Berger Singerman Attorneys Recognized in the 33rd Edition of Best Lawyers In America
August 20, 2026
Best Lawyers
Berger Singerman, Florida’s business law firm, is pleased to announce that 45 of the firm’s attorneys were recognized by Best Lawyers in its 2027 editions. Of those, 37 attorneys were recognized in The Best Lawyers in America, with honorees spanning a wide range of practice areas, including bankruptcy and restructuring, commercial litigation, corporate law, real estate, tax, intellectual property, health care, labor and employment, environmental law, and government and regulatory matters. An additional eight attorneys were recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America.
For more than four decades, Best Lawyers has recognized attorneys through a peer-review process in which leading lawyers evaluate the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same geographic region and practice area. The Best Lawyers in America recognizes established attorneys across numerous areas of practice, while Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America recognizes attorneys earlier in their careers for professional excellence in private practice.
The Berger Singerman attorneys recognized in the 2027 edition of The Best Lawyers in America include:
| Hugo E. Acebo | Family Law | Miami |
| Katherine Amador | Real Estate Law | Miami |
| Paul A. Avron | Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation - Bankruptcy | Fort Lauderdale |
| Christopher L. Barnett | Litigation - Construction | Miami |
| Robert W. Barron | Corporate Law; Real Estate Law | Fort Lauderdale |
| Mitchell W. Berger | Commercial Litigation | Fort Lauderdale |
| James L. Berger | Real Estate Law | Fort Lauderdale |
| Keith J. Blum | Tax Law | Miami |
| Franklin H. Caplan | Real Estate Law | Miami |
| Anthony J. Carriuolo | Commercial Litigation | Fort Lauderdale |
| Elizabeth Gaukroger | Commercial Litigation | Fort Lauderdale |
| Gavin C. Gaukroger | Commercial Litigation | Fort Lauderdale |
| Martin J. Genauer | Corporate Law | Miami |
| Mitchell W. Goldberg | Corporate Law; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates | Fort Lauderdale |
| Jordi Guso | Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Bankruptcy | Miami |
| Melanie Ann Hines | Administrative / Regulatory Law; Criminal Defense: General Practice; Criminal Defense: White-Collar; Government Relations Practice | Tallahassee |
| Michael J. Higer | Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Litigation - Insurance; Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Real Estate | Miami |
| Ilyse M. Homer | Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law | Miami |
| Sharon L. Kegerreis | Criminal Defense: White-Collar | Miami |
| Daniel Lampert | Mergers and Acquisitions Law | Miami |
| Marc L. Levine | Banking and Finance Law; Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Real Estate | Orlando |
| Michael P. Levinson | Health Care Law | Miami |
| Amy Denton Mayer | Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation - Bankruptcy | Tampa |
| Dawn M. Meyers | Environmental Law; Land Use and Zoning Law | Fort Lauderdale |
| Daniel D. Mielnicki | Tax Law | West Palm Beach |
| Edward J. Peterson, III | Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation - Bankruptcy | Tampa |
| S. Daniel Ponce | Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Real Estate | Miami |
| Brian G. Rich | Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Bankruptcy | Tallahassee |
| Leonard K. Samuels | Commercial Litigation; Employment Law - Individuals; Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment | Fort Lauderdale |
| Marc Stephen Shuster | Real Estate Law | Miami |
| Paul Steven Singerman | Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Bet-the-Company Litigation; Litigation - Bankruptcy | Miami |
| Floyd Self | Energy Law; Energy Regulatory Law; Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy); Utilities Law | Tallahassee |
| Nicolette Corso Vilmos | Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Bankruptcy; Litigation - Intellectual Property | Orlando |
| Kenneth W. Waterway | Commercial Litigation | Fort Lauderdale |
| Nancy K. Watkin | Tax Law; Trusts and Estates | Miami |
| Andrew B. Zelman | Commercial Litigation | Fort Lauderdale |
| P. Benjamin Zuckerman | Commercial Litigation | Fort Lauderdale |
The Berger Singerman attorneys recognized in the 2027 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America include:
| Bryan S. Appel | Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Tax Law | Fort Lauderdale |
| Sophia Carballo | Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law | Miami |
| Alexa Cosio | Corporate Law | Miami |
| Maxwell H. Sawyer | Commercial Litigation; Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs; Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs; Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs | Fort Lauderdale |
| William Diab | Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Litigation - Construction | Miami |
| Marlene M. Duarte | Corporate Law; Health Care Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law | Miami |
| Hunter Grasso | Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Bankruptcy | Miami |
| Brennan Shechtman | Commercial Litigation | Miami |