Twenty-Two Berger Singerman Attorneys Recognized in 2025 Edition of Florida Super Lawyers
Paul Steven Singerman, Jordi Guso, and Edward Peterson Included in Top 100 Florida List; Singerman and Guso Also Named to Top 100 Miami List; Peterson Recognized in Top 50 Tampa Bay List
June 26, 2025
Florida Super Lawyers
Berger Singerman, Florida’s business law firm, is pleased to announce that Super Lawyers magazine has recognized a significant percentage of the firm’s diverse attorney roster. The 2025 list includes 22 attorneys named as “Florida Super Lawyers” and “Rising Stars.” Attorneys named in the 2025 Florida Super Lawyers Top Lists include Paul Steven Singerman, co-chair of Berger Singerman, and Jordi Guso, managing partner, who were recognized among the “Top 100 Florida Super Lawyers” and “Top 100 Miami Super Lawyers.” Edward Peterson, a partner in the firm’s Business Reorganization Team, was also named to the “Top 100 Florida Super Lawyers” list and recognized among the “Top 50 Tampa Bay Super Lawyers.”
The list of Berger Singerman attorneys honored as 2025 “Florida Super Lawyers” include:
Anthony J. Carriuolo | Business Litigation |
James D. Gassenheimer | Civil Litigation: Defense |
Gavin C. Gaukroger | Business Litigation |
Jordi Guso | Bankruptcy: Business |
Michael J. Higer | Business Litigation |
Ilyse M. Homer | Bankruptcy: Business |
Michael J. Niles | Bankruptcy: Business |
Edward Peterson | Bankruptcy: Business; Business Litigation |
Brian G. Rich | Bankruptcy: Business |
Leonard K. Samuels | Employment & Labor |
Paul Steven Singerman | Creditor Debtor Rights |
Nicolette C. Vilmos | Business Litigation |
Kenneth W. Waterway | Business Litigation |
The growing list of Berger Singerman attorneys honored as 2025 “Florida Rising Stars” includes:
Bryan Appel | Tax |
Samuel J. Capuano | Bankruptcy: Business |
Marianne Curtis | Business Litigation |
William O. Diab | Business Litigation |
Hunter Grasso | Bankruptcy: Business; Business Litigation |
Brittany Husk | Business Litigation |
Nicole L. Kushner | Business Litigation |
Maxwell H. Sawyer | Business Litigation |
Sabrina T. Zarco | Civil Litigation: Defense |

Twenty-Two Berger Singerman Attorneys Recognized in 2025 Edition of Florida Super Lawyers
Paul Steven Singerman, Jordi Guso, and Edward Peterson Included in Top 100 Florida List; Singerman and Guso Also Named to Top 100 Miami List; Peterson Recognized in Top 50 Tampa Bay List
June 26, 2025
Florida Super Lawyers
Berger Singerman, Florida’s business law firm, is pleased to announce that Super Lawyers magazine has recognized a significant percentage of the firm’s diverse attorney roster. The 2025 list includes 22 attorneys named as “Florida Super Lawyers” and “Rising Stars.” Attorneys named in the 2025 Florida Super Lawyers Top Lists include Paul Steven Singerman, co-chair of Berger Singerman, and Jordi Guso, managing partner, who were recognized among the “Top 100 Florida Super Lawyers” and “Top 100 Miami Super Lawyers.” Edward Peterson, a partner in the firm’s Business Reorganization Team, was also named to the “Top 100 Florida Super Lawyers” list and recognized among the “Top 50 Tampa Bay Super Lawyers.”
The list of Berger Singerman attorneys honored as 2025 “Florida Super Lawyers” include:
Anthony J. Carriuolo | Business Litigation |
James D. Gassenheimer | Civil Litigation: Defense |
Gavin C. Gaukroger | Business Litigation |
Jordi Guso | Bankruptcy: Business |
Michael J. Higer | Business Litigation |
Ilyse M. Homer | Bankruptcy: Business |
Michael J. Niles | Bankruptcy: Business |
Edward Peterson | Bankruptcy: Business; Business Litigation |
Brian G. Rich | Bankruptcy: Business |
Leonard K. Samuels | Employment & Labor |
Paul Steven Singerman | Creditor Debtor Rights |
Nicolette C. Vilmos | Business Litigation |
Kenneth W. Waterway | Business Litigation |
The growing list of Berger Singerman attorneys honored as 2025 “Florida Rising Stars” includes:
Bryan Appel | Tax |
Samuel J. Capuano | Bankruptcy: Business |
Marianne Curtis | Business Litigation |
William O. Diab | Business Litigation |
Hunter Grasso | Bankruptcy: Business; Business Litigation |
Brittany Husk | Business Litigation |
Nicole L. Kushner | Business Litigation |
Maxwell H. Sawyer | Business Litigation |
Sabrina T. Zarco | Civil Litigation: Defense |