The 2020 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® honors thirteen Becker attorneys spanning nine practice areas. Additionally, Lee A. Weintraub is recognized as Lawyer of the Year in Construction Litigation, an honor only bestowed upon one attorney for each specialty practice and location.
Best Lawyers is one of the oldest and most respected peer review publications in the legal profession. Becker congratulates its attorneys on their recognition as among the best and brightest lawyers in the United States.
The thirteen attorneys recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® (2020 Edition), along with their practice groups, are as follows:
- Lawyer of the Year in Construction Litigation
- Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Banking and Finance Law
- Naples, FL, New York, NY, and Red Bank, NJ
- Commercial Litigation
- Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Tampa, FL
- Construction Law
- Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Tampa, FL
- Corporate Law
- Naples, FL, New York, NY, and Red Bank, NJ
- Government Relations Practice
- Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Litigation – Banking and Finance
- Naples, FL, New York, NY, and Red Bank, NJ
- Litigation – Construction
- Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Tampa, FL
- Litigation – Real Estate
- Coral Gables, FL
- Hugo V. Alvarez
- Tampa, FL
- Coral Gables, FL
- Real Estate Law
- Morristown, NJ
- Naples, FL, New York, NY, and Red Bank, NJ
- Tampa, FL
- Michael E. Boutzoukas
- Steven H. Mezer
Lee A. Weintraub, honored as “Lawyer of the Year” in Construction Litigation, is Board Certified in Construction Law by The Florida Bar and serves as Vice Chair of the Firm’s Construction Law Practice Group as well as Chair of the Firm’s Public-Private Partnership Practice. Since passing the construction law board certification exam, he has served as a board certification exam course instructor every year the course has been offered. He is a certified arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association and, as a lawyer, represents owners, developers, contractors, subcontractors, design professionals, bond sureties and other commercial entities in litigation, arbitration and transactions. He is a frequent lecturer statewide, nationally and internationally on construction related topics.
Recognition by Best Lawyers is considered a significant honor, given to an attorney by his or her peers. Lists of the best attorneys in America are compiled by conducting peer review surveys in which tens of thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers. Best Lawyers has been giving these honors for more than three decades as an unbiased source of legal referrals.
Congratulations to all honorees!
About Becker
Becker, with headquarters in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., is a multi-practice commercial law firm with attorneys, lobbyists and other professionals at offices throughout the East Coast. More information is available at www.beckerlawyers.com.