AV Rated by Martindale Hubbell
Martindale-Hubbell has awarded more than 50 Fowler White Boggs attorneys with its AV distinction, its highest rating, through its Peer Review Rating process that evaluates lawyers and law firms for ethical standards and professional ability.
The Best Lawyers in America®
Forty-Five Fowler White Boggs attorneys were selected for inclusion in the 2012 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, a guide to legal excellence based on peer review evaluations.
Chambers USA
Fowler White Boggs has been recognized by Chambers USA (2011 edition) among the state’s leading law firms in seven practice areas: Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Healthcare, Immigration, Insurance, Labor & Employment, Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use and Tax. In addition, 18 Fowler White Boggs attorneys have been recognized among the state’s leading practitioners in the 2011 edition Chambers USA – American’s Leading Business Lawyers.
Florida Legal Elite
Fowler White Boggs is pleased to announce that 17 of the Firm's attorneys have been named to Florida Trend magazine's 2011 Legal Elite list. The Florida Legal Elite represents 1.8% of the over 64,000 active Florida Bar lawyers practicing in Florida, according to the results of the magazine's statewide attorney surveys. For the third consecutive year, Rhea F. Law and Linda Loomis Shelley were named to the Legal Elite "Hall of Fame" category. This category was created for attorneys who have been listed as Florida Legal Elite as least five or more times.
Florida Top Ranked Law Firms
For the past 10 consecutive years, Fowler White Boggs has been selected as a top ranked law firm by Florida Trend Magazine based on total number of lawyers.
Florida Super Lawyers
Fowler White Boggs is pleased to announce that 35 of the Firm’s attorneys were selected for Florida Super Lawyers 2011 and 16 of the Firm’s attorneys were selected for Florida Rising Stars. Eight of those have been recognized in their top honors category. Cathy J. Beveridge, Rhea F. Law, Hala A. Sandridge and Heather Brock were listed among the top 50 female Florida Super Lawyers. E. Jackson Boggs, John D. Emmanuel, Donald Kirk and Hala A. Sandridge were listed among the top 100 Florida Super Lawyers.
Go-To Law Firm
Fowler White Boggs has been named as a 2012 “Go-To” Law Firm, and will be featured in the 9th Annual "In-House Law Departments at the Top 500 Companies," a guide produced by ALM, the publishers of Corporate Counsel magazine. The Firm was selected for the area of Litigation by Humana and Winn-Dixie Stores.
Go-To Law Firms were identified through research conducted by ALM. Researchers first asked general counsel at the top 500 companies which outside law firms they turn to for assistance. ALM also researched and gathered data on the top 500 company's Go-To Law Firms from various public record resources including court dockets and securities filings, as well as leading legal and business publications, including The American Lawyer®.
U.S. News - Best Lawyers®
Fowler White Boggs has been selected for inclusion in the 2011-2012 U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” rankings. The Firm achieved first tier honors in 29 practices across Tampa, Fort Myers, Tallahassee and Jacksonville in practices ranked by metropolitan areas. These practice areas include Administrative / Regulatory Law; Admiralty & Maritime Law; Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Biotechnology Law; Construction Law; Environmental Law; General Commercial Litigation; Immigration Law; Intellectual Property Law; Labor Law – Management; and Land Use & Zoning Law; Municipal Law; Tax Law; Trusts & Estates Law, among others.
The Legal 500
Fowler White Boggs was listed as a leading firm for the fifth consecutive year in the 2011 Edition of The Legal 500 for Mergers, Acquisitions and Buyouts – M&A: middle market (sub-$500m); Real Estate and Construction – Land use /Zoning; and Tax – Domestic Tax: East Coast. The Legal 500 series is the world's largest legal referral guide. It provides independent, unbiased commentary on the leading law firms and lawyers in the United States and in the rest of the world. The Legal 500 United States recognizes that law firms across the globe look to U.S. firms as role models on how best to provide quality legal services to the commercial sector.
Who's Who Legal
Fowler White Boggs is pleased to announce that shareholders William J. Flynn III and Jennifer G. Roeper have been named to the 2011 Who’s Who in Corporate Immigration. Shareholder Cathy J. Beveridge was named in the Management Labour & Employment area. Who's Who Legal, first published in 1996, seeks to identify the foremost legal practitioners in multiple areas of business law. In total, they recognize over 10,000 of the world's leading private practice lawyers from over 100 national jurisdictions.
Fowler White Boggs Receives Inaugural Award for Women Empowerment
Fowler White Boggs is pleased to announce that it has received a Gold Standard Certificate from the Women in Law Empowerment Forum (WILEF). Law firms are eligible for the Gold Standard Certification if they successfully demonstrate that women represent a meaningful percentage of their equity partners, of their highest leadership positions, of their governance and compensation committees, and of their most highly compensated partners. Fowler White Boggs was one of only 44 law firms nationwide to meet the certification requirements.
Fowler White Boggs recognized as one of Tampa Bay's Healthiest Employers by the Tampa Bay Business Journal
The Tampa Bay Business Journal named Fowler White Boggs the Healthiest Employer among companies of its size in the Tampa Bay area for the second consecutive year. As a Firm at the forefront of employee wellness, Fowler White Boggs has created innovative programs that support employees in making decisions towards a healthy and balanced lifestyle both in and out of the office. In 2011, the Firm announced the “Balanced Benefits” program which offers discounts on health insurance premiums for employees who improve their health. Employees are eligible to earn up to $1,200 per year in discounts, which for some means no out of pocket costs for health insurance premiums! Fowler White has also invested in personal health coaches, a Wellness Reimbursement Fund, on-site boot camp, yoga, massage, healthy foods such as “Fruit on Fridays” and an on-site oatmeal bar, employee education and training, and extensive early detection and preventative health services.
