Super Lawyers - Florida 2017

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C. TODD ALLEY

ALLEY, CLARK & GREIWE

701 East Washington Street Tampa, FL 33602

Fax: 813-224-0373 talley@tampatriallawyers.com www.tampatriallawyers.com C. Todd Alley specializes in personal injury, products liability, mass torts (pharmaceutical and medical devices), and medical malpractice claims throughout Florida. Mr. Alley graduated from the University of Florida. He received his law degree from The University of Alabama in 1980. Mr. Alley is AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell. He has been selected annually since 2011 by Best Lawyers in three categories: Personal Injury Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation, and Product Liability Litigation. For nearly three decades, Mr. Alley has been instrumental in the firm’s successful representation of thousands of injured clients throughout Florida in various complex product liability and mass tort claims.

PERSONAL INJURY GENERAL: PLAINTIFF PERSONAL INJURY MEDICAL MALPRAC TICE: PLAINTIFF

PERSONAL INJURY PRODUC TS: PLAIN TIFF
M. ADAM BANKIER

BANKIER & ARLEN LAW GROUP, PLLC

101 Southeast 6th Avenue Suite C Delray Beach, FL 33483

Tel: 561-278-3110

Fax: 561-278-3143 abankier@bankierlaw.com www.bankierlaw.com M. Adam Bankier is a Board Certified Specialist in the areas of Wills, Trusts, and Estates, and he is AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell. Mr. Bankier earned both his J.D. and LL.M. in Taxation from the University of Miami School of Law. He is also a Certified Public Accountant in the State of Florida. Mr. Bankier is admitted to practice law in Florida, New York, and Colorado, and The Bankier & Arlen Law Group, PLLC has offices in both Florida and New York. Mr. Bankier’s practice is limited to providing high net- worth individuals and families with estate planning, tax planning, charitable planning, and business succession planning, and his firm is committed to providing clients with the highest level of service and attention.

BUSINESS/CORPORATE TAX

ESTATE PLANNING & PROBATE
A.J. BARRANCO, JR.

A.J. BARRANCO & ASSOCIATES, P. A.

Coconut Grove, FL 33133

Fax: 305-371-7021 abarranco@barrancolaw.com www.barrancolaw.com A.J. Barranco, Jr. passionately and effectively represents his clients. He has a national reputation for his results and expertise in high-profile cases. Mr. Barranco received his B.S. from Washington and Lee University in 1964 and his J.D. from the University of Florida in 1966. He was admitted to The Florida Bar in 1967 and is a member of The Florida Bar and the Dade County Bar. Mr. Barranco served as President of the Young Lawyers Section of The Florida Bar from 1977 to 1978, President of the Dade County Bar from 1984 to 1985, and President of the Dade County Trial Lawyers Association from 1983 to 1984, and served two terms on the Board of Governors of The Florida Bar.

BUSINESS LITIGATION APPELLATE

FAMILY LAW
JEFFREY A. BASKIES

KATZ BASKIES & WOLF PLLC

3020 North Military Trail Suite 275

Boca Raton, FL 33431

Tel: 561-910-5700

Fax: 561-910-5701 jeff.baskies@katzbaskies.com www.katzbaskies.com Jeffrey A. Baskies, Esq. is a graduate of Trinity College and Harvard Law School. Jeff is a founding partner of Katz Baskies & Wolf PLLC, concentrating on trusts and estates, tax, and business law. Jeff is Board Certified by The Florida Bar as an expert in Wills, Trusts and Estates, is AV preeminent rated by Martindale-Hubbell, has been voted to the Top 100 list in Florida Super Lawyers, 2009-2017, was voted to the Top 10 list in Florida Super Lawyers, 2014, and is included in The Best Lawyers in America (he was the 2013 trusts and estates Lawyer of the Year for south Florida). Jeff has published more than 100 articles on estate planning and is the successor author of the treatise Estate, Gift, Trust, and Fiduciary Tax Returns: Planning and Preparation (2013-2017) published by Thomson Reuters/ West.

TAX CLOSELY HELD BUSINESS

ESTATE PLANNING & PROBATE
MARK S. BENTLEY

JOHNSON POPE BOKOR RUPPEL & BURNS LLP

401 East Jackson Street Suite 3100

Tampa, FL 33602

Tel: 813-225-2500 Fax: 813-223-7118 markb@jpfirm.com www.jpfirm.com Mark Bentley focuses his practice on land use, zoning, eminent domain, and governmental law. Mark is Board Certified by The Florida Bar as an Expert in City, County, and Local Government Law; is AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell; and is a member of the American Planning Association’s American Institute of Certified Planners. In 2009, Mark received the APA’s Planner of the Year Award and has served as an adjunct professor for the University of South Florida’s master’s degree program in urban and regional planning. Mark has authored numerous articles and frequently speaks concerning land use law, eminent domain, billboard regulation, and noise regulation. Mark also serves as a special master statewide for conflicts concerning the Florida Land Use and Environmental Dispute Resolution Act.

EMINENT DOMAIN STATE, LOCAL & MUNICIPAL

LAND USE/ZONING
DOCK A. BLANCHARD

BLANCHARD MERRIAM ADEL & KIRKLAND PA

4 Southeast Broadway Street PO Box 1869

Ocala, FL 34478

Tel: 352-547-5123

Fax: 352-732-0017 dblanchard@bmaklaw.com www.bmaklaw.com One of only five attorneys in the State of Florida to be Board Certified by The Florida Bar to practice both civil and appellate law, Dock A. Blanchard is the senior partner at Ocala, Florida, firm Blanchard Merriam Adel & Kirkland PA, which he founded upon his admission to The Florida Bar in 1974. Mr. Blanchard focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation with an emphasis on personal injury litigation, including medical malpractice and wrongful death cases, at both the trial and appellate levels for clients in the Ocala community and throughout Marion County. He heads the firm’s appellate practice. A dedicated member of the FJA, Mr. Blanchard once chaired the organization’s Amicus Curiae Committee. He also holds membership in the ABOTA.

PERSONAL INJURY MEDICAL MALPRACTICE: PLAINTIFF PERSONAL INJURY GENERAL: PLAINTIFF

APPELLATE
MILTON S. BLAUT

BLAUT WEISS LAW GROUP

8211 West Broward Boulevard Suite 340

Plantation, FL 33324

Tel: 954-634-1800 mblaut@blautweiss.com www.blautweiss.com I have been a personal injury and medical malpractice trial attorney for over 40 years. I limit my practice to representing victims of automobile, truck and motorcycle collisions, medical negligence, vacation, cruise ship, premises, wrongful death, and insurance dispute cases. I am rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell, elected to the American Board of Trial Advocates, a member of the National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyers, named to Rue Ratings The Best Lawyers of America, to the Nation’s Top One Percent by the National Association of Distinguished Attorneys, America’s Top 100 Attorneys Lifetime Achievement for South Florida, and have received other accolades. Our firm is a small boutique personal injury trial practice serving South Florida.

PERSONAL INJURY GENERAL: PLAINTIFF

PERSONAL INJURY MEDICAL MALPRAC TICE: PLAIN TIFF
HAROLD BLUESTEIN

BLUESTEIN AND WAYNE, P. A.

4000 Ponce de Leon Boulevard Suite 770

Coral Gables, FL 33146

Tel: 305-859-9200

Fax: 305-859-9210 hbluestein@bw-pa.com www.bw-pa.com Mr. Bluestein is Florida Bar Board Certified in Marital and Family Law. He previously served as a member of the Marital and Family Law Certification Committee of The Florida Bar. He received his J.D., cum laude, from the University of Miami and was admitted to The Florida Bar in 1975. He served on the Miami-Dade County Bar Association’s Board of Directors, 1992-1996. He is a member of the Florida Justice Association and the American Association for Justice. Mr. Bluestein is featured in South Florida Legal Guide’s Top Lawyers and is listed in Florida Super Lawyers. He is included in The Best Lawyers in America and is a lifetime member of Strathmore’s Who’s Who. Mr. Bluestein has continuously received the highest rating (AV) by Martindale-Hubbell.

FAMILY LAW
MARK A. BOYLE

BOYLE & LEONARD, P.A.

2050 McGregor Boulevard Fort Myers, FL 33901

Tel: 239-337-1303

Fax: 239-337-7674

MBoyle@Insurance-Counsel.com www.Insurance-Counsel.com Attorney Mark A. Boyle is the managing shareholder of the law firm of Boyle & Leonard, P.A., in Fort Myers, Florida. With prior experience serving as in-house counsel for an insurance carrier and then defending carriers, Mr. Boyle now represents policyholders in litigation against carriers from the trial level through appeal, in both state and federal courts. In the case of U.S. Fire Ins. Co. v. J.S.U.B., Inc., 979 So.2d 871 (Fla. 2007), Mr. Boyle represented J.S.U.B., the general contractor, at trial and through all phases of appeal to the Florida Supreme Court. This is the seminal decision in Florida as to what constitutes an occurrence and property damage in CGL policies. His practice focuses on all types of insurance recovery, including insurance coverage for first-party and third-party bad faith and extra contractual claims.