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Fourteen from WHWW Named 2020 Best Lawyers in America©

Fourteen lawyers from the law firm of Winderweedle, Haines, Ward and Woodman, P.A. (WHWW), were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© (2020), as published in dozens of city and regional publications in the U.S. including, U.S. News & World Report.

In addition, the firm’s two Lawyers of the Year for Orlando include, Joseph P. “Rusty” Carolan III in the area of Banking and Finance Law and Bradley M. Saxton in the area of Litigation – Bankruptcy.

JP “Rusty” Carolan, III

Bradley M. Saxton

The Lawyer of the Year distinction is awarded to individual lawyers with the highest overall peer feedback for a specific practice area and geographic region. Only one lawyer is recognized as the Lawyer of the Year for each specialty and location.

The list of WHWW Best Lawyer honorees include, Joseph P. “Rusty” Carolan III in Banking and Finance Law, Business Organizations and Corporate Law; Michael P. Carolan, Nicole Latham Carolan, Jere Daniels, Jr., Gregory L. Holzhauer, Craig A. Minegar and Randolph J. Rush in Real Estate Law; James E. “Trippe” Cheek III, Commercial Litigation; Ryan E. Davis in Litigation – Bankruptcy; J. Jeffrey Deery in Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Banking and Finance; W. Glenn Jensen, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation - Real Estate; BradleyM. Saxton in Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation and Litigation - Bankruptcy; Harold A. Ward III and W. Graham White in Trusts and Estates.

Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Because Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey in which almost 50,000 leading attorneys cast nearly five million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas, and because lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed, inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor.

Established in Central Florida in 1931, the roots of Winderweedle, Haines, Ward & Woodman, P.A. are grounded in a sustaining reputation of dedicated legal service to individuals and businesses critical to the area's growth and its quality of life. WHWW is a full-service law firm providing legal representation in business law, litigation and appeals, bankruptcy, banking, insurance law, estates and trusts, government, property rights, and real estate, as well as other areas. Winderweedle, Haines, Ward and Woodman also represent national, regional and local clients including financial institutions, corporations, private foundations, and individuals.

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