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66 at Gunster make Best Lawyers list for 2018,

including 10 Lawyers of the Year
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (Sept. 22, 2017) Gunster, one of Floridas oldest and largest full-service
business law firms, is pleased to announce that 66 of its attorneys have been selected for the Best
Lawyers in America list for 2018.

In addition, 10 Gunster attorneys in nine different practice areas and three different geographic
regions within Florida have been named Lawyers of the Year by Best Lawyers. This sublist is
exclusive: only one lawyer in a particular practice area and geographic region is selected each year.

2018 Lawyers of the Year

Rick Burgess John Cole Joe Curley Bill Hennessey Tom Hickey
environmental law, trusts & estates bet-the-company trusts & estates, West corporate law, West
Fort Lauderdale litigation, Jacksonville litigation, West Palm Palm Beach Palm Beach
Beach

John Little Stephen Page Joe Santoro Mike Simon David Wells
land use & zoning intellectual property labor & employment trusts & estates banking & finance
law, West Palm litigation, West Palm litigation, West Palm litigation, West Palm law, Jacksonville
Beach Beach Beach Beach
The following attorneys are included on the 2018 Best Lawyers in America list:

Administrative/Regulatory Law Land Use and Zoning Law

Lila A. Jaber Heidi Davis Knapik
Beth Keating Simon Ferro
George S. LeMieux John W. Little III
M. Lynn Pappas
Appellate Practice Allison E. Turnbull
Angel A. Cortinas
Thomas R. Julin Litigation Antitrust
David M. Wells
Banking and Finance Law
Michael V. Mitrione Litigation Banking and Finance
David M. Wells Linda A. Conahan
William K. Hill
Bet-the-Company Litigation David M. Wells
G. Joseph Curley
David M. Wells Litigation Construction
David M. Wells
Business Organizations (including LLCs
and Partnerships) Litigation Environmental
Michael R. Freed Rick J. Burgess
Michael V. Mitrione
Litigation First Amendment
Closely Held Companies and Family Thomas R. Julin
Businesses Law
Michael V. Mitrione Litigation Intellectual Property
David R. Atkinson Jr.
Commercial Litigation Stephen C. Page
Jack Aiello
David R. Atkinson Jr. Litigation Labor and Employment
Nicole K. Atkinson G. Joseph Curley
Linda A. Conahan Joseph G. Santoro
Angel A. Cortinas
G. Joseph Curley Litigation Land Use and Zoning
Michael R. Freed John W. Little III
William K. Hill Brian M. Seymour
Thomas R. Julin
George S. LeMieux Litigation Patent
John W. Little III David R. Atkinson Jr.
Edward A. Marod
Raymond V. Miller Litigation Real Estate
Stephen C. Page David R. Atkinson Jr.
Joseph L. Raia Nicole K. Atkinson
Joseph G. Santoro Linda A. Conahan
Gregor J. Schwinghammer Jr. Stephen C. Page
Brian M. Seymour Allison E. Turnbull
David M. Wells David M. Wells
Construction Law
Litigation Securities
Lewis F. Crippen
David M. Wells
David M. Wells

Corporate Governance Law Litigation Trust and Estates

Nicole K. Atkinson
Gregory K. Bader Debra L. Boje
John Cole
Corporate Law William T. Hennessey
David G. Bates Thomas M. Karr
Thomas A. Hickey Steven A. Lessne*
Michael V. Mitrione Stephen C. Page
Mark J. Scheer Lisa A. Schneider
Robert C. White Jr. Michael D. Simon

Eminent Domain and Condemnation Litigation and Controversy Tax

Law Alan S. Lederman
Amy Brigham Boulris Adi Rappoport
John W. Little III
Juan M. Muniz Media Law
Brian M. Seymour Thomas R. Julin

Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law Mergers and Acquisitions Law

James B. Davis David G. Bates
Michael V. Mitrione
Employment Law Individuals
Michael R. Freed Real Estate Law
Lewis F. Crippen
Employment Law - Management Heidi Davis Knapik
Arturo Ross Danielle DeVito-Hurley
Paul K. Hines
Energy Law Daniel M. Mackler
Charles A. Guyton Frank E. Miller
Beth Keating M. Lynn Pappas
H. William Perry
James B. Soble
Environmental Law
Allison E. Turnbull
Rick J. Burgess
Terry Cole
Gregory M. Munson Securities / Capital Markets Law
M. Lynn Pappas Mahesh H. Nanwani
Luna E. Phillips
Tax Law
First Amendment Law James B. Davis
Thomas R. Julin Mary E. Karr
Alan S. Lederman
Government Relations Practice Martin R. Press
Adi Rappoport
Derek E. Bruce*
Mark J. Scheer
Simon Ferro
Lisa A. Schneider
Gregory M. Munson
Allison E. Turnbull
J. Larry Williams Technology Law
David G. Bates
Robert C. White Jr.
Health Care Law
Bruce D. Lamb
Mark J. Ragusa* Trusts and Estates
Debra L. Boje
Elaine M. Bucher
Immigration Law James B. Davis
Sarah Lea Tobocman Daniel A. Hanley
William T. Hennessey
Labor Law - Management Lisa A. Schneider
Arturo Ross
 Utilities Law
Lila A. Jaber
*new to list in 2018

Best Lawyers annual list is compiled as a result of peer-review surveys and is published in almost
70 countries around the world. Inclusion in the 2018 edition of Best Lawyers was based on millions
of evaluations of lawyers by other lawyers.

Best Lawyers has partnered with U.S. News & World Report to rank law firms in the United States
for its annual Best Law Firms list, on which Gunster has consistently ranked well across many
practice areas over the years. Best Law Firms first edition was published in 2010.

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About Gunster

Gunster, Floridas law firm for business, provides full-service legal counsel to leading organizations and
individuals from its 13 offices statewide. Established in 1925, the firm has expanded, diversified and evolved,
but always with a singular focus: Florida and its clients stake in it. A magnet for business-savvy attorneys
who embrace collaboration for the greatest advantage of clients, Gunsters growth has not been at the
expense of personalized service but because of it. The firm serves clients from its offices in Boca Raton Fort
Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Miami, Orlando, Palm Beach, Stuart, Tallahassee, Tampa, The Florida Keys, Vero
Beach, Winter Park, and its headquarters in West Palm Beach. With more than 180 attorneys and 200
committed support staff, Gunster is ranked among the National Law Journals list of the 500 largest law firms
and has been recognized as one of the Top 100 Diverse Law Firms by Law360. More information about its
practice areas, offices and insiders view newsletters is available at www.gunster.com.