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The Florida Bar News
November 15, 2009
On the Move
Mike Brownlee has joined Fisher, Rushmer, Werrenrath, Dickson, Talley & Dunlap in Orlando as an associate. He will focus his practice on civil litigation, insurance-related matters, professional malpractice defense, and appellate law.
William J. Spradley III has opened William J. Spradley, P.A., located at the Lamp Post Professional Building, 3955 Riverside Ave., Suite 101, Jacksonville 32205. Spradley was recently admitted to the Georgia Bar and will continue to practice civil, liability, workers’ compensation defense, and commercial litigation.
Jason M. Pugh has joined Dean Mead in Viera as an associate in the firm’s litigation department.
Trisha G. Weed, has joined Caveda Law Firm in Tampa. She concentrates her practice on marital and family law, divorce, child custody, and military law. Adam M. Bragg has also joined the firm and will be focusing on marital and family law, divorce, child custody, mediation, military divorce, probate, and guardianship.
Fuentes & Berrio, LLP, has opened a new location in Deerfield Beach. The firm continues to focus on personal injury, wrongful death, medical malpractice, aviation accidents, product liability, workers' compensation, insurance disputes, commercial litigation, immigration, corporations, discrimination, wills, criminal defense, breach of contract, and general civil litigation. The firm can be contacted at (954) 752-1110, or by e-mail at either Jose@fuentesberrio.com or Andres@fuentesberrio.com.
Crystal Espinosa Buit, Tim Haughee, Allison Perez, and Laura Walda have joined Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed in Orlando.
Diane Cassie Bermudez has joined Andrews & Manno in Tampa.
Jennifer Edwards and Chris Leon have joined Hill, Adams, Hall & Schieffel in Orlando as associates.
Jodi L. Strang has opened Strang Adams, P.A., in Coral Gables. The firm will focus primarily on residential and commercial real estate transactions, including title closings, loan workouts, debt settlements and financial restructuring, debtor representation, foreclosure defense, and bankruptcy. Contact Strang at jstrang@stranglaw.com.
Joel Ewusiak became a shareholder of Forizs & Dogali, P.A., in Tampa. Ewusiak practices in the areas of securities and investment litigation and commercial litigation.
Joseph J. Van Rooy has opened Joseph J. Van Rooy, P.L., in Jacksonville. The firm will focus primarily on commercial and residential real estate transactions, and land use and zoning matters. The location of the firm is 6622 Southpoint Dr. S., Suite 170, Jacksonville 32216, phone (904) 294-7225, e-mail joseph@vanrooylegal.com.
Robert Pyles has joined McCumber, Daniels, Buntz, Hartig & Puig in Tampa as a partner. Pyles concentrates his practice on complex commercial litigation, corporate law, business law, real estate litigation, real estate transactions, representation of real property developers, and eminent domain takings.
Frances H. Merritt and Julia D. Nikitina have joined Shuffield, Lowman & Wilson in Orlando. Merritt concentrates in the area of intellectual property, Nikitina practices in the areas of corporate transactions, mergers & acquisitions, and securities.
Manuel Farach has joined Richman Greer as of counsel in the West Palm Beach office. Farach’s practice focuses in the areas of real estate and business law, including corporate mergers and acquisitions; lender representation; debtor/creditor law including bankruptcy and complex mortgage foreclosure litigation; landlord/tenant law; Internet law; construction; and development law.
David C. Dunham has joined Litchfield Cavo LLP as an associate in Ft. Lauderdale.
Michael Magidson has joined Blalock, Walters, Held & Johnson in Bradenton as an associate. He will work in the firm’s business, healthcare, and litigation practice groups.
Matthew T. Belisle has joined Alvarez, Sambol, Winthrop & Madson in Orlando as an associate. Belisle will practice in the areas of commercial litigation, construction, condominium and community associations, and general liability.
Daniel Cervantes has joined Kozyak Tropin Throckmorton in Miami as an associate in the litigation practice group.
Elizabeth “Betsy” P. Kuhn has joined Ford & Harrison in Tampa as an associate. Kuhn will focus her practice on representing employers in both labor and employment matters.
Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath and Gilchrist, an intellectual property law firm, has opened a new office in Tampa . ADDM&G can be reached in the Tampa at (813) 639-4222 or toll free at (877) 886 8810.
John Newton of Tallahassee has been appointed an administrative law judge for the Division of Administrative Hearings.
D. Graham Hill, Danielle Lassiter, and Jared Slade have joined Gunster, Attorneys at Law. Hill, located in the Ft. Lauderdale office, is an associate in the firm’s tax practice. Lassiter, located in the West Palm Beach office, is an associate in the firm’s environmental and land use practice. Slade, located in the Jacksonville office, is an associate in the firm’s business litigation practice.
Laurence Krutchik has joined Atkinson & Brownell in Miami.
Gregory A. Prebish has relocated to Jackson Hole, Wyoming, and recently was admitted to the Wyoming State Bar and the United States District Court in Wyoming. Prebish will continue practicing law while volunteering on weekends as a “Mountain Host” at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort.
Nicolás J. Gutiérrez, Jr., and Carlos A. Zarraluqui have formed Gutiérrez & Zarraluqui in Coral Gables with concentration in corporate and general business law, governmental relations, domestic and international commercial transactions, Cuban property rights, and commercial litigation. Gutiérrez & Zarraluqui is “of counsel” to Rasco, Klock, Reininger, Perez, Esquenazi, Vigil & Nieto.
Michael J. Schlesinger and Michael L. Cotzen have formed Schlesinger & Cotzen, P.L., in Miami. The firm’s practice areas include, probate, estate, and trust matters; condominium cancellation litigation; real estate-related class actions; employment and commission disputes; corporate, Internet and entertainment law; and life insurance disputes. Jennifer Lindsey Chong has also joined the firm as an associate.
Kent M. Amo has joined The Boatman Law Firm as an associate in Naples. Amo is focusing his practice on commercial litigation and alternative dispute resolution in commercial and family law matters. He may be reached at (239) 597-6757 or kma@boatman-law.com.
Scott Sobol and Rick Ellsley have formed Ellsley Sobol, P.A., with offices at Pine Island Professional Centre, 111 N. Pine Island Rd., Suite 103, Plantation 33324, phone: (954) 888-7720, e-mail ellsley@ellsleysobol.com, and Web site www.ellsleysobol.com. The firm will focus on personal injury and wrongful death matters.
Elias M. Mahshie has joined the Law Office of Kevin F. Jursinski in Ft. Myers. His area of practice is foreclosure defense, concentrating on mortgage workout negotiations and other real estate-related matters.
Wicker, Smith, O’Hara, McCoy & Ford, has moved its Naples office to 9128 Strada Place, Ste. 10200, Naples 34108-2683, phone (239) 552-5300.
Brendan T. Franzoni has joined Brickle-myer Smolker & Bolves in Tampa. Franzoni’s practice will focus on commercial and construction litigation, as well as eminent domain proceedings and litigation.
C. Andrew Tharp and Bradley S. Mitseff have joined Johnson, Leiter & Belsky in Ft. Lauderdale. Tharp joins as a partner and Mitseff as an associate.
David R. Phillips has joined Macfarlane Ferguson & McMullen in Clearweater. Phillips will focus his practice in medical malpractice defense and healthcare law. He will also handle business and corporate matters.
Karen M. Walker, Jerry H. Jeffery, and N. John Hedrick, Jr., has joined The Rock Law Group in Maitland. Walker joins the firm as a partner while Jeffery and Hedrick join as associates. They will focus their practices on insurance defense.
Deborah A. Lacombe has joined Madsen Goldman & Holcomb in Tallahassee as an associate. Lacombe will practice in the areas of state and local taxation, administrative, and governmental law.
Allison M. Sinclair has joined Santucci, Priore & Long in Ft. Lauderdale as an associate. Sinclair will focus her practice on intellectual property and civil litigation.
Marcia Evoy has joined Sachs Sax Caplan in Boca Raton as an associate. Evoy will work in the firm’s family and matrimonial law practice group.
Darrell Payne, Robert Jacobowitz, and Daya Nathan have joined Stearns Weaver Miller. Payne joins the firm as a shareholder in the litigation department. Jacobowitz joins the firm as a shareholder in the trusts and estates department. Nathan joins the firm as an associate in the litigation department.
Norman B. Getson has joined Glantz & Glantz in Plantation as supervising attorney for the estate planning, probate, and guardianship department.
Heather E. Sosnowski has joined McConnaughhay, Duffy, Coonrod, Pope & Weaver in Jacksonville. She will focus her practice in the areas of workers’ compensation and insurance defense.
Stefan R. Carpenter, Kevin P. McCoy, and Brett B. Pettigrew have joined Carlton Fields as associates. Practicing in the firm’s St. Petersburg office, Carpenter is a member of the firm’s real property litigation practice group. McCoy is a member of the firm’s business litigation and trade regulation practice group. Pettigrew is a member of the real estate and finance practice group. Both McCoy and Pettigrew are practicing in the firm’s Tampa office.
Candace A. Mance has joined Shutts & Bowen in Miami as an associate in its insurance practice group.
Albert Burton Moore has joined Sachs Sax Caplan as an associate in its St. Lucie West office. Moore practices in the areas of community associations, foreclosures, land use, and government law.
Lauren M. Ilvento has opened the Law Office of Lauren M. Ilvento, P.A., at 450 North Wymore Road, Winter Park 32789. The firm practices in the areas of business law, corporate law, civil litigation, and family law. Ilvento also speaks fluent French and can be reached at (407) 672- 0700 or through www.yourorlandolawyer.com.
[Revised: 02-01-2012]
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