17 Wicker Smith Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers in America® 2024
MIA – August 17, 2023 – Civil litigation defense firm, Wicker Smith O’Hara McCoy & Ford P.A., is pleased to announce that 33 attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 and Best Lawyers: Ones To Watch 2024. This is especially significant because a total of 17 additional attorneys have been recognized this year; 7 new names to the Best Lawyers list and 10 new names to the Ones to Watch list!
In addition, Wicker Smith managing partner Oscar J. Cabanas and shareholder Jackson F. McCoy received special recognition as Best Lawyers® 2024 “Lawyer of the Year”. Mr. Cabanas has been recognized for Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants and Mr. McCoy for Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants in Miami; only one lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area is given this title.
The firm would like to congratulate the following lawyers named to 2024 The Best Lawyers in America list:
- Liz Messianu: Real Estate Law, Miami
- Renee L. Brant: Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Fort Lauderdale
- Jordan S. Cohen: Commercial Litigation, Fort Lauderdale
- Dennis O’Hara: Aviation Law, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Miami
- Oscar J. Cabanas: Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Miami
- Nicholas E. Christin: Litigation – Trusts & Estates, Trusts & Estates, Miami
- Leslie A. McCormick: Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Miami
- Jackson F. McCoy: Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Miami
- Richards H. Ford: Litigation – Insurance, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants, Orlando
- Kurt M. Spengler: Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Orlando
- Mandi J. Karvis: Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Phoenix
- Robert Paradela*: Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Fort Lauderdale
- Richard E. Ramsey*: Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Jacksonville
- John Floyd, Sr.*: Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Nashville
- Clay H. Coward*: Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Orlando
- Joseph P. Menello*: Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Atlanta
- Michael Tyson*: Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Orlando
- Anne Hamer: Family Law, Nashville
Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch 2024 awards recognize extraordinary lawyers who have been in private practice for less than 10 years in the United States. Wicker Smith attorneys recognized in this category with their respective practice area(s), include:
Those with an asterisk (*) indicates an individual who has made the list for the first time.
- Jonathan Silverman: Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Professional Malpractice Law, Transportation Law, Atlanta
- Melissa Hernandez: Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Fort Lauderdale
- Vanessa Romero-Molina: Transportation Law, Miami
- Jessica L. Gross: Appellate Practice, Miami
- Jacob L. Liro: Construction Law, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Transportation Law, Miami
- John Floyd, Jr.: Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Nashville
- Kate Gaset: Insurance Law, Litigation – Construction, Tampa
- Amanda Ritucci*: Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, West Palm Beach
- Adam Castellarin*: Administrative/Regulatory Law, Health Care Law, Phoenix
- Kyle Fontaine*: Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Professional Malpractice Law, Orlando
- Kelley C. Godfrey*: Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Professional Malpractice Law, Orlando
- Taylor McLeod*: Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Orlando
- Taira Towne*: Transportation Law, Orlando
- Bryan Yasinsac*: Transportation Law, Orlando
- Ashley Ettaro*: Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Tampa
- Caroline Kubovy*: Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Jacksonville
To read more, please visit BestLawyers.com.
