Edwards & Ragatz (2014 – 2023)

Best Lawyers® has recognized Edwards & Ragatz as one of the top law firms in the region for the tenth consecutive year. In order to receive this recognition, a firm must have at least one attorney who is recognized in the current edition of Best Lawyers in a “Best Law Firms” ranked practice area / metro area. Edwards & Ragatz was ranked as a “Tier 1”-level law firm in the category of “Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs” for the Jacksonville, Florida area.

Recognition by Best Lawyers® is based entirely on peer review. Their methodology is designed to capture, as accurately as possible, the consensus opinion of leading lawyers about the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same geographical area and legal practice area. Best Lawyers® employs a sophisticated, conscientious, rational, and transparent survey process designed to elicit meaningful and substantive evaluations of the quality of legal services. Their belief has always been that the quality of a peer-review survey is directly related to the quality of the voters.

Tom Edwards (2007, 2009 – 2021): See his profile here
Eric Ragatz (2014 – 2021): See his profile here

Tom Edwards (selected 13 times) and Eric Ragatz (selected 7 times) have once again been recognized by Super Lawyers® for the 2021 calendar year. Super Lawyers® is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The patented selection process includes independent research, peer nominations, and peer evaluations.

Tom Edwards (1996 – 2021)
Eric Ragatz (2010 – 2021)

Edwards & Ragatz has once again received an AV Preeiment™ rating from Martindale-Hubbell®, the highest rating available by the national attorney peer review rating service. An AV Rating signifies that the law firm has reached the heights of professional excellence, has usually practiced law for a number of years, and is recognized for the highest levels of skill and integrity.

Martindale-Hubbell® has maintained ratings for lawyers for more than a century. Ratings reflect the confidential opinions of bar members and the judiciary, and attest to the firm’s legal ability and adherence to accepted professional standards of ethics. Exclusively developed and assigned by the Martindale-Hubbell® Law Directory, ratings are considered valuable benchmarks intended for use by members of the profession.

Medical Malpractice Law, Plaintiffs, Jacksonville – Tom Edwards (2021, 2019, 2015, 2012)
Personal Injury Litigation, Plaintiffs, Jacksonville – Tom Edwards (2017)

The 27th Edition of The Best Lawyers® in America highlights the top 6% of private practicing attorneys in the US and includes our very own Tom Edwards, recognized for Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiff. The 2021 Edition is based on more than 8 million evaluations and recognizes over 65,000 attorneys across 147 different practice areas.

Tom has been recognized in the past for this same accolade in 2019, 2015 and 2012. In 2017, he was Recognized as the Lawyer of the Year for Jacksonville Personal Injury Litigation, Plaintiff.

Tom Edwards (2020 – 2022)

We are proud to announce that Tom Edwards has been voted as one of the Florida Legal Elite™ for the 2022 calendar year! He also received this award in 2020 and 2021. This prestigious honor recognizes Florida attorneys who possess exceptional legal skills and expertise in their field.

Florida Trend’s Legal Elite selection process began last October. All members of the Florida Bar were invited to vote for the lawyers across the state whom they hold in the highest regard. The results were then reviewed by a Blue Ribbon Panel of prominent attorneys.