Gunster shareholders Gene Lindsey and Peter Quinter have been named 2026 Circle of Excellence Honorees and will be recognized at the awards ceremony taking place on November 18 at the historic Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables. Gene Lindsey III was recognized in the Appellate category, and Peter Quinter was recognized in International Law. 
The Circle of Excellence Awards recognize attorneys who exemplify skill, integrity, and professionalism across a wide range of practice areas in Miami-Dade County. Honorees are selected through a rigorous, peer-driven process that incorporates nominations and feedback from the legal community, the public, and past award recipients.
Eugene Lindsey III focuses his practice on complex civil litigation, white collar criminal defense, and domestic and international arbitration. With more than 30 years of trial and appellate court experience, he represents clients in federal and state courts across the nation.
Gene’s cases span business disputes, such as shareholder, corporate control and business divorces and business valuation cases, securities litigation, construction disputes, property owner/developer disputes, and RICO, money laundering and public corruption cases. Among his successes, Gene secured acquittal for a client charged in the largest money laundering sting operation in U.S. history, won dismissal of all felony counts in a public corruption and RICO case, and achieved reversal of a proposed class action settlement in appellate litigation against a national title insurer.
Globally ranked U.S. Customs and international trade law counselor and advocate, Peter Quinter, represents individuals and companies involved in the wide variety of legal issues associated with international trade and transportation, including litigation before federal courts across Florida and before the U.S. Court of International Trade in New York.
Peter represents importers, exporters, customs brokers, international freight forwarders and other companies involved in a myriad of industry sectors and international supply chain matters. His practice includes skill in advising on U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-regulated products, such as food, dietary supplements and cosmetics, and involving detained or refused merchandise. He also advises on the submission of petitions for removal of FDA Import Alerts.
