Highlighted Lawyers & Firms
The Year’s Best in the Eyes of Their Peers
“Lawyer of the Year” Honorees
David Scruggs has represented taxpayers in appeals in numerous states and before local and state boards of equalization. He has also represented taxpayers in litigation before state and federal courts. He was co-counsel in the landmark Memphis Bank & Trust Co. v. Garner property tax case decided by the U.S. Supreme Court. He is AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell. He was also recently selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2019 in the fields of Administrative/Regula...
Lynne M. Kizis is co-chair of Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, P.A.’s Mass Tort/Class Action group. Ms. Kizis has practiced at the forefront of complex, mass tort and class action litigation for over 30 years, representing victims of occupational and environmental illness and defective products in trial and appellate courts in New Jersey and nationally. She is the Immediate Past President of the New Jersey Association for Justice, and has served on its Executive Committee since 2011, and...
Mr. Winocur specializes in the defense of white collar and economic crimes for both corporate and individual clients spanning a broad range of industries. He has successfully defended clients at all stages of the investigative and enforcement process, through all manner of criminal, regulatory, and civil actions including securities violations, financial fraud, healthcare fraud, mail and wire fraud, environmental crimes, consumer protection violations, public corruption, and antitrust violati...
Andrew Yaffa is an aggressive and committed attorney who concentrates his efforts on personal injury, wrongful death, products liability, and medical malpractice litigation. His passion for his clients extends far beyond the realm of the cases he tries—he takes each case personally and ensures that his clients are provided for in every way possible. ProfileAssociationsNews & MediaBioAndrew Yaffa is an aggressive and committed attorney who concentrates his efforts on personal injury,...
Henry ("Chip") Bachara, Jr. grew up in the construction industry working first as a laborer for his father's construction comapny, then as a project manager for two large commercial construction companies in Florida. Chip obtained his Bachelor of Building Cosntruction from the University of Florida in 1982 and obtained a Certified General Contractor License in 1983. He then obtained a law degree from Mercer University School of Law in 1986 and returned to Jacksonville where he has practiced e...
Bill Harbison is a member of Sherrard & Roe and works primarily in the areas of corporate law and trusts and estates. He also handles litigation in those same practice categories. Mr. Harbison is a 1980 graduate of Harvard Law School, cum laude . He received his bachelor's degree with highest honors in English from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1977. He is a member of Phi Beta Kappa. Mr. Harbison is listed in The Best Lawyers of America. He is a member of the American...
Andrew J. Velcoff focuses his practice on entertainment, intellectual property and media law. His practice includes a wide range of institutional and individual entertainment and media clients, including broadcast and cable networks, film and television production companies, marketing companies, on screen talent, writers, and other clients involved in the development, production, acquisition, financing, marketing and distribution of content for motion pictures, television, video, the Internet...
"Ones to Watch" Recipients
Eric has over a decade of experience acting as a trusted legal advisor – both in-house and as outside counsel – to public and private clients of all sizes on matters throughout their business lifecycle. His diverse experience managing matters in mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, emerging growth, corporate financing, and strategic agreements help Eric guide clients through their transactions, growth, and negotiations. Eric takes a pragmatic, business-minded approach t...
WORK EXPERIENCE Hurley Toevs Styles Hamblin & Panter PA, Attorney at Law (2016) Beckley & Tann, P.A. (2013-2016) PRACTICE AREAS Business law, including succession planning and business transactions Trust and estate planning Trust and estate litigation Tax controversy EDUCATION University of Washington — LL.M. (Taxation) University of New Mexico – Law Degree University of New Mexico – Bachelor’s Degree ORGANIZATIONS AND ACTIVITIES Member of the Board of Director...
Robert Patrick Vacchiano is an associate in the Firm’s Insurance and Reinsurance practice group. Robert concentrates his practice on representing insurers and reinsurers in a variety of complex litigation matters. In addition, Robert has assisted clients in disputes involving breach of contract, fraud, discrimination, the Federal Civil Rights Act, consumer protection statutes, professional malpractice, construction defects, software licensing, land use, bankruptcy, and pension benefits....
Highlighted Firms
Zodiac Aerospace
SunTrust
International Paper
Zygo Corporation
First Citizens Bank