Super Lawyers - Florida 2017

PUBLISHER’S LETTER

2017

Thank you for helping us celebrate the first year of our
redesigned Super Lawyers Magazine.
We hope you’ve noticed fresh touches—like “Discovery,”
a brief Q&A that gives one of your colleagues the solo
spotlight. And “Local Counsel,” a definitive guide that scores
you the inside scoop on what’s good in the neighborhood.
And we’re still innovating. Often, it’s your innovation that
keeps us on our toes—that’s why you may see stories
like “De Novo,” about cutting-edge legal work; or “Firm
Forward,” which profiles creative ways that firms thrive.
The one thing we won’t reinvent is our bedrock—the
compelling attorney profiles that have won our editorial
team more than a dozen national journalism awards.
How do we choose which lawyers to profile? They must
be selected to the current year’s Super Lawyers list.
Then we consider which firms and practice areas we’ve
recently covered.
We aim for regional, gender and ethnic diversity, too.
Attorneys ranking near the top of the list are more likely
to appear on the cover. And the story itself is crucial. The
one thing that isn’t a factor? Advertising. As with the
Super Lawyers list, editorial is never for sale.

In this issue, we talk with Eugene Pettis, co-founder of Fort Lauderdale’s Haliczer Pettis & Schwamm, about the many firsts in his life, including serving as the first African-American president of Florida’s Bar. The important thing, Pettis says, is bringing others along behind you. At Foley & Lardner in Orlando, Kimberly Ashby talks construction law, Shakespearean improv and landscape painting. We find out where in the world GrayRobinson’s Anastasia Protopapadakis is, and why you’ll want to know. And High Springs appellate attorney Paul Regensdorf tells us what he wishes he’d invented.

Thanks for reading. Drop us a line—we’d love to get
your feedback.
Cindy Larson

GENERAL MANAGER Laura Long PUBLISHER Cindy Larson

EDITORIAL & RESEARCH

DIRECTOR OF EDI TORIAL & RESEARCH Ron Cahill EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Erik Lundegaard

EDITOR Beth Taylor

MANAGING EDITOR Ross Pfund

CONTRIBUTING EDITORS Trevor Kupfer, Amy White EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Andrew Brandt PHOTOGRAPHY Scott Cook, Scott Wiseman CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Carlos Harrison, Harris Meyer, G. K. Sharman, Stan Sinberg

RESEARCH TEAM LEAD Laura Roepke SENIOR RESEARCH SPECIALISTS Chris Cheng, Jill Steward

RESEARCH EDI TORS Andrew Brady, Caroline Daykin, Andrew Eilertson, Wendy Lees, Mary Reeher

DATABASE OPERATIONS

DIRECTOR OF DATABASE OPERATIONS Evan Kentop DATA ADMINISTRATORS Traci Davey, Cale Millberry, Laura Smith

DATA SPECIALISTS Beth Callentine, Mary Cheam PROFILE PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR Michael Pease PROFILE PRODUCTION Alison Mannelin, Rachel Uhlig

ONLINE OPERATIONS

DIRECTOR OF ONLINE OPERATIONS Garth Gillespie ONLINE APPLICATION DEVELOPER Justin Slaby

PRODUCTION

DIRECTOR OF PRODUC TION Linda Eklund SENIOR PRODUC TION MANAGERS Tina Justison, Barbie Lefrancois

PRODUCTION MANAGERS Alicia Collins, Todd Proud MANAGER OF ART & PRODUCTION Erica Sorrentino GRAPHIC DESIGNERS Rich Ganzman, Meredith Ogorek PRODUCTION Shuné Benny, Da’Chaun Bolden, Andrew Eiser, Tim Knecht, Kiara Mayfield, Amy Sherren, Blyth Smith

MARKETING & PRODUCT

MARKETING MANAGER Cara Kent

PRODUCT MANAGER Jam Liske

MARKETING & EVENTS Denise Bowe, Patrick Dunn, Joanna Johnson, Jillian Tyler

ADVERTISING

SR. SALES MANAGER Dick Sarnowski

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ASSOCIATE PUBLISHERS Flip Arkulary, Francis Bungue, Brett Fritsche, Chad Geurink, Bruce Harries, Khalil Jordan, Alex Lessard, Ashley McGough, Veronica Palmquist, Travis Runck, Jason Torkelson

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Staff at Super Lawyers on what they wish they’d invented:

“Something like farming.

To be the first person to gather seeds, put them in the ground where you wanted them and watch them grow, thinking that you might just be changing the world.”

—EVAN KEN TOP, DIREC TOR OF DA TABASE OPERATIONS

“Teleportation. There would be lowered amounts of road rage, car accidents, DUIs and speeding tickets. It would get you where you’re going instantly!”

—ALISON MANNELIN, PRODUCTION ASSIS TANT

“The telescope. It’s the one thing that’s best let us know where we are in the universe, and how extremely far we have to go as a species. Second would be peanut butter, because it’s just awesome.”