GrayRobinson Expanded Leadership and Legal Staff in Florida
The firm promoted two lawyers to shareholders and added three senior associates across its regional offices.
Updated on Sept. 20, 2026 in People
GrayRobinson has elevated two attorneys to the role of shareholder while hiring three additional senior associates to bolster its legal teams in Florida. These personnel changes affect the firm's operations across its 16 Florida-based offices and its single Washington, D.C. location.
Why it matters
Adjustments to executive and associate rosters indicate how the firm is realigning its leadership and labor capacity to support its regional legal service model. These structural changes reflect the firm's current strategy for managing its multi-office footprint.
GrayRobinson promoted two attorneys to shareholder and hired three senior associates to serve its 17 offices. The firm currently maintains 16 offices in Florida and one in Washington, D.C.
The players
GrayRobinson
A law firm operating a multi-office network across Florida and Washington, D.C. that provides legal services to businesses and individual clients.
John P. Thomas II
An attorney recently promoted to shareholder at GrayRobinson.
Andrew J. Wozniak
An attorney recently promoted to shareholder at GrayRobinson.
David Allen
A lawyer hired as a senior associate at the GrayRobinson Miami office.
Brendan M. Hobbs
A lawyer hired as a senior associate at the GrayRobinson Tampa office.
The details
The firm elected two new shareholders into its executive structure to provide management support across its geographic footprint. Simultaneously, the recruitment of three senior associates in Miami and Tampa expands the firm's capacity to handle casework within those regional markets. These additions shift the distribution of senior legal talent between the firm's established Florida hubs.
Timeline
September 20, 2026: The personnel changes were formally recognized.
Market Landscape
These personnel shifts follow the standard industry pattern of utilizing lateral hiring and internal promotion cycles to scale service capacity. The move aligns with the firm's ongoing strategy of maintaining a distributed office presence to cover regional legal markets.
Operators working with outside counsel should note these leadership changes to identify new points of contact for legal matters. Firms managing their own legal panels should verify whether these specific attorneys will now oversee their existing case assignments.
The takeaway
Large regional firms frequently refresh their associate rosters and executive ranks to manage evolving client caseloads. Business owners should monitor these firm-level updates to ensure their legal coverage remains aligned with the appropriate senior-level points of contact.
Further reading
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Source note: This article includes information reported by Florida Politics - Campaigns & Elections. Lobbying & Government..
