These iconic lawyers have been nominated by their peers to be included in Attorney at Law Magazine First Coast’s Legal Legends Class of 2018. I think you’ll agree these attorneys have earned their place at the top of the legal community. We thank each of them for their service to the industry and the Jacksonville community. Thank you to everyone who nominated an attorney for consideration.
G. Alan Howard of Milam Howard Nicandri Gillam & Renner P.A.
TRANSACTIONAL LAW
G. Alan Howard is the founder and president of Milam Howard Nicandri Gillam & Renner P.A. He is a transactional attorney whose practice focuses on mergers, acquisitions, project finance, corporate finance and securities matters. His clients span a range of industry sectors including energy, technology, insurance and financial services. He regularly advises clients on corporate governance issues. Howard represents buyers and sellers of small to mid-market companies in mergers, stock purchase and asset purchase transactions. Howard also represents individual, family office and institutional investors in selected investment transactions. Howard represents startup to early market companies in exempt limited offerings.
R.H. Farnell II of The Bedell Firm
COMPLEX CIVIL LITIGATION
R.H. Farnell II graduated from the University of Georgia in 1980. He received his MBA from the University of North Florida in 1984. He worked for a commercial real estate developer for nine years before starting law school. He received his Juris Doctor from the University of Florida in 1994, and was honored by the Florida First District Court of Appeal for receiving the highest score on the Florida bar examination. In 2013 and again in 2017, Best Lawyers named Farnell Jacksonville’s Real Estate Litigation Lawyer of the Year. In 2015, Best Lawyers named him Jacksonville’s Personal Injury Litigation Defendants Lawyer of the Year.
C. Wayne Alford of The Alford Law Group
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE & CIVIL LITIGATION
One of 16 lawyers to be board certified in civil trial law since 1983, Wayne Alford has been recognized as one of Jacksonville’s top medical malpractice attorneys by Super Lawyers. In 2009, Alford was invited to serve as a fellow of the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, and received the 2009 Eagle Legend Award for his financial contributions to the Florida Justice Association’s EAGLE program. Recently, he was appointed to the Judicial Nominating Commission for the Fourth Judicial Circuit by Charlie Crist. Alford is a graduate of the University of Florida, Fredric G. Levin College of Law.
Carolyn Zisser of Zisser Family Law
FAMILY LAW
Carolyn Zisser established Jacksonville’s first woman-owned family law private practice in 1975. A graduate of George Washington University School of Law with honors, Zisser’s passionate vision for her clients also extends to her commitment to professional leadership and community involvement. Today, Zisser Family Law in Neptune Beach focuses on marital and family law cases.
