September 15, 2015 News and Notes
News and Notes
Armando G. Hernandez of Rumberger, Kirk & Caldwell in Miami has become president of the Peter T. Fay American Inns of Court.
H.T. Smith, director of the Trial Advocacy Program at FIU College of Law, presented “Jury Selection: Cause Is King” at the National Bar Association Convention in Los Angeles.
John H. (Jack) Hickey of Miami spoke and presented his paper on “Typical Liability and Causation Defenses in a Typical Auto Case” at the American Association for Justice 2015 Annual Convention in Montreal.
Denise Bleau of Ward Damon in West Palm Beach was appointed to the 2015-16 Board of Governors for Leadership Palm Beach County.
Adam Seligman of Ward Damon in West Palm Beach has been selected to the 2016 class for the Leadership Engage Program by Leadership Palm Beach County.
Franklin Zemel and Jordan Isrow of Arnstein & Lehr in Miami had an article titled “E-Discovery: The Devil Is in the Data” published on August 3 in the Daily Business Review.
William W. “Bill” Riley, Jr., of GrayRobinson in Miami was appointed by the Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners to the Court Capital Infrastructure Task Force.
Howard S. Krooks of Boca Raton spoke at the ElderCounsel Planning for the Generations Symposium held in San Diego. Krooks presented on the “Elder Law Update and Drafting the Perfect Trust for the Imperfect Client.”
Rogers Turner of Hurley, Rogner, Miller, Cox & Waranch in Winter Park presented a seminar to the Employers Association Forum, titled “The Bermuda Triangle for Employers: ADA, FMLA and Workers’ Compensation.”
Charles G. De Leo of De Leo & Kuylenstierna in Miami has been reappointed chair of the Marine Torts and Casualty Committee of the Maritime Law Association of the United States.
Sally Still of Ward Damon in West Palm Beach has been elected president of the Palm Beach County Chapter of the Federal Bar Association.
Phillip M. Hudson of Arnstein & Lehr in Miami had an article titled “Unintended Consequences of Florida’s Condo Termination Law” published on July 16 in Law360.
Erum S. Kistemaker of Kistemaker Business Law Group in Daytona Beach has been elected communications director of the Volusia Flagler Association for Women Lawyers and has become a resident writer of the article “Legally Speaking” in Breakaway Life Magazine and has become a Young Lawyers Division of the Volusia County Bar Association board member.
Travis Miller of the Radey Law Firm in Tallahassee participated in the Insurance Law podcast series sponsored by A.M. Best’s Directory of Recommended Insurance Attorneys.
Judge Lauren L. Brodie of Naples was recognized by the Florida Association for Women Lawyers for her dedication and commitment in creating Drug Free Collier where she served as its first president.
Kai Li Aloe Fouts of Eisenberg & Fouts was elected president of the Palm Beach Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
Holly Rice of Nicole L. Goetz, P.L., in Naples has been appointed vice chair of the Family Law Section of the Collier County Bar.
Christin M. Bucci of Bucci Law Offices in Ft. Lauderdale was one of the featured speakers at the 2015 IRS Nationwide Tax Forum in Atlanta.
Michael A. Packer of Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin in Ft. Lauderdale discussed “Recognizing the Red Flags in Demand Letters to Avoid Bad Faith Set Ups and How Insurers Can Use the Bad Faith Set Up Defense to Their Advantage” at the American Conference Institute’s 31st National Forum on Bad Faith Claims & Litigation.
William Vanos of Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed in Orlando was appointed to the board of trustees for the Track Shack Foundation.
Dale R. Sisco of Sisco-Law in Tampa discussed “Pharmacy and the Law” at the Nigerian Pharmacists Association of Tampa Bay.
Julie Braman Kane of Colson Hicks Eidson in Coral Gables has been elected president-elect of the American Association for Justice.
Anthony A. Garganese, city attorney for the cities of Cape Canaveral, Cocoa, Orchid, and Winter Springs, was appointed president of the Florida Municipal Attorneys Association.
Daniel Stermer of Development Specialists, Inc., in Miami was a presenter for an ABA webinar “Who Will Be There to Shut Off the Lights?” focusing on fiduciary duties and personal liability in winding down business entities.
Ramon de la Cabada of Miami was elected to the board of directors of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
David N. Tolces of Goren, Cherof, Doody & Ezrol in Ft. Lauderdale participated in a discussion related to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Rental Assistance Demonstration Program at the Florida Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials Annual Conference in Orlando.
Jude M. Faccidomo of Ratzan & Faccidomo in Miami was elected as director at large to the board of the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
Peg O’Connor of Turner O’Connor Kozlowski in Gainesville taught trial practice techniques to new lawyers at the 38th Prosecutor/Public Defender Training Program held annually in Gainesville.
Bahreddine “Bobby” Hannat of Roig Lawyers in Miami has been appointed judge advocate for American Legion Harvey W. Seeds Post 29.
Roy M. Hartman of Sacher, Zelman, Hartman, Paul, Beiley & Sacher in Miami presented “Some Ways to Avoid Potential Professional Malpractice Claims in Audit Engagements” at a meeting of the Palm Beach Chapter of the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Pedro J. Torres-Díaz of San Juan and Miami has become president-elect in the Hispanic National Bar Association.
Louis P. Archambault of Pathman Lewis in Miami addressed the Florida Chapter of The Society of Industrial and Office Realtors Spring Conference in Orlando on “The Due Diligence Checklist for Raw Land Development.”
Brenda M. Fernandez of Greenberg Traurig in Miami has been named to the board of directors of The Tooth Healer for Children Around the World.
David Neal Stern, of Frank, Weinberg & Black in Boca Raton received the Broward County Bar President’s Award for Section Excellence for his work as chair of the Bankruptcy Section of the Broward County Bar.
Lawrence M. “Larry” Watson, Jr., of Upchurch Watson White & Max Mediation Group received the Sharon Press Excellence in ADR Award.
Lawrence Kolin of Upchurch Watson White & Max Mediation Group spoke on the use of E-Neutrals in streamlining E-Discovery at The Masters Conference for Legal Professionals at The Harvard Club of New York City.
Roy M. Hartman of Sacher, Zelman, Hartman, Paul, Beiley & Sacher in Miami presented “Do’s and Don’ts When an Accountant Receives a Subpoena” at a meeting of the North Dade/South Broward Chapter of the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Jason Bernstein of Barnes & Thornburg in Atlanta presented at the annual conference of the Western Michigan Association of Financial Professionals on “Data Security Requirements in Agreements.”
Christopher L. Carmody, Jr., of GrayRobinson in Orlando was elected as vice chair of the Ninth Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission.
Morgan Bentley, Kevin Bruning, and Brian Goodrich of Bentley & Bruning in Sarasota were recognized by the Supreme Court of Florida, the Young Lawyers Division of The Florida Bar, the Florida Pro Bono Coordinators Association, and Legal Aid of Manasota for their pro bono service in 2014.
Jolyon D. Acosta of Bush Ross in Tampa was accepted into the Florida Fellows Institute.
Andrew M. Gordon of Hinshaw & Culbertson has been appointed to the Ft. Lauderdale Board of Adjustment.
Sara Blackwell of Garden City, NY, was inducted into its VIP Woman of the Year Circle of the National Association of Professional Women.
Fernando L. Roig of Roig Lawyers in Miami wrote a chapter titled “Diversity: An Essential Tool for Dealing with a Multicultural Marketplace” in the book Inside the Minds: Building and Encouraging Law Firm Diversity, Leading Lawyers on Creating and Maintaining an Inclusive Firm Culture, published by Aspatore, a division of Thomson Reuters.
C. Douglas McDonald, Jr., of Carlton Fields Jorden Burt in Tampa was elected to be a fellow of the American Bar Foundation.
Chris Knopik, chief legal officer/general counsel for the Laser Spine Institute in Orlando, received the Joseph P. Milton Professionalism and Civility award from the Florida Chapters of the American Board of Trial Advocates.
Thomas A. Cloud of GrayRobinson in Orlando has become president-elect of the Florida Municipal Attorneys Association.
Julián F. Montero of Arnstein & Lehr in Miami was extensively quoted in an article titled: “More Latin Americans Investing in U.S. Businesses for Green Cards” published on August 19 on NBCNews.com.
Stephen Siegel of Broad and Cassel in Miami has been named to the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors.
Anthony Kang of Arnstein & Lehr in Miami had an article titled, “Bridging Cultural Gaps With Chinese Real Estate Buyers” published on August 11 in the Daily Business Review.
Miles A. McGrane III of Salmon & Dulberg Dispute Resolution in Miami has been appointed to the Florida’s Children First Board of Directors.
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