2014 Best Lawyers Cites 42 Hill Ward Henderson Attorneys & Names Three “Lawyer Of The Year”

One of the oldest and most prestigious organizations to rank attorneys in the U.S., Best Lawyers in America, has named 41 attorneys from Hill Ward Henderson to its 2014 Best Lawyers in America designation. This is nearly half of the firm’s 90 attorneys. Among these, three attorneys were named “Lawyer of the Year” for Tampa in their respective practice areas: David S. Felman, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Lawyer of the Year, Bret T. Hamlin, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Lawyer of the Year and Benjamin H. Hill, III, Professional Malpractice – Defendants Lawyer of the Year.

Hill Ward Henderson’s attorneys being named to the 2014 Best Lawyers in America  designation include:

Marie Attaway Borland – Appellate Law
Gregory P. Brown – Commercial Litigation
Charles W. Callahan, III – Trusts & Estates
John C. Connery, Jr. – Corporate Law
Landis V. Curry, III – Commercial Litigation
Rachel M. Feinman – Corporate 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
Timothy C. Ford – Construction Law
S. Katherine Frazier – Corporate Law
Troy A. Fuhrman – Commercial Litigation; Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Robert B. Gough, III – Corporate Law; Real Estate Law
John B. Grandoff, III – Land Use and Zoning Law
Gina K. Grimes – Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law
William C. Guerrant, Jr. – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Intellectual Property
Bret T. Hamlin – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
R. Reid Haney – Corporate Law
Linda D. Hartley – Litigation – Trust & Estates; Trusts & Estates
Thomas N. Henderson, III – Real Estate Law
Benjamin H. Hill, III – Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants; Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants; Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs; Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
K. Tyler Hill – Real Estate Law
John L. Holcomb – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Stephen M. Hudoba – Real Estate Law
Timothy A. Hunt – Construction Law; Litigation – Construction
C. Howard Hunter – Health Care Law; Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Jonathan P. Jennewein – Real Estate Law
Robert E. V. Kelley, Jr. – Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law; Litigation – Real Estate; Litigation and Controversy – Tax
David T. Knight – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Construction
Morris C. Massey – Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law
Erik R. Matheney – Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White-Collar; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Scott A. McLaren – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Real Estate
Brett J. Preston – Insurance Law; Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants
R. James Robbins, Jr. – Administrative / Regulatory Law; Corporate Law; Real Estate Law
Robert A. Shimberg – Administrative / Regulatory Law
W. Lawrence Smith – Real Estate Law
Brian C. Sparks – Litigation – Trusts & Estates; Litigation and Controversy – Tax; Trusts & Estates
Christopher J. Stephens – Corporate Law
R. Dennis Tweed – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Kirsten L. Vignec – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Dennis P. Waggoner – Commercial Litigation
Alton C. Ward – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law