February 15, 2013 News and Notes
News and Notes
Benford Samuels of Boyd & Jenerette in Jacksonville was awarded the E. Robert Williams Inn of Court’s John J. Schickel Professionalism Award.
Mark Rickard of Jacobson, Sobo & Moselle in Plantation was a presenter at the seminar “Collecting on a Judgment” presented by the Dade County Bar.
Danielle M. Murray of The Health Law Firm in Altamonte Springs has been appointed to the board of directors of Florida Rural Legal Services, Inc.
Michael Woods of Cobb Cole in Daytona Beach was elected as member-at-large to the Daytona Beach Young Professionals Group.
John F. Germany of Holland & Knight in Tampa was awarded the University of South Florida President’s Fellow Medallion by President Judy Genshaft at the USF commencement ceremony.
Michael Sznapstajler of Cobb Cole in Daytona Beach was elected president of the Daytona Beach Young Professionals Group.
Gary S. Weisman of Gary S. Weisman, Attorney At Law, in Tampa has become general counsel to the Crisis Center of Tampa Bay.
Erich Schultz of Miami is the author of more than 275 articles on diabetes health. He has recently been a contributor to USA Today in a special section on diabetes.
James R. (Randy) Ackley of Ice Legal in Kissimmee joined the board of directors of the Osceola County Community YMCA.
Doug Landau of Abrams Landau, Ltd., in Herndon, Virginia, taught at the American Association for Justice Social Security Success Seminar program in New Orleans.
Raul Perez-Ceballos of the law offices of Perez-Ceballos in Coral Gables spoke on defending child support cases against the Department of Revenue.
Joel S. Fass of Colodny, Fass, Talenfeld, Karlinsky, Abate & Webb in Ft. Lauderdale has been inducted into the Litigation Counsel of America.
Howard E. Nelson of Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod has been named chair of the City of Ft. Lauderdale Code Enforcement Board.
Michael J. Politis of Politis & Matovina and Sammy M. Cacciatore of Nance Cacciatore Hamilton Barger Nance Cacciatore co-hosted the seminar “Hell on the Highways: Motorcycles, Trucks & Roads” for members of the Florida Justice Association in St. Augustine.
Aaron S. Thiel of PNC Wealth Management in Sarasota presented “Trends in Philanthropy and Advising Donors” at the Community Foundation of Sarasota County.
Sally Still of Ward, Damon, Posner, Pheterson & Bleau in West Palm Beach presented a judicial continuing education seminar to judges of the 15th Judicial Circuit on common law employment claims.
Rep. Charles W. McBurney, Jr., R-Jacksonville, will chair the House Justice Appropriations Committee and serves on the Legislative Budget Commission, Appropriations Committee, Justice Committee, and Education Committee.
Cindy Niad Hannah of ATD Mediation & Arbitration in Ft. Lauderdale has been named to the board of trustees of the JAFCO Respite Center for Developmental Disabilities.
Linda Suzzanne Griffin of Clearwater has been certified by the Supreme Court as a circuit mediator. Griffin also was a recent guest on 970 WFLA and Tampa Bay 10 News to discuss the fiscal cliff issues and was featured on Tampa Bay 10 News for her volunteer work with the Clearwater Marine Aquarium. She also was a speaker for a Florida Bankers Association webinar discussing the new statute on former spouses as beneficiaries on IRAs and other accounts.
Jacquelynne Regan of Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed in Orlando has become president of the Central Florida Association for Women Lawyers.
Jed L. Frankel of Eisinger, Brown, Lewis, Frankel & Chaiet in Hollywood spoke at The Gulfstream Chapter of the American Society of Home Inspectorson “The Top Ten Ways to Avoid Litigation.”
Richard A. Greenberg of Rumberger, Kirk & Caldwell in Tallahassee presented “How to Successfully Gain Admission to The Florida Bar” to law students in the professional responsibility class at Florida State University College of Law. He also was selected as a recipient of the 2012 Gene Taylor Memorial Award by the Tallahassee Chapter of the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
Matthew R. Willard of Willard/Hurley Trial Lawyers in Tallahassee was elected to serve as the 2013 president of the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers’ Tallahassee chapter.
Melissa B. Murphy of Cobb Cole in Daytona Beach was elected chair of the Daytona Beach Young Professionals Group.
Dan Dolan of Dolan Law in Miami presented “Hand Trauma” with Dr. Alexander Krawiecki at “Taking the Mystery Out of Medicine,” a full-day seminar sponsored by the Miami-Dade Justice Association.
Andrew J. Salzman of Unice Salzman in Palm Harbor was elected president of Temple B’nai Israel of Clearwater.
Rhea F. Law of Fowler White Boggs in Tampa has been named vice chair of the Florida Council of 100.
Mike Segal, Heather S. Miller, Stephen H. Siegel, and Fred Segal of Broad and Cassel wrote a chapter titled “Medicare Certified Accountable Care Organizations” for the 2013 Health Law and Compliance Update.
Brett Schneider of Weiss Serota Helfman Pastoriza Cole & Boniske in Ft. Lauderdale was elected president-elect of the Human Resources Association of Broward County.
Rebecca N. Shwayri of Carlton Fields in Tampa has become a member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals Publications Advisory Board.
William R. Wohlsifer of William R. Wohlsifer, P.A., in Tallahassee has been certified to mediate appellate matters.
Robert M. Rhodes of Jacksonville presented the fifth annual Ernest R. Bartley Memorial Lecture, “Florida Growth Management: Certain Change, Uncertain Reform,” sponsored by the University of Florida Department of Urban and Regional Planning and the College of Design, Construction and Planning.
William Umansky of the Umansky Law Firm in Orlando has been appointed to the Central Florida Trial Lawyers Association Board of Directors.
Adrian K. Felix of Carlton Fields in Miami was named a fellow of the ABA Section of Litigation’s Young Lawyer Leadership Program.
Ernie E. Trichler II of Mandelbaum Trichler Law Center in Tampa was appointed to the Hillsborough County Civil Service Board.
Stephen F. Rossman of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly in Miami has been elected national board chair of Easter Seals, Inc.
Erin Smith Aebel and Malinda R. Lugo of Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick in Tampa spoke to the University of South Florida College of Medicine residents and fellows regarding preventing malpractice lawsuits, contract negotiations and Health Law 101.
April Y. Walker of Carlton Fields in Orlando has been elected to the board of directors for the Orlando Repertory Theatre.
Richard J. Fildes of Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed in Orlando served on the advisory board for the 2012 Georgetown Law School Hotel and Lodging Legal Summit, and also served as a panelist in a seminar titled “Negotiating Franchise Agreements and Management Agreements” at the summit.
Michael J. Woods of Cobb Cole in DeLand was elected president of the DeLand Area Chamber of Commerce.
Timon Sullivan of Ogden & Sullivan in Tampa gave advice to University of Florida law students on what he believes are the five fundamentals of being a successful trial attorney: telling the truth; being the most respectful person in the courtroom; being prepared and organized; mastering the rules; and being yourself but learning from others.
Paul R. Wallace of Hinshaw & Culbertson in Coral Gables has been elected as chair of the South Florida Regional Planning Council.
Christopher J. Smith of Goldstein, Buckley, Cechman, Rice & Purtz, discussd ethics in law at a meeting of the Lee County Alliance of Legal Professionals in Ft. Myers.
Mike Segal, Heather S. Miller, Stephen H. Siegel, and Fred Segal of Broad and Cassel wrote a chapter titled “Medicare Certified Accountable Care Organizations” for the 2013 Health Law and Compliance Update.
Tulio G. Suarez of Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt in Ft. Myers has been appointed to the Diocese of Venice Catholic Charities Board of Directors.
Richard B. Comiter of Comiter, Singer, Baseman & Braun in Palm Beach Gardens spoke about “Entity Selection During the Life Cycle of a Business” for The American Association of Attorney-Certified Public Accountants and “Choice of Entity” for The Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Danialle Riggins of Riggins Pisani in Ocala spoke on “Pink Slipping: The Intricacies of Hiring and Firing” at the Marion County Legal Support Association Seminar in Ocala.
Steven W. Marcus of Fowler White Boggs in Ft. Lauderdale was elected to the board of directors of the Greater Ft. Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce.
Robert D. Peltz of the law firm of Leesfield & Partners in Miami published the law review article “The Athens Convention Revisited” in the Maritime Journal of Law and Commerce.
Scott G. Hawkins of Jones Foster Johnston & Stubbs in West Palm Beach has become chair of Palm Beach Atlantic University’s Board of Trustees.
Jason E. Havens of Havens & Miller in Destin has been elected secretary/treasurer of the Estate Law Specialist Board, an organization accredited by the ABA and affiliated with the National Association of Estate Planners & Councils.
Christopher E. Brown of The Health Law Firm in Altamonte Springs was quoted in “Physician Employment: Build a Contract That Suits You,” a news piece by Victoria Stagg Elliott in American Medical News.
