Allen Dell, P.A. Hosts a Table at the 3rd Annual Healthy Mother’s Luncheon

Allen Dell, P.A. hosted a table at the Reach Up Foundation’s 3rd Annual Healthy Mother’s Luncheon. The Reach Up Foundation hosts this annual luncheon to celebrate the great strides made in saving babies and strengthening families in the Tampa Bay area. Attorneys Marian McCulloch, Anna Small and Michelle Hutt attended the event which honored Liz Kennedy, Community Child Advocate, for outstanding contributions to the health and well being of mothers, infants and young children in the Tampa Bay area.

Zachary L. Bayne

Zachary L. Bayne Has Been Elected to Serve on the 2015-2018 Executive Council

Zachary L. Bayne has been elected to serve on the 2015-2018 Executive Council of the Hillsborough County Bar Association Family Law Section.

Pro Bono Committee: The Thirteenth Judicial Circuit 2015 Pro Bono Service Award Winners

The Thirteenth Judicial Circuit honored those who are dedicated to giving back to the community during the Eighth Annual Pro Bono Service Awards on April 23 at the Chester H. Ferguson Law Center. Congratulations to those who were honored including Marian P. McCulloch, a 2015 Lapel Pin Recipient with 50 or more Pro Bono Hours and Michelle G. Hutt, a 2015 Lapel Pin Recipient with 20 or more Pro Bono Hours.

Zachary L. Bayne

Zachary L. Bayne Presented on the Topic of Equitable Distribution

Zachary L. Bayne presented on the topic of Equitable Distribution for the Pro Bono Attorney at the Family Law Training for Pro Bono Attorneys Continuing Legal Education Course.

Joseph W. N. Rugg Has Joined the Firm as a Shareholder

It is with great pleasure that Allen Dell announces Joseph W. N. Rugg has joined the firm as a shareholder. Rugg practices exclusively in representing healthcare providers, licensed professionals, and business clients in their transactional, tax, corporate and organizational, and regulatory matters. Rugg is rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell and has been selected for inclusion in Florida Super Lawyers, Florida Trend’s Legal Elite, Chambers & Partners, and The Best Lawyers in America, and was named “The Lawyer of the Year” for Health Care Law in Tampa by The Best Lawyers in America 2014. Prior to joining Allen Dell, Rugg was a shareholder at Akerman LLP, Tampa.

Frank J. “Sandy” Rief, III Joins The Firm as a Shareholder

Allen Dell proudly welcomes Frank J. “Sandy” Rief, III to the firm as a shareholder. Rief is a member of the American Law Institute, and a fellow of the American College of Trust and Estates Counsel and the American College of Tax Counsel. Rief practices in the areas of tax, trusts and estates, business planning and tax-exempt organizations. Rief is rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell, selected for inclusion in Florida Super Lawyers from 2007 to 2013, named in The Best Lawyers in America since 2009 in Trusts and Estates, and received the University of South Florida 2014 Alumni Award, Class of ’56 Award. Prior to joining Allen Dell, Rief was Of Counsel at Akerman LLP, Tampa.

Best Lawyers®

The Best Lawyers In America© Announces Their 2015 Best Lawyers®

The Best Lawyers In America© recently announced their 2015 Best Lawyers® and named David D. Ferrentino, Tabatha A. Liebert, Donna L. Longhouse, Marian P. McCulloch, Cynthia A. Mikos and Gary Walker as recipients of this outstanding recognition.

For multiple years, Ferrentino, Longhouse, McCulloch, Mikos and Walker have all received this designation and Liebert has been selected for the first time to Best Lawyers®.

Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Best Lawyers® is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey. The 21st Edition of The Best Lawyers in America© (2015) includes over 52,000 leading attorneys casting more than 5.5 million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas. Lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed; therefore inclusion in Best Lawyers® is considered a singular honor. Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers® “the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice (Bestlawyers.com).”

The attorneys at Allen Dell congratulate these honorees on this significant achievement.

Florida Trend Magazine Aannounces its 2014 Florida Legal Elite

Florida Trend magazine recently announced its 2014 Florida Legal Elite, and named Cynthia A. Mikos, Amy D. Singer and Donna L. Longhouse recipients of this outstanding recognition.

Nationwide, 1,165 attorneys were honored to be included in the 2014 selection. These three Allen Dell attorneys have all been recognized by Legal Elite in previous years, and they practice at Allen Dell in the following areas of law:

Cynthia Mikos, Health care and Administrative Law

Amy Singer, Marital and Family Law

Donna Longhouse, Tax, Trust and Estates

In the press release from Florida Trend, Publisher Andrew P. Corty wrote: “Florida Trend’s 250,000 readers are executives who rely on the legal community for a multitude of corporate assignments. When we first published Florida Legal Elite in 2004, our goal was to provide a valuable resource for our readers.” He continued: “Florida Legal Elite is a guide to selecting a trusted legal partner to handle delicate business concerns.”

Congratulations to these distinguished attorneys.

Super Lawyers & Rising Star Selections

Super Lawyers has selected David D. Ferrentino, Donna L. Longhouse, Marian P. McCulloch, Cynthia A. Mikos, Amy D. Singer and Gary Walker for its 2014 designation as Super Lawyers. Michelle G. Hutt was name “Rising Star” by Super Lawyers, and McCulloch was named one of the “Top 50 Women Lawyers” in Florida.

For multiple years, Ferrentino, Longhouse, McCulloch, Mikos and Walker have all received this designation. In the past three years, Singer was named as “Rising Star,” and in 2014 was named to Super Lawyers.

Robert Mora, who joined Allen Dell in 1975, commented “I am extremely honored to work with so many highly distinguished partners. It is a pleasure to work daily with these individuals who have achieved recognition for the high degree of confidence from their peers and for their legal expertise.”

Super Lawyers selects attorneys using a “patented-multiphase process.” Attorneys are nominated by their peers, subjected to third-party research, and evaluated on 12 indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement (SuperLawyer.com). In 2013, the selection process received a patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office which demonstrates the credibility of the impartial third-party rating system.

Congratulations to these distinguished attorneys.

FORTUNE Magazine’s 2014 Top Ranked Law Firms

Allen Dell law firm has been named to FORTUNE Magazine’s 2014 Top Ranked Law Firms. To qualify for this recognition, at least 33% of its attorneys must have achieved a Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent rating, which is one of the most noteworthy accomplishments in the legal profession. Less than 2,500 firms nationwide achieve this ranking.

Cynthia Mikos, Managing Partner, commented: “I am pleased to be associated with so many of my colleagues who have achieved the AV Preeminent rating as this speaks to the high quality of their legal practice, and positions Allen Dell as one of the top ranked firms in the nation.”