June 1, 2018 On the Move
Cynthia Crofoot Rignanese of Rignanese & Associates, PLLC, with offices in Winter Haven and Tampa, has acquired J. Kelly Kennedy Attorney/CPA, P.L.L.C. The transactional practice exclusively handles estate planning, business, real estate, trusts, and estates.
Amanda Gunter has joined Broad and Cassel in Orlando as an associate in the real estate practice group.
B. Kyle Morley has joined Foley & Mansfield in Miami as part of the construction law and litigation team.
David Haas has opened Haas Law in Orlando, focusing on white collar defense and investigations, cryptocurrency compliance, and whistleblower claims.
David J. DePiano has been named a partner with Shapiro, Blasi, Wasserman & Hermann in Boca Raton. DePiano is experienced in both litigation and real estate transactional work.
Shaghayegh (Shaggy) Nowroozpour has joined Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin as an associate in Ft. Lauderdale focusing on insurance and liability defense matters.
Benjamin Widlanski, Maria Garcia, John Criste, and Daniel Maland have joined Kozyak Tropin & Throckmorton in Miami. Widlanski, of counsel, focuses on complex commercial litigation and class actions. Garcia, of counsel, focuses on healthcare law and commercial litigation. Criste, associate, focuses on complex litigation. Maland, associate, focuses on complex litigation.
Peter J. Maskow has joined McGlinchey Stafford as an associate in Ft. Lauderdale within the commercial litigation practice group.
Eve A. Cann of Ft. Lauderdale has been elected a shareholder with Baker Donelson. Cann is a member of the consumer finance litigation and compliance group.
Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, has opended a new office in Naples at the Pelican Bay Financial Center.
Beth A. Prather has opened Beth A. Prather, P.A., in Naples. Prather is a board certified elder law attorney.
Britton G. Swank has opened Britton G. Swank, P.A., in Ft. Myers focusing on elder law.
Lauren Parsons Langham and Catrina H. Markwalter have joined Taylor English Duma as a partners in Jacksonville. Langham joins the real estate practice group. Markwalter joins the litigation and construction practice groups.
Caitlin E. Poor has joined Walters Levine & Lozano in Tampa focusing on construction litigation, business law, and collections.
Jay Wolszczak of Bradenton has become chief legal officer and general counsel of First Watch Restaurants.
Kimberly A. Beckwith has joined Kubicki Draper in Tampa focusing on automobile and motorized vehicles, construction, and premises liability matters.
Rouselle “Bo” Sutton III has joined Thompson, Jaglal & Sutton as a shareholder focusing on commercial litigation as well as construction law representing architects, engineers, contractors, and subcontractors.
Stacey Prince-Troutman has joined Akerman in Orlando as a partner focusing on trusts and estates planning.
Michelle R. Jacobs has joined FordHarrison in West Palm Beach as an associate focusing on management-side labor and employment law.
Shayna Finkelstein has joined Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida and will will be working with victims of domestic violence in Broward County.
Beverly Clarke has joined DCF/Children’s Legal Services in Jacksonville as a senior attorney.
Chad Ehrenkranz has been promoted to partner with DLA Piper in the Miami office. Ehrenkranz focuses on leading and structuring health care transactions, healthcare licensure, regulatory, and enforcement matters.
Robert Dunn has joined Dunn Law in Miami as of counsel focusing on creditors’ rights, particularly consumer and commercial collections.
Joshua L. Plager has joined Gladstone & Weissman in Boca Raton as an associate focusing on financial transactions and family law issues.
Matthew Grosack has joined Holland & Knight in Miami as a partner focusing on a range of dispute resolution and risk- management counseling including commercial litigation and regulatory investigation matters in the healthcare industry.
Chad K. Lang has joined SMGQ Law in Coral Gables as a partner. Lang will chair the labor and employment practice group.
Jose A. Rodriguez has been promoted to partner at The Soto Law Group in Ft. Lauderdale. Rodriguez focuses on construction law.
Ryan A. Waton and Andrew V. Cobbe have joined The Soto Law Group in Ft. Lauderdale as associates focusing on business and construction law.
Jennifer L. Galloway has joined Bradley Arant Boult Cummings in Tampa as counsel in the banking and financial services practice group and will serve as co-chair of the small- dollar lending team.
Jonathan D. Rodriguez has joined Alvarez, Winthrop, Thompson & Storey in Orlando as an associate focusing on business litigation, first-party property insurance defense/homeowners claims, community association disputes, construction defect, and premises liability.
Jessica Travers has joined Akerman in Jacksonville focusing on labor and employment law.
Fowler White Burnett has welcomed five new attorneys to the firm’s Miami and Ft. Lauderdale offices. Joseph R. Englander joined the intellectual property group as a shareholder in Miami. Kristine DeSoiza joined the Ft. Lauderdale office as an associate in the insurance practice group. Simon T. Garcia has joined the Miami office as an associate in the maritime and insurance practice groups. Lindsay M. West has joined the Ft. Lauderdale office as an associate in the insurance practice group. Priscilla S. Zaldivar has joined the Ft. Lauderdale office as an associate in the insurance practice group.
The South Florida commercial litigation firm Clarke Silverglate has named co-founder Spencer H. Silverglate as president of the firm, Frank Ramos as managing partner, and Craig Salner as administrative partner. Co-founder and former president Mercer K. “Bud” Clarke remains actively engaged with the firm.
Mitchell J. Herring and Elmer C. Ignacio have joined Sniffen & Spellman in Tallahassee as associates representing employers in labor and employment issues.
Alexander Strassman has joined Agentis in Miami as an associate in its commercial litigation practice group.
