January 11, 2012

Karen Specie has joined Akerman Senterfitt as of counsel within the Bankruptcy & Reorganization Practice and will be based in Akerman's Jacksonville office. In addition to working with clients in Jacksonville, Specie also will continue to represent clients in markets throughout the state including Gainesville, Tallahassee, Panama City and Pensacola.

Specie has more than 30 years of experience in general commercial and business litigation as well as bankruptcy & creditor/debtor rights. She is admitted to practice in all Florida bankruptcy and District courts and the Fifth and Eleventh Circuits of the U.S. Court of Appeals.

She is ranked in Florida as a leading Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights and Business Litigation lawyer by Super Lawyers Florida. Specie is a director and past president of the Northern District Bankruptcy Bar Association. She joins Akerman from her self-named firm, Specie Law Firm, LLC, and is admitted to the Florida and New York Bars.

The Akerman Bankruptcy & Reorganization Practice represents clients throughout the United States, serving as bankruptcy counsel or as receivers in complex cases and many of the largest bankruptcy filings in the country. The Akerman team is recognized nationally by U.S. News - Best Lawyers in the Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law category, and has significant experience in Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) matters, including Ponzi scheme cases.

About Akerman Senterfitt
Akerman is ranked among the top 100 law firms in the United States by The National Law Journal NLJ 250 (2012) in number of lawyers and is the leading Florida firm. With 500 lawyers and government affairs professionals, Akerman serves clients throughout the United States and overseas from Florida, New York, Washington, D.C., California, Virginia, Colorado, Nevada, Utah and Texas. More information can be found at http://www.akerman.com/ or www.twitter.com/akerman_law.