24 Ruden McClosky Attorneys Included in The Best Lawyers In America 2009

Congratulations to the following Ruden McClosky attorneys who will be included in The Best Lawyers in America 2009 edition! The 2009 edition will be published and distributed in December 2008. Information regarding the selection process is included at the end of the attorney listing below. 

Fort Lauderdale

Michele Kane Cummings, Family Law

Scott J. Fuerst, Land Use & Zoning Law/Real Estate Law

Bruce D. Goorland (*), Real Estate Law

Mark F. Grant, Real Estate Law

Donald C. McClosky (25), Environmental Law/Land Use & Zoning Law/Real Estate Law

Dennis D. Mele (10), Environmental Law/Land Use & Zoning Law

John H. Pelzer, Appellate Law

Carl Schuster, Trusts and Estates

John L. Shiekman, Real Estate Law

Peter D. Slavis (*), Real Estate Law

Barry E. Somerstein (10), Real Estate Law

Mark K. Somerstein, Banking Law/Real Estate Law

Miami

Stephen H. Siegel (*), Health Care Law

Harry B. Smith (20), Real Estate Law

Orlando

William F. Sutton, Jr., Health Care Law

Sarasota

Barry F. Spivey, Trusts and Estates

St. Petersburg

V. James Dickson, Construction Law

Tallahassee

Margaret-Ray Kemper, Land Use & Zoning Law

Mary F. Smallwood (10), Environmental Law/Land Use & Zoning Law

Tampa

Steven A. Anderson (*), Government Relations Law

Tony B. Griffin (10), Labor and Employment Law

Bruce D. Lamb (*), Health Care Law

West Palm Beach

Marvin S. Rosen (20), Real Estate Law

E. Lee Worsham, Environmental Law

(*) Lawyers who are listed for the first time in Best Lawyers.

(10) Lawyers who have been listed in Best Lawyers for at least 10 years.

(20) Lawyers who have been listed in Best Lawyers for at least 20 years.

(25) Lawyers who have been listed in Best Lawyers for at least 25 years.

The Best Lawyers In America® Selection Process

Inclusion in Best Lawyers is based entirely on peer review. For 25 years, the top lawyers in the U.S. have helped make The Best Lawyers In America the leading legal referral guide by candidly evaluating the work of other top lawyers in the same specialties and geographic areas.

Lawyers are nominated to Best Lawyers in three ways. First, all of the lawyers in the previous edition of Best Lawyers are automatically nominated into the next edition. Second, during the voting process, voting lawyers are asked to nominate any outstanding lawyers who have not yet been nominated. These lawyer nominations are generally for lawyers at other firms and register as votes as well as nominations.

Finally, now that most large firms have marketing departments, Best Lawyers allows marketing directors to nominate lawyers from their own firms.