St. Petersburg, Florida – Yesner & Boss, P.L., a Tampa Bay law firm working with commercial and residential clients facing bankruptcy or real estate foreclosures and short sales, has been named a finalist for the "Outstanding Business of the Year" Award, to be presented by the St. Petersburg Area Chamber of Commerce June 30.

Yesner & Boss (www.YesnerBoss.com) is one of three finalists in the category of companies with 27-100 employees. The firm, with its main office at 10812 Gandy Boulevard N in St. Petersburg, expanded earlier this year, adding associates and staff in Sarasota and Tampa. The expansion enlarged the firm's capacity for dealing with family law matters and litigation of insurance claims.

Yesner & Boss now has seven lawyers following the additions earlier this year of Brian Arrighi, who joined the firm to develop its family-law practice, JoAnn Koontz, who expanded the firm's real estate and tax practice into Sarasota, and Sean Cox, who focuses on property insurance disputes, personal injury and debt-collection litigation.

"You always hear award nominees say it's an honor just to be included in the running, but this really is an honor," said Shawn Yesner, partner in Yesner & Boss. "There are a lot of truly notable companies among the nominees, and I consider it a privilege to stand with them."

All companies in Pinellas County are eligible for nomination, regardless of whether they belong to the 2,600-member St. Petersburg Chamber. Any member of the Chamber, regardless of location, also is eligible. Nominations come from the community.

In addition to awards for companies with 27 to 100 employees, the category in which Yesner & Boss qualified, awards also will be given to a company of 4 to 26 employees, a company of more than 100 employees, a technology company, a not-for-profit company, and a company owned and operated by women or minorities.