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22 August 2025

Nearly 900 Holland & Knight Attorneys Recognized By The Best Lawyers In America For 2026

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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.
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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.

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Holland & Knight is a global law firm with nearly 2,000 lawyers in offices throughout the world. Our attorneys provide representation in litigation, business, real estate, healthcare and governmental law. Interdisciplinary practice groups and industry-based teams provide clients with access to attorneys throughout the firm, regardless of location.

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