Welcome to the 11th running of the Daily Business Review's Most Effect Lawyers special report.

The event Friday and this special report recognize the work performed by those in the DBR's largest readership group — South Florida lawyers.

Most Effective Lawyers is not a popularity contest. No outside committee judged the nominees. The nominees were evaluated by the editorial staff of the DBR, based on tangible results and impact. The lawyers were judged on one critical benchmark: client results. Only South Florida lawyers qualified.