Past Award Recipients

Miami-Dade Bar
Circle of Excellence
Award recipients

Alternative Dispute Resolution
Deborah Bari Baker (2023)
Robert Arthur Dulberg (2023)
Rodney Andrew Max (2023)
Kayla A. Riera-Gomez (2024)
Gilbert K. Squires (2024)
John Thornton (2024)
Sarah Zabel (2024)

Appellate
Allen Bonner (2023)
Michael T. Davis (2024)
Frances De Laguardia (2023)
Elliot Burt Kula (2023)
Dwayne Antonio Robinson (2023)
Julissa “Julie” Rodriguez (2024)
Brigid F Cech Samole (2023)
Elaine D. Walter (2023)
Thomas S. Ward (2024)

Bankruptcy
Paul Joseph Battista (2023)
Michael Scott Budwick (2023)
Jordi Guso (2023)
Andrea Stone Hartley (2023)
Bernice C. Lee (2024)
Steven J. Solomon (2024)
Urusla Ungaro (2024)

Business Corporate
Erin E. Bohannon (2024)
Bowman Brown (2023)
Kendall Coffey (2024)
Neda Ghomeshi (2024)
Shawn Hogue (2024)
Chris Lomax (2024)
Jane Muir (2024)
Marshall Ross Pasternack (2023)
Roland Sanchez-Medina Jr. (2023)

Business Litigation
Jennifer Altman (2023)
Jeff Bast (2024)
Bruce Judson Berman (2023)
Ben Brodsky (2024)
Scott Michael Dimond (2023)
Alan K. Fertel (2023)
Merrick Lawrence Gross (2023)
Abbey L. Kaplan (2023)
Tiffani Lee (2024)
Javier Lopez (2024)
Aaron R. Resnick (2023)
Herman J. Russomanno III (2023)
Roger Slade (2024)
Bruce Alan Weil (2023)

Civil Litigation
Seth Alhadeff (2024)
John Arrastia (2023)
Steven Wayne Davis (2023)
David J. Emas (2023)
Julie Kane (2023)
Alexandra Bach Lagos (2024)
Etan Mark (2024)
Spencer M. Mayer (2024)
Edward Maurice Mullins (2023)
Sheila Oretsky (2024)
Frank Ramos (2023)
James N. Robinson (2023)
Neal A. Roth (2023)
Tyler Walters (2024)

Construction Litigation
Christopher L. Barnett (2024)
Kimberly Cannon Hirschman (2024)
Joy Spillis Lundeen (2023)
Jason Mario Rodgers-da Cruz (2024)
Stuart H Sobel (2023)
Christopher M Utrera (2023)
Erin Weinstock (2024)
Alex Wildman (2024)

Criminal Law
Mallory Cooney (2024)
Jude Faccidomo (2024)
Benedict P Kuehne (2023)
David O. Markus (2023)
Sabrina Puglisi (2023)
Michelle Renee Suskauer (2023)
Abbie D. Waxman (2024)
Jayne Weinstraub (2024)

Entertainment, Arts and Sports
Danielle Garno (2024)
Richard Charles Wolfe (2023)
Leslie Jose Zigel (2023)

Environmental and Land Use
Jeffrey Bercow (2024)
Angela Morrison (2024)

Family Law
Robin S. Buckner (2023)
Dori Foster Morales (2024)
Amber Kornreich (2023)
Paul Leinoff (2023)
Veronica Lopez-Calleja (2024)
Scott Merl (2023)
Jeffrey Rynor (2024)
Barry M. Wayne (2023)

Government Relations / Non Profit
Jeffrey S. Bass (2023)
Angela Benjamin (2024)
Brittany Bonner (2024)
Neisen O. Kasdin (2023)
Karen Ladis (2024)
Altanese Phenelus (2024)
Melissa Tapanes Llahues (2023)
Raychelle Tasher (2024)
Anthony De Yurre (2023)

Health Law
Ira J. Coleman (2023)
Lewis Fishman (2023)
George M. Karavetsos (2024)
Craig H. Smith (2023)

Immigration Law
Daniel Casamayor (2023)
Tammy Fox-Isicoff (2023)
Deidre Nero (2024)

Insurance Law
Andrea DeField (2024)
Stacy Mateu Emas (2023)
Jessica Gopiao (2024)
Melissa V. Jordon (2024)
Michal Meiler (2024)
Charise Morgan-Joseph (2023)
Michelle Muskus (2023)
S. Alice Weeks (2023)
Rochelle N. Wimbush (2023)

Intellectual Property
Leslie Lott (2024)
Jennie Sue Malloy (2024)

Labor and Employment Law
Zascha Blanco Abbott (2023)
Erika Agosto (2024)
Porpoise Evans (2023)
Giselle Gutierrez (2024)
Diane P. Perez (2024)
Marlene Quintana (2023)

Mergers & Acquisitions
Nicholas Rodriguez (2024)

Personal Injury
Edward Robert Blumberg (2023)
Cosme Caballero (2024)
Adam Finkel (2024)
Gary Devenow Fox (2023)
Michael Haggard (2023)
Patrick Montoya (2023)
Maria Papasakelariou (2024)
Stuart Ratzan (2024)
Brett Rosen (2024)
Suzette Russomanno (2024)
Herman Russomanno (2023)
Stuart Jay Weissman (2023)

Probate and Guardianship
Bart H. Chepenik (2024)
Stephanie A. Cruz (2024)
Monique Lavender Greenberg (2024)
Elizabeth Hughes (2023)
Liz C. Messianu (2023)
Bradley H. Trushin (2023)

Real Property
Louis Paul Archambault (2023)
Brian L. Bilzin (2023)
Giacomo Bossa (2024)
Tammi A. Calarco (2024)
Mark Steven Meland (2023)
Michael Pardo (2024)
David T. Podein (2023)

Securities Litigation
Melanie Emmons Damian (2023)
Jeff Kaplan (2024)
Brian Levin (2024)
Brian P. Miller (2023)
Mark F. Raymond (2023)

Tax Law
Heather Cooper (2024)
Dennis Kainen (2024)
Michael Kosnitzky (2023)
Ricardo J. Souto (2023)
Alan L. Weisberg (2023)

Transportation / Maritime Law
John H. (Jack) Hickey (2024)
Allan R. Kelley (2023)
Rodrigo Palomino (2023)

The Miami-Dade Bar Circle of Excellence Awards are open to all attorneys who practice in Miami-Dade County. Award recipients are selected by their peers and are not required to be a member of the Miami-Dade Bar. Winners are not eligible to re-apply until three years after their award.