The Super Lawyers list for 2025 has been released, and five Creed & Gowdy, P.A. attorneys have been named.
Rebecca Creed and Bryan Gowdy have been Top-Rated Appellate Attorneys in Florida for many years. This year, Rebecca and Bryan were both ranked Top 100 Florida Super Lawyers for 2025, while Rebecca was also named as one of the Top 50 Women Super Lawyers in Florida. And, the two have been ranked in the Top 25 Jacksonville Super Lawyers for 2025. These lists consist of the top-rated attorneys, as evaluated by peer recognition and professional achievement, in their areas of practice.
D. Gray Thomas, of counsel, was selected as a Top-Rated Criminal Defense Attorney in Jacksonville. Gray has been a Top-Rated Criminal Defense Attorney for the last nine years.
Thomas A. Burns, of counsel, was selected as a Top-Rated Appellate Attorney in Tampa for the seventh year in a row.
Dimitri Peteves was selected as a Top-Rated Appellate Attorney in Jacksonville and has also been selected to Rising Stars for 2025.
Selection to Super Lawyers is limited to a small number of attorneys. Creed & Gowdy is proud of our attorneys' continuous peer recognition and professional achievements!
Rebecca Creed spoke at the Florida Justice Association's Proposal for Settlement CLE, held Friday, July 25, 2025. This CLE, presented each year by the FJA, provides valuable information for trial lawyers who seek to use-and defend against-proposals for settlement (or offers of judgment). Ms. Creed addressed recent Florida and federal caselaw. The recorded webinar is available for purchase here.
Bryan Gowdy was a guest on WJCT's First Coast Connect to speak about the U.S. Supreme Court's 2024-25 term. You can listen here.
On March 14, 2025, Bryan Gowdy and Dimitri Peteves prepared an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court for a bipartisan group of congresspersons: Rep. Mario Díaz-Balart, Sen. Rick Scott, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Rep. María Elvira Salazar, and Rep. Carlos Antonio Giménez. The amicus brief supports the certiorari petition of Havana Docks Corporation to review a decision of the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. Havana Docks sued several cruise lines under the Helms-Burton Act-also known as the LIBERTAD Act-for trafficking in property confiscated by Cuba. The amicus brief explains that the private cause of action under the LIBERTAD Act is a central pillar of our nation's foreign policy on Cuba. A Law360 article on the case can be found here (subscription required). On June 30, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court has invited the U.S. Solicitor General to file a brief expressing the views of the United States. Read more here (subscription required).
On June 17, 2025, Rebecca Creed served as the moderator for the JBA's Lunch & Learn seminar entitled "From the Judges' Chambers: Appellate Insights and Ethics." Panelists included Judge Harvey Jay, Judge Scott Makar, Judge Paige Kilbane, and Judge John MacIver, all of the Fifth District Court of Appeal. The program provided practitioners with a deeper understanding of appellate practice, with a particular focus on professionalism and ethics.