JACKSONVILLE (April 7, 2011) — Seven attorneys resident in Smith, Gambrell & Russell’s Jacksonville office have been recognized by Jacksonville Magazine as part of Northeast Florida’s Top Lawyers.

The following attorneys are included in the April 2011 Jacksonville Magazine Best Lawyers listing:

Adam J. Buss, Corporate Law
Andrew J. Fawbush, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Kenneth M. Kirschner, Corporate Law
Douglas G. Stanford, Real Estate Law

These attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2011 (Copyright 2010 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, S.C.). Best Lawyers compiles lists of outstanding attorneys by conducting exhaustive peer-review surveys in which thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers.

The following attorneys are included in the April 2011 Jacksonville Magazine board certified attorneys listing for Northeast Florida:

Dana G. Bradford II, Civil Trial
Patricia J. Hill, Labor & Employment Law
Katharine F. Rowe, Intellectual Property Law

The Florida Bar board certification is the highest level of evaluation of competency and experience in one or more of 24 certification fields, as well as professionalism and ethics in practice. Presently, only about seven percent of eligible Florida Bar members are board certified.