Deadline Extended for Florida Legal Awards 2025 Nominations
It's time to submit your nominations for the 2025 Florida Legal Awards presented by the Daily Business Review and Law.com.
September 24, 2024 at 08:24 PM
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It's time to submit your nominations for the 2025 Florida Legal Awards presented by the Daily Business Review and Law.com. These awards recognize exceptional professionals across various legal domains in Florida.
The awards ceremony is scheduled for April 3, 2025 in Miami, with honorees receiving dedicated recognition in a published special section on Law.com next spring. We plan on announcing finalists in each category on Law.com in late January. Winners will be revealed at the awards dinner.
Note that we don't accept nominations by email. Instead, please register and log into the Florida Legal Awards nominations portal site to submit your nomination. The nominations deadline has been extended to Dec. 20, 2024.
If you have any questions, please contact Recognition Events Manager Pearl Wu at [email protected].
A list of categories are below, but more detailed summaries can be found on the event site.
Open to all law firms, in-house legal departments and legal organizations in Florida:
- On the Rise
- Distinguished Leaders
- Best Mentors
- Lifetime Achievement
- Attorney of the Year
- Unsung Heroes
- Litigation Departments of the Year (General and Specialty Categories)
- Innovators
- Real Estate Transactions
- Diversity and Inclusion (Firm and Individual)
- Dealmakers of the Year
- ESG Impact
- Cross-Border Disputes
- In-House Impact
- Managing Partner of the Year
- Maritime Attorney of the Year
- Law Firm of the Year*
*Note that there will also be a Law Firm of the Year named. Firms submitting to, and honored in, a range of categories will be considered. Additional details are on the Florida Legal Awards site.
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