MIAMI (August 20, 2026) – Holland & Knight is pleased to announce that 850 of the Firm's attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America guide for 2027. Among those attorneys, 36 were named as "Lawyers of the Year." In addition, 250 attorneys were named "Ones to Watch" in their respective practice areas. For 2027, 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 expertise and undergo an authentication process to ensure that they are in current practice and 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 Adams (Orlando): Corporate Law
Bill Banowsky (Dallas/Fort Worth): Litigation – Mergers and Acquisitions
David Barkus (Miami): Litigation – Mergers and Acquisitions
Jason Baruch (Tampa): Litigation – Banking and Finance
Peter Baumgaertner (New York): Litigation – Banking and Finance; Energy Law
Jonathan Blum (Dallas/Fort Worth): Nonprofit/Charities Law
Ivan Colao (Jacksonville): Securities/Capital Markets Law
Marcus Crider (Nashville): Labor Law – Management
Lawrence Curtin (Tallahassee): Litigation – Environmental; Natural Resources Law
Rick Eckhard (Tampa): Real Estate Law
Wifredo Ferrer (Miami): Corporate Compliance Law
Erica Garrison (Nashville): Economic Development Law
Suzanne Gilbert (Orlando): Litigation – Real Estate
Joseph Goldstein (Miami): Land Use and Zoning Law
Peter Hargitai (Jacksonville): Litigation – Banking and Finance
Shannon Hartsfield (Tallahassee): Healthcare Law
Joshua Husbands (Portland): Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law; Trusts and Estates
Jennifer Karpchuk (Philadelphia): Litigation and Controversy – Tax
Steven Kirkham (Nashville): Land Use and Zoning Law
William Lane (Tampa): Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law; Trusts and Estates
Rebecca Leon (Miami): International Trade and Finance Law
Jack Levine (Tampa): Tax Law
Scott MacCormack (Seattle): Energy Law
D. Bruce May (Tallahassee): Energy Law
Andrew Melsheimer (Dallas/Fort Worth): Arbitration
George Mencio (Miami): Transportation Law
Tamsen Plume (San Francisco): Land Use and Zoning Law
Danielle Price (Miami): Venture Capital Law
Roberto Pupo (Miami): Corporate Governance Law
Ira Rosner (Miami): Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law
Lawrence Sellers Jr. (Tallahassee): Land Use and Zoning Law; Water Law
William Shepherd (West Palm Beach): Criminal Defense: White-Collar; Litigation – Banking and Finance
Mark Swirbalus (Boston): Litigation – Trusts and Estates
Woody Vaughan (Atlanta): Public Finance Law
Jesse Vogtle (Birmingham): Litigation – Banking and Finance
James Weaver (Nashville): Environmental Law
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 2027 can be found here.