Three associates received ‘Ones to Watch’ recognition
Two-thirds of Smith Hulsey & Busey lawyers are recognized in the 2022 edition of Best Lawyers ® , the only purely peer review™ guide to the legal profession.
In addition, Stephen D. Moore Jr. was voted the 2022 “Lawyer of the Year” for Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) in Jacksonville. Steve also was named Jacksonville “Lawyer of the Year” for healthcare law in 2021.
The twenty Smith Hulsey lawyers listed in Best Lawyers ® 2022 for Jacksonville are:
- Stephen D. Busey
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Charmaine T.M. Chiu
- Corporate Law
- Health Care Law
- Securities Regulation
- David Dunn*
- Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Patrick P. Coll
- Commercial Litigation
- Michael E.Demont
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Litigation – Banking and Finance
- Earl E. Googe Jr.
- Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Megan R. Heiden*
- Commercial Litigation
- Litigation – Health Care
- Jeanne E. Helton
- Health Care Law
- David J. Hull
- Tax Law
- Trust and Estates
- G. Preston Keyes
- Real estate law
- William E. Kuntz
- Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- M. Richard Lewis, Jr.
- Corporate Law
- Health Care Law
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Stephen D. Moore
- Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Corporate Law
- Health Care Law
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Securities Regulation
- James H. Post
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Bryan L. Putnal
- Real Estate Law
- Lanny Russell
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Litigation – Banking and Finance
- Litigation – Construction
- Tim E. Sleeth
- Environmental Law
- John R. Thomas
- Commercial Litigation
- Litigation – Bankruptcy
- John W. Wallace*
- Environmental Law
- Harry M. Wilson III
- Real Estate Law
* Listed in Best Lawyers for the first time
In addition, three attorneys received the publication’s 2022 “Ones to Watch” recognition, which is given to lawyers on the rise:
- Kevin P. Blodgett
- Commercial Litigation
- Litigation – Environmental
- Brandon Cook*
- Commercial Litigation
- Kayla Haines Herrin*
- Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Corporate Law
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
*Listed in Best Lawyers “Ones to Watch” for the first time
Inclusion in Best Lawyers ® is based entirely on peer-review. The 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 and legal practice area.
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