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Top-Ranked Administrative Law Lawyers in Florida

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Summary

As of October 31, 2026, the top-ranked administrative law lawyers in Florida are Luna Ergas Phillips (LexRank 84.00), Silvia Morell Alderman (84.00) and Keith William Rizzardi (84.00).

This ranking lists the top 25 of the 41 administrative law lawyers LexRanked tracks across Florida, in order of their LexRank score, calculated from their Florida Bar records and other cited sources. All 25 lawyers in this ranking are Board Certified in State and Federal Government and Administrative Practice by The Florida Bar, a credential held by 4.9% of Florida lawyers in any field. They practice in 3 cities, led by Tallahassee.

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The ranking

Ordered by organic LexRank score; paid placements are labelled and never affect a position. How we rank

  1. No change

    Luna Ergas Phillips

    Independent practice · Fort Lauderdale, FL

    Verified
    • 31 years experience
    • Administrative Law
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #1?

    Ranks #1 with 84.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (4/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 27.0)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.3)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4)
  2. No change

    Silvia Morell Alderman

    Independent practice · Tallahassee, FL

    Verified
    • 48 years experience
    • Administrative Law
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #2?

    Ranks #2 with 84.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (4/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 27.0)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.3)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4)
  3. No change

    Keith William Rizzardi

    Independent practice · Fort Lauderdale, FL

    Verified
    • 31 years experience
    • Administrative Law
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #3?

    Ranks #3 with 84.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (4/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 27.0)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.3)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4)
  4. No change

    Timothy Paul Atkinson

    Independent practice · Tallahassee, FL

    Verified
    • 33 years experience
    • Administrative Law
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #4?

    Ranks #4 with 84.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (4/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 27.0)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.3)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4)
  5. No change

    Seann Michael Frazier

    Independent practice · Tallahassee, FL

    Verified
    • 33 years experience
    • Administrative Law
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #5?

    Ranks #5 with 84.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (4/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 27.0)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.3)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4)
  6. No change

    Michael Joseph Glazer

    Independent practice · Tallahassee, FL

    Verified
    • 46 years experience
    • Administrative Law
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #6?

    Ranks #6 with 84.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (4/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 27.0)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.3)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4)
  7. No change

    John Stephen Menton

    Rutledge Ecenia, P.A. · Tallahassee, FL

    Verified
    • 44 years experience
    • Administrative Law
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #7?

    Ranks #7 with 84.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (4/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 27.0)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.3)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4)
  8. No change

    Kenneth J Metzger

    Independent practice · Tallahassee, FL

    Verified
    • 44 years experience
    • Administrative Law
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #8?

    Ranks #8 with 84.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (4/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 27.0)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.3)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4)
  9. No change

    Travis L Miller

    Independent practice · Tallahassee, FL

    Verified
    • 32 years experience
    • Administrative Law
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #9?

    Ranks #9 with 84.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (4/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 27.0)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.3)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4)
  10. No change

    Gregg Riley Morton “Gregg Morton”

    Public Employees Relations Commission · Tallahassee, FL

    Verified
    • 25 years experience
    • Administrative Law
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #10?

    Ranks #10 with 84.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (4/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 27.0)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.3)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4)
  11. No change

    Colin Mark Roopnarine

    Independent practice · Tallahassee, FL

    Verified
    • 30 years experience
    • Administrative Law
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #11?

    Ranks #11 with 84.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (4/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 27.0)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.3)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4)
  12. No change

    Floyd Robert Self

    Independent practice · Tallahassee, FL

    Verified
    • 39 years experience
    • Administrative Law
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #12?

    Ranks #12 with 84.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (4/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 27.0)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.3)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4)
  13. No change

    Lawrence Edward Sellers Jr. “Larry”

    Independent practice · Tallahassee, FL

    Verified
    • 46 years experience
    • Administrative Law
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #13?

    Ranks #13 with 84.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (4/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 27.0)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.3)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4)
  14. No change

    Susan Lynne Stephens

    Independent practice · Tallahassee, FL

    Verified
    • 33 years experience
    • Administrative Law
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #14?

    Ranks #14 with 84.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (4/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 27.0)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.3)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4)
  15. No change

    Jed Berman

    Independent practice · Winter Park, FL

    Verified
    • 56 years experience
    • Administrative Law
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #15?

    Ranks #15 with 84.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (4/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 27.0)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.3)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4)
  16. No change

    Eduardo S Lombard

    Independent practice · Tallahassee, FL

    Verified
    • 28 years experience
    • Administrative Law
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #16?

    Ranks #16 with 82.60: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Professional credentials (15/15); held back by Reputation (4/20). 1.40 points behind #15, mostly data quality.

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 27.0)
    • Professional credentials 15/15 (ranking avg 14.6)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4)

    1.40 points behind #15 (Jed Berman): Data quality −1.4.

    Not on record (scores 0, never estimated): website.

  17. No change

    Edwin A Bayó

    Independent practice · Tallahassee, FL

    Verified
    • 44 years experience
    • Administrative Law
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #17?

    Ranks #17 with 82.60: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Professional credentials (15/15); held back by Reputation (4/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 27.0)
    • Professional credentials 15/15 (ranking avg 14.6)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4)

    Not on record (scores 0, never estimated): website.

  18. No change

    Kenneth Brian Hayman

    Independent practice · Tallahassee, FL

    Verified
    • 30 years experience
    • Administrative Law
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #18?

    Ranks #18 with 82.60: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Professional credentials (15/15); held back by Reputation (4/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 27.0)
    • Professional credentials 15/15 (ranking avg 14.6)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4)

    Not on record (scores 0, never estimated): website.

  19. No change

    Keith Hetrick “Keith”

    Independent practice · Tallahassee, FL

    Verified
    • 40 years experience
    • Administrative Law
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #19?

    Ranks #19 with 82.60: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Professional credentials (15/15); held back by Reputation (4/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 27.0)
    • Professional credentials 15/15 (ranking avg 14.6)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4)

    Not on record (scores 0, never estimated): website.

  20. No change

    Clark Richard Jennings

    Independent practice · Tallahassee, FL

    Verified
    • 44 years experience
    • Administrative Law
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #20?

    Ranks #20 with 82.60: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Professional credentials (15/15); held back by Reputation (4/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 27.0)
    • Professional credentials 15/15 (ranking avg 14.6)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4)

    Not on record (scores 0, never estimated): website.

  21. No change

    Eric Hillard Miller

    Independent practice · Tallahassee, FL

    Verified
    • 41 years experience
    • Administrative Law
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #21?

    Ranks #21 with 82.60: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Professional credentials (15/15); held back by Reputation (4/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 27.0)
    • Professional credentials 15/15 (ranking avg 14.6)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4)

    Not on record (scores 0, never estimated): website.

  22. No change

    John J Rimes III

    Independent practice · Tallahassee, FL

    Verified
    • 50 years experience
    • Administrative Law
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #22?

    Ranks #22 with 82.60: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Professional credentials (15/15); held back by Reputation (4/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 27.0)
    • Professional credentials 15/15 (ranking avg 14.6)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4)

    Not on record (scores 0, never estimated): website.

  23. No change

    Douglas Derek Sunshine

    Independent practice · Tallahassee, FL

    Verified
    • 34 years experience
    • Administrative Law
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #23?

    Ranks #23 with 82.60: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Professional credentials (15/15); held back by Reputation (4/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 27.0)
    • Professional credentials 15/15 (ranking avg 14.6)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4)

    Not on record (scores 0, never estimated): website.

  24. No change

    John Edward Terrel

    Independent practice · Tallahassee, FL

    Verified
    • 36 years experience
    • Administrative Law
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #24?

    Ranks #24 with 82.60: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Professional credentials (15/15); held back by Reputation (4/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 27.0)
    • Professional credentials 15/15 (ranking avg 14.6)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4)

    Not on record (scores 0, never estimated): website.

  25. No change

    Lyyli Meagan Van Whittle “Lyyli”

    Public Employees Relations Commission · Tallahassee, FL

    Verified
    • 27 years experience
    • Administrative Law
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #25?

    Ranks #25 with 82.60: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Professional credentials (15/15); held back by Reputation (4/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 27.0)
    • Professional credentials 15/15 (ranking avg 14.6)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4)

    Not on record (scores 0, never estimated): website.

Data sources behind the scores

Every score on this page is calculated from facts backed by these sources. Each profile shows which source supports which fact and when it was last checked.

  • floridabar.org · Official / regulatory · 25 profile pages268 facts for 25 lawyers

Administrative Law market in Florida

LexRanked tracks 41 lawyers and 2 law firms in administrative law law in Florida. 41 of the lawyers have verified professional data. Data verified October 30, 2026.

Lawyers
41
Law firms
2
Verified professional data
41 of 41
Average rating
Withheldtoo few sourced ratings
Median review count
Withheldtoo few sourced counts
Median experience
33 years41 lawyers

Calculated by LexRanked from its own records on ; data verified . Ratings and review counts count only when backed by a source; figures from fewer than three profiles are withheld. All lawyers in Florida

What sets these Florida administrative law lawyers apart

All 25 lawyers in this ranking are Board Certified in State and Federal Government and Administrative Practice by The Florida Bar, which only about one in twenty Florida lawyers achieves in any field. The figures come from each lawyer's Florida Bar profile, checked in October 2026.

Fact about the 25 ranked lawyers Figure
Board Certified in State and Federal Government and Administrative Practice 25 of 25
Years in practice 25 to 56 (median 36)
Languages besides English Spanish (3)
License status with The Florida Bar Eligible to practice, verified for every lawyer

Where do Florida's top administrative law lawyers practice?

22 of the 25 practice in Tallahassee; the table shows every city.

City Lawyers in this ranking
Tallahassee 22
Fort Lauderdale 2
Winter Park 1

Who is included in this ranking?

Lawyers eligible to practice in Florida, with an office in a Florida city we cover and administrative law as a practice area on record. It ranks every administrative law lawyer LexRanked tracks in Florida by the same score and shows the top 25. How we rank.

Find a administrative law lawyer in your city

A lawyer near you knows the local courts; each city has its own ranking of administrative law lawyers.

Florida rules to know

Florida agency decisions can be challenged before an independent administrative law judge, and a final agency order must be appealed within 30 days after it is rendered.

Rule What it means
Hearing request An agency must act on a request for a hearing within 15 days and refer it to the Division of Administrative Hearings within 15 days (Fla. Stat. § 120.569)
Hearing rights Parties may present evidence, cross-examine witnesses, file exceptions and be represented by counsel (§ 120.57)
Exceptions The agency must allow each party 15 days to submit written exceptions to a recommended order (§ 120.57(1)(k))
Appeal deadline A final agency order must be appealed within 30 days after it is rendered (§ 120.68)

Cases are heard in the county where they arise; see which judicial circuit covers each county.

How to choose among these lawyers

Confirm the license, prefer a lawyer who regularly works in your county, ask who will handle your matter, and get the fee terms in writing.

  1. Look up the lawyer in The Florida Bar's directory and check the bar number shown on their LexRanked profile.
  2. Ask how many matters like yours the lawyer has handled in your county recently.
  3. Ask how they charge and what costs are extra, and get the agreement in writing.

Further reading

Sources for the rules above

Frequently asked questions

How do I challenge a Florida agency decision?

File a petition for a hearing with the agency. When material facts are disputed, the hearing is usually held by an administrative law judge of the Division of Administrative Hearings (sections 120.569 and 120.57). The petition deadline is set in the agency's notice of its decision.

How quickly must an agency act on my hearing request?

Under section 120.569, a request for a hearing must be granted or denied within 15 days after it is received, and an agency that wants an administrative law judge must notify the division within 15 days.

How long do I have to appeal a final agency order in Florida?

30 days after the order is rendered, by filing a notice of appeal under the Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure (section 120.68).

Can I respond to an administrative law judge's recommended order?

Yes. Under section 120.57(1)(k) the agency must give each party 15 days to submit written exceptions before it enters the final order.

Who certifies administrative lawyers in Florida?

The Florida Bar certifies lawyers in State and Federal Government and Administrative Practice after at least five years of practice, peer review and a written exam.

What does Board Certified in State and Federal Government and Administrative Practice mean?

It is a credential from The Florida Bar for lawyers with substantial experience in the field who have passed peer review and a written exam. 25 of the 25 lawyers in this ranking hold it; 4.9% of Florida lawyers hold a board certification in any field.

Where are the best administrative law lawyers in Florida?

Of the 25 lawyers in this ranking, 22 practice in Tallahassee, 2 practice in Fort Lauderdale, 1 practices in Winter Park. Each city also has its own ranking.

Do I need a administrative law lawyer in my own city?

Any lawyer licensed by The Florida Bar may practice anywhere in Florida, but a lawyer who regularly appears in your county knows its judges and procedures.

How is this ranking ordered?

By the LexRank score, calculated only from facts with a cited source: experience, practice-area relevance, awards on record such as board certification, professional credentials, data quality and location. Client reviews do not affect the LexRank score: neither star ratings nor the number of reviews is scored. Payment never changes a position.

Do client reviews affect the LexRank score?

Client reviews do not affect the LexRank score: neither star ratings nor the number of reviews is scored. Reviews are shown on profiles for information only, and Reputation counts only awards on record, such as board certification. How we rank

Which lawyers are verified?

25 of the 25 ranked lawyers have fully verified profiles: Luna Ergas Phillips, Silvia Morell Alderman, Keith William Rizzardi, Timothy Paul Atkinson and Seann Michael Frazier and others.

About this ranking

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