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August 25 2022 — Twenty Lewis, Longman & Walker (LLW) attorneys have been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© 2023 by U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers®; two have been named Lawyer of the Year:
Lawyer of the Year
- Michelle Diffenderfer – Lawyer of the Year in Environmental Law, West Palm Beach
- R. Steven Lewis – Lawyer of the Year in Natural Resources Law, Tallahassee
Best Lawyers
Jacksonville
- Brenna Malouf Durden – Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law; Real Estate Litigation
- Wayne E. Flowers – Environmental Law; Environmental Litigation; Water Law
St. Petersburg
- Kevin S. Hennessy – Environmental Law; Land Use and Zoning Law, Environmental Litigation
Tallahassee
- Frederick L. Aschauer, Jr. – Administrative/Regulatory Law; 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 – Environmental Law; Environmental Litigation
West Palm Beach
- Andrew J. Baumann – Environmental Litigation
- Michelle Diffenderfer – Environmental Law; Government Relations Practice; Land Use and Zoning Law
- Robert P. Diffenderfer – Environmental Law
- Tara W. Duhy – Land Use and Zoning Law
- Terry E. Lewis – Environmental Law; Environmental Litigation
- Alfred J. Malefatto – Environmental Law; Land Use and Zoning Law; Natural Resources Law
- Stephen A. Walker – Environmental Law; Environmental Litigation
Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch
Tallahassee
- Lauren D. Brooks – Environmental Law; Land Use and Zoning Law
West Palm Beach
- Amy Taylor Petrick – Environmental Litigation
- Kathryn B. Rossmell – Environmental Law; Land Use and Zoning Law; Natural Resources Law
- Rachael B. Santana – Land Use and Zoning Law
Best Lawyers® is the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession. The 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America© includes almost 60,000 lawyers covering all 50 states and the District of Columbia and is based on more than 10 million detailed evaluations of lawyers by other lawyers. Best Lawyers® lists reach an audience of more than 17 million readers. For more information on “Best Lawyers” rankings, visit http://www.bestlawyers.com/default.aspx.