August 1, 2021 News and Notes
Jacob Cremer of Stearns Weaver Miller presented at a Private Sector Roundtable Discussion for The HCBA — Third Annual Virtual Environmental and Land Use Conference.
Janet Goldberg McEnery of Stearns Weaver Miller presented, “Are you Sherlock Holmes or Inspector Clouseau? Conducting Workplace Investigations,” for the 2021 Space Coast HR Conference.
Lara Zaroulis Mattina of Jacksonville has been appointed to the Clarke Schools for Hearing and Speech Board of Trustees.
Augusto Perera of Coral Gables spoke on the panel, “The New Music Industry,” hosted by the Inter-American Association of Intellectual Property during their Virtual Seminar, “Beyond a Year of Change.”
Richard B. Schwamm of Haliczer, Pettis & Schwamm in Orlando presented a webinar, “Lawyer Networking and Relationship Building 101,” sponsored by The Broward County Bar Association.
Edith G. Osman of Carlton Fields in Miami is a recipient of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation’s 2021 Community Service Award.
Alejandro Larrazabal of Velasquez Dolan joined the board of directors of Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida.
Amanda Romfh Jesteadt of Carlton Fields was recognized as a finalist for the YWCA of Palm Beach County’s 2021 Dorothy Height Racial Justice Award.
Jason Hunter Korn of Dentons Cohen & Grigsby in Naples received the 2021 Chairman’s Award from the Greater Naples Chamber of Commerce.
Freddy X. Muñoz of Peckar & Abramson in Miami discussed human resources issues impacting the construction industry in Florida during the South Florida Construction Financial Management Association’s general meeting.
Deborah S. Chames of Kluger, Kaplan, Silverman, Katzen & Levine has been elected to the Orthodox Union’s Legal Services Committee.
Gary M. Stein and Charles E. Fombrun of Peckar & Abramson in Miami spoke at the webinar, “Effectively Preventing Construction Disputes,” during the Young Constructors Forum hosted by the South Florida Association of General Contractors.
Masiel Pelegrino Sarduy of Phelps was chosen to lead part of the trial advocacy program at Emory University School of Law’s Kessler-Eidson Program for Trial Techniques.
Cathleen Winter and Cynthia Winter of The Rebecca L. Palmer Law Group are founding members of the recently launched American Academy for Certified Financial Litigators Orlando Chapter.
Ryan E. Davis of Winderweedle, Haines, Ward & Woodman presented, “Retale: Lessons Learned from Recent Retail Cases,” at the 2021 Alexander L. Paskay Memorial Bankruptcy Seminar sponsored by the American Bankruptcy Institute and Stetson University College of Law.
Marc Sarnoff of Shutts & Bowen in Miami was reappointed to the Florida International University Board of Trustees.
Gary A. Forster and J. Brian Page of ForsterBoughman presented on international corporate tax concerns and pre-immigration planning in their seminar, “Tax Issues Raised by the Onset of U.S. Business Operations.”
Alan R. Rosenberg of Markowitz Ringel Trusty + Hartog in Miami and Ft. Lauderdale has been elected treasurer of the Bankruptcy Bar Association of the Southern District of Florida.
Victoria Mendez, Miami’s city attorney, was presented with a 2021 Home Rule Hero Award by the Florida League of Cities.
Jennifer Diaz and Sharath Patil of Diaz Trade Law had their article, “Submitting Voluntary Self-Disclosures to Bureau of Industry & Security,” published by Bloomberg Law.
Joseph M. Percopo of Mateer & Harbert in Orlando presented, “Lady Bird Deeds and other Non-Probate Transfer Techniques,” to the Estate, Guardianship & Trust Committee of the Orange County Bar Association.
Dominique Sciullo-Craig of Brinkley Morgan published, “When Is Enough, Enough? Child Support Issues Involving a High Net-Worth Parent,” in the Daily Business Review.
Eric C. Boughman of ForsterBoughman discussed asset protection planning and the importance of timing for effective asset protection on the “Let’s Talk Future” radio show.
Brad Kimbro of Holland & Knight received the Michael A. Fogarty Memorial “In the Trenches Award” for civil trial practice from the Hillsborough County Bar.
Thomas C. Shaw of ForsterBoughman presented on proposed changes to estate and gift tax laws and the current unpredictable political climate in his seminar, “Navigating the Looming Estate & Gift Tax Storm.”
Yueh-Mei Kim Nutter of Brinkley Morgan participated as a panelist for the Palm Beach County Bar Association’s 2021 Bench Bar in a panel titled, “Alternative Dispute Resolution Session: Getting Rid of Your Problem Child Case.”
Adam Handfinger of Peckar & Abramson in Miami presented at the Levelset webinar, “Top 10 Killer Contract Clauses.”
Ronald L. Weaver of Stearns Weaver Miller was chosen as one of the Junior League of Tampa’s Luminaries.
Robert J. Sniffen of Sniffen & Spellman has been appointed to the board of directors of the Community Foundation of North Florida.
David Jennis of Jennis Morse Etlinger in Tampa was a panelist at Turnaround Management Association’s Restructuring Boot Camp Part 2: Legal Principles and Ethics.
Roberta Stanley of Brinkley Morgan participated virtually and fundraised for The Lord’s Place’s 14th annual “SleepIn for SleepOut” event.
Julia Wyda of Brinkley Morgan participated as a panelist for The Paralegal Committee of the Palm Beach County Association’s live webinar, “The Impact of COVID-19 on the Interaction Between the Attorney and the Paralegal in Court or Mediation Hearings.”
Jennifer Diaz and David Craven of Diaz Trade Law hosted a webinar, “Can We Find Humor in International Trade?”
Kyle Morgan of Brinkley Morgan was featured in an article for FloridaPanHandle on how checking out late from a vacation rental can have legal implications.
Brian D. Burgoon of Burgoon Law Firm in Atlanta was elected secretary of the University of Florida College of Law Board of Trustees and received the 2021 S. Austin Peele Distinguished Trustee Award for his service to the law school.
Judge Robert G. Fegers presented, “Tenth Circuit Court Processes During the Time of COVID-19,” to the Paralegal Association of Florida, Inc. — Polk County Chapter.
George J. Taylor of Brinkley Morgan participated as a panelist for The Planned Giving Council of Broward County’s “Next Generation Success & Philanthropy” program.
Yvette Everhart of Sass Law Firm has been named southeast regional editor for the annual supplement to “Employment At Will, A State-by-State Survey,” a treatise published by the ABA Section of Labor and Employment Law and Bloomberg.
Bob Turk and Lisa Berg presented, “From Hiring to Firing in the Construction Industry: Practical Employment Law Advice for Florida Employers,” for the University of Miami School of Architecture.
Riana Maryanoff was elected president of the Miami nonprofit organization, Lawyers to the Rescue, dedicated to bringing pro bono legal services to those in need.
Richard Kuper, executive director of the Miami-Dade County League of Cities, participated as a panel member discussing, “Conflict of Interest and Gift law in Florida,” at a state and local ethics training course.
David Jennis and Daniel Etlinger of Jennis Morse Etlinger in Tampa presented, “Re-Imagine Your Future Under Subchapter V,” to the FICPA Suncoast and West Coast chapters.
Jacob C. Duval of Carlton Fields in Tampa has been appointed to the Law Alumni Council for the University of Florida College of Law.
Michael Corso of Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt and Jeffrey James of the Banker Lopez Gassler presented, “Avoiding Legal Malpractice,” at the Florida Defense Lawyer’s Association’s Liability Claims Conference in Orlando.
Cynthia Sass of Sass Law Firm has been named editor-in-chief for the upcoming supplements to the national treatise, Employment at Will, a State-by-State Survey, published by Bloomberg and the ABA’s Labor and Employment Law Section.
Roy L. Weinfeld presented a complimentary CLE on “Florida Replevin Law” via Zoom.
Jacqueline Simms-Petredis of Burr & Forman was sworn in as the Hillsborough County Bar Association’s president-elect.
Alan R. Rosenberg of Markowitz Ringel Trusty + Hartog in Miami and Ft. Lauderdale moderated a panel discussion on the Small Business Reorganization Act concerning the role of the Subchapter V trustee, costs of the Subchapter V trustee, role after confirmation, and Subchapter V debtor attorney best practices at the 31st Annual Bankruptcy Skills Workshop in Miami.
Jacqueline Calderín of Agentis was elected chair of the New World School of the Arts Foundation Board.
Adam J. Langino of Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll published, “Choking Hazards,” in the Florida Justice Association’s journal.
Lawonda R. Warren of the City of Delray Beach City Attorney’s Office was elected to the board of directors for the Palm Beach County Bar Association.
Rachael S. Loukonen of Cheffy Passidomo in Naples has been named “Woman Lawyer of the Year” by the Collier County Women’s Bar.
