Florida Trend Magazine Publishes “2012 Florida Legal Elite”

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (June 28, 2011) – Florida Trend magazine named 15 Rogers Towers’ attorneys in its annual Legal Elite publication.  Attorneys throughout the state voted for their peers to be recognized in the issue.

2012 “Legal Elite”

  • A. Graham. Allen – Commercial Litigation
  • F. Eugene Atwood – Construction
  • William D. Brinton – Commercial Litigation
  • Michael J. Dewberry – Commercial Litigation
  • Fred D. Franklin, Jr. – Commercial Litigation
  • Christopher C. Hazelip – Civil Trial
  • Gregory F. Lunny – Commercial Litigation
  • G. Kenneth Norrie – Construction
  • Robert H. Pritchard – Health
  • Adrian Rust – Banking & Financial
  • Troy K. Smith – Construction
  • Cheryl L. Worman – Construction

2012 “Up & Comers”

  • L. Javan Grant
  • Scott J. Kennelly
  • Amanda S. Parker

Balloting for this year’s list began in October 2011 when Florida Trend invited in-state members of The Florida Bar to participate.  Lawyers were asked to name attorneys they hold in the highest regard or would recommend to others. Voters were also asked to name three “up and coming” attorneys.

The ballots were processed, checked and tabulated by Bradenton-based Outsource America and Suncoast Opinion Surveys in St. Petersburg.

Each lawyer was given a score based on the number of votes he or she received and whether the votes came from within their firm or outside their firm. Only lawyers who are currently licensed and practicing in Florida were considered eligible.

The list of top vote-getters was further examined using membership status and practice histories provided by The Florida Bar. A panel of previous Legal Elite winners, representing a variety of practice areas in cities across the state, reviewed the selection process and the list of finalists.

This year’s list of 1,348 Legal Elite attorneys represents the top 2% of more than 67,000 lawyers practicing in the state of Florida.

Rogers Towers, P. A., founded in Jacksonville in 1905, is Northeast Florida’s largest law firm with offices in Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Amelia Island, Ponte Vedra Beach, Naples and Fort Myers, Florida.  The firm provides counseling and legal services in the areas of: Banking and Financial; Commercial Litigation; Construction; Corporate; Labor and Employment; Environmental; Eminent Domain; Elder Law; Family Law; Health Law; Immigration; Intellectual Property; Land Use; Public Finance; Real Estate; Taxation; Transportation and Logistics; Trusts and Estates; and Wills. www.rtlaw.com

Contact: Amanda Lambert
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