MIAMI (August 21, 2025) – Holland & Knight is pleased to announce that 877 of the Firm's attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America guide for 2026. Among those attorneys, 32 were named as "Lawyers of the Year." In addition, 258 attorneys were named "Ones to Watch" in their respective practice areas. For 2026, only the top 5 percent of all practicing lawyers in the U.S. were selected by their peers for inclusion in the guide.
Attorneys on The Best Lawyers in America list are grouped by geographic region and practice area. They are reviewed by their peers on the basis of professional experience and undergo an authentication process to ensure that they are in current practice and in good standing.
Additional recognitions are also awarded to individual lawyers with the highest overall peer feedback for a specific practice area and geographic region in a Best Lawyers edition. Only one lawyer is recognized as the "Lawyer of the Year" for each specialty and location.
The Holland & Knight attorneys named "Lawyers of the Year" are:
Glenn A. Adams (Orlando): Health Care Law
Chester E. Bacheller (Tampa): Corporate Governance Law
David A. Barkus (Miami): Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
Christopher C. Brockman (Orlando): Real Estate Law
Edward M. Callaway (Nashville): Environmental Law
Robert Roe Campbell Jr. (Nashville): Project Finance Law
Maria T. Currier (Miami): Health Care Law
Lawrence N. Curtin (Tallahassee): Administrative/Regulatory Law
Allison S. Dyer (Atlanta): Public Finance Law
Robert J. Friedman (Miami): Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Employment Law – Individuals
Abbey Benjamin Garber (Dallas): Litigation and Controversy – Tax
Stanley E. Graham (Nashville): Labor Law – Management
John F. Halula (Miami): Real Estate Law
William H. Jackson III (Los Angeles): Real Estate Law
Bradford D. Kimbro (Tampa): Litigation – Real Estate
Paul G. Lannon Jr. (Boston): Education Law
Scott W. MacCormack (Seattle): Corporate Law
Thomas M. McAleavey (Orlando): Securities/Capital Markets Law
Patrick Murphy (Chattanooga): Banking and Finance Law
Stacie Polashuk Nelson (San Francisco): Litigation – Trusts and Estates
James H. Nixon III (Nashville): Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Christopher R. Nolan (New York): Transportation Law
Emily A. Parker (Dallas): Tax Law
Jeffrey R. Porter (Boston): Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental
Evan S. Seideman (Stamford): Corporate Law
Lawrence E. Sellers Jr. (Tallahassee): Government Relations Practice; Natural Resources Law
David R. Singleton (Tampa): Banking and Finance Law
Joseph H. Varner III (Tampa): Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants
Scott C. Wallace (Dallas): Commercial Finance Law
James M. Weaver (Nashville): Government Relations Practice
Michael L. Wiener (Tampa): Public Finance Law
Charles H. Williamson (Nashville): Litigation – Health Care
The Holland & Knight attorneys named "Ones to Watch" are listed here.
The full list of Holland & Knight attorneys named The Best Lawyers in America for 2026 can be found here.