Three Attorneys Listed as “Lawyer of the Year”
Twenty-Six Attorneys Listed as Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch®
August 20, 2026 – TAMPA, FL – Trenam Law is pleased to announce that eighty-five of its attorneys have been listed in The Best Lawyers in America© 2027. Additionally, three attorneys from Trenam have been listed as “Lawyer of the Year”. They are Anne Q. Pollack, Land Use and Zoning Law; Stephanie C. Lieb, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; and Michael J. Reeves, Corporate Law.
Twenty-six attorneys are listed in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch®. This recognition is given to attorneys who are earlier in their careers for outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States. The “Ones to Watch” recipients typically have been in practice for less than 10 years.
Recognition by Best Lawyers® is based entirely on peer review. Best Lawyers® methodology is designed to capture, as accurately as possible, the consensus opinion of leading lawyers about the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same geographical area and legal practice area. “Lawyer of the Year” is awarded to individual attorneys with the highest overall peer-feedback for a specific practice area and geographic region. Only one attorney is recognized as the “Lawyer of the Year” for each specialty and location.
The attorneys listed in The Best Lawyers in America© 2027, including “Lawyer of the Year” are:
- Erin Smith Aebel – Health Care Law
- Paul D. Bain – Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law; Litigation – Real Estate
- Kathleen M. Bickelhaupt – Corporate Law; Health Care Law
- Marla DeVicente Bohlander – Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
- David R. Brittain – Real Estate Law
- Adam B. Brouillet – Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation
- Richard A. Bruner, Jr. – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law; Commercial Transactions / UCC Law; Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law
- Graham Carothers, Jr. – Real Estate Law
- Nelson T. Castellano – Corporate Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Patrick M. Causey – Commercial Litigation
- Blair H. Chan III – Family Law; Family Law Mediation
- Thomas J. Cockriel – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- John Compton – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law; Corporate Law; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
- Beth A. Cronin – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Real Estate
- Gerald D. Davis – Commercial Litigation
- Catherine DiPaolo – Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Employment Law – Management; Litigation -Construction; Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Joseph DiVito – Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law; Trusts and Estates
- Amy L. Drushal – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation; Financial Services Regulation Law
- Stanley H. Eleff – Commercial Litigation; Franchise Law; Litigation – Construction; Litigation – Labor & Employment
- Lara Roeske Fernandez – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Tina M. Fischer – Real Estate Law
- Richard K. Fueyo – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Trusts and Estates; Trusts and Estates
- John D. Goldsmith – Commercial Litigation; Corporate Law; Employment Law – Management; Litigation -Bankruptcy; Litigation – Labor & Employment; Privacy and Data Security Law
- Jennifer L. Griffin – Trusts and Estates
- Richard M. Hanchett – Commercial Litigation; Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Gregory-Scott R. Haney – Real Estate Law
- Charles M. Harris – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Diana L. Hayes – Commercial Transactions / UCC Law; Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Taylor Russo Hess – Trust and Estates
- Timothy M. Hughes – Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law
- John E. Hurley – Corporate Law
- Gregg E. Hutt – Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Litigation – Construction
- Cristin C. Keane – Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law; Nonprofit / Charities Law; Tax Law
- Dean A. Kent – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Charles F. Ketchey – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Bankruptcy; Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation – Securities; Litigation – Trusts and Estates
- Eric S. Koenig – Commercial Litigation; Construction Law
- Alicia H. Koepke – Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation; Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Richard M. Leisner – Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation
- Rhys P. Leonard – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Stephanie C. Lieb – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law – “Lawyer of the Year”; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Lindsay Patrick Lopez – Appellate Practice; Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Derrick Maginness– Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Real Estate
- Monica B. Mason – Copyright Law; Trademark Law
- Donald Mastry – Real Estate Law
- William “Bert” McBride – Commercial Litigation
- Fredrick H. L. McClure – Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Melodie M. Menzer – Tax Law
- Brigid A. Merenda – Commercial Litigation; Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor & Employment
- Harold “Hal” W. Mullis – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Tax Law
- Patrick J. Poff – Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Litigation – Construction
- Anne Q. Pollack – Land Use and Zoning Law – “Lawyer of the Year”; Real Estate Law
- Mathew S. Poling – Real Estate Law
- Jacqueline Prats – Commercial Litigation; Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor & Employment
- Michael J. Reeves – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Commercial Transactions / UCC Law; Corporate Law – “Lawyer of the Year”; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation; Tax Law
- Robert G. Stern – Real Estate Law
- Gary I. Teblum – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law
- John S. Vento – Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Litigation – Construction
- Shirin M. Vesely – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Labor & Employment; Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs; Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs
- Don B. Weinbren – Health Care Law
The attorneys listed in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in 2027 are:
- Elizabeth Alderson – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Jonathon Ballantyne – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Garret Barnes, Jr. – Real Estate Law
- Kelsey Burgess – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Alexander Busvek – Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law
- Audrey Carver – Commercial Litigation
- Lauren K. Clemente – Real Estate Law
- Aaron Cook – Real Estate Law
- John P. Farris – Real Estate Law
- Chris Fowler – Business Organization (including LLCs and Partnerships); Trusts and Estates
- Stephanie M. Freeman – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Construction
- Ally Glauser – Real Estate Law
- Savannah Godec – Commercial Litigation
- Michael Harrigan – Commercial Litigation
- Macgregor Hudson – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Sarah Jacobi – Tax Law
- Zane Katz – Commercial Litigation
- Anthony Marzocca – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
- Kyle McCabe – Commercial Litigation
- Robert J. McDonald – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Dakota McLean – Real Estate Law
- Micah Novey – Commercial Litigation
- Matthew Payne – Real Estate Law
- Gregory Short – Commercial Litigation
- Almarosa Torres-O’Connor – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Jade T. Wooden – Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law
