Seventy-Five Hill Ward Henderson Attorneys Recognized in the 2027 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and The Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America

Hill Ward Henderson is proud to have 67 lawyers recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® and 8 lawyers recognized in the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America 2027 editions. Among our ranked attorneys, five were named “Lawyer of the Year” in their respective practice areas in Tampa including Chad E. Burgess, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants; Troy A. Fuhrman, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants; Benjamin H. Hill IV, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants; Andriy Lytvyn, Litigation – Patent; and Scott A. McLaren, Litigation – Land Use and Zoning. Katherine E. Cole was named the Best Lawyers® 2027 Real Estate Law "Lawyer of the Year" in St. Petersburg.

Hill Ward Henderson attorneys recognized in the 33^rd edition of The Best Lawyers in America® include:

Ryan M. Angel - Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Jill K. Bell - Real Estate Law

Carolina Y. Blanco - Commercial Litigation

Marie Attaway Borland - Appellate Practice

Christopher S. Branton - Commercial Litigation

Gregory P. Brown - Commercial Litigation, Construction Law

Chad E. Burgess - Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Personal Injury - Defendants

Rocco Cafaro - Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Litigation - Construction

Amelia M. Campbell - Trusts and Estates

Roland S. Chase - Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law

Katherine E. Cole - Land Use and Zoning Law, Real Estate Law

John C. Connery, Jr. - Corporate Law

Shane T. Costello - Litigation – Land Use and Zoning, Litigation – Real Estate

Mark J. Criser - Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Insurance, Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants

Scott W. Dibbs - Real Estate Law

David S. Felman - Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Private Funds/Hedge Funds Law, Venture Capital Law

Katherine Frazier - Real Estate Law

Troy A. Fuhrman - Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

Robert M. Fulton - Consumer Law, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants, Transportation Law

Lisa G. Gilleland - Real Estate Law

Thomas J. Goeglein - Real Estate Law

Robert B. Gough, III - Commercial Litigation, Litigation- Insurance, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Real Estate Law

Eric J. Hall - Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law

Bret T. Hamlin - Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

Reid Haney - Corporate Law

Linda D. Hartley - Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Trusts and Estates

Nathaniel S. Hatcher - Consumer Law, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions- Defendants, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Thomas N. Henderson, III - Real Estate Law

Benjamin H. Hill, III - Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants, Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants

Benjamin H. Hill, IV - Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Tyler Hill - Real Estate Law

Gordon Hill - Commercial Litigation, Employment Law – Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment

David W. Hughes - Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants

Timothy A. Hunt - Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Litigation - Construction

Howard Hunter - Health Care Law, Litigation – Health Care, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

Jonathan P. Jennewein - Real Estate Law

William J. Judge, Jr. - Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Robert E.V. Kelley, Jr. - Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law, Litigation - Real Estate, Litigation and Controversy – Tax

Stephen E. Kelly - Litigation – Intellectual Property

Jason S. Lambert - Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Litigation – Construction

Ryan J. Leuthauser - Commercial Litigation

David L. Luikart, III - Commercial Litigation

Andriy Lytvyn - Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent

Fred C. Marshall - Commercial Litigation

Connolly C. McArthur - Litigation – Healthcare, Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants

Ryan J. McConnell - Real Estate Law

Scott A. McLaren - Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Land Use and Zoning, Litigation - Real Estate

Nicholas J. Outman - Corporate Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Venture Capital Law

Anisha P. Patel - Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions - Defendants, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Brett J. Preston - Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants, Litigation – Insurance, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants, Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants

Erik P. Raines - Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Litigation – Construction

Angela B. Rauber – Land Use and Zoning Law, Real Estate Law

Jerilyn H. Reed - Real Estate Law

Patrick J. Risch - Litigation – Real Estate

James Robbins, Jr. - Administrative/Regulatory Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Real Estate Law

Sherilee J. Samuel - Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

Ethen R. Shapiro - Health Care Law, Litigation – Health Care, Litigation – Insurance, Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants

Robert A. Shimberg - Administrative/Regulatory Law, Commercial Litigation

Tori C. Simmons - Commercial Litigation

Kevin H. Sutton - Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Corporate Law, Health Care Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Mark M. Wall - Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Trusts and Estates

Alton C. Ward - Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

Zachary W. Watt - Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law

Emily B. Weeks -Trust and Estates

Prestin Weidner - Corporate Law, Tax Law

Trae S. Weingardt - Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

Jeffrey J. Wilcox - Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and   Employment

Hill Ward Henderson attorneys recognized in the 2027 edition of the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America include:

Thomas J. “T.J.” Banks - Intellectual Property Law, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent, Patent Law, Technology Law

Elise J. Berry - Insurance Law

Victor M. Fox - Litigation and Controversy – Tax, Tax Law

Jaime R. Maier - Land Use and Zoning Law

Sean P. Mullen - Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Labor and Employment, Litigation – Real Estate

Kevin C. Paule - Commercial Litigation

Allison M. Stevenson - Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

Tyler C. Troyer - Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Environmental, Litigation – Real Estate