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Standing Committees
Federal Court Practice
The Federal Court Practice Committee serves as the Bar's liaison to the federal courts, federal bar organizations in Florida, the Eleventh Circuit Judicial Conference, and others interested in federal practice. The Committee distributes to Bar members proposed changes to the federal rules, including local rules for federal courts in Florida, and publishes the Guide to Judicial Practices in Florida's Federal Courts, which describes the practices of individual federal judges in all three Districts and the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. The Committee also maintains the Federal Corner on the Bar's website, and hosts the Federal Judicial Roundtable at the annual meeting of the Florida Bar.
Staff Contact Lani Fraser
| Office | City | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melanie Emmons Damian | Chair | Miami | 2015 |
| John Leonard Badalamenti | Vice Chair | Tampa | 2014 |
| Gary Richard Jones | Vice Chair | Gainesville | 2013 |
| Jon Polenberg | Vice Chair | Fort Lauderdale | 2013 |
| Anthony Edward Porcelli | Vice Chair | Tampa | 2013 |
| Leslie Jean Lott | Board Liaison | Coral Gables | 2013 |
| Brett Alan Barfield | Miami | 2014 | |
| Peter William Bellas | Miami | 2014 | |
| Lee Ann Bennett, Clerk of Ct * | Representative | Tampa | 2013 |
| Patrick Edward Betar | Coral Gables | 2014 | |
| David Marc Buckner | Coral Gables | 2013 | |
| George Walter Bush, Jr. | Stuart | 2014 | |
| Alexander David Del Russo | West Palm Beach | 2015 | |
| Caryl Emerson Delano | Tampa | 2015 | |
| Joseph A DeMaria | Miami | 2015 | |
| Scott Michael Dimond | Miami | 2014 | |
| Katherine Gould Feldman, Clerk of Ct * | Representative | Miami | 2013 |
| Thomas Marshall Findley | Representative | Tallahassee | 2013 |
| Paul Mitchell Glenn, Jr. | Jacksonville | 2013 | |
| Randee Jill Golder | Boynton Beach | 2013 | |
| Lawrence Dean Goodman | Miami | 2015 | |
| Kimberly J. Gustafson | Saint Petersburg | 2014 | |
| Anika Royster Hardmon | Miami | 2014 | |
| J Stanton Hill | Atlanta | 2015 | |
| Michael Jeffrey Hooi | Tampa | 2015 | |
| Paul Courtney Huck | Miami | 2013 | |
| Laurel Myerson Isicoff | Miami | 2013 | |
| Steven M Larimore | Representative | Miami | 2013 |
| Samuel Abraham Lewis | Miami | 2014 | |
| John Ley * | Representative | Atlanta | 2013 |
| Sheryl Loesch * | Representative | Jacksonville | 2013 |
| Jessica Jo Lyublanovits | Representative | Pensacola | 2013 |
| Stephanie Marusak Marchman | Gainesville | 2013 | |
| Carol Mirando | Jacksonville | 2014 | |
| Stefanie C Moon | Fort Lauderdale | 2014 | |
| Marilyn G Moran | Orlando | 2013 | |
| Robert M Norway | Orlando | 2014 | |
| Thomas N. Palermo | Tampa | 2015 | |
| Gregory A Presnell | Orlando | 2014 | |
| Marlene Quintana | Miami | 2013 | |
| Pauline E Robinson | Tallahassee | 2015 | |
| William Vito Roppolo, Jr. | Miami | 2013 | |
| Mary S Scriven | Tampa | 2013 | |
| Nikki Lewis Simon | Miami | 2015 | |
| Martin B Sipple | Tallahassee | 2013 | |
| Michael Patrick Spellman | Tallahassee | 2015 | |
| Tina Marie Talarchyk | Palm Beach | 2014 | |
| Steven William Teppler | Sarasota | 2015 | |
| Elizabeth Marie Timothy | Pensacola | 2013 | |
| Frances Makemie Toole | Tampa | 2015 | |
| Edwin G Torres | Miami | 2014 | |
| Ann Marie C Villafaña | West Palm Beach | 2015 | |
| Khurrum Basir Wahid | Pompano Beach | 2015 | |
| Matthew Z Zimmerman | West Palm Beach | 2015 | |
| * Public Member |
[Revised: 06-27-2012]
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