16 Phelps Attorneys Make Florida’s 2021 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists
TAMPA, Fla. — June 24, 2021 — Super Lawyers added 16 attorneys from Phelps’ Tampa office to its 2021 Florida Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists. Chosen attorneys ranked within the top 5% of nominated lawyers in Florida.
Super Lawyers ranks attorneys from more than 70 practice areas and weighs them on 12 different factors. Then their peers vote for them based on their professional achievements.
Ten Phelps attorneys made the 2021 Florida Super Lawyers list:
- A. Brian Albritton – Criminal defense: white collar
- Karl J. Brandes – General litigation
- Bret M. Feldman – Construction litigation
- Michael S. Hooker – Business litigation
- Dennis M. McClelland – Employment litigation: defense
- Patricia A. McLean – Insurance coverage
- John D. Mullen – Employment and labor
- John E. Phillips – Employment and labor
- William J. Podolsky III – Real estate
- Seth M. Schimmel – Construction litigation
Lawyers on the Rising Stars list must meet Super Lawyers requirements and either have 10 years or less in practice or be 40 years old or younger. The 2021 Florida Rising Stars list includes:
- Robert H. Gidel Jr. – Real estate
- Raquel Ramirez Jefferson – Civil litigation: defense
- Michael A. McGriskin – Insurance coverage
- Jason A. Pill – Employment and labor
- Erin M. Raschke – Insurance coverage
- Sarah J. Smith – Business litigation
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