November 1, 2016 News and Notes
Jerry M. Markowitz of Markowitz, Ringel, Trusty + Hartog in Miami has co-written Bankruptcy Mediation, a new book from the American Bankruptcy Institute and co-authored a chapter on ADR and bankruptcy in the ADR Deskbook for the Business Lawyer from the Business Law Section of the ABA.
Danialle Riggins of Riggins Law Firm in Ocala lectured on “Health-care Planning — Making Decisions Now for Later” at the Elder Law Informational Seminar hosted by New Covenant Missionary Baptist Church.
Nneka B. Uzodinma of Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin in Ft. Lauderdale presented “Animal Law in the State of Florida” to the Miami-Dade Legal Support Association.
Raychelle Tasher, law clerk to Chief Bankruptcy Judge Kathy A. Surratt-States, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, has been selected as a member of the ABA Business Law Section Fellowship Program for the 2016-18 class.
Howard S. Krooks of Elder Law Associates in Boca Raton spoke at the Annual Estate, Trust & Elder Law Institute seminar hosted by the Missouri Bar in St. Louis, Missouri, on “The Use of Irrevocable Trusts in Medicaid Planning.”
Elizabeth Schwartz of Miami Beach is the author of a new book, Before I Do: A Legal Guide to Marriage, Gay and Otherwise, published by The New Press in October 2016.
Mark Eiglarsh of the Law Offices of Mark Eiglarsh in Miami presented “What Every Civil Lawyer Should Know About Criminal Law,” as part of the Justice Thurgood Marshall Distinguished Lecture Series, sponsored by the Dade County Bar Association.
Nehemiah L. Jefferson of The Jefferson Firm, LLC, was selected as a member of the 2016-17 Hillsborough County Bar Association Leadership Institute class.
Terry J. Harmon of Sniffen & Spellman in Tallahassee lectured on “Gender Identity and the Law: An Update on Transgender and Gender Identity Issues in the Public and Private Sectors,” at the FSU College of Law at a seminar hosted by the Florida Capital Chapter of the Association of Legal Administrators.
Andre D. Pierre of the Law Office of Andre D. Pierre, P.A., in North Miami discussed “Venus and Mars — Leadership Differences” at the South Florida Women of Color Empowerment Conference.
Michael A. Rosenberg ROIG Lawyers in Deerfield Beach discussed “Analyze This. Strategize That: Using Data Analytics To Your Advantage” at the The National Association of Minority & Women Owned Law Firms (NAMWOLF) 2016 Annual Meeting in Houston.
Alex Barthet of The Barthet Firm in Miami spoke at the Sage Summit in Chicago on the challenges facing any construction company operating in today’s complex legal environment.
John Gihon of Shorstein, Lasnetski and Gihon in Orlando spoke to the Orange County Bar Association on the topic of the “Crossover of Criminal and Immigration Law.”
Brett D. Lieberman of Messana, P.A., in Ft. Lauderdale has been elected secretary of the Bankruptcy Bar Association of the Southern District of Florida.
Elizabeth Hughes of the Nguyen Law Firm in Miami has been accepted into Class II of the Florida Fellows Institute of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.
Jeff Kominsky of Lewis, Brisbois, Bisgaard & Smith in Ft. Lauderdale served on a panel at UMiami Law titled “Athletic Issues: Money, Fame, Power, and the Law.”
Brad E. Coren has become president-elect of the Rotary Club of Weston.
Andrew S. Berman and Brian M. Karpf of Young Berman Karpf & Gonzalez
provided presentations at the ABA Family Law Section Spring Conference in the Bahamas.
Berman discussed “Staying Out of Trouble: How to Avoid Bar Grievances,” on ethical pitfalls that apply specifically to family law attorneys.
Karpf presented a “Law Practice Management Symposium” for family law attorneys.
Victoria Méndez, the City of Miami attorney, has been accepted into Class XXXV of Leadership Florida.
Lori Caldwell-Carr of InFocus Family Law Firm in Orlando has been elected president of the Central Florida Family Law Inn in Orlando for a second term.
David S. Hendrix of GrayRobinson in Tampa has been named chair-elect of the University of Tampa Family Association Leadership Council.
Belinda Noah of Tampa was selected to serve as a visiting international environmental law lecturer at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration in Accra, Ghana, for the 2015-16 academic year.
Bjorg Eikeland of Hickey Law Firm in Miami has been elected president of the Norwegian American Chamber of Commerce-South East Chapter of the United States.
Rev. John P. Joseph of the Church Legal Center in St. Petersburg spoke at the Experience Conference 2016 in Lakeland on “Legal Obstacles Churches Face and Mistakes to Avoid.”
Jorge Espinosa of Espinosa Trueba Martinez in Miami spoke on a panel titled “Don’t Rain on My Parade — How To Make Certain Your Cloud and Data Security Agreements Are the Best They Can Be” at the annual conference of the National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms in Houston.
Bruce A. Blitman of Ft. Lauderdale was granted approval as a circuit mediation primary trainer by the Dispute Resolution Center at the Supreme Court of Florida.
Gail E. Farb, Jennifer Fowler-Hermes,
and John M. Hament of Williams Parker in Sarasota presented “Unraveling the Complexities of Wage and Hour Compliance” at a Employee Management Team seminar.
Steven B. Lesser of Becker & Poliakoff in Ft. Lauderdale has been appointed to the ABA Standing Committee on Specialization.
Jacqueline Bain of the Florida Healthcare Law Firm in Delray Beach earned a certification in health-care compliance from the Health Care Compliance Association.
Cesar A. Sastre of Bass Underwriters, Inc., in Plantation was appointed to the political action committee of the National Association of Professional Surplus Lines Offices.
Vivian Cortes Hodz of Cortes Hodz Family Law & Mediation was appointed as a liaison to The Florida Bar Board of Governors on behalf of the Tampa Hispanic Bar Association.
Christina O’Brien of Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt in Ft. Myers has been elected to the Lee County Coalition for a Drug-Free Southwest Florida Board of Directors.
Alex Caballero of Mason Black & Caballero in Tampa presented “Parenting Plans — The Basics and Fundamentals in Creating Parenting Plans” and participated in a panel discussion on marital and family law matters at the Florida College of Advanced Judicial Studies in Orlando.
Christina M. Martin of Pacific Legal Foundation in Palm Beach Gardens was a panelist on “Collision Course: Environmentalism vs. Property Rights” at the 2016 James Madison Institute Annual Policy Summit in Orlando.
Stacey Prince-Troutman of Broad and Cassel in Orlando has been accepted into Class II of the Florida Fellows Institute of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.
Michael A. Rosenberg, Scharome R. Wolfe, and Paul Michael Gabe of ROIG Lawyers presented two courses titled “Examinations Under Oath — Back to the Future” and “The Subtleties and Technicalities of IME Reports in Insurance Defense Litigation” to 60 insurance adjusters.
Adam M. Moskowitz of Kozyak Tropin & Throckmorton in Miami received University of Miami School of Law’s 2016 Law Alumni Achievement Award.
Charles Whittington of Grant Fridkin Pearson has become treasurer of the Young Lawyers Section of the Collier County Bar Association. He also has been appointed to the board of directors of the Collier County Bar Foundation.
Reed McClosky of Freedman & McClosky in Ft. Lauderdale has been appointed to the City of Plantation Planning and Zoning Board.
Andrew (Josh) Markus of Carlton Fields in Miami has been elected to the board of governors of the ABA, where he will represent Florida and Texas (District 8).
Richard Patino of The Patino Law Firm was honored with the 2016 Miami-Dade County Teen Court award for contributions to the empowerment of Miami-Dade County youth. Patino serves as volunteer judge for the Miami Dade County Teen Court Program.
Harvey Oyer of Shutts & Bowen in West Palm Beach received the Florida Authors & Publishers Association Gold Medal for Florida Juvenile Fiction & Nonfiction for his book The Adventures of Charlie Pierce: The Barefoot Mailman.
V. Lynn Whitfield, city attorney for Hallandale Beach, presented “Make Law Your Profession, Not Your Life” in August at the Gwen S. Cherry Black Women Lawyers Annual Leadership and Membership Retreat.
Allison Duffie and Chelsea Bellew of Scott Wagner & Associates in Jupiter were jointly elected to the positions of co-secretary/treasurer for the National Employment Lawyers Association Florida Chapter.
Robert J. Watson of Robert J. Watson, P.A., in Stuart was on the panel and spoke at the local Community Allies Forum on “Race, Racism, and Law Enforcement” in Martin County.
Thomas P. Fabricio of Walton Lantaff Schroeder & Carson in Ft. Lauderdale presented a webinar regarding insurance coverage issues titled “Legal Update: Reservation of Rights” to adjusters with CNA Insurance.
M. Travis Hayes of Lile & Hayes in Naples presented the “Florida Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act” at the Academy of Florida Elder Law Attorneys’ Legislative Update in Tampa.
Christin M. Bucci of Bucci Law Offices in Ft. Lauderdale presented “Responding to IRS Penalty Notices” at the 2016 IRS Nationwide Tax Forum in Orlando. Lindsey Wagner of Scott Wagner & Associates in Jupiter presented “Corporate Representative Depositions in Employment Law” to the National Employment Lawyers Association Florida Chapter in St. Petersburg Beach.
Michael J. Gelfand of Gelfand and Arpe in West Palm Beach presented the “Round-up of Florida Appellate Decisions Impacting Alternative Dispute Resolution” at the Annual ARC Mediation Seminar.
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