October 1, 2016 News and Notes
News and Notes
Jamie B. Schwinghamer of Hahn Loeser & Parks in Naples has been accepted into the Florida Fellows Institute of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.
George K. Wysong III of the City of Miami Office of the City Attorney spoke on “Implementing Citizen Review and Oversight Elements in Local Law Enforcement” at the Florida Municipal Attorneys Association 35th Annual Seminar.
Kristie A. Scott of Knott Ebelini Hart in Ft. Myers has been inducted as treasurer of the Lee County Association for Women Lawyers.
Joni Poitier ofMoseley, Prichard, Parrish, Knight & Jones in Jacksonvillewas recently appointed by Gov. Rick Scott to the Florida Elections Commission.
Ioana Good of Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed in Orlando has been elected president of the Legal Marketing Association Southeastern Chapter Board of Directors.
Ingrid Osborn of the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development joined the board of the Jacksonville Women Lawyers Association as vice president of special projects.
Adam Bregman of Shutts & Bowen in West Palm Beach was appointed to the board of directors and general counsel to United Way of Palm Beach County.
Daniel R. Strader of Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick in Sarasota presented “New Overtime Pay Rule — What You Need to Know” to the Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce.
Hope Keating of Greenberg Traurig in Tallahassee has been named to the fellows of the American Bar Foundation.
Howard E. Fox of Fowler White Burnett in Miami has become vice chair of membership for the ABA Section of Environment, Energy and Resources Air Quality Committee.
Michael F. Barzyk of McIntosh Sawran & Cartaya in Ft. Lauderdale has been appointed co-chair of the Construction Law Section of the Broward County Bar Association.
Rebecca L. Williamson of Beytin, McLaughlin, McLaughlin, O’Hara, Bocchino & Bolin in Maitland was appointed the vice chair of the Dispute Resolution Committee of the Young Lawyers Division of the ABA.
Roger Kobert of Weiss Serota Helfman Cole & Bierman has been re-elected as treasurer of the International Law Section of the Federal Bar Association.
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.
Melissa Damian Visconti of Damian & Valori in Miami has been appointed to the Federal Bench and Bar Committee for the Southern District of Florida.
Howard S. Krooks of Elder Law Associates in Boca Raton discussed “An Overview of Special Needs Trusts” and “The Use of Irrevocable Trusts in Medicaid Planning” at the Pennsylvania Bar Institute’s 19th Annual Elder Law Institute conference in Lancaster, PA.
Brandon D. Bellew of Johnson, Pope, Bokor, Ruppel & Burns in Clearwater has been accepted into Class II of the Florida Fellows Institute of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.
Craig P. Thompson of Bilzin Sumberg in Miami discussed “View From the Deck: Things I Know Now That I Wish I Knew Then,” at the UF Law NaviGators Program in Miami.
Elisha D. Roy of The Law Firm of Elisha D. Roy, P.A., has been selected for the Leadership Palm Beach County Engage Class.
Steven Wernick of Akerman in Miami joined the board of Children’s Home Society of Florida.
Brian H. Bieber of GrayRobinson in Miami, received an NACDL President’s Commendation for his seven years of service on the board of directors of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
Grace E. Robson of Markowitz Ringel Trusty + Hartog has been elected to the board of directors for the Bankruptcy Bar Association of the Southern District of Florida.
Howard E. Nelson of Bilzin Sumberg in Miami was an instructor at “Riding the RBCA Wave of Change” at the Florida Chamber Foundation 30th Annual Environmental Permitting Summer School in Orlando.
David S. Hendrix of GrayRobinson in Tampa has been selected to participate in Leadership Tampa Class of 2017.
Gail Golman Holtzman of Jackson Lewis in Tampa has become chair of the ABA’s Labor and Employment Section.
Julie Harris Nelson of ROIG Lawyers in Miami was appointed to the board of directors for Miami Bridge.
Cristina Lumpkin of Bilzin Sumberg in Miami was an instructor at “Emerging Issues in Environmental Due Diligence” at the Florida Chamber Foundation 30th Annual Environmental Permitting Summer School in Orlando.
William G. McCormick of GrayRobinson in Ft. Lauderdale was elected vice chair of the 17th Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission.
Scott N. Wagner and Leah Aaronson of Bilzin Sumberg in Miami discussed “The Impact of Campbell-Ewald, Tyson Foods, and Spokeo on Class Actions” at the Federal Bar Association’s Webinar.
Valeen Arena of GrayRobinson in Tampa has been selected as a member of the Tampa Connection Class of 2016-2017.
Joshua Magidson of Macfarlane Ferguson & McMullen in Tampa has been awarded the “Barney” award from the Barney Masterson Inn of Court.
Lisa Colon Heron of Smith, Currie & Hancock in Atlanta received the Ray Dones Service Award from the National Association of Minority Contractors.
Stefanie C. Moon of S.C. Moon Law in Ft. Lauderdale spoke on a panel of “Legal Legends” at the FBA Summer Associate Day hosted by the Broward County Chapter of the Federal Bar Association.
Suzanne M. Amaducci-Adams of Bilzin Sumberg in Miami moderated Bisnow’s Power Series “Women of Influence” in Miami.
Lila Jaber of Gunster in Tallahassee has been commissioned as a Kentucky Colonel by Gov. Matt Bevin. It is the highest title of honor bestowed according to the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
Sean C. Domnick of Domnick Cunningham & Whalen in Palm Beach Gardens has been elected chair of the Budget Committee for the American Association for Justice.
Jeanmarie Whalen of Domnick Cunningham & Whalen in Palm Beach Gardens has been elected secretary of the American Association for Justice Trucking Litigation Group.
Jennifer Cowan of Lewis Longman Walker was selected to join the 2017 Class of Leadership Pinellas.
Susan H. Aprill of Fowler White Burnett in Miami has been appointed to the Fourth District Court of Appeal Judicial Nominating Commission.
Yelizaveta “Liz” Batres Herman of Rosenbaum Mollengarden in West Palm Beach was sworn in as treasurer of the Florida Association for Women Lawyers Palm Beach Chapter.
Eric A. Rosen of Fowler White Burnett in West Palm Beach presented “The New Forms — Debtor and Debtor’s Counsel’s Burdens and Goals” at the Bankruptcy CLE Committee of the Palm Beach County Bar’s“The New Bankruptcy Forms Petition, Schedules, and SOFAs.”
Salvatore J. Sicuso of Salvatore J. Sicuso, P.A., in Miamilectured at the Florida Workers’ Advocates Educational Conference on attorneys’ fees, including practical tips in light of the recent Florida Supreme Court decision in Castellanos v. Next Door.
John E. Eckard II of ROIG Lawyers in Orlando has become a certified Florida Supreme Court Circuit/Civil Court Mediator.
Larry Curtin, Alan Krischer, Rafe Petersen, Larry Sellers, and Roger Sims of Holland & Knight spoke at the Florida Chamber’s Annual Environmental Permitting Summer School on July 19-22 in Orlando.
Justin M. Luna of Latham, Shuker, Eden & Beaudine in Orlando has been certified in business bankruptcy law by the American Board of Certification.
Henry J. Hunnefeld of the City of Miami City Attorney’s Office discussed “Police and Civil Rights Liability Update” at the Florida Municipal Attorneys Association 35th Annual Seminar in Bonita Springs.
Bill Sherman and Kevin Packman of Holland & Knight spoke at the NYU Summer Institute in Taxation.
Shachi Mankodi of Broad and Cassel in Ft. Lauderdale has been appointed vice chair of the Broward County Bar Association’s Women in Leadership Committee.
Julie Braman of Colson Hicks Eidson in Miami has become president of the American Association for Justice.
Andrew Layden of BakerHostetler in Orlando has been appointed to the Local Rule Lawyers’ Advisory Committee for the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida.
Robert Lang of Holland & Knight spoke at the Community Foundation of Tampa Bay Estate and Tax Planning Seminars on “Elder Financial Abuse: Issues and Relief in Florida.”
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.
Ava Borrasso of Ava J. Borrasso, P.A., in Miami published “Privilege and International Implications Against the Backdrop of the Panama Papers” in the ABA’s July issue of Business Law Today.
William G. Smith of Jones, Foster, Johnston & Stubbs in West Palm Beach has been selected to be part of the Florida Fellows Institute.
Laird A. Lile of Naples was appointed by Chief Justice Jorge Labarga of the Florida Supreme Court to a four-year term on the Judicial Management Council.
Fred M. Kray of Gainesville received the ABA Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section’s Excellence in the Advancement of Animal Law Award.
Jude M. Faccidomo of Ratzan & Faccidomo in Miami was presented with the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers-Statewide annual President’s Award for his efforts on behalf the organization’s Juvenile Resentencing Project.
Professor H.T. Smith, director of the Trial Advocacy Program at FIU College of Law, participated in two seminars during the Annual Convention of the National Bar Association recently held in St. Louis. The first was titled, “Anatomy of a Jury Trial: Opening Statement” and the second was “Representing Clients in High-Profile Cases.”
