wall HINES NORMAN HINES G. Wrede Kirkpatrick HOLLAND & KNIGHT Stacy D. Blank, Michael L. Chapman, Leonard H. Gilbert, Frederick J. Grady, Bradford D. Kimbro, Paul A. McDermott, Joseph H. Varner III, Charles A. Wachter JAMES B. MURPHY, JR. James B. Murphy, Jr. JOHNSON & CASSIDY John E. Johnson JOHNSON, POPE, BOKOR, RUPPEL & BURNS Scott C. Ilgenfritz, Frank R. Jakes, Darryl R. Richards KYNES, MARKMAN & FELMAN Stuart C. Markman LANSE SCRIVEN LAW Lansing C. Scriven LAURO LAW FIRM John F. Lauro LAW OFFICES OF JONATHAN C. KOCH Jonathan C. Koch MATULIS LAW & MEDIATION James M. Matulis MILLER CANFIELD PADDOCK AND STONE Leland D. Barringer MILLS PASKERT DIVERS Brett D. Divers, Adam C. King, Jeffrey M. Paskert PETERSON & MYERS Robert E. Puterbaugh PHELPS DUNBAR A. Brian Albritton, Karl J. Brandes, Michael S. Hooker, John E. Phillips, Seth M. Schimmel, Donald H. Whittemore QUARLES & BRADY Kelli A. Edson, William F. Hamilton, Paul E. Parrish, Natalie P. Thomas SHUMAKER, LOOP & KENDRICK Jaime Austrich, C. Philip Campbell, Jr., Philip Campbell Jr, Ernest J. Marquart, Thomas M. Wood SHUTTS & BOWEN Eric S. Adams, Tirso M. Carreja, Jr., Suzanne Labrit, Erik R. Matheney, Michael P. Silver, Lonnie L. Simpson SIVYER BARLOW & WATSON Neal A. Sivyer THE LAW OFFICES OF KEVIN J. NAPPER Kevin J. Napper THOMAS & LOCICERO James J. McGuire, Gregg D. Thomas TRENAM LAW Robert H. Buesing, Stanley H. Eleff, William C. Frye, Gregg Hutt, Charles F. Ketchey, Jr. WIAND GUERRA KING Katherine C. Donlon, George L. Guerra, Dominique E. Heller, Peter B. King, Elaine M. Rice, Burton W. Wiand ZUCKERMAN SPAEDER Nathan M. Berman, Jack E. Fernandez, Lee Fugate, Marcos E. Hasbun, Morris Weinberg, Jr.

CARLTON FIELDS John J. Lamoureux, George J. Meyer, Luis Prats, Jason J. Quintero, Wm. Cary Wright COTNEY CONSTRUCTION LAW Trenton H. Cotney DAVID KNIGHT LAW David T. Knight DE LA PARTE & GILBERT Patrick J. McNamara DOGALI LAW GROUP Anthony A.B. Dogali GRAYROBINSON Andy Mayts, George E. Spofford IV HILL WARD HENDERSON B. Ben Dachepalli, Timothy C. Ford, Benjamin H. Hill III, Timothy A. Hunt, Erik P. Raines LANSE SCRIVEN LAW Lansing C. Scriven MEIROSE & ASSOCIATES Leo H. Meirose, Jr. MILLS PASKERT DIVERS Brett D. Divers, Adam C. King, E.A. Mills, Jeffrey M. Paskert, Ty G. Thompson PHELPS DUNBAR Karl J. Brandes, Bret M. Feldman, Seth M. Schimmel SHUTTS & BOWEN Meredith Freeman, Timothy D. Woodward SIVYER BARLOW & WATSON Neal A. Sivyer TRENAM LAW Robert H. Buesing, Stanley H. Eleff, William C. Frye, Gregg Hutt, Patrick Poff, John S. Vento

CONSUMER PROTECTION LAW

MANEY GORDON ZELLER Jack Gordon page 12 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND COMPLIANCE LAW BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS Robert C. Rasmussen (G) CARLTON FIELDS Nathaniel L. Doliner (G) FOLEY & LARDNER Steven W. Vazquez (G) HOLLAND & KNIGHT Chester E. Bacheller (G), Robert J. Grammig (G), Richard B. Hadlow (C, G), Latour “LT” Lafferty (C) MCNAMARA & CARVER Thomas P. McNamara (G) SHUMAKER, LOOP & KENDRICK Julio Esquivel (G), Gregory C. Yadley (C) SHUTTS & BOWEN R. Alan Higbee (C, G) TRENAM LAW Richard M. Leisner (G), Gary I. Teblum (G)

CORPORATE LAW AKERMAN David M. Doney BARNETT BOLT KIRKWOOD LONG & KOCHE Leslie J. Barnett, Robert S. Bolt BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS Robert C. Rasmussen BUCHANAN INGERSOLL & ROONEY Leslie Wager Hudock

BUSH ROSS John N. Giordano, Brent A. Jones page 9 CARLTON FIELDS Richard A. Denmon, Nathaniel L. Doliner

COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS / UCC LAW FOLEY & LARDNER

Curt P. Creely GRAYROBINSON John I. Van Voris HILL WARD HENDERSON CAREY, O’MALLEY, WHITAKER, Anderson L. Baldy III, John C. Connery, MUELLER, ROBERTS & SMITH Jr., David S. Felman, S. Katherine CONSTRUCTION LAW Frazier, Robert B. Gough III, R. Reid Michael R. Carey Haney, R. James Robbins, CARLTON FIELDS ADAMS AND REESE Jr. Matthew J. Conigliaro, Chris S. Robert W. Boos Coutroulis, Steven C. Dupré, Edward HOLLAND & KNIGHT AKERMAN W. Gerecke, Donald R. Kirk, Lee H. Chester E. Bacheller, Robert J. Grammig, Leslie E. Joughin III, L. Joseph Rightmyer, Thomas J. Roehn, Gary L. Richard B. Hadlow, Charles A. Wachter, Shaheen, Jr. Sasso, Donald R. Schmidt, Sylvia H. Douglas A. Wright Walbolt, Gwynne A. Young BANKER LOPEZ GASSLER MACFARLANE FERGUSON & MCMULLEN Michael Massari CONWELL BUSINESS LAW Charles A. Moore III G. Donovan Conwell, Jr., Lewis J. Conwell BECKER & POLIAKOFF MARK T. TATE Conrad J. Lazo DAVID KNIGHT LAW Mark T. Tate, Jr. David T. Knight MCNAMARA & CARVER BUSH ROSS DE LA PARTE & GILBERT Thomas P. McNamara Brian T. McElfatrick, Edward Richard A. Gilbert, Patrick J. McNamara ROBERT E. AYLWARD DEAN, MEAD, EGERTON, BLOODWORTH, O. Savitz Robert E. Aylward page 9 CAPOUANO & BOZARTH ROSS BUSINESS LAW Melanie S. Griffin CAREY, O’MALLEY, WHITAKER, Cary Ross, Jr. FERRENTINO LAW GROUP MUELLER, ROBERTS & SMITH SHUMAKER, LOOP & KENDRICK David D. Ferrentino Michael R. Carey, Hardy L. Roberts III Darrell C. Smith, Gregory C. Yadley ADAMS AND REESE Lynn Welter Sherman MCNAMARA & CARVER Thomas P. McNamara

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SHUTTS & BOWEN JUNG AND SISCO R. Alan Higbee, Olga M. Pina, Adam William F. Jung, Paul S. Woodruff M. Sisco TRENAM LAW KYNES, MARKMAN & FELMAN Nelson T. Castellano, Richard M. Leisner, James E. Felman, Stuart C. Markman, Harold W. Mullis, Jr., Gary I. Teblum Katherine Earle Yanes WIAND GUERRA KING LAURO LAW FIRM Peter B. King John F. Lauro OFFICES OF JOHN M. FITZGIBBONS CRIMINAL DEFENSE: LAW John M. Fitzgibbons GENERAL PRACTICE PHELPS DUNBAR A. Brian Albritton CARLTON FIELDS Edward J. Page RONALD K. CACCIATORE Ronald K. Cacciatore FARMER & FITZGERALD Timothy J. Fitzgerald SHUTTS & BOWEN Erik R. Matheney, Mark P. Rankin JUNG AND SISCO William F. Jung, Paul M. Sisco THE BARRY A. COHEN LEGAL TEAM Barry A. Cohen, Kevin J. Darken KYNES, MARKMAN & FELMAN James E. Felman THE LAW OFFICES OF KEVIN J. NAPPER Kevin J. Napper LAW OFFICES OF JOHN M. FITZGIBBONS John M. Fitzgibbons THE SUAREZ LAW FIRM Eduardo A. Suarez, Rachel Zysk NORGARD, NORGARD & CHASTANG Robert A. Norgard TODD FOSTER LAW GROUP Todd Foster RONALD K. CACCIATORE Ronald K. Cacciatore TROMBLEY & HANES Ronald P. Hanes, Gary R. Trombley SHUTTS & BOWEN Mark P. Rankin WIAND GUERRA KING Peter B. King THE BARRY A. COHEN LEGAL TEAM Barry A. Cohen ZUCKERMAN SPAEDER Nathan M. Berman, Jack E. Fernandez, THE SUAREZ LAW FIRM Lee Fugate, Marcos E. Hasbun, Sara Eduardo A. Suarez Alpert Lawson, Morris Weinberg, Jr. TROMBLEY & HANES Gary R. Trombley ELDER LAW ZUCKERMAN SPAEDER BANKER LOPEZ GASSLER Lee Fugate Richard M. Sebek CRIMINAL DEFENSE: ROSENKRANZ LAW FIRM WHITE-COLLAR Jack M. Rosenkranz CARLTON FIELDS EMINENT DOMAIN AND Edward J. Page CONDEMNATION LAW FARMER & FITZGERALD BUELL & ELLIGETT Timothy J. Fitzgerald Mark P. Buell, Raymond T. Elligett, Jr. FOLEY & LARDNER GAYLORD MERLIN LUDOVICI & DIAZ Michael P. Matthews Andrew G. Diaz, S. Cary Gaylord, Lorena GEORGE & TITUS Hart Ludovici, Kimbel L. Merlin Douglas J. Titus, Jr. HILL WARD HENDERSON GREENBERG TRAURIG Robert E.V. Kelley, Jr. Gregory W. Kehoe, David B. Weinstein MARC I. SACHS HOLLAND & KNIGHT Marc I. Sachs Latour “LT” Lafferty

MOORE BOWMAN & RIX Jackson H. Bowman IV, Gregory

S. Rix

PETERSON & MYERS Jack P. Brandon SHUTTS & BOWEN Frederick S. Werdine SMOLKER, BARTLETT, LOEB, HINDS & SHEPPARD Jeffrey L. Hinds TRENAM LAW Paul D. Bain, Robert H. Buesing

GREENBERG TRAURIG David B. Weinstein MACFARLANE FERGUSON & MCMULLEN William B. Taylor IV MECHANIK NUCCIO HEARNE & WESTER Frank L. Hearne, David M. Mechanik

EQUIPMENT FINANCE LAW HOLLAND & KNIGHT Leonard H. Gilbert

SESSUMS BLACK CABALLERO FICARROTTA Alexander Caballero, Caroline Black Sikorske page 7

HEALTH CARE LAW

SESSUMS LAW GROUP Mark A. Sessums THE MCKINNEY LAW FIRM Damien McKinney

FAMILY LAW ARBITRATION FAMILY LAW THE LAW FIRM OF CHRIS E. RAGNO EMPLOYEE BENEFITS ALLEN DELL Chris E. Ragano (ERISA) LAW Miriam E. Mason, Marian P. McCulloch,

HILL WARD HENDERSON Bret T. Hamlin, Kirsten L. Vignec, Alton C. Ward QUARLES & BRADY Paul E. Parrish SHUTTS & BOWEN Steven K. Barber STEARNS WEAVER MILLER WEISSLER ALHADEFF & SITTERSON Carol L. Myers THE WAGNER LAW GROUP

Philip S. Wartenberg BOWES LAW GROUP Courtney Bowes

THE MCKINNEY LAW FIRM Damien McKinney

FAMILY LAW MEDIATION

FRASER HIMES John Fraser Himes page 15

ALLEN DELL Amy D. Singer GRAYROBINSON C. Richard Nail TAMLYN S. SBAR Tamlyn Sbar

GIVENS GIVENS SPARKS Stann W. Givens GRAYROBINSON C. Richard Nail

FIRST AMENDMENT LAW

Roberta Casper Watson

W. ERIC VENABLE W. Eric Venable

HARRIS, HUNT & DERR SHUMAKER, LOOP & KENDRICK Christine L. Derr, Nancy C. Philip Campbell, Jr. Hutcheson Harris, Joseph Hunt, THOMAS & LOCICERO ENERGY LAW Katherine C. Scott Carol Jean LoCicero, Gregg D. Thomas page 14

CARLTON FIELDS Laurel E. Lockett, James Michael Walls

JAMES P. KNOX James P. Knox ENTERTAINMENT LAW JEANNE T. TATE Jeanne T. Tate MCDERMOTT & THACKER MANEY, DAMSKER, JONES & KUHLMAN Michael J. McDermott (F) David A. Maney ENVIRONMENTAL LAW NELSON LAW GROUP Seth R. Nelson BUCHANAN INGERSOLL & ROONEY OLDER LUNDY & ALVAREZ Rhea F. Law, Ronald H. Noble Michael Lundy BURR & FORMAN PROBASCO LAW Scott I. Steady, Robert V. Eliane I. Probasco Williams CARLTON FIELDS RONALD J. RUSSO Laurel E. Lockett Ronald J. Russo GAYLE B. CARLSON page 15 Gayle B. Carlson GRAMLING ENVIRONMENTAL LAW George F. Gramling III

FOOD AND BEVERAGE LAW

GRAYROBINSON Richard M. Blau

FRANCHISE LAW QUARLES & BRADY David A. Beyer, Christian C. Burden TRENAM LAW Stanley H. Eleff

AKERMAN Kirk S. Davis BANKER LOPEZ GASSLER Richard M. Sebek BARNETT BOLT KIRKWOOD LONG & KOCHE Jeffrey P. Greenberg BUCHANAN INGERSOLL & ROONEY Dale S. Webber BURR & FORMAN Robert V. Williams CARLTON FIELDS Linda L. Fleming, James J. Kennedy III FOLEY & LARDNER Gary D. Koch, Nathaniel M. Lacktman GARDNER BREWER MARTINEZMONFORT Christopher W. Brewer GUNSTER, YOAKLEY & STEWART Bruce D. Lamb, Mark J. Ragusa H LEE MOFFITT H. Lee Moffitt HILL WARD HENDERSON C. Howard Hunter JOHNSON, POPE, BOKOR, RUPPEL & BURNS Cynthia A. Mikos, Joseph W. N. Rugg, Gary Walker PHELPS DUNBAR A. Brian Albritton ROIG LAWYERS Edward J. Carbone SHUMAKER, LOOP & KENDRICK Erin Smith Aebel, Ronald A. Christaldi TRENAM LAW Don B. Weinbren ZUCKERMAN SPAEDER

Jack E. Fernandez

IMMIGRATION LAW GOVERNMENT RELATIONS PRACTICE BUCHANAN INGERSOLL & ROONEY

BUCHANAN INGERSOLL & ROONEY Rhea F. Law HOLLAND & KNIGHT James O. Davis III STEVEN A. ANDERSON Steven A. Anderson

William J. Flynn III,

Dilip Patel LUND & O’FLAHERTY John E. Lund

MANEY GORDON ZELLER Richard Maney page 12

Bush Ross proudly congratulates our attorneys selected for inclusion in the 2019 edition of The Best Lawyers in America ©, including three designated “Lawyer of the Year” in their respective practice areas.

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Jolyon D. Acosta Trusts & Estates

Adam Lawton Alpert

J. Carter Andersen

Litigation – Bankruptcy

Commercial Litigation

Benjamin S. Jilek

Brent A. Jones

Peter J. Kelly

Insurance Law Litigation – Insurance Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

Corporate Law

Real Estate Law Trusts & Estates

David C. Banker

Troy J. Crotts

Samuel B. Dolcimascolo

James J. Evangelista

Commercial Litigation Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

John N. Giordano

Trusts & Estates

Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants

Banking & Finance Law Corporate Law Mergers & Acquisitions Law

Brian T. McElfatrick

H. Web Melton III

Edward O. Savitz

H. Bradley Staggs

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STEVE YERRID, A CAREER AS ONE OF AMERICA’S TOP TRIAL LAWYERS

BY EVA SAVIANO

n the mid-1990s, Steve Yerrid and the rest of Florida’s “Dream Team,” a group of 11 top trial lawyers handpicked by the late Governor Lawton Chiles, took on the previously unbeaten Big Tobacco—and won. The odds weren’t in their favor. Through more than four decades of litigation and more than 800 cases, no one had been able to beat Big Tobacco. Despite the fact that he was the team’s youngest member, Yerrid was given the task of adding racketeering and conspiracy charges to Florida’s lawsuit, thereby tripling the potential damages that could be awarded. In the third week of trial, while his fellow team members Bob Montgomery and Shelley Schlesinger were picking the jury, the defense approached Yerrid with a $3 billion settlement offer. He conveyed the offer that evening during a dinner meeting with several members of the trial team, Governor Chiles, and Attorney General Bob Butterworth. When the governor asked if the offer should be accepted, Bob Montgomery of Palm Beach, one of Yerrid’s closest friends and a great trial lawyer who acted as the leader of the Dream Team, answered immediately. “I will never forget his response, ‘Turn it down! We can get more.’” When he answered next, Yerrid had 10 |

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little choice but to quickly agree. Still, he recalls that moment as one of the most nerve-wracking in his career: with his stomach in knots, he didn’t sleep at all that night. Fortunately, early the next afternoon, the offer was doubled. Each day for the next several days, the settlement offer grew larger. That weekend, the case was resolved for almost $13 billion. At the time, it was the largest settlement in the nation’s history. But even more important than the money, the terms of the settlement required Big Tobacco to permanently retire the Marlboro Man and the Joe Camel character, eliminate all cigarette vending machines, prohibit all television and billboard advertising, stop the sexist Virginia Slims campaign that targeted women, and immediately halt the industry’s pandering to children and teenagers. Additionally, Big Tobacco was forced to permanently fund the “Truth Campaign,” which exposed the dangers of nicotine addiction to America and its youth. These advertising concessions ultimately resulted in a $200 billion settlement with 46 other states and a drastic decline in cigarette use nationwide. The resultant societal seachange in curbing nicotine and cigarette addiction has saved millions of lives. However, it wasn’t all good news. “I was the only member of the team to leave Palm

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His stellar legal accomplishments and courtroom records speak for themselves.

Beach for the weekend. I arrived back at the courthouse Monday morning to hear not only the announcement of the multibilliondollar settlement, but also to hear Governor Chiles and Attorney General Butterworth boast that one of the best aspects of the settlement would be that Florida wouldn’t have to pay its attorneys a dime.” This meant the Dream Team had one final battle to fight. “We had to sue our own client, the State of Florida, in an effort to get the well-deserved fee to which we were entitled under our contingent fee contract,” Yerrid said. While the case was pending before the Florida Supreme Court, the Dream Team and Big Tobacco agreed to go to arbitration. Fortunately, a very favorable multibilliondollar arbitration award resulted. Ironically, only weeks later, the Florida Supreme Court declared Florida’s contingent fee contract

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DAVID DICKEY, RALPH L. GONZALEZ, STEVE YERRID, HEATHER BARNES, JEFF MURPHY

with the Dream Team to be “null and void.” But this legendary case is just one of his many legal accomplishments. By any measure of success, Steve Yerrid has established his place among the best to ever enter a courtroom, obtaining more than 275 verdicts and settlements of a million dollars or more, including three $100 million-plus verdicts, as well as more than a dozen eightfigure verdicts. In 1980, Yerrid defended Captain John Lerro, the harbor pilot who, amid a horrific storm, crashed a 608-foot freighter into the mammoth Sunshine Skyway Bridge, resulting in its fatal collapse and the deaths of 35 people. Yerrid was 30 years old, and the tragedy received worldwide attention. “Virtually no one gave us a chance of winning, except maybe my mother, and I’m sure even she had her doubts,” he recalls.

“I think the law is truly wonderful. In many instances, it’s the only force that brings order to our civilization and society.” — STEVE YERRID

However, at trial, he obtained the complete exoneration of Lerro using an “Act of God” defense, meaning Yerrid had to prove that nothing humanly possible could have been done to change the outcome or alter the course of events. In 2006, Yerrid obtained a $217 million jury verdict, still the largest medical malpractice award in Florida’s history. Last year, he obtained a $15 million wrongful

death verdict and the year before that a $64 million verdict in a personal injury case. He continues to be very active and hugely successful with no intentions of slowing down. He is currently one of the lead trial lawyers working on the Nevada litigation arising from the tragic shooting rampage at the Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas. Yerrid is a member of the invitation-only Inner Circle of Advocates, which is made up of the top 100 trial lawyers in the nation. He’s received the Perry Nichols Award, the Florida Justice Association’s highest honor, and has been recognized as one of the Top Ten Litigators in Florida by the National Law Journal. He has been continuously included in Best Lawyers ® since the 1980s. He has been honored with the Plaintiffs’ “Lawyer of the Year” award on several occasions in

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IS A HIGHLY SKILLED TRIAL ATTORNEY PROFILED AS A LEADING ATTORNEY OF THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES IN FORBES MAGAZINE.

Three times recognized by Tampa magazine as the #1 Medical Malpractice lawyer in the Bay Area, Mr. Gordon is listed among the Top 100 SuperLawyers in the state of Florida, and the Top 50 SuperLawyers of Tampa Bay. Four times Florida Bar board-certified in civil trial law, Mr. Gordon is also twice nationally board certified as an expert in civil trial law. He is AV® rated Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell. In 2017, he earned national board certification as an expert in medical malpractice law.

Mr. Gordon was honored in Florida Top Verdicts for the largest dram shop award in 2011 ($8.25 million) and the largest award in a motorcycle accident case in December of 2017 ($14.95 million). Mr. Gordon is elected to membership in the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) and is listed in The Best Lawyers in America©. He remains committed to representing individuals and families who have been victimized as a result of medical malpractice, motor vehicle negligence, and dram shop violations.

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Center, among others. He has been honored by a number of these charitable entities with the highest awards of recognition these organizations bestow. Yerrid was appointed to serve as special counsel to the president of United Way of America at its headquarters in Washington, D.C., participating pro bono in a $3 billion worldwide fundraising effort, and the launch of several programs, many of which are still in use today. He was honored to be selected and serve as special counsel to the Office of the Chief Judge of the 13th Judicial Circuit and the Florida Conference of Circuit Judges. Representing Florida’s judiciary, he successfully argued before the Florida Supreme Court for the protection of confidential records and internal communications within the court system. In 2010, confronted by the nation’s largest environmental catastrophe in its history, Governor Charlie Crist appointed Mr. Yerrid as special counsel to the governor regarding the Deepwater Horizon oil spill disaster and its aftermath. He provided his service to the people of Florida pro bono and personally paid the entirety of the associated costs involved with the representation. Subsequently, he was asked to represent Tampa and successfully procured a $27 million settlement, the largest payout made to any city by BP.

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“I’ve truly been blessed by having great people in my life who have given me more opportunities and support than I could have ever envisioned.” — STEVE YERRID

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the areas of personal injury, wrongful death, medical malpractice, and product liability and has received a multitude of professional recognitions and awards throughout his career. In 2016, he was inducted into the National Trial Lawyers Hall of Fame as its 47th inductee. A graduate of Georgetown Law Center, he’s taught for a number of years as an adjunct professor at his alma mater and has also served as an adjunct professor at Stetson Law School. He is a frequent lecturer at continuing legal education seminars both in Florida and across the nation. Yet with all these accomplishments under his belt, Yerrid is still modest about what he’s done. “I’ve never achieved any real success without the help of others,” he said. “I’ve truly been blessed by having great people in my life who have given me more opportunities and support than I could

have ever envisioned. My life has been, and continues to be, a great journey and one in which I have already outlived my dreams.” Yerrid is a recognized fighter outside the courtroom, as well. Based on his undefeated amateur boxing career (a 17-0 record), his leadership role in the 2000 Olympic Boxing Qualifiers, a promoter of two HBO televised world championship fights, and his longtime assistance to retired and impaired professional boxers, he was inducted into the Florida Boxing Hall of Fame in 2011. Additionally, he’s also been able to accomplish a great deal as CEO of The Yerrid Foundation, a self-funded organization that has supported more than 500 different charitable causes. Many of those efforts are children-oriented, including the National Pediatric Cancer Foundation, the Ronald McDonald House, Boys and Girls Clubs, the Make-A-Wish Foundation, 1Voice Foundation, and the Children’s Cancer

The essence of his career and his life’s work can be traced to Yerrid’s fervent desire to help people less fortunate, as well as an unconditional commitment to making a positive difference in the lives of others. “I think the law is truly wonderful,” he said. “In many instances, it’s the only force that brings order to our civilization and society. When the system of justice works properly, it addresses wrongdoing and protects our most vulnerable citizens by providing a level playing field. I believe true justice is the greatest equalizer our democracy offers and a forum in which a lone individual can take on the most powerful of corporations. The courtroom can cause much needed change and make a real difference in life when government and lawmakers do not. If I ever had the opportunity to live another lifetime, I would want to come back as a trial lawyer and enjoy this marvelous journey again.” W W W.BESTL AW Y ERS.COM

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PROFILED FIRM/LAWYER

BUSH ROSS James J. Evangelista (D), Edward O. Savitz (D) page 9

QUARLES & BRADY Samuel P. Queirolo SHUMAKER, LOOP & KENDRICK W. Kent Ihrig, John S. Inglis SHUTTS & BOWEN CLARK & MARTINO Meredith Freeman, Lee E. Nelson, Adam Anthony D. Martino (P) S. Woodruff HILL WARD HENDERSON SILBERMAN LAW Benjamin H. Hill III (D) Aaron Silberman MACFARLANE FERGUSON & MCMULLEN SIVYER BARLOW & WATSON Andrew M. Brown (D) Neal A. Sivyer WAGNER MCLAUGHLIN SMOLKER, BARTLETT, LOEB, HINDS & Alan F. Wagner (P) SHEPPARD Jay J. Bartlett PUBLIC FINANCE LAW SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS Jeffrey D. Butt, Stacy H. Krumin, BRYANT MILLER OLIVE Stephen J. Mitchell Duane D. Draper STEARNS WEAVER MILLER WEISSLER HOLLAND & KNIGHT ALHADEFF & SITTERSON Richard B. Stephens, Edward W. Vogel Ronald L. Weaver III, Michael L. Wiener TRENAM LAW NABORS, GIBLIN & NICKERSON J. Alan Asendorf, David R. Brittain, Mary L. Thomas Giblin, Steven E. Miller, H. Quinlan, William G. Scott, Richard H. John R. Stokes Sollner, Robert G. Stern SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS Alexandra M. MacLennan SECURITIES / CAPITAL

SHUMAKER, LOOP & KENDRICK Bruce H. Gordon, William R. Swindle TRENAM LAW Harold W. Mullis, Jr., D. Michael O’Leary

TECHNOLOGY LAW BANAS LAW FIRM George A. Banas BURR & FORMAN Harvey S. Kauget DE LA PEÑA & HOLIDAY Brent C.J. Britton

TRADE SECRETS LAW BRINKS GILSON & LIONE Alejandro J. Fernandez FISHER PHILLIPS Steven M. Bernstein GREENBERG TRAURIG Richard C. McCrea, Jr.

TRUSTS AND ESTATES

AKERMAN August M. Van Eepoel DELL MARKETS LAW ALLEN Donna L. Longhouse, Frank J. Rief III QUI TAM LAW AKERMAN BARNETT BOLT KIRKWOOD LONG & CARLTON FIELDS David M. Doney (R, S) KOCHE Edward J. Page Leslie J. Barnett, Peter T. BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS OGLETREE, DEAKINS, NASH, SMOAK Kirkwood, Rachel Albritton Robert C. Rasmussen (R, S) & STEWART Lunsford BURR & FORMAN Edmund J. McKenna BAUMANNKANGAS ESTATE LAW William J. Schifino, Jr. (S*) PHELPS DUNBAR Phillip A. Baumann A. Brian Albritton BUSH ROSS BUSH ROSS THE LAW OFFICES OF KEVIN J. NAPPER Edward O. Savitz (S*) Jolyon D. Acosta, Samuel B. Kevin J. Napper page 9 Dolcimascolo, Peter J. Kelly ZUCKERMAN SPAEDER CARLTON FIELDS Morris Weinberg, Jr. page 9 Richard A. Denmon (R, S), Nathaniel L. Doliner (S) CARLTON FIELDS REAL ESTATE LAW Gwynne A. Young FOLEY & LARDNER ADAMS AND REESE Curt P. Creely (S), Steven W. Vazquez (S) CRAIG A. MUNDY Robert W. Boos Craig A. Mundy GRAYROBINSON AKERMAN Frederick S. Schrils (S*) FOLEY & LARDNER Aileen S. Davis, Marilyn Mullen Healy, Natalie C. Annis HOLLAND & KNIGHT L. Joseph Shaheen, Jr. Chester E. Bacheller (R, GARDNER LAW FIRM ANTHONY & PARTNERS S), Robert J. Grammig (R, S), Richard B. Merritt A. Gardner Barbara H. Luikart Hadlow (R, S) GRAYROBINSON APPLETON, REISS & SKOREWICZ JOHNSON & CASSIDY Michael J. Nolan II, Sandra G. Sheets, Eric N. Appleton John E. Johnson (S*) John K. Vreeland BECKER & POLIAKOFF JOHNSON, POPE, BOKOR, RUPPEL GUNSTER, YOAKLEY & STEWART Michael E. Boutzoukas, Steven H. Mezer & BURNS Debra L. Boje, Brian C. Sparks Guy M. Burns (S, S*), Scott C. Ilgenfritz HILL WARD HENDERSON BRICKLEMYER LAW GROUP (S*) Clayton Bricklemyer Charles W. Callahan III, Amelia M. LAURO LAW FIRM Campbell, Linda D. Hartley BUCHANAN INGERSOLL & ROONEY John F. Lauro (S*) Rhea F. Law, Ted R. Tamargo HOLLAND & KNIGHT MCNAMARA & CARVER Shane A. Hart, Edward F. Koren, Jr., BURR & FORMAN Thomas P. McNamara (R) William R. Lane, Jr., Robert Lang Scott Brown SHUMAKER, LOOP & KENDRICK J. RICHARD CASKEY BUSH ROSS Darrell C. Smith (R, S), Gregory C. J. Richard Caskey Peter J. Kelly, Edward O. Savitz Yadley (S) JOHNSON, POPE, BOKOR, RUPPEL page 9 TRENAM LAW & BURNS Nelson T. Castellano (S), Jeffrey M. Gad, Scott C. Ilgenfritz, CARLTON FIELDS Charles F. Ketchey, Jr. (S*), Richard M. William Kalish Robert S. Freedman, Joel B. Giles, Leisner (R, S), Gary I. Teblum (S) LINDA C. HANNA Shannon B. Gray, Edgel C. Lester, Jr., Linda C. Hanna Richard C. Linquanti, Laurel E. Lockett, WIAND GUERRA KING George L. Guerra (S*), Dominique E. Thomas J. Roehn, Gwynne A. Young MACFARLANE FERGUSON & MCMULLEN Heller (S*) James Williams Goodwin II CHARLES J. LEVIN ZUCKERMAN SPAEDER Charles J. Levin QUARLES & BRADY Morris Weinberg, Jr. (S*) Robert James Kline ERIN MCCORMICK LAW Erin R. McCormick TAX LAW SHUMAKER, LOOP & KENDRICK Bruce H. Gordon, William R. Swindle FOLEY & LARDNER AKERMAN Thomas M. Little, Fred S. SHUTTS & BOWEN Brian Harris, August M. Van Eepoel Ridley, Stephen J. Szabo Jordan G. Lee BARNETT BOLT KIRKWOOD LONG & GARDNER BREWER MARTINEZTAE KELLEY BRONNER KOCHE MONFORT Tae Kelley Bronner Leslie J. Barnett, Craig E. Behrenfeld, Christopher W. Brewer, T. Truett Gardner Robert S. Bolt, Hunter J. Brownlee, Peter TRENAM LAW GRAYROBINSON Jennifer L. Griffin, Charles F. Ketchey, T. Kirkwood, David L. Koche Joseph Covelli, Jeanette M. Flores, Jr., J. Eric Taylor Stephen L. Kussner, Michael J. Nolan II, BUCHANAN INGERSOLL & ROONEY Mitchell I. Horowitz Stephen C. Watson, Johanna Wood UTILITIES LAW CARLTON FIELDS GUNSTER, YOAKLEY & STEWART DE LA PARTE & GILBERT David P. Burke, Cristin Conley Keane, James B. Soble Edward P. de la Parte, Jr. Lawrence Kemm HILL WARD HENDERSON Anderson L. Baldy III, Scott W. Dibbs, S. FOLEY & LARDNER VENTURE CAPITAL LAW Olin G. Shivers Katherine Frazier, Robert B. Gough III, Gina K. Grimes, Thomas N. Henderson FOLEY & LARDNER GARDNER LAW FIRM III, K. Tyler Hill, Jonathan P. Jennewein, Steven W. Vazquez Merritt A. Gardner Robert E.V. Kelley, Jr., Morris C. Massey, HILL WARD HENDERSON Scott A. McLaren, Jerilyn Reed, R. James GUNSTER, YOAKLEY & STEWART David S. Felman Brian C. Sparks Robbins, Jr., W. Lawrence Smith HARRISON TAX LAW HOLLAND & KNIGHT WATER LAW William T. Harrison III Richard D. Eckhard, Leonard H. Gilbert, DE LA PARTE & GILBERT Bradford D. Kimbro, David R. Singleton, HILL WARD HENDERSON Edward P. de la Parte, Jr. Robert Allan Warram, Barbara M. Yadley Robert E.V. Kelley, Jr. MANSON BOLVES DONALDSON VARN JEFFREY C. SHANNON HOLLAND & KNIGHT ATTORNEYS AT LAW Jeffrey C. Shannon Bernard A. Barton, Jr., Douglas P. Manson Shane A. Hart, Edward F. Koren, Jr., JOHNSON, POPE, BOKOR, RUPPEL William R. Lane, Jr., Jack A. Levine, & BURNS WORKERS’ COMPENSATION LAW Douglas A. Wright Thomas J. Hunt, Darryl R. Richards MACFARLANE FERGUSON & MCMULLEN JOHNSON, POPE, BOKOR, RUPPEL BANKER LOPEZ GASSLER & BURNS Jeffrey W. Gibson, Stephen H. Reynolds Donald S. Bennett (E), David C. Jeffrey M. Gad, Vitauts M. Gulbis, Lockwood (E), Stephanie M. Vann MCINTYRE THANASIDES William Kalish Brown (E) Richard J. McIntyre MACFARLANE FERGUSON & MCMULLEN CARLSON, MEISNER, HART & HAYSLETT MCNAMARA & CARVER James Williams Goodwin II Matthew B. Wheeley (E) Charles H. Carver MARK T. TATE KELLEY KRONENBERG MILLER LAW Mark T. Tate, Jr. Janice Matson Rickert (E) Philip H. Bush QUARLES & BRADY QUINTAIROS, PRIETO, WOOD & BOYER PHELPS DUNBAR Robert James Kline Mary Ann Stiles (E) S. Elise Batsel, William Joshua Podolsky, SHARP PARTNERS Donald H. Whittemore THE BLEAKLEY BAVOL LAW FIRM William M. Sharp Sr. Robert J. Grace, Jr. (E) PRESTON O. COCKEY, JR. Preston O. Cockey, Jr.

RON RUSSO FAMILY LAW

Ron has consistently earned from his peers and judges an AV Martindale-Hubbell rating (which is the highest possible rating) and recognition as one of Florida’s Super Lawyers. Ron has served as a member of the Board of Directors, as the Treasurer, and as the President of the Hillsborough County Bar Association, where he also served as the editor of The Lawyer magazine. Ron received his LLM degree (graduating first in his class) and his Juris Doctor law degree (graduating cum laude) from the University of Florida where he was a member of the top 10 percent of his class Order of the Coif honorary society. Ron also published for the University of Florida Law Review and other periodicals and was the recipient of six American Jurisprudence book awards bestowed by law school professors upon the student with the highest class grade. Ron’s practice focuses on complex family law dissolution, child custodial and parental responsibility, modification, and enforcement litigation matters and appeals. Ron has represented founding and other owners (or their spouses) of an Anheuser-Busch/Budweiser beer distributorship, the New York Yankees, and national and international companies (including Publix Supermarkets and Outback Steakhouse). He has also represented numerous prominent doctors, lawyers, judges, Major League Baseball players (one of whom is in the legendary 40-40 club, which in the history of major league baseball, has only four members), National Basketball Association players, and other business entrepreneurs and professionals.

RONALD J. RUSSO, ATTORNEY AT LAW

501 E. KENNEDY BLVD., SUITE 700 | TAMPA, FL 33602 PHONE 813-221-9400 | EMAIL WENDY@RONRUSSO.COM

FRASER HIMES FAMILY LAW Fraser, who is board certified in marital and family law since 1987, is a past chair of the Florida Bar’s Family Law Rules Committee, past member of Board of Governors, and past member of the executive council of Family Law section, and the past president of the Hillsborough County Bar. He is AV rated by Martindale Hubbell and listed in Florida Super Lawyers, Florida Trend’s Legal Elite, and The Best Lawyers in America© . He is a leader and advocate for the collaborative law movement and member of IACP, FACP, Collaborative Divorce Texas, Next Generation Divorce, and Tampa Bay Academy of Collaborative Professionals. Fraser enjoys a statewide practice handling high net worth divorces, is a partner of Fraser Himes P.A., and practices with associate John Marchione.

601 Bayshore Boulevard, Suite 615 | Tampa, FL 33606 phone 813.261.4700 | fax 813.261.4707 email fraser.himes@himesdivorcelaw.com

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MARCI BALL ELORDI, JASON A. MCINTOSH, SCOTT B. SMITH, KEVIN C. SMITH, TODD FRONRATH, SORRAYA M. SOLAGES-JONES, WILLIAM S. WILLIAMS, CHASE M. NUGENT, LAKE H. “TREY” LYTAL III, LANCE C. IVEY, MATTHEW E. HAYNES, DARLA L. KEEN, NELSON E. BAEZ, JOSEPH J. REITER, KELSEY C. BURKE, CHRISTOPHER J. KELLER, ARYE P. CORBETT

Lytal, Reiter, Smith, Ivey & Fronrath is proud of its history and roots.

of the Year” award in Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs in West Palm Beach. “We are true litigators and we are available 24/7 to our clients and referral sources,” Smith says about the firm’s work ethic and personal touch.

For clients, that dedication and commitment has translated into recoveries over the course of the firm’s history that have totaled billions of dollars (that’s billion, with a “b”). But they do it one client at a time and with the same focus that has defined the firm since day one. “We only do one thing, and that’s help injured victims,” says Scott Smith, who in 2017 received the Best Lawyers® “Lawyer

The firm’s work runs the full spectrum of a personal injury practice, with its attorneys collectively clocking in at more than 250 years of combined legal experience in the areas of medical malpractice, motor vehicle accidents, product liability, wrongful death, and much more. The reputation of its lawyers, coupled with the extensive experience of its paralegals and other support staff, have led to the firm’s Tier 1 ranking in Plaintiff’s Medical Malpractice Law, Personal Injury Litigation, and Product Liability Litigation by U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” in West Palm Beach for 2019. It’s also why six of the firm’s attorneys—Lance C. Ivey, Lake Lytal, Jr., Lake “Trey” Lytal, III, Joseph J. Reiter, Kevin Smith, and Scott B. Smith— have been repeatedly named to the Best Lawyers list.

eadquartered in West Palm Beach—where the firm has called home since Lake Lytal, Jr. and Joe Reiter first opened its doors in 1985—its attorneys strongly identify with the community that surrounds them. Indeed, say partners Lake “Trey” Lytal, III and Scott B. Smith, while the firm does have a national reach, working on behalf of injured individuals and their families in South Florida has always been a little bit personal. “We’re all very connected to the area,” says Trey Lytal. “Many of our attorneys and staff were born and raised here. Our family ties to this community are very strong.”

515 N Flagler Dr, 10th floor | West Palm Beach, FL 33401 | phone 800.654.2024 | fax 561.832.2932