For the fourth consecutive year, Gunster's Bill Perry, George LeMieux, Peter Quinter and Mike Tanner have been named to Florida Trend's "Florida 500" list—a select group of business leaders who have greatly influenced Florida's economy, quality of life and culture. The list includes just 48 attorneys out of the more than 97,000 members of The Florida Bar eligible to practice. Celebrating its centennial year, Gunster remains committed to outstanding leadership and service in the communities it serves.
H. William (Bill) Perry is the CEO and managing shareholder of Gunster, where he oversees firm operations while maintaining an active real estate and business law practice focused on complex commercial and financial transactions. Throughout his 17 years leading the firm, Bill has played an active role in numerous statewide and local organizations and initiatives dedicated to advancing Florida’s future. His contributions include piloting Florida’s Six Pillars initiative—which focuses on the key factors shaping the state’s long-term economic growth—and helping to pass Palm Beach County’s Infrastructure Sales Tax, which has generated $2.7 billion for schools, parks, and roads. View Bill's Florida 500 profile.
George LeMieux, Gunster's chairman of the board, is a trial lawyer with over 25 years of experience in federal and state courts, representing clients before juries, judges, arbitrators, and appellate tribunals. He has advocated before the U.S. Supreme Court and the Florida Supreme Court, and represents leading institutions in finance, telecommunications, healthcare, and real estate. George served as Florida’s 34th United States Senator in the 111th Congress and founded the LeMieux Center for Public Policy at Palm Beach Atlantic University. He currently chairs the Florida Council of 100, a group of business leaders focused on the state's biggest policy challenges. View George's Florida 500 profile.
Peter Quinter is a globally ranked U.S. customs and international trade attorney and a Florida Bar Board Certified specialist in international law. He represents importers, exporters, customs brokers, freight forwarders, and other supply-chain participants in regulatory compliance, enforcement, and litigation, including proceedings before federal courts in Florida and the U.S. Court of International Trade. His practice spans matters involving DHS agencies, including CBP, TSA, and ICE. View Peter's Florida 500 profile.
Mike Tanner is a seasoned legal strategist with more than forty years of experience. He is dedicated to bringing that depth of experience and perspective to every client matter in which he is involved. Mike's primary areas of practice include complex litigation, appellate (state and federal courts) and election law. He served as the 73rd president of The Florida Bar. View Mike's Florida 500 profile.
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About Gunster
Gunster, Florida’s law firm for business, provides full-service legal counsel to leading organizations and individuals from its 13 offices statewide. Established in 1925, the firm has expanded, diversified and evolved, but always with a singular focus: Florida and its clients’ stake in it. A magnet for business-savvy attorneys who embrace collaboration for the greatest advantage of clients, Gunster’s growth has not been at the expense of personalized service but because of it. The firm serves clients from its offices in Boca Raton, Coral Gables, Fort Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Miami, Naples, Orlando, Palm Beach, Stuart, Tallahassee, Tampa, Vero Beach, and its headquarters in West Palm Beach. With more than 320 attorneys and consultants, and 300 committed support staff, Gunster is ranked among the top 200 largest law firms by the National Law Journal and has been recognized as one of the Top 100 Diverse Law Firms by Law360. More information about its practices, industries, offices and news is available at www.gunster.com.
