Robert ( Bob ) Cook 1942 - 2024
Michael Edward Ricci 1945 - 2024
John Wesley Gary III 1943 - 2024
Jones Foster , a 100-year-old commercial and private client law firm , is pleased to announce that nearly half of our shareholders and senior counsel have been selected for inclusion in the 2024 edition of Florida Super Lawyers , a prestigious and select list of no more than 5 % of the lawyers in the state . Super Lawyers is a resource that rates outstanding lawyers who are nominated from more than 70 practice areas . A rigorous and patented multiphase selection process involving independent research and peer nomination is used to evaluate candidates who are measured against 12 indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement . Attorneys who receive the highest point totals during the selection process are further recognized on the Florida Super Lawyers Top lists . Chairman Scott G . Hawkins and Vice Chair Theodore S . Kypreos both ranked on the Top 100 : Miami list this year . In addition , several Jones Foster litigation attorneys were named Rising Stars , an honor that recognizes no more than 2.5 % of eligible lawyers in the state . New to the Rising Stars list this year are Travis J . Foels ( Personal Injury General : Defense ), Brett T . Lashley ( Civil Litigation : Defense ), and Hanna B . Rubin ( Business Litigation ), while Zachary M . Rothman ( Estate & Trust Litigation ) was named a Rising Star for the fourth consecutive year . Alexander L . Brams ( Estate & Trust Litigation ) and Spencer S . Keyser ( General Litigation ) both earned the distinction for a second consecutive year . The following attorneys were named Super Lawyer honorees in the listed practice areas : Genny Bernstein , Elder Law ; David E . Bowers , Business / Corporate ; Scott G . Hawkins , The Top 100 : Miami , Business Litigation ; Stanley D . Klett , Jr ., Business Litigation ; Theodore S . Kypreos , The Top 100 : Miami , Estate & Trust Litigation ; Joanne M . O ’ Connor , Business Litigation ; Steven J . Rothman , Personal Injury General : Defense ; Peter A . Sachs , Estate & Trust Litigation ; Sidney A . Stubbs , Business Litigation ; Roberto M . Vargas , Business Litigation ; and Robert W . Wilkins , Business Litigation .
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Michael J . Napoleone was elected to serve as Mayor of the Village of Wellington . Mr . Napoleone has served on the Wellington Council since 2016 . He is a past president of the PBCBA , as well as past chair of its professionalism and diversity committees . Mr . Napoleone ’ s practice includes the representation of businesses and individuals in complex business and commercial disputes , as well as estate and trust litigation , representing beneficiaries and fiduciaries in trust and will contests . He is a past chair of The Florida Bar ’ s Constitutional Judiciary Committee , which focused on civics education for adults .
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Robert ( Bob ) Cook 1942 - 2024
Michael Edward Ricci 1945 - 2024
John Wesley Gary III 1943 - 2024