Attorney Ryan Hobbs Joins
Becker & Poliakoff in Tallahassee

TALLAHASSEE, FL, July 11, 2011 – Becker & Poliakoff, a diversified commercial law firm with more than 135 attorneys and lobbyists in 13 Florida offices, New York City, New Jersey and Washington, D.C., today announced that attorney Ryan Hobbs has joined the firm in the Business Litigation practice group in the Tallahassee office.

A native of Marianna, Florida, Mr. Hobbs focuses his practice in the area of complex commercial litigation, labor and employment law and election law.

Mr. Hobbs’ high profile litigation experience includes the successful representation of Florida's Secretary of State in a statewide lawsuit challenging ballot placement of referenda during the 2008 general election. He also successfully represented a national political party committee, as well as the party's Florida committee, in a lawsuit involving election proceedings during the 2008 general election.

Mr. Hobbs received his J.D. Degree from the University of North Carolina School of Law and his B.S. Degree from Florida State University. During law school he clerked for North Carolina Court of Appeals Judge James A. Wynn.

About Becker & Poliakoff
Becker & Poliakoff is a diverse commercial law firm with more than 145 attorneys and lobbyists in 13 Florida offices, New York City, New Jersey, Washington, D.C., Nassau (Bahamas), and Prague. Celebrating its thirty-eighth (38th) year of serving clients, the firm has seven primary areas of practice: Real Estate, Construction, Community Association, Customs & International Trade, Business Litigation, Corporate & Securities, and Government Law & Lobbying. For more information, visit: www.becker-poliakoff.com.

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