Greenberg Traurig is pleased to announce that Best Lawyers in America recognized more than half of the U.S. lawyers in the firm’s Environmental Practice in their 2024 edition. The annual edition recognized 47 environmental attorneys in 16 U.S. markets and for 29 practice specialties. Recognition by Best Lawyers is based entirely on peer review and captures the consensus opinion of leading lawyers about the professional abilities of their colleagues.
Additional “Lawyer of the Year” recognitions are awarded to individual lawyers with the highest overall peer-feedback for a specific practice area and geographic region. The Greenberg Traurig Environmental attorneys recognized, and their corresponding category/practice area(s), include:
Lawyer of the Year
- Troy A. Eid – Native American Law, Denver
- Julie P. Kendig-Schrader – Litigation – Land Use and Zoning, Orlando
- David G. Mandelbaum – Litigation – Environmental, Philadelphia
- John Voorhees – Litigation – Healthcare, Denver
Ones to Watch
“Ones to Watch” recognitions highlight extraordinary lawyers who have been in private practice for fewer than 10 years in the United States.
- Tiffany M. Andras – Litigation – Environmental, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Chicago
- Giuliano Apadula – Environmental Law, Philadelphia
- Ryan T. Hopper – Commercial Litigation, Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental, Tampa
- Raymond D. Jackson – Labor and Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor & Employment, Tampa
- Kaitlyn R. Maxwell – Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental, Philadelphia
- Brian C. Porter – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Construction, Tampa
- Kayli D. Smendec – Commercial Litigation, Tampa
- Matthew K. Tieslau – Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental, Natural Resources Law, Denver
- Christopher R. White – Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Tampa
Best Lawyers
- Lynelle K. Bosworth – Healthcare Law, Albany
- Kerri L. Barsh – Environmental Law, Land Use and Zoning Law, Litigation – Environmental, Litigation – Land Use and Zoning Law, Natural Resources Law, Miami
- Christopher L. Bell – Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental, Houston
- Sean W. Bezark – Environmental Law, Chicago
- Matthew J. Cannon – Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Qui Tam Law, Chicago
- Francis A. Citera – Mass Tort Litigation/ Class Action – Defendants, Chicago
- Michael G. Cooke – Environmental Law, Tampa
- John A. DeTore – Administrative / Regulatory Law, Energy Law, Energy Regulatory Law, Boston
- Dominic E. Draye – Appellate Practice, Washington D.C.
- Brian L. Duffy – Commercial Litigation, Litigation- Labor and Employment, Denver
- Jared E. Dwyer – Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Miami
- Iris Escarra – Land Use and Zoning Law, Real Estate Law, Miami
- Troy A. Eid – Environmental Law, Native American Law, and Natural Resources Law, Denver
- Robert S. Fine – Government Relations Practice, Litigation – Land Use and Zoning, Miami
- David C. Fixler – Energy Regulatory Law, Boston
- Barbara A. Hall – Environmental Law, Government Relations Practice, Land Use and Zoning Law, Fort Lauderdale
- Caleb J. Holmes – Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental Law, Philadelphia
- Julie P. Kendig-Schrader – Litigation – Land Use and Zoning, Orlando
- Tracy H. Lautenschlager – Land Use and Zoning Law, Fort Lauderdale
- David M. Layman – Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental Law, Real Estate Law, West Palm Beach
- David G. Mandelbaum – Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental, and Water Law, Philadelphia
- Paul McIntyre – Environmental Law, Philadelphia,
- Brady McShane – Land Use and Zoning Law, Denver
- Kimberly A. Mello – Appellate Practice, Orlando
- Christopher J. Neumann – Construction Law, Denver
- Maribel N. Nicholson-Choice – Environmental Law and Natural Resources Law, Tallahassee
- David G. Palmer – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Antitrust, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Litigation – Securities, Denver
- John Pappalardo – Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Litigation – Securities, Boston
- Steven C. Russo – Environmental Law and Litigation – Environmental, New York City
- Elliot H. Scherker – Appellate Practice, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, and Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Miami
- Lori G. Singer – Environmental Law, New Jersey
- Christopher Thorne – Water Law, Denver
- Curtis B. Toll – Environmental Law, Philadelphia
- Christopher Torres – Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation/ Class Actions – Defendants, Tampa
- John Voorhees – Administrative / Regulatory Law, Environmental Law, Litigation – Health Care, Denver
- Dale Wainwright – Appellate Practice, Oil and Gas Law, Austin
- Jennifer H. Weddle – Native American Law, Denver
- David B. Weinstein – Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Environmental Law, and Litigation – Environmental, Tampa
As a firm, Greenberg Traurig, LLP has more attorneys listed in the combined 2024 editions of Best Lawyers in America and Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch than any other law firm in the guide with 814 in the United States.
Read “Greenberg Traurig Earns Top Recognitions in Best Lawyers, Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch 2024 Editions.“