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*** Super Lawyers is a rating service of Thomson Reuters of outstanding lawyers in more than 70 practice areas who have obtained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement.  Only 5% of the lawyers in any state in any given year achieve this recognition.  Mr. Pearce was first recognized by Super Lawyers as a top lawyer in Florida in Securities Litigation in the 2013 Super Lawyers Florida Edition.

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