The 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America features lawyers from 204 metropolitan areas spanning 150 practice areas. More than 23 million votes were analyzed, which resulted in almost 80,000 honorees. Additionally, Fowler White Shareholder Adam B. Cooke was selected for the 2025 Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” award, an honor presented each year to a single outstanding lawyer by practice area and city.
The following Fowler White lawyers were recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 and Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” 2025 in the listed practice area(s):
Susan H. Aprill, Fort Lauderdale
Commercial Litigation
Litigation–Labor and Employment
Edward J. Briscoe, Miami, Litigation–Construction
Adam B. Cooke, Fort Lauderdale, “Lawyer of the Year” in Admiralty and Maritime Law
James D. DeChurch, Miami, Medical Malpractice Law–Defendants
Brian D. Elias, Miami, Commercial Litigation
John H. Friedhoff, Miami, Corporate Law
Esther E. Galicia, Miami, Appellate Practice
June G. Hoffman, Fort Lauderdale, Appellate Practice
James N. Hurley, Miami
Admiralty and Maritime Law
Transportation Law
Allan R. Kelley, Miami
Admiralty and Maritime Law
Transportation Law
Christopher E. Knight, Miami
Medical Malpractice Law–Defendants
Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Robert D. McIntosh, Fort Lauderdale, Admiralty and Maritime Law
J. Michael Pennekamp, Miami
Admiralty and Maritime Law
Insurance Law
Litigation-Insurance
Norman I. Weil, Miami, Real Estate Law
Richard A. Wood, Miami, Real Estate Law