Recognitions & Awards
- Chambers USA 2011 recognized nine partners as "Leaders in their Field" in Construction, Corporate/M&A & Private Equity, Litigation, Real Estate, and Zoning/Land Use for Florida
- The firm has been named one of the top nationally rated law firms in the United States in Fortune Magazine’s “2012 Top Ranked Law Firm” list, which will appear in Fortune’s “2012 Investor’s Guide”
- Among the top-named Florida firms in The Legal 500 for 2011, 2010 and 2009 in Land Use & Zoning and in Real Transactions & Finance
- The firm's Labor & Employment Group has been listed in the "2011 Go-To Top 500 firms" for a second straight year by Corporate Counsel magazine, a publication of American Lawyer Media (ALM)
- Recognized as "Best Law Firms 2011-2012" by U.S. News & World Report & Best Lawyers in 38 practices
- Best Lawyers in America 2012 featured 39 firm attorneys, a recognition re-featured in Orlando Magazine's report of "Orlando's Best Lawyers"
- The firm has the highest AV-rating by the Martindale-Hubbell rating service, and 50 of our individual attorneys are Peer Review Rated AV – the highest individual rating
- Florida Super Lawyers 2011 included 24 attorneys within our firm. Additionally 15 of the firm's attorneys have been recognized as the 2011 Florida Rising Stars
- Ranked #1 largest law firm in Central Florida by Orlando Business Journal; #1 in real estate and bankruptcy; #2 in litigation
- Recognized by Orlando Business Journal's Best Places to Work in Central Florida; 2010 ranked #2
- Florida "Legal Elite" 2011 by Florida Trend included 15 attorneys within our firm
- Ranked #6 in the 2011 Orlando Sentinel's Annual "Top 100 Companies for Working Families Program," the only law firm to rank in the top 25 in the large company category
- Award recipient of Legal Marketing Association Southeastern Chapter (LMASE) "2011 Your Honor Award" for social media category (runner up)
- Firm partner Rich Fildes honored with the 20-year "Howard Palmer Award", the highest service honor awarded by Florida Citrus Sports
- Firm partner Miranda F. Fitzgerald named "2012 Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers
- Firm partner Aaron Gorovitz named by the Orlando Business Journal as the "Most Influential Businessman" for 2011 in the legal industry
- Firm attorney Melody Lynch honored with the "YLS Pro Bono Award" by the Orange County Young Lawyers Division (YLD) for her exemplary work as a Guardian Ad Litem (GAL) for the Legal Aid Society during 2011
- Firm partner Jameil McWhorter nominated as one of the "2011 Nation's Best Advocates: 40 Lawyers Under 40" by the National Bar Association (NBA) and IMPACT
- Firm partner Rebecca "Becky" Furman Wilson recognized as a “2011 Up-and-Comer Finalist” by the Orlando Business Journal
- Firm partner Terry Young highlighted as one of "four Central Florida most sought-after attorneys" in the Orlando Business Journal