March 1, 2024 News and Notes
Jason Neufeld of Elder Needs Law was elected treasurer of the Academy of Florida Elder Law Attorneys.
Rebecca L. Doloski of Marshall Dennehey has been named secretary of the Claims and Litigation Management Alliance Western Florida Chapter board.
Joanne M. O’Connor of Jones Foster has been named Town Attorney for Palm Beach.
Dain de Souza of Bast Amron has been honored by the American Bar Association’s Business Bankruptcy Committee with the Kathryn R. Heidt Memorial Award.
Grace Yang of GrayRobinson in Tampa received the Hillsborough County Bar Association’s 2023 Outstanding Lawyer Award.
Hayley Harrison of Bast Amron will serve as a 2024-2025 director-at-large of IWIRC Florida.
Aaron Clemens of Romano Law Group has been appointed as a 2024 board member of the Palm Beach County Justice Association.
George C. Palaidis of Palaidis Law wrote, “What you (and this newspaper) may not know about bicycling law,” published in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.
Lawrence Gordon of Phoenix Mediation in West Palm Beach has been appointed to the Florida Supreme Court’s Committee on Alternative Dispute Resolution Rules and Policy.
Cynthia Crofoot Rignanese appeared on Blog Talk Radio and wrote a blog post on “Attacking Money Launderers Affects All Legitimate Businesses — 2024 BOI Rules.”
Jennifer Diaz, along with Diaz Trade Law of counsel Rick D. Quinn, hosted a live webinar: “Getting MoCRA Compliant.”
Ira Leesfield of Leesfield Scolaro in Miami has been inducted to The Lawdragon Hall of Fame.
J. Brian Page and Gary A. Forster of ForsterBoughman presented their seminar, “2024 Asset Protection Update,” via LIVE National Webinar. They explore entity/trust strategies, jurisdiction, tax insights, international planning.
Rob Clarke of Ausley McMullen has been elected chair of the board of directors of the Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce.
Leslie Lott presented on federal courts and the United States Patent and Trademark Office Trademark Trial and Appeal Board in New York City at the Practising Law Institute’s “Advanced Trademark Law 2024: Current Issues.”
Eric C. Boughman of ForsterBoughman presented, “Audit Response: Dealing with Post-Payment Recoupment Demands,” via LIVE National Webinar.
Janae Thomas of Quinteros, Prieto, Wood and Boyer has been recognized as a 2024 University of South Florida “Outstanding Young Alumni.” She also judges competitions at USF.
John Dannecker of Shutts & Bowen in Orlando was named a fellow of the American College of Construction Lawyers.
Jacqueline Calderín of Agentis in Coral Gables was honored at Philanthropy Miami’s 2024 Donor Next Door ceremony for her “unwavering generosity and tireless dedication to the New World School of The Arts in Miami.”
Henry P. Johnson of Henry Johnson Law in Naples was appointed as an adjunct faculty member of real estate and construction law at the Lutgert School of Business at Florida Gulf Coast University.
Kevin E. Vance of Duane Morris has been inducted as president of the Academy of Florida Management Attorneys.
Richard B. Schwamm of Haliczer Pettis & Schwamm became a “Master Member” in the George C. Young American Inn of Court.
Ron Schirtzer of Weinberg Wheeler Hudgins Gunn & Dial in Orlando has been elected to head the board of directors of the Holocaust Memorial Resource & Education Center of Florida.
Spencer T. Kuvin of GOLDLAW in West Palm Beach has been accepted into the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA).
Robert M. Todd of Robert M. Todd, P.A., presented, “Cohabitation Agreements,” at a webinar for the St. Petersburg Bar Association.
Brian D. Elias of Fowler White has been reappointed for a two-year term on the City of Miami Beach Planning Board. Elias was also reelected chair of the board by the members of the Miami Beach Planning Board.
