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November 1, 2025, On the Move

On the Move

Moving boxesDominique Sciullo and Benjamin Sunshine were elevated to senior associates at Brinkley Morgan.

Gardner, Bist, Bowden, Dee, LaVia, Wright, Perry & Harper and King & Wood combined to form Gardner Bist King & Wood in Tallahassee with Sidney C. Bigham III, Michael P. Bist, Garvin B. Bowden, Robert B. Celander, Charles R. Gardner, Robert A. “Gus” Harper III, Kimberly L. King, John T. LaVia III, Elizabeth J. Maykut, Timothy J. Perry, Edward W. Wood, and Robert Scheffel “Schef” Wright as partners and of counsel.

Martin Wolk joined Holtzman Vogel Baran Torchinsky and Josefiak.

William S. Galvano joined Grimes Galvano.

Beth Greenfield-Mandler joined JAMS in Miami.

Tiffany Faddis joined Farah & Farah in Orlando.

Michael J. Villarosa, Joseph M. Pustizzi, and Alejandro I. Alonso II were promoted to senior attorneys at Eisinger Law.

Gregory J. Donoghue joined MediationWorks as a mediator.

Christopher B. Hopkins founded Hopkins. P.A., in West Palm Beach.

Mark. E. Hill joined HR Law in Ft. Pierce.

Dorian Damoorgian joined JAMS in Miami as arbitrator, mediator, court-appointed neutral, and neutral evaluator.

Stephanie G. Blanco, Daniel J. Salter, and Ashley Varela were promoted to associates at Kubicki Draper in West Palm Beach.

Kara K. Farrell was promoted to associate at Kubicki Draper in Orlando.

Margaret A. Nolan joined Atlas Law in Tampa.

Matt Leopold joined Holland & Knight in Washington, D.C., as partner and co-chair of the environment team.

Jonathan Stratton joined Sperling Kenny Nachwalter in Miami as a partner.

Kendall Coughlin, Madeline Hailer, and Alex Polidan joined Henderson Franklin. Polidan in Ft. Myers. Hailer in Naples.

Jaime Alvarez, Michael Sabatella, and Sean Murphy joined Stearns Weaver Miller. Alvarez in Coral Gables and Ft. Lauderdale as a shareholder. Sabatella joined in Coral Gables. Murphy joined in Miami.

Lin Cherry joined Caldera Law as a partner.

David Tarras launched Tarras Defense in Boca Raton.

Heather M. Calhoon joined Hinshaw & Culbertson in Miami as a partner.

Manny Serra was appointed managing partner at Kelley | Uustal.

Cristina R. Federico was promoted to associate at Kubicki Draper in Pensacola.

Quinn M. Benson, Joey Gonzalez, Jacob T. Phelps, Mayson C. Plesko, and Joshua D. Wendt joined Hill Ward Henderson.

Paz A. Garcia Griego was promoted to associate at Kubicki Draper in Tampa.

Glenn M. Cooper joined Shutts & Bowen in Miami as a partner.

Andrea M. Franklin joined Kubicki Draper in Tampa.

Sarai Q. Glaze joined Stephens & Stevens.

Ryan Divers and Aaron Ostler joined Hill Ward Henderson in Tampa.

Jaelin Bustamante joined Winderweedle, Haines, Ward & Woodman.

Kristine “Krissy” A. Hosman joined Jones Foster in West Palm Beach.

Matthew R. Lopez joined Kubicki Draper in Miami.

Melissa M. Zierden joined McDonald Toole Richman & Correnti and Desiree C. Hernandez was promoted to attorney.

Zachary L. Roper joined de la Parte, Gilbert, McNamara & Caldevilla.

John E. Taylor joined Davis Hartman Wright in Atlanta.

Najwa Beydoun, Alicia Smith, Lindsey Cappola, and Tiffany Faddis joined Farah & Farah. Beydoun in Tampa. Smith, Cappola, and Faddis in Orlando.

Julia Lagnese and Michael Garvey joined Johnson Jackson in Tampa.

Renee F. Davis and Debbie L. Hanifin joined ShuffieldLowman. Hanifin as of counsel.

Mary “Molly” McCarthy joined Tate Healey Webster in Jacksonville.

Mac R. McCoy of Carlton Fields is now a panelist on the American Arbitration Association National Roster of Arbitrators.

Jonathan R. Zim joined Becker in Ft.  Lauderdale as a shareholder.

Samuel A. “Sam” Greco joined GrayRobinson in Jacksonville.

Neal A. Roth joined ADRsource’s panel of neutrals.

Rachel M. Karden joined McDonald Toole Richman & Correnti in Orlando.

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