(June 19, 2018 Saint Petersburg, Florida) Battaglia, Ross, Dicus & McQuaid, P.A. one of Tampa Bay’s oldest and prestigious law firms today announced that six of its attorneys have received the 2018 Florida Super Lawyers distinction. Howard P. Ross, Aubrey O. Dicus, and Sean K. McQuaid have all been named to the 2018 Florida Super Lawyers. Caitlin C. Szematowicz, Rachel L. Drude-Tomori, and Andrew R. Pardun have been named to the 2018 Florida Rising Star List. Each year, no more than five percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor.  Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The annual selections are made using a patented multiphase process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates and peer reviews by practice area. “Having six of our lawyers recognized the year of the Firm’s 60^th anniversary is a reflection of the respect that we’ve earned within the community”, said Howard Ross B.C.S., Partner and Shareholder at BRDM. Since 1958, Battaglia, Ross, Dicus & McQuaid, P.A. has been recognized for their skill and experience in handling complex litigation, injury cases, complicated commercial transactions, and corporate matters. While civil and commercial litigation is the firm’s largest area of practice, their work also encompasses business and personal transactions, appellate law, employment law, alternative dispute resolution, wills, trusts and probate, real property and title insurance, as well as criminal defense matters.