196 appointed to Bar committee leadership positions
President-elect Gary Lesser has appointed 196 members to Florida Bar committee leadership positions for the 2022-23 Bar year.
In all, more than 2,000 Bar members serve on 74 standing committees.
Those appointed to leadership positions include:
Admiralty & Maritime Law Certification Committee
- Robert L. Gardana, Chair
- Howard T. Sutter, Vice Chair
Admiralty Law Committee
- Attilio M. Costabel, Chair
- Gino J. Buttó, Jr., Vice Chair
- Barbara A. Kreitz Cook, Vice Chair
- Adria G. Notari, Vice Chair
Adoption Law Certification Committee
- Susan M. Levin, Chair
- Robert L. Webster III, Vice Chair
Advertising Committee
- Zachary Catanzaro, Chair
- Joseph Towne, Vice Chair
Annual Convention Committee
- Kyleen Hinkle, Co-Chair
- Whitney Untiedt, Co-Chair
- Lori Ward, Vice Chair
- Tad Yates, Vice Chair
Antitrust & Trade Regulation Law Certification Committee
- William Blechman, Chair
- Gregory Hansel, Vice Chair
Appellate Court Rules Committee
- Judge Andrew Manko, Chair
- Aaron Daniel, Vice Chair
- Elaine Walter, Vice Chair
Appellate Practice Certification Committee
- Duane Daiker, Chair
- Forrest Andrews, Jr., Vice Chair
Aviation Law Certification Committee
- Robert L. Feldman, Chair
- David M. McDonald, Vice Chair
Aviation Law Committee
- Vanessa D. Torres, Chair
- Patrick H. Neale, Vice Chair
Board of Legal Specialization & Education
- Elisha D. Roy, Chair
- David Willis, Vice Chair
Business Litigation Certification Committee
- Andrew P. Lannon, Chair
- Rachael S. Loukonen, Vice Chair
City, County & Local Government Law Certification Committee
- Henry J. Hunnefeld, Chair
- Carl E. Brody, Jr., Vice Chair
Civil Procedure Rules Committee
- Lance V. Curry III, Chair
- Amelia Hallenberg Beard, Vice Chair
- Judson Cohen, Vice Chair
- Cosme Caballero, Vice Chair
- Jason B. Sherry, Vice Chair
Civil Trial Law Certification Committee
- Kathryn L. McHale, Chair
- Susan J. Cole, Vice Chair
Clients’ Security Fund Committee
- Amy Bandow, Chair
- Barnaby Min, Vice Chair
- Craig Rappel, Vice Chair
Code & Rules of Evidence Committee
- Eric A. Hernandez, Chair
- Sean Domnick, Vice Chair
- Katelyn Johnston, Vice Chair
- Mara Marzano, Vice Chair
Committee on Professionalism
- Jason Berger, Chair
- Chardean Hill, Vice Chair
- Magdalena Ozarowski, Vice Chair
Committee on Technology
- Kevin Johnson, Chair
- Carlos Baradat, Vice Chair
- Ioannis Giantsidis, Vice Chair
Condominium and Planned Development Law Certification Committee
- Kenneth Direktor, Chair
- Barry Ansbacher, Vice Chair
Constitutional Judiciary Committee
- Katherine Van de Bogart, Chair
- Jason D. Silver, Vice Chair
Construction Law Certification Committee
- Jared S. Gillman, Chair
- Katherine L. Heckert, Vice Chair
Consumer Protection Law Committee
- Kaelyn Diamond, Chair
- Margery Golant, Vice Chair
- Richard Lawson, Vice Chair
- Ruth Lee, Vice Chair
- Marena Ramirez, Vice Chair
Continuing Legal Education Committee
- Jowanna Oates, Chair
- Doug Greenbaum, Vice Chair
Criminal Law Certification Committee
- Cyrus Toufanian, Chair
- Mitchell Stone, Vice Chair
Criminal Procedure Rules Committee
- Cynthia Cohen, Chair
- Jason Blank, Vice Chair
- Lorena Mastrarrigo, Vice Chair
- Judge Deborah M. Sisco, Vice Chair
- James F. Stewart, Vice Chair
Diversity and Inclusion Committee
- LaKisha Kinsey-Sallis, Chair
- Anika Hardmon, Vice Chair
- Julian Jackson-Fannin, Vice Chair
- Valeria Obi, Vice Chair
- Paul SanGiovanni, Vice Chair
- Katherine Scott, Vice Chair
Education Law Certification Committee
- Laura Pincus, Chair
- Dana Macdonald, Vice Chair
Education Law Committee
- Nathan Adams IV, Chair
- David D’Agata, Vice Chair
- Lacey Hofmeyer, Vice Chair
Elder Law Certification Committee
- Marjorie Wolasky, Chair
- Matthew Linde, Vice Chair
Eminent Domain Committee
- Brian Smith, Chair
- Lauren Howell, Vice Chair
- Bruce Humphrey, Vice Chair
- Trevor Hutson, Vice Chair
- Ryan Reese, Vice Chair
Family Law Rules Committee
- Michael Andriano, Chair
- Jeffrey Battista, Vice Chair
- Sheena Benjamin-Wise, Vice Chair
- Charis Campbell, Vice Chair
- Chrystal Thornton, Vice Chair
Federal Court Practice Committee
- Brian Koch, Chair
- Brandon Breslow, Vice Chair
- Paige Comparato, Vice Chair
- Kelly Garcia, Vice Chair
- Dan Newman, Vice Chair
- Peter Sartes, Vice Chair
Florida Bar Journal/News Editorial Board
- Elizabeth Kamper Mabry, Chair
- Alice Porch, Vice Chair
- Ryan Tindall, Vice Chair
Florida Probate Rules Committee
- J. Grier Pressly III, Co-Chair
- Stacy Rubel, Co-Chair
- Alexandra Rieman, Vice Chair
Florida Registered Paralegal Eligibility and Compliance Committee
- Nicole M. Noel, Chair
- Olga A. Patterson, Vice Chair
Florida Registered Paralegal Enrichment Committee
- Karen George, Chair
- Melissa Battle, Vice Chair
- Shelly Zambo, Vice Chair
Governmental and Public Policy Advocacy
- Booter L. Imhof, Chair
- Kelly K. Smith, Vice Chair
Grievance Mediation & Fee Arbitration Committee
- Samuel Lewis, Chair
- Steven Lesser, Vice Chair
Health Law Certification Committee
- William P. Dillon, Chair
- Lisa D. Taylor, Vice Chair
Immigration & Nationality Law Certification Committee
- Francisco Symphorien-Saavedra, Chair
- Maud Poudat, Vice Chair
Intellectual Property Law Certification Committee
- Samuel A. Lewis, Chair
- Paul D. Bianco, Vice Chair
International Law Certification Committee
- Clarissa Ane Rodriguez, Chair
- Penelope B. Perez-Kelly, Vice Chair
International Litigation and Arbitration Certification Committee
- Roger S. Kobert, Chair
- Kristin D. Paz, Vice Chair
Judicial Nominating Procedures Committee
- Sheila Oretsky, Chair
- Ava K. Doppelt, Vice Chair
- Ingrid Suarez, Vice Chair
Juvenile Court Rules Committee
- Stephanie Zimmerman, Chair
- Nazli S. Matt, Vice Chair
- Brandy L. Merrifield, Vice Chair
- Cheo Reid, Vice Chair
Juvenile Law Certification Committee
- Gina Leiser, Chair
- Belkis Plata, Vice Chair
Labor & Employment Law Certification Committee
- Patricia R. Sigman, Chair
- Bradley P. Rothman, Vice Chair
Law Related Education Committee
- Lori Ellen Ward, Chair
- Patricia E. Carbone, Vice Chair
Leadership Academy Committee
- Lisa Capote, Co-Chair
- Nicholas C. Johnson, Co-Chair
- Komal S. Mirza, Vice Chair
- Carlos E. Sardi, Vice Chair
Legal Needs of Children Committee
- Jennifer Coberly, Chair
- Allyson Gaiser, Vice Chair
- Justin Grosz, Vice Chair
- Maxine Williams, Vice Chair
Marital and Family Law Certification Committee
- Bonnie Sockel-Stone, Chair
- Belinda Lazzara, Vice Chair
Media & Communications Law Committee
- Craig Waters, Chair
- Elisa D’Amico, Vice Chair
- Mary Nguyen-Nodelman, Vice Chair
Member Benefits Committee
- Teresa Eyerman, Chair
- Mark Ragusa, Vice Chair
- Marva Wiley, Vice Chair
Mental Health & Wellness of Florida Lawyers
- Karl Klein, Chair
- Richard Rivera, Vice Chair
Military & Veterans Affairs Committee
- James Heaton, Chair
- Andrea DeMichael, Vice Chair
Prepaid Legal Services Committee
- John Schaefer, Chair
Pro Bono Legal Services Committee
- Kathy McLeroy, Co-Chair
- Judge Catherine Peek McEwen, Co-Chair
Professional Ethics Committee
- Lansing Scriven, Chair
- Phillip Hutchinson, Vice Chair
- Carlos Llorente, Vice Chair
- Jason Korn, Vice Chair
Real Estate Certification Committee
- Kenneth Lee Bohannon, Chair
- Ofonedu-Ime Goodwyn, Vice Chair
Rules of General Practice and Judicial Administration Committee
- Judge Stephen Jewett, Chair
- Corinne Hodak, Vice Chair
Senior Lawyers Committee
- Andromeda Monroe, Chair
- James Caldwell, Jr., Vice Chair
- Susan Healy, Vice Chair
Small Claims Rules Committee
- Cristen Martinez, Chair
- Chantel Wonder, Vice Chair
State & Federal Government & Admin. Practice Cert. Committee
- Bruce Lamb, Chair
- Kristin Bigham, Vice Chair
Student Education and Admission to the Bar Committee
- Jennifer Strouf, Chair
- Tequisha Myles, Vice Chair
Tax Certification Committee
- Marvin Kloeppel, Chair
- Gerrard Grant, Vice Chair
Traffic Court Rules Committee
- Andrew J. Decker, IV, Chair
- Howard J. Williams, Vice Chair
Voluntary Bar Liaison Committee
- Amelia Hallenberg Beard, Chair
- Beth Feder, Vice Chair
- Braulio Rosa, Vice Chair
Unlicensed Practice of Law Committee
- Antonette Russell, Chair
- Gilbert Alba, Vice Chair
- Marcie Bour, Vice Chair
Wills, Trusts & Estates Certification Committee
- David Shulman, Chair
- Anthony Guettler, Vice Chair
Workers’ Compensation Certification Committee
- Mark Eckels, Chair
- Juliana Curtis, Vice Chair
Workers’ Compensation Rules Advisory Committee
- Jodi Middleton, Chair
- Neil Ambekar, Vice Chair
- Frank Taddeo, Vice Chair
