Public Finance Group and Five Shareholders Receive 2025 Chambers USA Rankings
Location: Tallahassee
Tallahassee, FL. —June 5, 2025 —Bryant Miller Olive (BMO) is pleased to announce the firm’s Public Finance practice and five of its shareholders receive recognition in the 2025 edition of Chambers USA.
Chambers and Partners is the world’s leading independent legal research company, and its USA ranking guide highlights prominent law firms and attorneys across the legal market.
BMO’s prominence and excellence in Public Finance receives recognition through its inclusion in the 2025 edition of Chambers USA. Additionally, five firm shareholders receive individual recognition for excellence in legal knowledge and outstanding client service in their respective practice areas: Kenneth R. Artin, Duane D. Draper, JoLinda L. Herring, Kareem J. Spratling and Keirston R. Woods.
Artin receives recognition in the 2025 edition of Chambers USA for Public Finance Law in Florida. Practicing since 1986, Artin has focused on representing municipalities, counties, public and not-for-profit colleges and universities, and special taxing districts in roles such as Bond Counsel, Disclosure Counsel, and Special Development Counsel. Additionally, Artin represents sponsors and lenders in Public-Private Partnerships (P3).
Draper receives recognition in the 2025 edition of Chambers USA for Public Finance Law in Florida. With experience in public finance since 1989—as both an attorney and investment banker—Draper has been with Bryant Miller Olive for the past three decades, and primarily serves as Bond Counsel, Disclosure Counsel, Underwriters' Counsel, and Bank Counsel on financings throughout Florida. Draper currently serves as Co-Chair of the firm’s Public Finance group and Chair of the Business Development committee.
Herring, BMO’s CEO and Managing Shareholder, receives recognition in the 2025 edition of Chambers USA for Public Finance Law in Florida. Herring has been with Bryant Miller Olive for the past three decades, with her practice dedicated to municipal law, governmental tax-exempt financings, and blue-sky securities law, with a specialty in commercial paper programs and representing pooled programs. Herring has received recognition in Chambers USA since 2022.
Spratling receives recognition in the 2025 edition of Chambers USA for Public Finance Law in Florida. Spratling serves as the firm’s Tampa office Managing Shareholder, and his public finance experience includes nationwide representation of clients in all roles throughout financings and is particularly skilled in the role of Bond Counsel on conduit bond transactions. Spratling’s Public Finance expertise includes litigation experience validating bonds, general governmental experience drafting special legislation and documentation for state grants and reviewing financing programs.
Woods receives recognition in the 2025 edition of Chambers USA for Public Finance Law in the District of Columbia. Woods serves as the firm’s Washington, D.C. office Managing Shareholder, and her practice encompasses all aspects of Public Finance, Real Estate, Affordable Housing, New Markets Tax Credits, Public-Private Partnerships (P3) and Corporate Trust and Default.
Bryant Miller Olive is proud to be a recognized leader in Public Finance Law. "Our nationally recognized Public Finance group has continued to build upon 54 years of knowledge and service within the municipal market, and we continue to prove that we have the most innovative and experienced public finance attorneys in the legal market” said JoLinda Herring, BMO’s CEO and Managing Shareholder.
BMO’s Public Finance practice provides comprehensive and diverse public finance services, with expertise in a wide range of roles related to municipal bonds, obligations, and tax-exempt financings. The firm offers the full complement of techniques available to support a wide array of financings. Unlike most firms, BMO offers dedicated Section 103 tax attorneys that provide comprehensive, in-depth federal tax law guidance specifically in the public finance sector. BMO has a wholly owned arbitrage rebate service subsidiary, Integrity Public Finance Consulting (www.integritypfc.com), to assist tax-exempt borrowers with post-issuance compliance with the Internal Revenue Code and regulations promulgated thereunder.
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.
