Nason Yeager Gerson Harris & Fumero is pleased to announce that six of its attorneys have been included in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and Ones to Watch®. This list is a testament to their legal expertise and professional dedication. John J. Fumero, Brian C. Hickey, Nathan E. Nason, James D. Silver, and Gary Walk were recognized by their peers in The Best Lawyers in America® list. Kyle C. Horth made the Best Lawyers Ones to Watch® list, a category that recognizes promising young lawyers who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement.
This recognition entails a thorough review based on the peer evaluation of more than 13 million attorneys currently recognized as Best Lawyers. Honored for the sixth year in a row, John J. Fumero is recognized for his work in Environmental Law. Nathan E. Nason is honored for the eighth consecutive year for three practice areas: Commercial Litigation, Environmental Litigation, and Land Use and Zoning Litigation. Brian C. Hickey and Gary Walk are honored for their work in Real Estate Law. James D. Silver is recognized for his work in Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, and Commercial Litigation. For the fifth consecutive year, Kyle C. Horth is honored for his practice in Trusts and Estates.
John J. Fumero, shareholder, has provided strategic legal counsel to public and private sector clients throughout the State of Florida for over 35 years. His practice focuses on environmental, water, real estate, local government, development/land use law, as well as related litigation in administrative, state, and federal courts. Mr. Fumero is Board Certified as a specialist in State and Federal Government and Administrative Practice by The Florida Bar, and is AV Preeminent rated by Martindale-Hubbell.
Brian C. Hickey, shareholder, focuses his practice on real estate acquisition and development, real estate leasing, construction contracts, land development, and corporate law. He has experience representing local, state and national owners and developers in all aspects of the sale, purchase, financing, due diligence review, and land planning and development.
Nathan E. Nason is an Of Counsel at Nason Yeager and has practiced complex commercial litigation for over 25 years in South Florida. He has also developed substantial environmental practices and has extensively handled matters involving construction litigation, copyright and trademark litigation, mortgage foreclosure, employment litigation, trust and estate litigation, securities litigation, and many more. He is AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell and is active in several community group.
James D. Silver, shareholder, has over 40 years of experience in business bankruptcy and creditors’ rights. Mr. Silver also has extensive experience in commercial litigation and receivership, as well as creditors’ rights litigation arising out of Ponzi and other fraudulent schemes. He has been rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell since 1992, which indicates a demonstration of the highest professional and ethical standards and is the highest rating a lawyer can receive.
Gary Walk, shareholder, practices real estate, business, and banking law. His work encompasses a range of services, including the purchase and sale of commercial and residential real estate, real estate debt and equity financing, leasing of real estate, formation of business entities, and the purchase and sale of businesses and ownership interests in businesses. Additionally, he negotiates and drafts contracts and provides general representation for both for-profit and not-for-profit entities. Mr. Walk is Board Certified in Real Estate Law.
Kyle C. Horth, senior attorney, concentrates his practice on providing effective counsel on a range of corporate, tax and transactional matters, including entity formation and funding, mergers and acquisitions, tax structures and other complex business transactions. Mr. Horth focuses his trusts and estates practice on estate planning, trust and probate administration, and federal income, estate, gift and generation-skipping transfer taxation.