Shutts & Bowen

Shutts & Bowen LLP is a full-service Florida business law firm established in 1910 and headquartered in Miami. It represents businesses and individuals across the state and also takes referrals from national and international law firms and companies.

The firm employs approximately 280 attorneys across eight Florida offices, working in more than 30 distinct practice areas. Named areas include real estate, construction, litigation, corporate, mergers and acquisitions, securities, financial services, hospitality, insurance, taxation, and trusts and estates.

Attorneys hold Florida Bar board certifications in areas including Appellate Law, Business Litigation, Labor & Employment, Real Estate, Construction Law, Trusts & Estates, and Condominium and Planned Development Law. The firm states that its attorneys are members of nearly 20 bar associations at local, state, and national level.

Pro bono work is tracked and credited: the firm reports 3,582 pro bono service hours in 2025, 2,363 in 2024, and 2,317 in 2023, and gives billable hour credit for pro bono matters. The pages reviewed here do not describe a land use or zoning practice specifically, so a buyer with an entitlement matter should confirm that scope directly.