Eighty-One Hill Ward Henderson Attorneys Cited in The Best Lawyers in America 2023 Publication

81 Hill Ward Henderson attorneys have been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America_© 2023 publication, one of the oldest and most prestigious organizations to rank attorneys in the United States. Of our 81 attorneys recognized, 57 were designated Best Lawyers in America for their respective areas of practice. In addition, 24 attorneys received the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch designation, recognizing attorneys who have been practicing for less than 10 years. Among our ranked attorneys, seven were named “Lawyer of the Year” for Tampa and St. Petersburg in their respective practice areas: Alton C. Ward, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Benjamin H. Hill III, Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants, Brett J. Preston, Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants, David S. Felman, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Dennis P. Waggoner, Bet-the-Company Litigation, E.D. Armstrong III, Land Use and Zoning Law, and Robert A. Shimberg, Administrative/Regulatory Law.

                                                                                                                                                                 Hill Ward Henderson attorneys recognized with The Best Lawyers in America_© 2023 designation include:

E.D. Armstrong, III - Real Estate Law, Land Use and Zoning Law

Anderson L. Baldy, III - Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Real Estate Law, Securities/Capital Markets L aw

Marie Attaway Borland - Appellate Practice

Christopher S. Branton – Commercial Litigation

K. Clayton Bricklemyer – Real Estate Law, Land Use and Zoning Law

Gregory P. Brown - Commercial Litigation, Construction Law

Rocco Cafaro - Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Litigation - Construction

Charles W. Callahan, III - Trusts and Estates

Amelia M. Campbell - Trusts and Estates

Roland S. Chase – Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Katherine E. Cole – Real Estate Law

John C. Connery, Jr. - Corporate Law

Kamala “Kami” E. Corbett – Real Estate Law, Land Use and Zoning Law

Shane T. Costello – Litigation – Real Estate, Litigation – Land Use and Zoning

Mark J. Criser – Commercial Litigation, Professional Malpractice – Defendants

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

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, Commercial Litigation

Robert M. Fulton - Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Lisa G. Gilleland – Real Estate Law

Thomas J. Goeglein – Real Estate Law

Robert B. Gough, III - Real Estate Law, Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law

Eric J. Hall - Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law

Matthew F. Hall – Commercial Litigation

Bret T. Hamlin - Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

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

Tyler Hill - Real Estate Law

Gordon Hill - Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Labor and Employment, Employment Law - Management

Timothy A. Hunt – Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Litigation - Construction

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 M. Mosley – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Nicholas Outman – Corporate Law

Cory J. Person - Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Litigation – Labor and Employment

Brett J. Preston – Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Erik P. Raines - Construction Law, Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Construction

Jerilyn H. Reed – Real Estate Law

Patrick J. Risch – Litigation – Real Estate

James Robbins, Jr. - Real Estate Law, Corporate Law, Administrative/Regulatory Law

Ethen R. Shapiro – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Litigation – Health Care

Robert A. Shimberg - Administrative/Regulatory Law

Kevin H. Sutton – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Kirsten L. Vignec - Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

Dennis P. Waggoner - Commercial Litigation, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants

Mark M. Wall - Commercial Litigation

Alton C. Ward - Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

Zachary W. Watt – Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law

Prestin Weidner – Tax Law, Corporate Law

                                                                                                                                                              Hill Ward Henderson attorneys recognized in the 2023 edition of the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch include:

Ryan M. Angel – Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law

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

Matthew L. Evans – Trust and Estates

Joshua T. Gehres – Securities Regulation

Andrew E. Holway – Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Insurance Law, Litigation – Construction

David W. Hughes – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants

David A. Keel – Construction Law, Litigation - Construction

Matthew Lastinger – Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Venture Capital Law

Ryan J. Leuthauser – Commercial Litigation, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants

Kendra McCan Lyman – Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Litigation - Construction

Fred C. “Kip” Marshall – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Real Estate

Ryan J. McConnell – Real Estate Law

Jason L. Molder – Construction Law

Anisha P. Patel – Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

Kevin C. Paule – Commercial Litigation

Tori C. Simmons – Commercial Litigation

Allison M. Stevenson – Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

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

Trae Weingardt – Product Liability Litigation – Defendants