There
are
many
different
and
exciting
ways
to
rank
law
firms.
How
prestigious
are
they?
How
much
money
are
they
making?
How
much
take-home
cash
do
partners
earn?
How
big
are
they?
Yes,
size
continues
to
matter
when
it
comes
to
legal,
and
since
Florida
has
been
in
the
news
so
much
lately
thanks
to
its
inauspicious
ties
to
“Alligator
Alcatraz,”
today,
we
bring
you
a
ranking
of
the
largest
law
firms
in
the
Sunshine
State,
courtesy
of
the
Daily
Business
Review.
As
luck
would
have
it,
many
midsize
and
large
law
firms
increased
their
Florida
headcounts
in
2024,
and
the
top
100
firms
in
the
territory
netted
a
8%
increase
in
attorneys
over
their
2023
numbers.
If
you’ve
ever
wondered
about
headcounts,
this
is
the
ranking
for
you.
It
wasn’t
just
law
firm
headcount
that
remained
healthy
in
Florida,
but
their
finances
too.
The
Daily
Business
Review
has
the
details:
Miami-founded
Greenberg
Traurig
reported
the
highest
gross
revenue
nationwide
among
Florida
firms,
bringing
in
$2.62
billion
in
2024—a
13.7%
increase
over
the
prior
year.
Its
revenue
per
lawyer
(RPL)
rose
9.3%
to
$991,000,
while
profit
per
equity
partner
(PEP)
climbed
nearly
10%
to
$2.63
million.
The
firm
had
a
small
dip
in
the
number
of
Florida
attorneys
it
employs,
but
still
ranks
third
in
attorney
headcount
of
law
firms
in
the
state.Holland
&
Knight
followed
with
$2.04
billion
in
gross
revenue,
up
10.5%
year-over-year.
The
firm’s
RPL
and
PEP
climbed
5.6%
and
4.8%,
respectively.Other
strong
performers
included
Akerman,
which
saw
a
3.3%
increase
in
revenue
and
5.2%
growth
in
RPL,
and
Carlton
Fields,
which
posted
a
6.8%
revenue
gain
and
a
4.5%
rise
in
PEP.
The
top
15
biggest
firms
aren’t
terribly
surprising
(after
all,
some
of
the
largest
law
firms
in
the
world
were
founded
in
Florida).
Let’s
take
a
moment
to
gawk
at
the
Disney
State’s
largest
law
firms:
-
Cole
Scott
Kissane:
597 -
Morgan
&
Morgan:
566 -
Greenberg
Traurig:
362 -
Holland
&
Knight:
356.3 -
Akerman:
290.6 -
Gunster:
288 -
Shutts
&
Bowen:
273.8 -
Quintairos
Prieto
Wood
&
Boyer:
262 -
Wicker
Smith
O’Hara
McCoy
&
Ford:
261 -
Kubicki
Draper:
240 -
GrayRobinson:
233 -
Carlton
Fields:
199.3 -
Nelson
Mullins:
187.1 -
Kelley
Kronenberg:
171 -
Littler:
160
Congratulations
to
Cole
Scott
Kissane
for
employing
more
lawyers
in
Florida
than
any
other
firm.
Cole
Scott
is
letting
people
know
that
Florida
isn’t
just
home
to
big
beaches
and
big
theme
parks
—
it’s
home
to
big
law
firms,
too.
Head
to
the DBR if
you’re
curious
about
the
firms
ranked
16-100.
The
2025
DBR
100:
Ranked
By
Headcount
[Daily
Business
Review]
Florida
Firms
Post
Solid
Revenue
Gains
Amid
Modest
Headcount
Growth
[Daily
Business
Review]
Staci
Zaretsky is
a
senior
editor
at
Above
the
Law,
where
she’s
worked
since
2011.
She’d
love
to
hear
from
you,
so
please
feel
free
to
email
her
with
any
tips,
questions,
comments,
or
critiques.
You
can
follow
her
on Bluesky, X/Twitter,
and Threads, or
connect
with
her
on LinkedIn.