Seventy-Seven Hill Ward Henderson Attorneys Recognized in the 2026 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and The Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America

Hill Ward Henderson is proud to have 65 lawyers recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® and 12 lawyers recognized in the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America 2026 editions. Among our ranked attorneys, five were named “Lawyer of the Year” in their respective practice areas in Tampa including Brett J. Preston, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants; David S. Felman, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Kevin H. Sutton, Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Robert A. Shimberg, Administrative/Regulatory Law; and S. Katherine Frazier, Real Estate Law. Katherine E. Cole was named the Best Lawyers® 2026 Land Use and Zoning Law "Lawyer of the Year" in St. Petersburg.

Hill Ward Henderson attorneys recognized in the 32^nd edition of The Best Lawyers in America® include:

E.D. "Ed" Armstrong, III - Land Use and Zoning Law, Real Estate Law

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

Anderson L. “Trey” Baldy, III - Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Real Estate Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law

Carolina Y. Blanco - Commercial Litigation

Marie Attaway Borland - Appellate Practice

Christopher S. Branton - Commercial Litigation

Clayton Bricklemyer - Land Use and Zoning Law, Real Estate Law

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

Kamala E. “Kami” Corbett - Government Relations Practice, Land Use and Zoning Law, Real Estate Law

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

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

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

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

Connolly C. McArthur - Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants

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

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

Angela B. Rauber - Real Estate Law

Jerilyn H. Reed - Real Estate Law

Patrick J. Risch - Litigation – Real Estate

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

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

Robert A. Shimberg - Administrative/Regulatory Law

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

Justin J. Wallace -Tax Law  

Alton C. Ward - Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

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

Joshua C. Webb - Commercial Litigation

Emily B. Weeks -Trust and Estates

Prestin Weidner - Corporate Law, Tax Law

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

Hill Ward Henderson attorneys recognized in the 2026 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

Tara Rao Bild - Trusts and Estates

Jarod A. Brazel - Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Real Estate, Litigation – Trust and Estates

Matthew Lastinger - Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities Regulation, Venture Capital Law

Jaime R. Maier - Land Use and Zoning Law

Fred C. “Kip” Marshall - Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Real Estate

Ryan J. McConnell - Real Estate Law

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

Kevin C. Paule - Commercial Litigation

Patrick A. Reid - Intellectual Property Law, Litigation – Patent, Patent Law, Privacy and Data Security Law

Allison M. Stevenson - Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

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