Best Lawyers, the oldest peer-review publication in the legal profession, has named four Smith Hulsey & Busey attorneys as 2014 Best Lawyers in America “Lawyers of the Year.” The recognized attorneys include:
- Stephen D. Busey, chairman of the firm, as Jacksonville “Lawyer of the Year” in Bet-the-Company Litigation
- M. Richard Lewis, Jr., chairman of the firm’s Business Department and its Health Care Group, as Jacksonville “Lawyer of the Year” in Health Care Law
- James H. Post – shareholder in the firm, as Jacksonville “Lawyer of the Year” in Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- E. Lanny Russell, member of the firm’s Board of Directors, as Jacksonville “Lawyer of the Year” in Litigation – Banking & Finance
Those honored as “Lawyers of the Year” received particularly impressive ratings in Best Lawyers surveys by earning a high level of respect among their peers for their abilities, professionalism and integrity. Only a single lawyer in each specialty in each community is honored as the “Lawyer of the Year.”
Best Lawyers compiles its lists of outstanding attorneys by conducting exhaustive peer-review surveys in which thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers. Best Lawyers has been designating “Lawyers of the Year” in the United States in high-profile legal practice areas since 2009 and has expanded to international recognitions.
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