Four Pavese Law Firm attorneys honored as 2021 Best Lawyers in America
Pavese Law Firm partners, Christopher J. Shields, Steven C. Hartsell, Neale Montgomery, and Katherine R. English were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 27th edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. Shields was selected in the practice area of Real Estate Law. Hartsell, Montgomery and English were all selected in the practice area of Land Use and Zoning Law.
Mr. Shields is Florida Bar Certified in both Real Estate Law and Condominium & Planned Development Law. His primary area of focus is residential and commercial condominium, cooperative and homeowners’ association law, and he provides legal counsel to developers, builders, community associations and lenders throughout Southwest Florida. Mr. Shields joined Pavese Law Firm in 1984 and became a partner in 1990.
Mr. Hartsell is Florida Bar Board Certified in Condominium and Planned Development Law. He concentrates his practice in zoning, land use and development law as well as local government administrative law matters, representing clients in administrative matters before city and county commissions, councils and boards in hearings throughout Southwest Florida. Mr. Hartsell joined Pavese Law Firm in 1986 and became a partner in 1990.
Ms. Montgomery’s practice areas are land use, local government, environmental and water, and real estate law as well as local government administrative law matters, representing clients in administrative matters before city and county commissions, councils and boards in hearings throughout Southwest Florida. She is involved with real estate development and permitting issues at the local, regional, state and federal level. Ms. Montgomery joined Pavese Law Firm in 1986 and became a partner in 1991.
In addition to her work in Land Use and Zoning Law on behalf of landowners, Ms. English’s practice focuses on agricultural, environmental and water law at the local, state and federal levels. She works with government agencies at all levels to secure environmental authorizations and assists clients in maintaining compliance with those authorizations. Ms. English joined Pavese Law Firm in 1994 and became a partner in 2000.
First published in 1983, selection for Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive and rigorous peer-review survey comprised of more than three million confidential evaluations by the top attorneys in the country.
