Colson Hicks Eidson Ranked Among Top Litigation Firms By Chambers USA

Colson, Eidson, and Miner

Recognized as Leaders in Their Field

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (July 18, 2012) – Coral Gables-based law firm Colson Hicks Eidson has once again been recognized as one of Florida’s leading litigation firms in the 2012 edition of Chambers USA, a widely-respected annual directory that ranks and reviews lawyers and law firms in an extensive range of practice areas throughout the U.S.

The firm received Band 1 honors, the highest recognition, in litigation for the fourth consecutive year and was noted for its talented and respected team, with one admiring source stating: “They do some very good work and have some superb lawyers. As trial lawyers I would say they are the top of the heap.”

Partners Dean Colson, Mike Eidson, Roberto Martínez,and Curtis Miner were also recognized as “Leaders in Their Field.” Martínez, received Band 1 recognitions.

The Colson Hicks Eidson partners were ranked in the following areas:

• Dean Colson – Recognized as a ‘Senior Statesman’ in the area of Litigation: General Commercial.
• Lewis “Mike” Eidson – Litigation: General Commercial.
• Roberto Martínez – Litigation: General Commercial and White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations.
• Curtis B. Miner – Litigation: General Commercial.

The annual directory continued its recognition of the firm’s reputation and leadership in its core practice areas noting: “Colson Hicks Eidson, one of Miami’s oldest and most accomplished law firms, is considered among the top trial firms in the United States, having won hundreds of multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements for its clients. With decades of experience in personal injury, commercial, securities, business torts, insurance, professional liability litigation and white-collar criminal defense, as well as domestic and international arbitration, the firm enjoys a long history of landmark decisions that have resulted in national and international recognition.”

Inclusion in Chambers USA is based exclusively on research and confidential in-depth interviews with thousands of lawyers and their clients from across the country conducted by a team of independent researchers. The directory includes editorial comments based on market research and quotes from client interviews.

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About Colson Hicks Eidson

The Law Firm of Colson Hicks Eidson is a trial firm with more than 40 years of experience handling local, national and international litigation. Partners at the firm have had the distinction of holding the following offices: President of the 60,000-member American Association for Justice; President of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers; President of the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers; President of the Dade County Bar Association; President of the Miami-Dade Florida Association of Women Lawyers; United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida; and Chairman of the Florida Federal Judicial Nominating Commission. For more information, call 305-476-7400.