Orlando, FL– June 26, 2025 – Five RumbergerKirk attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2025 edition of Florida Super Lawyers (by Thomson Reuters) including Partner Rob Blank in Tampa and Administrative Partner Scott Sarason in Miami who have been selected for the listing for nearly 20 years. “Rising Stars” include Associates from Tampa Robert Barton and Madison Miller and Partner in Miami Melissa Softness.

Since 1991 Super Lawyers has been recognizing lawyers in each state who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Each year it compiles a comprehensive guide of the top 5 percent of attorneys in the state, as chosen by their peers and categorized by city and practice area. Super Lawyers rates outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas.

Through peer nominations and independent research, attorneys are asked to nominate the best lawyers they’ve personally observed in action. Safeguards are placed to avoid ballot manipulation, such as lawyers nominating themselves or “stacking” the ballots with only colleagues from within their own firms. Further evaluation is done based on peer recognition and professional achievement.

Specific practice areas recognized for this year’s “Super Lawyer” honorees from RumbergerKirk include:

• Robert L. Blank, Tampa – Personal Injury General: Defense
• Scott M. Sarason, Miami – Personal Injury Products: Defense

No more than 2.5 percent of attorneys are named to the Rising Stars list. The selection process for Rising Stars is the same as the Super Lawyers selection process except that a candidate must be either 40 years old or younger or in practice for ten years or less.

RumbergerKirk 2025 Rising Stars honorees and their practice areas from RumbergerKirk are:

• Robert Barton, Tampa – Insurance Coverage
• Madison Miller, Tampa – Personal Injury General: Defense
• Melissa Softness, Miami – Personal Injury Products: Defense

Visit Super Lawyers for a full description of their methodology and listing.

RumbergerKirk provides litigation and counseling services in a wide range of civil practice areas including product liability, commercial litigation, construction, real estate, intellectual property litigation, securities litigation, labor and employment law, bankruptcy, insurance coverage, professional liability and administrative law. Offices are located in Orlando, Tampa, Miami, Tallahassee and Birmingham, Alabama.