Greenberg Traurig is pleased to announce that The Best Lawyers in America recognized more than half of the U.S. lawyers in the firm’s Environmental Practice in their 2025 edition. The annual edition recognized 50 environmental attorneys in 17 U.S. markets and for 28 practice areas. 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”
- Barbara A. Hall – Government Relations Practice, Fort Lauderdale
- David G. Palmer – Litigation – Banking and Finance – Denver
“Ones to Watch”
“Ones to Watch” recognitions are awarded to attorneys in the earlier stages of their careers who have achieved outstanding professional excellence.
- Jennifer M. Faggion– Commercial Litigation, Tampa
- Raymond D. Jackson – Labor and Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor & Employment, Tampa
- Josh M. Mandel – Commercial Litigation, Miami
- Brian C. Porter – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Construction, 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”
- Giuliano Apadula – Environmental Law, Philadelphia
- David G. Barger – Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Northern Virginia
- 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
- Lynelle K. Bosworth – Healthcare Law, Albany
- Matthew J. Cannon – Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Qui Tam Law, Chicago
- Francis A. Citera – Mass Tort Litigation/ Class Action – Defendants, Chicago
- 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
- Troy A. Eid – Environmental Law, Native American Law, and Natural Resources Law, Denver
- Iris Escarra – Land Use and Zoning Law, Real Estate Law, Miami
- Robert S. Fine – Government Relations Practice, Litigation – Land Use and Zoning, Miami
- David C. Fixler – Energy Regulatory Law, Boston
- Seth Goldberg – Environmental Law, Washington, DC
- Barbara A. Hall – Environmental Law, Government Relations Practice, Land Use and Zoning Law, Fort Lauderdale
- Caleb J. Holmes – Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental Law, Philadelphia
- Ryan T. Hopper – Commercial Litigation, Tampa
- Julie P. Kendig-Schrader – Environmental Law, Litigation – Land Use and Zoning, Real Estate Law, Orlando
- Zackary Knaub – Litigation – Environmental, Albany
- Tracy H. Lautenschlager – Land Use and Zoning Law, Fort Lauderdale
- David G. Mandelbaum – Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental, and Water Law, Philadelphia
- Kaitlyn R. Maxwell – Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental, Philadelphia
- Paul McIntyre – Environmental Law, Philadelphia
- Brady McShane – Land Use and Zoning Law, Denver
- Kimberly A. Mello – Appellate Practice, Orlando
- Christopher H. Milton – Real Estate Law, Boston
- Christopher J. Neumann – Construction Law, Environmental Law, and Real Estate 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
- Eric V. Rowen – Litigation – Trusts and Estates, Los Angeles
- 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, Litigation – Environmental, 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, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, 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 2025 editions of Best Lawyers in America and Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch than any other law firm in the guide with more than 860 in the United States.
Read “Greenberg Traurig Earns Top Recognitions in Best Lawyers, Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch 2025 Editions.”