Awesome Attorneys 2026
Trying to navigate your way through a legal situation, no matter how routine or complex, is certainly made easier with a trusted attorney by your side. The right legal professional will not only work diligently for you, but also with you to ensure that your best interests are priority No. 1. That is why each year we ask the region’s law firms and our readers to nominate those in the industry who are known for committing themselves to their clients to reach the best possible outcomes.

ADOPTION & REPRODUCTIVE LAW
Nicole Moore
Orlando
Karen Persis
Orlando
(407) 228-2864
KarenPersis.com
APPELLATE LAW
Amanda Chapman
Orlando
Ronald Edwards
Orlando
Stacy Ford
Orlando
Margaret “Amie” Kozan
Winter Park
(407) 975-3372
Losey.Law
Maegan Peek Luka
Orlando
Rebecca Rhoden
Orlando
Therese Savona
Orlando
(321) 972-0071
CSKLegal.com
Amy Shay
Orlando
BANKRUPTCY AND CREDIT-DEBTOR RIGHTS LAW
Jeffrey Badgley
Orlando
Anne-Marie L. Bowen
Orlando
(407) 228-1300
BowenBankruptcyLaw.com
Jackie LaVerne
Orlando
Justin Luna
Orlando
Michael Provenzale
Multiple locations
Lauren Reynolds
Winter Park
James Timko
Orlando
BUSINESS LAW
Andrew Ballentine
Orlando
John Bill
Winter Park
Leonardo Brito
Orlando
Thomas Dolney
Orlando
Jennifer Englert
Orlando
Eddie Fernandez
Orlando
John Samaan
Orlando
Gary Salzman
Orlando
Samuel Weissman
Altamonte Springs
John Willbur
Orlando
(407) 917-6737
WillburLaw.com
Chase Zortman
Altamonte Springs
BUSINESS LITIGATION LAW
L. Reed Bloodworth
Orlando
Robert Case
Winter Park
Mark Chapman
Orlando
Mike Furbush
Orlando
Felipe Guerrero
Orlando
Patrick Hennesseey
Orlando
Lan Kennedy-Davis
Orlando
Eric LaRue
Winter Park
Edmund Loos
Orlando
Catherine Losey
Orlando
Melody Lynch
Orlando
David Meek II
Orlando
Rebecca Rhoden
Orlando
James Shepherd
Maitland
Timothy Sobczak
Orlando
Robert Stovash
Winter Park
Jennifer Smith Thomas
Orlando
CHARITABLE/NONPROFIT LAW
Jane Callahan
Orlando
Audrey Chisholm
Orlando
Christin Petroski
Orlando
(407) 425-8500
HKLaw.com
CIVIL LITIGATION
Lauren Beames
Orlando
Nancy Brandt
Orlando
Laura Douglas
Orlando
Matt Firestone
Orlando
Tina Garcia
Orlando
Suzanne Gilbert
Orlando
(407) 425-8500
HKLaw.com
Lisa Haba
Longwood
Monica Kovecses
Orlando
John Zielinski
Orlando
CONSTRUCTION LAW
Michael Gibbons
Orlando
Chase Hattaway
Orlando
Rocky Johnson
Orlando
Ryan Scordato
Orlando
Thomas Wert
Orlando
David Willis
Orlando
CORPORATE LAW
Gary Forster
Maitland
Brian Hanafin
Orlando
(407) 425-8500
HKLaw.com
Andrew Kelly
Orlando
Adam Losey
Orlando
Michael Marder
Orlando
Robert Mead Jr.
Orlando
Jason Rimes
Orlando
Jeremy Sloane
Orlando
Charles Walker Jr.
Orlando
CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAW
Alisia Adamson
Orlando
Michael Barber
Orlando
Eric Barker
Orlando
Joe Castrofort
Orlando
Corey Cohen
Orlando
Thomas Fighter
Orlando
James “Scott” Herman
Orlando
Richard Hornsby
Orlando
Amanda Jacobson
Winter Springs
James Kelly
Winter Garden
Amir Ladan
Orlando
(407) 657-1555
LadanLaw.com
Michael LaFay
Orlando
Warren Lindsey
Winter Park
Mark Longwell
Orlando
Edward Lopez
Orlando
Rachel Mattie
Orlando
Lyle Mazin
Orlando
Mark NeJame
Orlando
Lucie Robinson
Orlando
Jay Rooth
Orlando
Charity Tonelli
Orlando
Jessica Travis
Orlando
Zahra Umansky
Multiple locations
John Valillo
Multiple locations
DUI/DWI TRAFFIC LAW
Matthews Bark
Altamonte Springs
Joe Easton
Multiple locations
Joe Knape
Orlando
Joel Leppard
Orlando
Matt Olzsewski
Orlando
Bill Umanski
Multiple locations
ELDER LAW
Aubrey Ducker Jr.
Orlando
Kathleen Flammia
Winter Park
Geoff Hoatson
Winter Park
Heather Kirson
Orando
Pamela Martini
Orlando
(407) 955-4955
PamelaMartiniLaw.com
Stacey Schwartz
Winter Park
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
Marty Friedman
Orlando
Jonathan Huels
Orlando
Logan Opsahl
Orlando
ESTATE PLANNING/ ASSET PROTECTION LAW
David Akins
Orlando
Randy Bryan
Oviedo
Erika De Jesus
Orlando
Lauren Detzel
Orlando
James J. Flick
Orlando
James M. Flick
Orlando
Julia Frey
Orlando
Peggy Hoyt
Oviedo
Alyson Kendust
Orlando
Diane McWhirter
Winter Park
Sophie Mondor
Winter Park
Joel Montilla
Orlando
Paula Montoya
Orlando
Jonathan Paul
Altamonte Springs
Stephen Pullum
Orlando
Lori Pieper
Orlando
Samuel Weissman
Altamonte Springs
FAMILY LAW
Wendy Aikin
Winter Park
Stephanie Alcalde
Orlando
Christina Alvarez
Orlando
Stephanie Alvarez
Orlando
Rania Arwani
Orlando
Ophelia Bernal-Mora
Maitland
Andrew Chmelir
Winter Springs
Sherri DeWitt
Orlando
Debra Ferwerda
Winter Springs
Grace Flores
Orlando
(407) 777-4994
GraceLawPA.com
Kristopher Kest
Orlando
Steven Kramer
Altamonte Springs
Brenda London
Orlando
Wade Luther
Montverde
Steve Marsee
Orlando
Keersten Heskin Martinez
Orlando
Conti Moore
Orlando
Jean Marie Moses
Orlando
Andrew Nickolaou
Maitland
Rebecca Palmer
Orlando
Sasha Sankey
Orlando
Marsha Summersill
Orlando
Raymond Traendly
Altamonte Springs
Lorna Truett
Winter Park
Michael Vaghaiwalla
Winter Park
Sharon Vollrath
Oviedo
Stephanie Vollrath
Oviedo
Richard West
Orlando
GENERAL PRACTICE LAW
Victoria Lyn Anderson
Orlando
Michael Ferrin
Orlando
John Morey
Orlando
Camy Shwam-Wilcox
Altamonte Springs
Jeffrey Smith
Orlando
Kimberly Soto
Altamonte Springs
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) LAW
David Hathaway
Orlando
Ralph Losey
Orlando
Ryan Vescio
Orlando
Daniel Whitehouse
Orlando
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW
Stephanie Boomershine
Orlando
Jack Buttell
Orlando
John Gibbs
Orlando
Stephen Thomas
Orlando
LABOR & EMPLOYMENT LAW
John Bolanovich
Orlando
Jyllian Bradshaw
Orlando
Lori Caldwell
Orlando
John Finnigan
Maitland
LABOR & EMPLOYMENT LAW
Rachel Gebaide
Orlando
Matthew Gunter
Orlando
Kristyne Kennedy
Orlando
(321) 972-0028
CSKLegal.com
Louis Montone
Altamonte Springs
(407) 565-8228
MontoneLawFirm.com
Christopher Pace
Winter Park
Jill Schwartz
Winter Park
David Spalter
Winter Park
Sarah Slaughter
Orlando
LAND USE LAW
Anna Long
Orlando
Logan Opsahl
Orlando
Tara Tedrow
Orlando
MALPRACTICE LAW
Christina Figueroa
Orlando
Josh Frick
Orlando
Andrew Knopf
Orlando
Mike Morgan
Orlando
William Ruffler
Orlando
Francis Sheppard
Orlando
Debbie Warner
Casselberry
Scot Warner
Casselberry
PERSONAL INJURY LAW
Yulric Abercrombie
Winter Park
Daniel Anderson
Orlando
Michael Barber
Winter Park
Chad Barr
Altamonte Springs
Moses DeWitt
Orlando
Tiffany Faddis
Orlando
Hannah Fleming
Orlando
Joseph Osborne
Orlando
Larry Gonzalez II
Orlando
Andrew Irvin
Winter Park
Paul Irvin
Winter Park
Benjamin Jones
Lake Mary
(407) 553-3529
SnedakerLaw.com
Jeffrey Kaufman Jr.
Orlando
Amal Laassel
Orlando
Craig Lynd
Orlando
Jed Main
Winter Park
John Morgan
Orlando
Ultima Morgan
Orlando
Dan Newlin
Orlando
Simon Nicholson
Winter Park
Joseph Osborne
Orlando
Jordan Ostroff
Orlando
DeLayne Penland
Orlando
Angel Perez
Orlando
(407) 773-3613
aperezesq@icloud.com
William Ruffier
Orlando
Joseph Shaughnessy
Orlando
Richard Smith
Orlando
Shannon Snedaker
Lake Mary
(407) 553-3529
SnedakerLaw.com
Tim Snedaker
Lake Mary
(407) 553-3529
SnedakerLaw.com
Anthony Sos
Orlando
Jeffrey Starker
Orlando
William Tonelli III
Winter Park
Heather Trick
Orlando
James Vickaryous
Lake Mary
Jessylin Polo Wiederhold
Orlando
PRODUCT LIABILITY
Michael Begey
Orlando
Frank Melton
Winter Park
C. Richard Newsome
Orlando
REAL ESTATE LAW
David Barker
Orlando
Vicki Berman
Orlando
Kristilee Chihos
Orlando
Hanna Edeback
Orlando
Jarrod Etheridge
Orlando
Bridget Friedman
Lake Mary
Andrew Gluck
Orlando
Jessica Haines
Winter Park
Kathleen Hugo
Orlando
Nishad Khan
Orlando
Barry Johnson
Maitland
Nicole Leath
Orlando
Alexandre Mestdagh
Winter Park
Barry Miller
Maitland
Shivon Patel
Sanford
Stephen Price
Orlando
Kathryn Saft
Orlando
Alexander Van Heyde
Orlando
Laura Walda
Orlando
Jonathan Wallace
Orlando
Leslie White
Orlando
REAL ESTATE TAX APPEALS LAW
Brendan Lynch
Orlando
SOCIAL SECURITY LAW
Brigitta Hawkins
Orlando
Paul Morgan
Maitland
TAX LAW
Christopher D’Amico
Orlando
Charlotte Erdmann
Orlando
Gerrard Grant
Orlando
Stephen Looney
Orlando
Matthew O’Kane
Orlando
Brian Phillips
Orlando
Jay Van Heyde II
Orlando
TRUSTS AND ESTATE LAW
Matthew Ahearn
Orlando
Alex Douglas II
Orlando
Brian Malec
Orlando
Jonathan Paul
Altamonte Springs
David Pilcher
Multiple locations
Joe Percopo
Orlando
Thomas Shaw
Maitland
Norma Stanley
Orlando
WORKERS’ COMPENSATION LAW
Alfred Hilado
Orlando
Gina Jacobs
Orlando
Wanda Reas
Orlando
(407) 786-2900
ZnoskoReas.com
Chuck Smith
Orlando
(407) 270-4500
CWSmithLaw.com
Brian Tadros
Oviedo
Donald Van Dingenen
Winter Park
Gerald Znosko
Orlando
(407) 786-2900
ZnoskoReas.com









