September 15, 2014 News and Notes
News and Notes
David E. Sacks of Pathman Lewis in Miami has been appointed by the Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce as co-chair of its new law council.
Christopher L. Carmody, Jr., of GrayRobinson in Orlando has been appointed regional vice president of the University of Florida Alumni Association, overseeing Charlotte, Lee, Highlands, Sarasota, and Manatee counties.
Jennifer G. Roeper of Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick in Tampa has been elected to the board of directors of the Tampa Bay Technology Forum.
Karen Yochim of Alba & Dubose in Gainesville spoke as a faculty member on the topic of estate planning for the disabled at Trusts 101, a seminar organized by the National Business Institute.
Douglas A. Peebles of Bradenton received the Community Service Leader Award from the Manatee County Bar Association.
Liam McGivern of Legal Services of Greater Miami spoke on the process for proving that a veteran who received a less than an honorable discharge can have that designation upgraded by proving the discharge designation was improper or inequitable, and the requirements for being granted an upgrade at a nationwide training on Military Discharge Upgrades.
Lara Donlon of The Law Office of Glen J. Torcivia and Associates in West Palm Beach presented “Labor Law and Workforce Changes” at the Florida Association of Special District’s Annual Conference.
Michelle R. Suskauer of the Suskauer Law Firm in West Palm Beach was awarded the Justice Barbara Pariente Award by the Palm Beach Chapter of the Florida Association for Women Lawyers.
Patricia A. Petruff of Dye, Deitrich, Petruff & St. Paul in Bradenton received the William C. Grimes Award for Lifetime Achievement in Community Service Manatee County Bar Association.
Jason Wolf of Koch Parafinczuk & Wolf in Ft. Lauderdale was appointed to the Construction Industry Licensing Board.
Ronald Lieberman of Salmon & Dulberg Dispute Resolution in Miami was elected to the board of directors of the Association of South Florida Mediators and Arbitrators.
H.T. Smith of FIU College of Law lectured at a seminar sponsored by CLE @ FIU titled “Opening Statement: Winning at the Beginning.”
Douglas A. Peebles is the recipient of a Manatee County Bar Association Community Service Leader Award.
Louis M. Hillman-Waller of Zamora & Hillman in Coconut Grove was appointed to the 11th Judicial Circuit’s Professionalism Panel.
Spencer Aronfeld of Coral Gables was appointed to the board of directors of the National Board of Trial Advocacy.
Jane W. Muir of Gersten & Muir in Miami was elected to the executive committee for the Dade County Bar Association.
John Thomas Cardillo of Cardillo, Keith & Bonaquist in Naples has become president-elect of the Collier County Bar Association.
Jack C. Morgan of Roetzel in Ft. Myers spoke at the 28th Annual Environmental Permitting Summer School in Marco Island on the legal pros and cons of accreditation as an ISO 1400 company and at the Annual Chemical Spill Certification School in Key West on OSHA administrative processes from citation through litigation to end of trial.
Stephen A. Smith of Law Offices of Stephen A. Smith in Jacksonville was installed as president of the D.W. Perkins Bar Association.
Charles R. Gallagher III of Gallagher & Associates in St. Petersburg was appointed vice chair of the programs board for the ABA’s Solo, Small Firm and General Practice Division.
Shaun Amarnani of the Tampa City Attorney’s Office was accepted into Class V of Leadership Florida’s Connect Florida Statewide Leadership Institute.
Terrance A. Bostic of Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin in Tampa discussed “Trial Skills: Watch and Learn: Closing Arguments” at the DRI’s annual Young Lawyers Seminar “Elevating Your Practice in the Mile High City” in Denver.
Gerald A. Rosenthal of Rosenthal, Levy, Simon & Ryles in West Palm Beach gave an overview of the significant aspects of the Affordable Care Act and how each affects workers’ compensation to the American Association for Justice in Baltimore.
Scott Richman of McDonald Toole Wiggins in Orlando received the Leadership Award from the Jewish Community Center of Greater Orlando after completing his two-year term as president of its board of directors.
Karen M. Gilmartin of Kelley Kronenberg in Miami Lakes has been voted into the Workers’ Compensation Hall of Fame.
Michael A. Moné of CardinalHealth in Dublin, OH, has been reappointed by Gov. John Kasich to the Ohio State Board of Pharmacy.
Christine Worthen of Broad and Cassel in Ft. Lauderdale has been named vice chair of the ABA’s Health Law Section in the tax and accounting interest group.
Guy Farmer of GrayRobinson in Jacksonville had his article “Employment Litigation and Early Settlement” published in the North Florida Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel newsletter.
Keith Grossman of Grossman Law & Conflict Management in Ft. Myers spoke on “Conflict Management in the Workplace” at the Rotary Club of Cape Coral.
Michael Crofts of Longwood recently presented “The New Vendor Management Guidelines for Banks” at the Financial Managers Society Forum.
Chelsea Sims of Cobb Cole in Daytona Beach was appointed to the board of directors of the Volusia County Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division.
John F. Schutz of Schutz & White in West Palm Beach was appointed vice chair of the advisory board of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation of the Palm Beaches.
Beverly Grady of Roetzel in Ft. Myers spoke on “Zoning in Progress” at the annual seminar of the Florida Municipal Attorneys Association in Bonita Springs.
Matthew G. Brenner of Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed in Orlando has become second vice president of The Florida Bar Foundation Board of Directors.
J. Michael Marshall of GrayRobinson in Boca Raton was elected to serve on the board of directors for Riverwalk Ft. Lauderdale.
Eddie Stephens of Ward Damon in West Palm Beach has been selected for Leadership Palm Beach County’s Class of 2015.
Robert T. Kleinknecht of Oakstone Law in Naples is featured in an online education video segment produced by VitalFirm. He will present information about family trust companies and the new Florida Family Trust Company Act.
David Steinfeld of Palm Beach Gardens taught judges in Miami how lawyers do e-discovery for the American College of e-Neutrals. He also was appointed by the Supreme Court to its Committee on Standard Jury Instructions for Contract and Business Cases.
John Paul Parks of Scottsdale, Arizona, has been elected vice president of the North Phoenix Bar Association.
Marc Pugliese of Weiss Serota Helfman Pastoriza & Boniske in Miami has been appointed to the compliance committee of the Italy-America Chamber of Commerce.
David N. Tolces of Goren, Cherof, Doody & Ezrol in Ft. Lauderdale presented “Social Media, Texting, and Public Records in the New Tech World” at the Palm Beach County League of Cities meeting in Juno Beach.
Joanne M. O’Connor of Jones, Foster, Johnston & Stubbs in West Palm Beach has been elected vice president of the Duke University Alumni Association Board of Directors.
Todd Katz, president of Calusa Bank, has been appointed to the Florida State Board of Nursing.
Evett Simmons of Greenspoon Marder in Port St. Lucie has been appointed to the ABA Commission on Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Profession.
T.J. Ferrante of Carlton Fields Jorden Burt in Tampa was selected to serve as a board member of Junior Achievement of Tampa Bay’s JA Connections.
John H. (Jack) Hickey of the Hickey Law Firm in Miami spoke on tour operator liability at the Torts and Insurance Practice Section meeting of the ABA in Boca Raton. Hickey also wrote “Cruise Ship Accidents: What Are the Rights of the Passenger?” published in the Spring 2014 edition of The New York Bar Association’s Senior Lawyer Magazine.
David B. Rosemberg of Broad and Cassel in Miami has been elected president of the Inter-American Chapter of the United States-Mexico Chamber of Commerce.
J. Leonard Fleet of Fleet Dispute Resolution in Clover, SC, has been installed as first vice president of the River Hills Lions Club.
Jeff Wilcox of Hill Ward Henderson in Tampa was named Outstanding Young Lawyer of the Year by the Hillsborough County Bar Association.
Mark Ellis, executive director of the International Bar Association in London, had his latest book, Sovereignty and Justice: Balancing the Principle of Complementarity Between International and Domestic War Crimes Tribunals, published by Cambridge Press.
James C. Sidou of GrayRobinson in Lakeland has been named to Leadership Lakeland Class XXXII.
Benjamin J. LeFrancois of GrayRobinson in Lakeland has been elected to the board of trustees for All Saints’ Academy in Winter Haven.
Marisa J. Powers of Blalock Walters in Bradenton has been elected vice president of the board of directors of the Florida Association for Women Lawyers Manatee County Chapter.
