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April 1, 2024, News and Notes

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bullhornDavid Lancz presented at an LSAT Workshop organized by the St. Thomas University College of Law about how to succeed on the Law School Admissions Test.

Victor Bruzos of Malloy & Malloy was admitted to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office as a registered patent attorney.

Eric C. Boughman of ForsterBoughman and Joe Flick of Carr Healthcare Real Estate presented, “LeaseRx: Tailored Negotiation Tactics for Healthcare Providers,” via LIVE National Webinar.

Gary A. Forster of ForsterBoughman presented, “Asset Protection Pitfalls,” for the National Business Institute.
Elisabeth Salvadore and Salvatore A. Polidoro of Brinkley Morgan in Boca Raton wrote an article, “Five Ways to Protect Clients’ Estate Wishes Before They Get Married,” published by ThinkAdvisor.

David Sampedro of Panter, Panter & Sampedro was elected to the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) and the Miami Chapter of ABOTA.

Thomas C. Shaw of ForsterBoughman presented, “Estate Tax Exemption Sunset: Dangers & Opportunities,” for the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants (FICPA) Volusia Chapter at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.

Professor Mark Dorosin of Florida A&M University College of Law was appointed to the board of directors of the African American Chamber of Commerce Central Florida, and in that capacity will also serve as its general counsel.

Benjamin Sunshine of Brinkley Morgan in Ft. Lauderdale wrote a blog, “The Corporate Transparency Act: What You Need to Know.”

Robert Q. Lee of BMD in Orlando has been appointed chair of the Citrus Club Board of Governors.

Kim Nutter and Kyle Morgan of Brinkley Morgan in Ft. Lauderdale wrote a blog, “Safe Exchange of Minor Children.”

Eddie Stephens of Stephens & Stevens released the 20th edition of Stephens’ Squibs, which commemorates two decades of providing concise summaries of every Florida family law appellate case published since 2004 while donating all book proceeds to charity.

Adam T. Rose of Leesfield Scolaro in Miami has been elected president of the Monroe County Bar Association.

Brian McDonough and Nicole Neugebauer MacInnes presented, “Navigating Affordable Housing Law,” for the Florida Housing Coalition.

Professor H.T. Smith of FIU College of Law presented a seminar on, “Opening Statement and Closing Argument: Telling and Selling the Trial Story,” at the Empowered Advocacy Symposium sponsored by the Virgil Hawkins Florida Chapter of the National Bar Association, the T.J. Reddick Bar Association, and the Gwen S. Cherry Black Women Lawyers Association.

Dr. Amy D. Ronner, law professor emeritus of St. Thomas University School of Law, presented her paper, “Nastasya Filippovna’s Egoistic-Anomic Death by Proxy,” at the Session, “Dostoevsky’s women and the Image of the Femme Fatale in the European Novel,” at the 55th Annual Convention of the Northeast Modern Language Association in Boston, Massachusetts.

John Tucker of Tucker Disability Law was elected treasurer of the board of directors of the National Organization of Veterans Advocates (NOVA).

Tama Beth Kudman of Kudman Trachten Aloe Posner has become a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers.

Christina Schwinn was appointed to the board of the Association of Retired Attorneys of Sarasota, Inc.

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