Ranking tables
Environment | USA
Florida
Rankings overview for Departments
Band 1
Gunster 21 Years Ranked- Lewis, Longman & Walker PA
Band 2
Band 3
Berger Singerman 12 Years Ranked
Holland & Knight LLP 21 Years Ranked- Holtzman Vogel Baran Torchinsky & Josefiak PLLC 2 Years Ranked
- Oertel, Fernandez, Bryant & Atkinson, P.A
Senior Statespeople
Terry Cole Gunster22 Years Ranked- R Steven LewisLewis, Longman & Walker PA
- Stephen A WalkerLewis, Longman & Walker PA
Band 1
Howard E Nelson Bilzin Sumberg18 Years Ranked
John Barkett Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP22 Years Ranked
Kerri Barsh Greenberg Traurig, LLP18 Years Ranked- Laurel E Lockett Carlton Fields22 Years Ranked
Lawrence Sellers Holland & Knight LLP22 Years Ranked
Luna E Phillips Gunster13 Years Ranked- Michael R Goldstein The Goldstein Environmental Law Firm P.A.18 Years Ranked
- Neal McAliley Carlton Fields18 Years Ranked
Robyn Neely Akerman LLP13 Years Ranked
Silvia M Alderman Akerman LLP16 Years Ranked
William L Pence BakerHostetler LLP18 Years Ranked- Ralph A DeMeoGuilday Law
- William D PrestonWilliam D Preston PA
Band 2
David B Weinstein Greenberg Traurig, LLP19 Years Ranked
Eric T Olsen Gunster13 Years Ranked
Gregory Munson Gunster9 Years Ranked
Jason Lichtstein Akerman LLP16 Years Ranked
Lawrence Curtin Holland & Knight LLP22 Years Ranked
Reggie L Bouthillier Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson, P.A.12 Years Ranked
Rick J Burgess Gunster21 Years Ranked- Douglas MansonMansonBolves
- Frank L HearneMechanik Nuccio Hearne & Wester, P.A.
Band 3
Carl Eldred Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson, P.A.1 Years Ranked
Dawn Meyers Berger Singerman6 Years Ranked
Deborah Madden Gunster5 Years Ranked
Elizabeth Ross Gunster5 Years Ranked- F Joseph Ullo, Jr Carlton Fields4 Years Ranked
Gary V Perko Holtzman Vogel Baran Torchinsky & Josefiak PLLC5 Years Ranked
Jacob Cremer Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson, P.A.7 Years Ranked
Jeffrey A. Collier Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson, P.A.4 Years Ranked
Mohammad Jazil Holtzman Vogel Baran Torchinsky & Josefiak PLLC5 Years Ranked- Irene Kennedy QuinceyPavese Law Firm
- Kenneth OertelOertel, Fernandez, Bryant & Atkinson, P.A
- Ron NobleBuchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC
- Segundo J FernandezOertel, Fernandez, Bryant & Atkinson, P.A
Associates to watch
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 GunsterEnvironment2024 | Band 1 | 21 Years RankedGunster has a strong Florida base with a broad geographical spread, offering statewide expertise in water, air and land issues. It has additional capabilities in endangered species and wetlands advisory work. The firm is experienced in acting for clients before a range of local, state and federal regulatory bodies, alongside strengths in environmental litigation and administrative challenges. It represents public and private sector clients across a variety of industry areas, including food, real estate and manufacturing.
Band 2
2 Akerman LLPEnvironment2024 | Band 2 | 18 Years RankedAkerman LLP offers solid strengths in transactional, regulatory and litigation matters, with notable strengths in forestry issues and wetlands permitting. It leverages its impressive strengths in its real estate practice to offer expertise in due diligence, environmental cleanup and wider development work. The firm offers additional capabilities in handling urban redevelopment matters. It represents both public and private clients, including Fortune 500 companies and developers.
2 Bilzin SumbergEnvironment2024 | Band 2 | 12 Years RankedBilzin Sumberg is highly regarded for its strengths in wetlands issues, alongside noted expertise in contamination and remediation matters. The environmental team draws on the firm's land development and real estate practice to give comprehensive advice in development projects. It represents a range of public and private sector clients, with a focus on developers and property owners. The firm's expertise spans environmental aspects of transactional matters.2 Carlton FieldsEnvironment2024 | Band 2 | 20 Years RankedCarlton Fields is a comprehensive practice, skilled in a number of environmental issues, including litigation, permitting and brownfield development. It houses a highly regarded bench of environment law specialists in offices across the state.
2 Greenberg Traurig, LLPEnvironment2024 | Band 2 | 22 Years RankedGreenberg Traurig, LLP has a renowned environmental group with deep experience handling complex environmental litigation, including class actions and mass tort claims. It also regularly advises clients on the environmental law aspects of corporate transactional matters, brownfield developments, wetlands permitting and energy and infrastructure projects. The team is able to draw on wider firm resources to provide a broad offering to clients in industries including energy, transportation and real estate.
2 Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson, P.A.Environment2024 | Band 2 | 8 Years RankedStearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson, P.A. is a respected environment and land use group with statewide presence. It represents both public and private sector clients across a wide breadth of environmental legal matters. The firm's expertise covers brownfield redevelopments, environmental permitting and toxic tort litigation.
Band 3
3 Berger SingermanEnvironment2024 | Band 3 | 12 Years RankedBerger Singerman offers a full range of environmental expertise, with strengths in areas including waste management, contaminated land matters, water law issues and clean energy. It regularly engages with a range of government agencies in dealing with a wide variety of regulatory matters. The firm also represents both public and private clients, including alternative fuel companies and real estate developers.3 Holland & Knight LLPEnvironment2024 | Band 3 | 21 Years RankedHolland & Knight LLP is able to draw on nationwide resources to advise on a wide range of regulatory matters, including water resources and wetland work. It brings additional strength in complex environmental and administrative litigation. The firm advises clients before a host of agencies, including the Army Corps of Engineers and EPA. It has significant statewide presence, with seven office locations across the state of Florida.3 Holtzman Vogel Baran Torchinsky & Josefiak PLLCEnvironment2024 | Band 3 | 2 Years RankedHoltzman Vogel Baran Torchinsky & Josefiak PLLC has significant experience in the environmental litigation space carrying out high-profile litigation in federal and state courts. It regularly acts for clients from electric utility and waste industries, among numerous other sectors. The firm has impressive knowledge of permitting issues and the Clean Water Act.