Two Named  “Lawyer of the Year” and Two Named “Ones to Watch”

ORLANDO, FL – August 15, 2024 – Best Lawyers has selected 24 RumbergerKirk attorneys for inclusion in the 2025 listing of The Best Lawyers in America.^©  Two RumbergerKirk attorneys including Founding Partner Bud Kirk and Partner Dan Gerber have been awarded “Lawyer of the Year, an honor received by only one attorney for each specialty and location. In addition, two RumbergerKirk attorneys, Jeffrey Grosholz and Kayla Platt Rady, have been named “Ones to Watch,” recognizing outstanding professional excellence for lawyers who have been in private practice for less than 10 years.

Founding Partner Bud Kirk is recognized as Lawyer of the Year in “Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants” for the Orlando area. He was also named Lawyer of the Year in 2013 and 2018.  Partner Dan Gerber is recognized as Lawyer of the Year in “Product Liability Litigation-Defendants” for the Orlando area.

The Best Lawyers list is based on a peer-review process in which thousands of leading attorneys confidentially evaluate the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same geographical and legal practice area. Individuals honored as a “Lawyer of the Year” have received particularly high ratings for their abilities, professionalism and integrity.

The RumbergerKirk attorneys selected for inclusion highlight the firm’s civil litigation and transactional practices and include (with specialty):

Birmingham

• Robert H. Adams: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Craig A. Alexander:  Litigation-Labor and Employment; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• J. Michael Rediker:  Commercial Litigation; Litigation –Securities; Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Plaintiffs; Securities Regulation
• E. Berton Spence: Banking and Finance Law; Commercial Transactions/UCC Law

Miami

• H. Jacey Kaps: Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Scott Sarason: Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

Orlando

• Lori J. Caldwell: Insurance Law
• Brett Carey: Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law;
• Ernest (Skip) H. Eubanks:  Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Darryl L. Gavin:  Insurance Law
• Daniel J. Gerber:  Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions-Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants, Lawyer of the Year 2025
• Suzanne Barto Hill: Commercial Litigation
• W.L. (Bud) Kirk: Personal Injury Litigation –Defendants, Lawyer of the Year 2025
• David B. Shelton:  Insurance Law
• Francis H. Sheppard:  Professional Malpractice Law- Defendants
• Larry D. Smith: Product Liability Litigation-Defendants
• Jennifer Smith Thomas: Commercial Litigation
• David Willis: Commercial Litigation; Construction Law

Tallahassee

• Leonard J. Dietzen III: Employment Law-Management; Labor Law-Management; Litigation-Labor and Employment
• Richard A. Greenberg: Criminal Defense: General Practice

Tampa

• Robert L. Blank: Litigation – Insurance; Personal Injury Litigation –  Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants;
• Michael L. Forte: Litigation-Insurance

Ones to Watch

• Jeffrey Grosholz: Litigation – Labor and Employment; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
• Kayla E. Platt Rady: Labor and Employment Law – Management; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

For more information about The Best Lawyers in America methodology and results, visit www.bestlawyers.com.