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Weinstein and Patch receive Bar Journal writing award

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The Florida Bar Journal & News Editorial Board selected David B. Weinstein and Andrew J. Patch as the recipients of the 2014 Florida Bar Journal Excellence in Writing Award. Their article, “Venue-Selection Clauses: A Trap for the Unwary” was originally published in the February 2014 issue of the Journal.

David B. Weinstein Each year, a committee of the Editorial Board selects a recipient for the award based on writing quality, substance, difficulty, and style.

David Weinstein is a managing shareholder of Greenberg Traurig’s Tampa office and is chair of the firm’s environmental and toxic torts litigation practice. He has a civil and white-collar litigation practice, with an emphasis on business, environmental, real estate, and health care matters. He is a member of the New York State Bar Association, the District of Columbia Bar, and The Florida Bar. He received his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Florida, where he was a member of the trial competition team, Florida Blue Key, and Omicron Delta Kappa.

Andrew J. Patch Andrew Patch is of counsel in Greenberg Traurig’s litigation practice in Tampa. Prior to joining the firm, he was a judicial law clerk for Judges Steven D. Merryday and James D. Whittemore, of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida. He is a member of The Florida Bar, the New York Bar, and the Massachusetts Bar. He received his J.D. from Stanford Law School, where he was an executive editor of the Stanford Law Review and won the  Stanford Law Review  Award for Outstanding Service.

The winning article is featured on the Journal’s website.

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