Best Law Firms Rankings Badge

Hicks, Porter, Ebenfeld & Stein, P.A.

United States 2025

Overview

Content is provided by the firm.
Hicks, Porter, Ebenfeld & Stein, P.A. is a Martindale-Hubbell "AV" rated firm providing services in appellate practice, trial practice, and all aspects of insurance coverage and bad faith. The firm's senior attorney, Mark Hicks, has been selected to appear in the Best Lawyers in America and the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, serves on the Advisory Board of Leading American Attorneys, and is consistently recognized in local publications as one of South Florida's leading attorneys. Roger Blackburn has been selected to appear in Leading American Attorneys as well. The firm was founded in 1978 as Daniels and Hicks, P.A., and most recently became known as Hicks, Porter, Ebenfeld & Stein, P.A. The litigation attorneys at HPE&S P.A. represent the interests of insurance companies, their insureds, major corporations, investment companies, banks, power companies, and cruise lines. The firm's appellate attorneys also serve as trial support and appellate counsel on behalf of plaintiffs and defendants, and have provided critical litigation and appellate support in a number of high-profile, multi-million dollar cases. The firm is associated in cases by many of Miami's preeminent lawyers, both in national and local firms, to structure all legal aspects of a case, preserve all error, present legal arguments on major issues, prepare jury instructions, handle post-trial motions, and prosecute or defend appeals in all Florida and federal appellate courts. They also advise attorneys in the most effective preparation of a case. Our firm's commitment to efficiency and quality is exemplified by the longstanding representation of our clients. We welcome the opportunity to discuss our firm in detail should further information be necessary.

Rankings

Hicks, Porter, Ebenfeld & Stein, P.A. is nationally ranked in 1 practice areas and metro ranked in 4 practice areas. Best Law Firms rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process.

Read how Best Law Firms ranks firms

National Rankings

Tier 2
Tier 2 for Appellate Practice

Metro Rankings

Miami
Tier 1 for Appellate Practice
Tier 1 for Insurance Law
Tier 1 for Litigation - Insurance
Tier 2 for Commercial Litigation

About Our Clients

Academy Bus LLC; Ace Insurance Group; AHS American International Group, Inc. ("AIG"); American Petroleum Institute; Arch Insurance Company; AMS Management Group; Anesthesiologists' Professional Assurance Corp.; Baycare Health System; Bennett Motor Express; Burlington Insurance Group; Carnival Cruise Lines; Celebrity Cruises, Inc.; Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s London; Chubb Group of Insurance Companies; Church Mutual Insurance Company; Clarendon National Insurance Company; Colony Specialty Insurance; Crum & Forster/First Mercury; Cunningham Lindsey U.S., Inc.; E. I. duPont De Nemours & Co.; Farmers Insurance Group of Companies/Truck Insurance Exchange; FCCI Commercial Insurance; Federated Insurance Co.; First Professionals Insurance Company; Florida Power & Light Co.; Granite State Insurance Company; Halifax Medical Center; Healthcare Underwriters Group, Inc.; HCI Healthcare Indemnity; Humana, Inc.; Iasis Healthcare Corporation; Infinity Insurance Companies f/k/a WindsorAuto; Interim Healthcare, Inc.; Ironshore Insurance Services, LLC; Lancet Indemnity; Lexington Insurance Company; Liberty Mutual; Lone Star Alliance, Inc.; MAG Mutual Insurance Company; Medical Assurance; MedMal Direct Insurance Company; MEDNAX Health Solutions Partners; Metlife Insurance Group; Mobil Oil Corporation; Motorola, Inc.; Navigators Management Company; Network Adjusters, Inc.; NORCAL Mutual Insurance Group; Nova Southeastern University; Old Republic Insurance; One Beacon Health, Inc.; Orlando Health, Inc.; Penn National Insurance; Pioneer Life Insurance Co.; PMA Insurance Group; Progressive Expressive Insurance Co.; Privilege Underwriters Reciprocal Exchange; Public Risk Management; RLI Corp./RLI Insurance Co.; Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.; South Florida Ophthalmologists; Starr Companies; St. Paul Travelers f/k/a The Travelers; Sunderland Marine Mutual Insurance Co., Ltd.; Target Capital Partners; Team Health; Texas Lawyers' Insurance Ex­change; The Insurance Corporation of New York; The Doctors Company; The Medical Protective Company; Trivest, Inc.; Unigard Insurance Group United National Insurance Group; Western Litigation Specialists, Inc.; Western World Insurance Co.

Rankings

National Rankings

Tier 2
Tier 2 for Appellate Practice

Regional Rankings

Miami
Tier 1 for Appellate Practice
Tier 1 for Insurance Law
Tier 1 for Litigation - Insurance
Tier 2 for Commercial Litigation

Practice Areas

The below are areas of legal specialty volunteered by the firm and do not designate a specialty in which a Best Law Firms ranking is held.
  • Appellate Practice
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Insurance Law

Individuals Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America®

Hicks, Porter, Ebenfeld & Stein, P.A. has 4 lawyers recognized for individual performance in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. By receiving this Best Lawyers recognition from their peers for their professional excellence, these lawyers made Hicks, Porter, Ebenfeld & Stein, P.A. eligible for evaluation for Best Law Firms rankings. For almost two decades, Best Lawyers has awarded these singular accolades, making them the foundation of our Best Law Firms awards. Read more about our Best Lawyers process here.
Spinning circle
{{ practiceAreaName }}
{{ lawyer.FirstName[0] }}{{ lawyer.LastName[0] }} {{ lawyer.FirstName[0] }}{{ lawyer.LastName[0] }} {{ lawyer.Locations[0].City }}{{lawyer.Locations[0].StateCode ? ', ' + lawyer.Locations[0].StateCode : '' }}

Main Location

Find the Best Law Firms
Search for a Law Firm
Search our directory of over 16,000 firms across the Globe.
Search
Is Your Law Firm Ranked?
Enhance your firm's reputation and visibility with our marketing opportunities.
Marketing Opportunities
Ranked Practice Areas
See the practice areas included in our Best Law Firms research.
Practice Areas