JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Lippes Mathias announced today that 2021 Florida Super Lawyers has recognized Alessandro A. Apolito and Travis S. McConnell as top-rated attorneys practicing in the Jacksonville, Fla. area. Alessandro A. Apolito, a Partner, made his fifth consecutive appearance on the list due to his top-rated practice as an estate planning & trust litigation attorney. Associate Travis McConnell was selected to Florida Super Lawyers' Rising Stars list for his work as a top-rated construction litigation attorney.

"Our attorneys' perennial appearances in Super Lawyers is evident of our firm's diligence and dedication to our clients," Christopher A. Walker, Partner-in-Charge of Lippes Mathias' Jacksonville office, said. "Seeing young, high-achieving attorneys like Alessandro and Travis recognized by Super Lawyers makes me excited about our firm's future."

Alessandro A. Apolito, a member of the firm's Trusts & Estates Practice Team, focuses on estate planning, trust and estate administration, probate, trust, and guardianship litigation. Alessandro's estate planning practice allows him to help individuals plan for their future. Alessandro works to accomplish each client's wishes and provides them with the tools to make sure their wishes are carried out. He assists his clients with the preparation of wills and or trusts, durable powers of attorney, declarations of health care surrogates, and living wills.

Travis S. McConnell represents clients in commercial, administrative, and appellate litigation matters primarily involving contract enforcement actions and construction-defect defense. In addition to his litigation practice, Travis routinely assists clients with regulatory compliance matters and prepares and negotiates construction contracts and related commercial agreements. Travis' multifaceted practice allows him to help businesses protect their interests both before and after legal disputes arise.

About Super Lawyers

Super Lawyers, part of Thomson Reuters, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The annual selections are tallied using a patented multi-phase process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates, and peer reviews by practice area. The result is a credible, comprehensive, and diverse listing of exceptional attorneys. The Super Lawyers lists are published nationwide in Super Lawyers Magazines and leading city and regional magazines and newspapers across the country. Super Lawyers Magazines also feature editorial profiles of attorneys who embody excellence in their practice of law. For more information about Super Lawyers, go to SuperLawyers.com.

Lippes Mathias is a full-service law firm with more than 130 attorneys serving clients regionally, nationally, and internationally. With offices in Buffalo, Albany and New York, N.Y.; Greater Toronto Area; Chicago, Ill.; Jacksonville, Fla.; and Washington, D.C., the firm represents publicly and privately-owned companies, private equity and venture capital firms, real estate developers, financial institutions, municipalities, governmental entities, and individuals.