Litigation attorneys
Gunster
Gunster is a Florida business law firm founded in West Palm Beach in 1925. It represents companies, high-net-worth families, and institutions across the state, and its real estate group represents clients holding a wide range of asset classes in Florida and elsewhere in the United States.
The firm organizes more than 340 attorneys and consultants into over 30 practice and industry teams and staffs matters across those teams rather than inside a single department. Industry teams include construction and development, energy and utilities, health care, real estate, and transportation and logistics.
Roughly 350 professional staff support the attorneys. Office managing shareholders sit in Orlando, Tallahassee, Fort Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Tampa, and Naples alongside the West Palm Beach base, and the firm runs a pro bono practice that takes on housing and land use matters, guardianship, and disaster relief work.
The site publishes no rates and does not break the real estate group out by jurisdiction, so ask which team and which office would carry a given matter before engaging.
Best for
Florida owners, developers, and operating companies that want one firm covering transactions, disputes, and regulated-industry work in the state's major markets, staffed across practice teams rather than by a single attorney.
What they do
- Real estate representation across asset classes
- Construction and development counsel
- Energy and utilities regulatory counsel
- Health care industry counsel
- Transportation and logistics counsel
- Private wealth services
- Probate, trust, and guardianship litigation
- Regulated industries and professions counsel
Details
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1925 |
| Team size | 501-1,000 employees |
| Other offices | Orlando, FL, Tallahassee, FL, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Jacksonville, FL, Tampa, FL, Naples, FL |
What stands out
- Founded in West Palm Beach in 1925 as Williamson & Cain; 2025 was the firm's centennial year.
- More than 340 attorneys and consultants work across more than 30 practice and industry teams.
- About 350 professional staff support the attorneys.
- Attorneys and staff recorded more than 2,255 volunteer hours in 2025.
- Office managing shareholders are named for Orlando, Tallahassee, Fort Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Tampa, and Naples.