Four Bryant Miller Olive Shareholders Selected to the 2026 Florida Super Lawyers List and One Bryant Miller Olive Associate Attorney Selected to the 2026 Florida Super Lawyers Rising Stars List
Location: Tampa
Tampa, Fla. — June 30, 2026 — Bryant Miller Olive P.A. (BMO) is pleased to announce that four shareholders have been selected to the Florida Super Lawyers list for 2026 and one associate attorney has been selected to the Florida Super Lawyers Rising Stars list for 2026.
Super Lawyers is published to recognize excellence in the legal profession based on legal knowledge, professional achievement and client service. Evaluation and selection for inclusion in Super Lawyers is based on peer evaluation and independent research.
Four firm shareholders receive recognition for excellence in legal knowledge, professional achievement and client service through their inclusion in the 2026 Super Lawyers: Denise M. Heekin (eighth year selected as a Super Lawyer), Elizabeth “Ellie” Neiberger (sixth year selected as a Super Lawyer; she was selected as a Rising Star from 2015-2019), Kareem J. Spratling (third year selected as a Super Lawyer; he was selected as a Rising Star in 2010) and Alan S. Zimmet (11th year selected as a Super Lawyer). Additionally, one associate attorney receives inclusion in the 2026 Super Lawyers Rising Stars: Noah M. Daiker (second year selected as a Super Lawyers Rising Star).
“This is a well-deserving group of BMO attorneys to be selected to the Florida Super Lawyers and Rising Stars list,” said JoLinda Herring, BMO’s CEO and Managing Shareholder. “They represent BMO’s dedication to excellence in legal knowledge, professionalism and client service that the firm has embodied for more than five decades.”
Heekin is the Managing Shareholder of the firm’s Miami office and Chair of the Labor & Employment practice. She is Board Certified in Labor & Employment Law by the Florida Bar, which designates her as an expert in her field. Heekin has represented management exclusively in the practice of labor and employment law throughout her entire legal career. She has advised clients in both the private and public sectors in all aspects of labor and employment law. Heekin has been selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers since 2019.
Neiberger is the Chair of the firm’s Litigation practice. She focuses her practice on representation of local government entities in appeals, original proceedings for extraordinary writs, and trial and administrative-level litigation. She lectures and provides training on these areas of law, including providing training to public officials on public records law and the Sunshine Law. Neiberger has been selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers since 2021 and was selected as a Rising Star from 2015-2019.
Spratling is the Managing Shareholder of the firm’s Tampa office and started working in BMO's Public Finance Practice Group in 2005 as a law clerk. He focuses his practice primarily on Public Finance Law. He is particularly skilled in the role of bond counsel on conduit bond transactions. His experience includes representation of clients in bond financings and other complex debt instruments for projects located nationwide and has provided counsel on transactions with a combined principal amount in excess of $20 billion. He has represented governmental and quasi-governmental entities at all levels. He has also served as counsel to numerous private business entities, including financial institutions, hospitals and nonprofit educational entities. Spratling has been selected for inclusion since 2024 and was selected as a Rising Star in 2010.
Zimmet has more than 40 years of experience practicing law; he is a member of the firm’s Litigation group and is also a member of the Government Counsel Services Practice Group. He also is a member of the District of Columbia Bar. Zimmet represents local governments, including cities, counties and special districts. His litigation practice focuses on construction matters, civil rights matters and other complex civil litigation cases. This is the 11th year he has been selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers.
Daiker is a member of the Government Counsel Services group where he focuses his practice on all aspects of City, County, and Local Government law, including code enforcement, land use, quasi-judicial hearings, public ethics, civil rights, public employment relations, ad valorem taxation, user fees, special assessments, procurement, tort liability, and public records. He also provides legal counsel for local government operations, including drafting ordinances, resolutions, contracts, court motions, guidance documents, procurement documents, and legislative updates regarding both federal and Florida law. This is the second year he has been selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers Rising Stars.
About Bryant Miller Olive
With a distinguished history of over 54 years serving its clients' needs, Bryant Miller Olive represents governments, businesses and agencies in legal matters relating to public finance, real estate, state and local government law, complex transactions, project finance, litigation, and labor and employment. Firm attorneys are often called upon to handle some of the most complex legal issues in the boardroom and in the courtroom. The firm has offices in Tampa, Tallahassee, Orlando, Miami, Jacksonville, Atlanta and Washington, D.C. For more information, visit https://www.bmolaw.com.
