Three associates also received ‘Ones to Watch’ recognition
Two-thirds of Smith Hulsey & Busey lawyers are recognized in the 2023 edition of Best Lawyers ® , the legal profession’s oldest and most respected peer-review publication.
A listing in Best Lawyers ® is a substantial honor in the industry and provides an unbiased referral to prospective clients and other professionals.
The 20 Smith Hulsey lawyers listed in Best Lawyers ® 2023 for Jacksonville are:
- Stephen D. Busey
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Charmaine T.M. Chiu
- Corporate Law
- Health Care Law
- Securities Regulation
- Angela Cottrell
- Corporate Governance Law
- Corporate Law
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Chris Dix
- Commercial Litigation
- 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
- Named Lawyer of the Year in 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
- Named Lawyer of the Year in Environmental Law
In addition, three attorneys received the publication’s “Ones to Watch” recognition, which is given to lawyers on the rise, for the third consecutive year:
- 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
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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