2 Rivkin Radler Attorneys Named 2025 ‘Lawyer of the Year’

The 2025 edition of Best Lawyers today recognized Rivkin Radler partners Jill F. Bechtold and Barry I. Levy as “Lawyer of the Year.” Only a single lawyer in each practice and designated metropolitan area can receive this designation, making this a significant and coveted accolade. Lawyers are selected based on highest overall voting averages received during the peer review assessment process.

Bechtold received the distinction in the Jacksonville area for Professional Malpractice Law-Defendants. In addition to the “Lawyer of the Year” award, Bechtold was also listed in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America^® in the following practice areas:

• Commercial Litigation
• Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants

Levy was recognized by Best Lawyers as the 2025 “Lawyer of the Year” for Insurance Law. He was also listed in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America^® in the following practice areas:

• Insurance Law
• Litigation – Healthcare
• Litigation – Insurance

Receiving this designation reflects the high level of respect a lawyer has earned among other leading lawyers in the same communities and the same practice areas for their abilities, their professionalism and their integrity. For more than four decades, Best Lawyers has assisted those in need of legal services to identify the lawyers best qualified to represent them in distant jurisdictions or unfamiliar specialties. Lawyers are not required nor allowed to pay a fee to be listed; therefore, recognition by Best Lawyers is considered a singular distinction.