Twenty-One Lewis, Longman & Walker Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America^© 2025

 

August 15, 2024 — Twenty-one LLW attorneys have been recognized in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. Thirteen have been named Best Lawyers, eight have been named “Ones to Watch” and one was named Lawyer of the Year:

Lawyer of the Year

• Michelle Diffenderfer – Environmental Law, West Palm Beach

Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch

St. Petersburg

• Richard P. Green – Environmental Litigation; Real Estate Law
• Nicole J. Poot – Environmental Law; Land Use and Zoning Law; Environmental Litigation

Tallahassee

• Lauren D. Brooks – Commercial Litigation; Environmental Law; Land Use and Zoning Law; Environmental Litigation

West Palm Beach

• Julia L. Jennison – Environmental Law; Real Estate Law
• Telsula Morgan – Environmental Law; Native American Law
• Amy Taylor Petrick – Environmental Litigation
• Kathryn B. Rossmell – Environmental Law; Land Use and Zoning Law; Natural Resources Law; Transportation Law
• Janice D. Rustin – Employee Labor and Employment Law

Best Lawyers

Jacksonville

• Brenna Malouf Durden –Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Litigation; Real Estate Law

St. Petersburg

• Kevin S. Hennessy – Environmental Law; Land Use and Zoning Law, Environmental Litigation

Tallahassee

• Frederick L. Aschauer, Jr. – Administrative/Regulatory Law; Environmental Law; Environmental Litigation; Natural Resources Law
• R. Steven Lewis – Environmental Law; Environmental Litigation; Natural Resources Law
• James W. Linn – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Employment Management Law
• Anne Longman – Environmental Law; Environmental Litigation; Natural Resources Law
• Glenn E. Thomas – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Robert Angus Williams – Administrative/Regulatory Law; Environmental Law; Environmental Litigation

West Palm Beach

• Andrew J. Baumann – Administrative/Regulatory Law; Environmental Litigation
• Michelle Diffenderfer – Environmental Law; Government Relations Practice; Land Use and Zoning Law; Natural Resources Law
• Robert P. Diffenderfer – Environmental Law
• Tara W. Duhy – Environmental Law; Land Use and Zoning Law
• Stephen A. Walker – Environmental Law; Environmental Litigation

For over 40 years, Best Lawyers has been esteemed by both legal professionals and the public as a premier benchmark for legal integrity and distinction in the United States. Consequently, being recognized by Best Lawyers is a testament to exceptional practice. Over 27 million evaluations were analyzed including a record breaking 4.2 million responses from this year alone. For more information on rankings, visit https://www.bestlawyers.com/.