Osman to lead S.C. Historical Society
Osman to lead S.C. Historical Society
Edith Osman has been elected president of the Florida Supreme Court Historical Society.
Osman, a former Florida Bar president from Miami, succeeds Alan Greer as president and will direct the organization’s programs and activities designed to educate the public about the important role of the courts in government and to preserve the history of the Florida judiciary. The society has more than 700 members, mostly lawyers and judges.
“It is an honor to serve the society. I look forward to continuing its important mission and expanding the fine programs it has established,” Osman said.
“This year we will begin work on the third volume of the Supreme Court’s history and we are undertaking a project to memorialize the African-American experience at the court.”
Osman also has previously served as president of the Miami-Dade County Chapter of the Florida Association for Women Lawyers and the Florida Council of Bar Presidents. She is past chair of The Florida Bar’s Standing Committee on the Legal Needs of Children.
Recipient of this year’s Anti-Defamation League Jurisprudence Award, Osman is a member of the ABA House of Delegates, the Anti-Defamation League Board of Directors, the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce, and The Commonwealth Institute. She heads Carlton Fields’ Family Law Practice Group, where she specializes in family law and business litigation.
The society’s newly elected first vice president is Joseph P. Milton of Jacksonville, founding partner of the Milton, Leach, Whitman, D’Andrea & Milton law firm. He is past president of the Jacksonville Bar Association, the Florida Council of Bar Presidents, the American Board of Trial Advocates Foundation, and FLABOTA.
Second vice president is Bruce B. Blackwell, Orlando. Blackwell, partner with the King Blackwell Downs & Zehnder law firm, is a former president of The Florida Bar Foundation and the Orange County Bar.
The society reelected Linda F. Wells and Ruth McDonald, both of Tallahassee, as secretary and treasurer, respectively.
Society trustees include Tod Aronovitz, Miami; Alan B. Bookman, Pensacola; Stephen D. Busey, Jacksonville; Jane Harding, Tallahassee; Tomas F. Gamba, Coral Gables; Edward G. Guedes, Coral Gables; Dr. Charlotte Maguire, Tallahassee; Kimberly S. Mello, Tampa; Daryl D. Parks, Tallahassee; Michael L. Rosen, Tampa; Stanley M. Rosenblatt, Miami; Sheldon J. Schlesinger, Ft. Lauderdale; Judge Scott J. Silverman, Miami; Burton Young, North Miami Beach; Judge Mary Patricia C. Fawsett, Orlando; and David C. Prather, West Palm Beach.
