Joanne M. Prescott, a Florida Bar board certified workers’ compensation attorney and shareholder with the law firm of Zimmerman Kiser Sutcliffe, P.A., recently received the highest rating available to attorneys by the nationally recognized Martindale-Hubbell law directory.  The AV rating is a result of extensive and confidential reviews conducted among legal professionals in Central Florida.  According to Martindale-Hubbell, the rating signifies the highest standard of legal ability and is a confirmation of an individual’s status as a highly respected, ethical member of the Bar.  Martindale-Hubbell has been facilitating peer ratings for more than 130 years.     

Prescott is currently serving as Secretary of the Executive Council of the Workers’ Compensation Section of the Florida Bar.  She has received numerous awards and recognitions over the course of her career, including the distinction of being one of Florida’s Legal Elite as named by Florida Trend magazine and a Super Lawyer by Super Lawyer magazine.  Other honors include recognition for her pro bono work with the Legal Aid Society as a guardian ad litem.  Prescott is a graduate of the University of Florida College of Law.