William W. Merrill Again Named "Lawyer of the Year" By Best Lawyers

    SARASOTA, FL, September 05, 2015 /24-7PressRelease/ -- William W. Merrill III has been recognized by Best Lawyers as the 2016 "Lawyer of the Year" in Sarasota for Land Use & Zoning Law. This prestigious award is presented annually by Best Lawyers to a single lawyer representing a single practice area in a designated geographic market.

Mr. Merrill was awarded the "Lawyer of the Year" for the Tampa market in 2013 in the area of Land Use & Zoning Litigation and again in 2015 in the area of Administrative & Regulatory Law. He has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America publication since 2007. Mr. Merrill concentrates his nationally recognized practice in the areas of land use, planning, administrative and environmental law.

For more than three decades, Best Lawyers lists have earned the respect of the legal profession, the media and the public as the most reliable, unbiased source of legal referrals anywhere. The annual lists of attorneys are compiled by means of exhaustive peer-review surveys in which thousands of attorneys confidentially evaluate their peers. Lawyers may not self-nominate or pay any fee to participate or be included on the lists. The Best Lawyers in America, 2016 edition, is based on more than 4 million detailed evaluations of lawyers submitted by other lawyers in the same or related specialties.

William W. Merrill III has been recognized by Best Lawyers as the 2016 "Lawyer of the Year" in Sarasota for Land Use & Zoning Law. This prestigious award is presented annually by Best Lawyers to a single lawyer representing a single practice area in a designated geographic market.

Mr. Merrill was awarded the "Lawyer of the Year" for the Tampa market in 2013 in the area of Land Use & Zoning Litigation and again in 2015 in the area of Administrative & Regulatory Law. He has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America publication since 2007. Mr. Merrill concentrates his nationally recognized practice in the areas of land use, planning, administrative and environmental law.

For more than three decades, Best Lawyers lists have earned the respect of the legal profession, the media and the public as the most reliable, unbiased source of legal referrals anywhere. The annual lists of attorneys are compiled by means of exhaustive peer-review surveys in which thousands of attorneys confidentially evaluate their peers. Lawyers may not self-nominate or pay any fee to participate or be included on the lists. The Best Lawyers in America, 2016 edition, is based on more than 4 million detailed evaluations of lawyers submitted by other lawyers in the same or related specialties.

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