January 1, 2023 News and Notes
Roy Weinfeld presented to the M.A.S.T. Academy (Virginia Key), a Miami-Dade County Public School on Ethical Governance Day.
Jennifer Diaz of Diaz Trade Law presented an “Import and Export Procedures and Processes Workshop” to delegates from Costa Rica, Nicaragua, St. Lucia, Grenada and the Caribbean for the Florida International University’s Cochran Fellowship Program.
Jackie Perczek of Black Srebnick in Miami wrote for the Chambers & Partners Global Practice Guide, White Collar Crime 2022, USA Trends & Developments. The article is titled, “2022 Trends in Corporate Criminal Enforcement – The Justice Department is Coming for You.”
Andrew Gordon of Hinshaw & Culbertson in Ft. Lauderdale moderated a virtual and in person panel, “Navigating the Stop W.O.K.E. and Don’t Say Gay Acts: A Legislative Update.”
Marco Paredes, Jr., and Darrin Quam of Stearns Weaver Miller presented, “Florida Land Use and Environmental Law Update,” and Jake Cremer and Ron Weaver presented, “Ethics in Modern Practice,” for the Florida Eminent Domain Conference.
Glen J. Torcivia of Torcivia, Donlon, Goddeau & Rubin provided training on the Sunshine Law to mayors and elected officials for the Palm Beach County League of Cities at the Lake Worth Beach Casino & Ballroom.
Judge Stefanie C. Moon of the 17th Judicial Circuit in Broward spoke on, “Interpersonal Violence Injunction,” during the Broward County Bar Nuts & Bolts Family Law Seminar.
Ben Dachepalli of Bradley Arant Boult Cummings has been named general counsel for the Tampa Bay Economic Development Council.
Jay Knight of Moseley Prichard Parrish Knight & Jones in Jacksonville was inducted as a fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers at the annual meeting of the college in Rome, Italy.
Rob Blank of RumbergerKirk in Tampa achieved recertification as a civil trial law advocate from the National Board of Trial Advocacy.
Lonnie Groot of Daytona Beach was a featured speaker at the Veterans Recognition Event of Daytona State College at the college’s New Smyrna Beach/Edgewater campus.
Katherine V. Hely and N. Patrick Hely of West Palm Beach were honored at the third Global IP Awards. Their firm, Caribbean IP, was named the Caribbean Trademark Firm of the Year.
Shawn Wolf of Bilzin Sumberg has been elected as a fellow to the American College of Tax Counsel.
Hassia T. Diolombi of Shook, Hardy & Bacon in Miami has accepted an invitation to join the IADC, the global legal organization for attorneys who represent corporate and insurance interests.
Adam T. Rose of Leesfield Scolaro, was a featured speaker at the Pan European Organisation of Personal Injury Lawyers conference in Malaga, Spain, presenting on, “Bringing Claims in the US and Relationship with the Athens Convention.”
Dennis G. Kainen and Brielle L. Mark of Weisberg Kainen Mark in Miami spoke to JP Morgan Wealth Advisors in Miami on, “What JP Morgan Wealth Advisors Should Know About IRS Procedures, Reporting, and Pitfalls to Better Protect Their Clients and Themselves.”
Steven J. Rothman of Jones Foster has been inducted as president of the American Board of Trial Advocates Palm Beach Chapter.
Mitchel Widom of Bilzin Sumberg in Miami was inducted as a fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers.
Dr. Amy D. Ronner, law professor emeritus of St. Thomas University School of Law, did a talk on her sixth book, “Dostoevsky as Suicidologist: Self-Destruction and the Creative Process,” for the Global Speaker Series at Washington University in St. Louis and spoke in a Dostoevsky Roundtable in memoriam for Dr. Deborah Martinsen at the annual Convention of the Association for Slavic, East European, & Eurasian Studies in Chicago.
Richard A. Greenberg of Rumberger Kirk in Tallahassee participated as a panelist in, “Demystifying the Bar Grievance Process,” presented by the Tallahassee Women Lawyers.
Warren R. Trazenfeld of Warren R. Trazenfeld, P.A., in Miami co-wrote, “Daubert /Kumho Tire and the Legal Malpractice Expert Witness,” published in the “St. Mary’s Journal on Legal Malpractice & Ethics.”
Marlon Hill of Weiss Serota Helfman Cole + Bierman has been appointed to the Class of 2025 Board of Directors of the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau.
Daniel C. Shatz of Hinshaw & Culbertson in Coral Gables has been named co-chair of the ABA Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee’s Employment Subcommittee.
Elise Batsel of Stearns Weaver Miller has been elected president of CREW Tampa Bay.
Ivan Parron of Parron Law moderated a panel, “The Future is Now: Sports and Web 3.0,” as part of the Sports Lawyers Association symposium The Future of Sports Media & Data Rights in Miami.
Stephanie Turk of Stearns Weaver Miller has become president-elect of the South Florida Chapter of the Federal Bar Association.
Michael Corso of Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt had his article, “Florida Drone Laws: Overview,” published by Thomson Reuters.
Taylor Bollt of Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt has accepted a position on the Urban Land Institute Southwest Florida Chapter Management Committee.
Erin Tilton of Stearns Weaver Miller was elected president of the Tallahassee Bar Association.
