IMPORTANT REMINDER: PRO BONO REPORTING REQUIRED BY RULE 4-6.1(d)

Be the ONE to PUT SOMETHING BACK  The Official Pro Bono Project of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit &  Dade County Bar Association Legal Aid We need your help now more than ever to continue serving clients in these difficult times.  Completing and Returning this Form With Your Contribution Satisfies Your Florida Bar Pro Bono Requirement...

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Roy L. Weinfeld, P.A. adds two attorneys

Roy L. Weinfeld & Adriana Blanco Maurisset Sean C. Burnotes, Esq Roy L. Weinfeld, P.A. is proud to announce the addition of a new associate, Adriana Blanco Maurisset, Esq., and an of-counsel attorney, Sean C. Burnotes, Esq....

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Broward State Attorney Candidates Debate July 10th

Fifteen voluntary bar associations in Broward County are joining forces to host a debate with incumbent State Attorney Michael Satz, and contenders Chris Mancini, and Jim Lewis. The event, which is hosted by Broward Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (BACDL), along with numerous voluntary bar associations, will take place Tuesday, July 10, 2012. Doors open at 5:00 p.m. at the Broward County Main Library Auditorium, 100 South Andrews Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301.&nb...

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Roland Sanchez-Medina Jr. appointed to Miami Council for International Visitors

Roland Sanchez-Medina Jr. Roland Sanchez-Medina Jr. has been appointed to the Miami Council for International Visitors (MCIV). Mr. Sanchez-Medina is a founding partner of Sanchez-Medina, Gonzalez, Quesada, Lage, Crespo, Gomez & Machado, LLP where he specializes in the areas of corporate, real estate and tax l...

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RIDGET MCNAMEE JOINS GRAYROBINSON’S BANKING & FINANCE PRACTICE

Bridget McNamee TAMPA, FL— Bridget McNamee has joined the Tampa office of GrayRobinson, P.A., as an associate in the firm’s banking and finance litigation group. McNamee received her juris doctorate from Duke University School of Law and earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Florida. Prior to joining Gray Robinson, she interned for the Honorable Paul L. Huey at the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida....

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Michael Curry Joins Broad and Cassel’s Tampa Office

Michael A. Curry TAMPA, Fla. — Michael A. Curry has joined Broad and Cassel's Tampa office as an associate in the Commercial Litigation Practice Group. A Clearwater resident, Mr. Curry has been practicing in the Tampa area since 2006. His litigation practice spans a variety of areas, including real property litigation, title insurance litigation, and foreclosure...

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Central Florida Association for Women Lawyers Honored with the 2012 Partner in Education Award

In May 2012, the Central Florida Association for Women Lawyers (“CFAWL”) was honored with the Partner in Education Award for West Orange County for all of the good work the organization completed at Rock Lake Elementary School. CFAWL member Kayla Mudge attended the award ceremony at Sea Wor...

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Jim McCrae Joins Holland & Knight's Construction Group

Jim McCrae Orlando, Fla. –  Jim McCrae has joined  Holland & Knight as a partner in the Orlando office. Mr. McCrae, who was an attorney with Holland & Knight from 1998 to 2006, joins the Florida Construction Industry Practice Gro...

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STEPHEN H. REISMAN NAMED VICE CHAIRMAN OF PECKAR & ABRAMSON, P.C.

Stephen H. Reisman Miami, FL — Stephen H. Reisman has been appointed Vice Chairman of  Peckar & Abramson, P.C.As Vice Chairman, Reisman will work with Chairman Steven M. Charney to manage Peckar & Abramson’s national and international operations, serves on the firm’s Executive Committee and is the Co-Managing Partner of the Miami office, with attorney Gary M. Stein. Both Reisman and Stein were longtime partners at Rosenberg,...

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Craig F. Novick joins GrayRobinson, P.A.

Craig F. Novick ORLANDO, FL – June 19, 2012 – Craig F. Novick has joined the Orlando office of GrayRobinson, P.A., as an associate in the firm’s employment and labor practice group. Throughout his career, he has successfully represented clients with various legal matters, including personal injury, housing discrimination, homeowner association and contract law. “We are pleased to welcome Craig to our firm, as we continue to strengthen our presence...

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Gary M. Farmer Installed As President of the Florida Justice Association

Gary M. Farmer Fort Lauderdale, FL – Attorney Gary M. Farmer, a partner at Farmer, Jaffe, Weissing, Edwards, Fistos & Lehrman, P.L., was installed as President of the Florida Justice Association (FJA), a statewide legal organization comprised of civil trial lawyers in the State of Florida. Farmer was officially sworn in as the 53rd President during the Florida Justice Association’s Annual Convention held on Friday, June 15, 2012, at the Marriott...

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Joshua Frachtman Joins Baker, Zimmerman & Perez

Joshua S. Frachtman Parkland, FL –  Joshua D. Frachtman has joined the personal injury law firm of Baker, Zimmerman & Perez as their newest associate.Joshua began his career defending a wide range of civil issues, with a focus on personal injury litigation. He was most recently with Cole, Scott & Kissane, P.A. in West Palm Beach....

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Adam D. Lustig Selected to the National Young Leadership Cabinet of The Jewish Federations of North America

Adam D. Lustig Miami, FL – Bilzin Sumberg Partner Adam D. Lustig has been selected to serve on the National Young Leadership Cabinet of The Jewish Federations of North America, a prestigious young leadership and philanthropic program of professionals committed to shaping a bright future for the Jewish community in North America, Israel and around the globe. As a partner in the Real Estate Group at Bilzin Sumberg, Mr. Lustig focuses his practice...

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Leigh Esposito and Michael D. Sloan Join Carlton Fields’ South Florida Offices

Michael D. Sloan Leigh Esposito Miami, Fla. – June 18, 2012 – Carlton Fields is pleased to announce that two associates joined the firm’s South Florida offices — Leigh Esposito and Michael D. Sloan. Esposito practices in the firm’s Insurance practice group and works in the firm’s Miami office. Sloan works in the firm’s West Palm Beach office and practices in the firm’s Appellate and Trial Support Practice Group, which comprises 18 attorneys...

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Manuel Farach Named Chairman of PBC Commission on Ethics

Manuel Farach West Palm Beach, FL – June 7, 2012 –  Manuel Farach, Of Counsel with the law firm of Richman Greer, P.A.,  has been named Chairman of the Palm Beach County Commission on Ethics. The Commission’s purpose is to enforce the Palm Beach County Code of Ethics and educate government officials and employees in Palm Beach County about the Code of Ethics. Farach was appointed to the Commission by the Palm Beach County Bar Association,...

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Amy Rigdon Appointed to The Florida Bar's Young Lawyers Division Board of Governors

Amy Rigdon Orlando, Fla. – Amy Rigdon, an associate in Holland & Knight 's Orlando office, has been appointed Ninth Circuit Representative to The Florida Bar's Young Lawyers Division Board of Governors.As a result of this appointment, Ms. Rigdon will also serve on the Orange County Bar Association's Young Lawyers Section Board of Directors. Ms. Rigdon practices in the area of corporate and securities law and advises clients in the areas...

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F. Malcolm Cunningham, Sr. Bar Association 2011-2012 Executive Board

Congratulations to the new board: President: Salesia V. Smith-Gordon, Esq. (Law Office of Salesia V. Smith-Gordon, P.A)  President-Elect: Jean Marie Middleton, Esq.  (Legal Aid Society, PB County)  Treasurer: Pamela Guerrier, Esq.  (Office of Equal Opportunity, PB County)  Secretary: ...

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11th Judicial Circuit Historical Society Celebrates distinguished members of the judiciary June 18

Cocktails & Hors d' Oeuvres June 18, 2012 6pm-8pm 200 S. Biscayne Blvd, Lobby, Miami, Fl 33133 RSVP: 800-997-3819 or rsvp@gibraltarprivate....

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HOLLY GERSHOW JOINS HILL WARD HENDERSON

Holly L. Gershow TAMPA – Holly L. Gershow has joined Hill Ward Henderson as an Associate in the firm’s Litigation Group. Her practice encompasses a broad range of complex litigation matters in federal and state courts at both the trial and appellate levels. Prior to joining Hill Ward Henderson, Gershow was an associate at Irell & Manella in Los Angeles. While at Irell, Gershow successfully defended the former CEO of the one-time largest...

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Florida Department of Revenue appoints Gary I. Resnick to Communications Services Tax Working Group

Gary I. Resnick FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – Gary I. Resnick, a shareholder in the Fort Lauderdale office of GrayRobinson, P.A. and Mayor of the City of Wilton Manors, has been selected to serve as a member of the Communications Services Tax Working Group of the Florida Department of Revenue. The group focuses on studying and reporting on tax issues related to the sale of communications services for policymakers on the state.“Gary has been responsible...

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Carlton Fields Receives Family Friendly Firm Award from the Florida Association for Women Lawyers

West Palm Beach, Fla. – June 14, 2012 – Carlton Fields received the Family Friendly Firm award today from the Palm Beach County Chapter of the Florida Association for Women Lawyers (FAWL) during FAWL’s Annual Awards Luncheon.The award recognizes a law firm for its creation of an environment that encourages attorneys, government consultants and professional staff to balance professional and family responsibilities. This includes maintaining programs...

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BAST AMRON LLP WELCOMES JEREMY J. HART, OF COUNSEL

Jeremy Hart Jeremy Hart has joined Bast Amron LLP, a boutique law firm in downtown Miami specializing in all aspects of complex commercial litigation and insolvency law, including bankruptcy, receiverships, reorganization, workouts, liquidations and assignments for the benefit of creditors....

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Gabriel F. Zambrano Joins Farmer Jaffe Weissing

Gabriel F. Zambrano Fort Lauderdale, FL – Farmer, Jaffe, Weissing, Edwards, Fistos & Lehrman, P.L, is pleased to announce that Gabriel F. Zambrano has joined their Fort Lauderdale based consumer justice law firm. Zambrano will advocate on behalf of victims of personal injuries, assist consumers seeking justice, develop mass tort projects where patients suffer injuries from drugs or pharmaceutical devices, as well as ongoing mass tort proceedings. Zambrano...

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Lara O’Donnell Joins Berger Singerman

Miami- Lara Escobio O’Donnell has joined Berger Singerman as an Associate in the Miami Office.Ms. O’Donnell concentrates her practice in complex commercial litigation in federal and state courts throughout the United States. Her experience includes the areas of life insurance and annuities, health care, property and casualty, consumer finance and banking, environmental law, Indian law, criminal defense, and appeals. Lara has experience...

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Joseph H. Serota named of counsel to the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce

Joseph H. Serota Joseph H. Serota, a founding partner of Weiss Serota Helfman Pastoriza Cole & Boniske, was recently named of counsel to the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce. Serota will serve in this capacity for a two-year term. Serota previously served as chair of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the New World Center Committee (Downtown Development) of the chamber.&nb...

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Glenn M. Cooper joins GrayRobinson, P.A.

Glenn M. Cooper FORT LAUDERDALE, FL — June 4, 2012 — Glenn M. Cooper has joined the Fort Lauderdale and Miami offices of GrayRobinson, P.A. as a shareholder in the firm's Immigration and International Law Department. Cooper will focus his practice on assisting U.S. companies, foreign companies, investors and professionals regarding U.S. immigration laws. “Glenn’s experience working with immigration legal matters will help us continue to expand...

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Brad Kimbro Elected VP of University Club of Tampa Board

Brad Kimbro Tampa, Fla. - Holland & Knight is pleased to announce that Brad Kimbro, Executive Partner of Holland & Knight's Tampa Bay Region, has been elected Vice President of the University Club of Tampa's Board of Directors. Mr. Kimbro has been a member of the Board since 2009.Mr. Kimbro practices in the area of commercial litigation and is certified by the Supreme Court of Florida as a Circuit Mediator....

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Vicky Garcia-Toledo Appointed as Chair of Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce Real Estate Committee

A. Vicky Garcia-Toledo Miami, FL – Bilzin Sumberg Land Use & Government Relations Partner, A. Vicky Garcia-Toledo, has been appointed as2012-2013 Chair of the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce Real Estate Committee. Under Ms. Garcia-Toledo's leadership, the Greater Miami Chamber Real Estate Committee will organize events for stakeholders in the real estate, development and construction industries in Miami-Dade County including conferences...

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Leora Freire Elected FAWL President Palm Beach County Chapter

Leora B. Freire West Palm Beach, FL  – Commercial and Complex Litigation Attorney Leora B. Freire, an Associate with Richman Greer, P.A., has been elected President of the Palm Beach County Chapter of the Florida Association for Women Lawyers (FAWL).   Along with other officers: Allison Lane, Balkan & Patterson – President elect Amanda Romfh, Carlton Fields - Treasurer Marta Stypulkowski, Richman Greer - Secretary Sarah Cortvriend,...

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Broad and Cassel Real Estate Practice Group Expands to Fort Lauderdale

David Itskovich FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.; June 11, 2012 — With signs of an improving South Florida commercial real estate market, the Florida-based law firm Broad and Cassel has expanded its Real Estate and Institutional Lending Practice Group to Fort Lauderdale. David Itskovich, who has been practicing in the firm’s Boca Raton office for the past eight years, will be leading the Broward-based business development effort. He will continue to work...

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Clinton Payne Joins Defense Litigation Practice of Hinshaw & Culbertson

Clinton Payne CORAL GABLES, FLORIDA, June 11, 2012– Clinton S. Payne has joined  Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP ’s Defense Litigation Practice. He will practice in the Coral Gables office. Mr. Payne comes to Hinshaw from DeMahy Labrador Drake Victor Payne & Cabeza in Coral Gables, where he had been a partner for nine years.“Clinton is widely respected throughout South Florida for his reputation in defending businesses, insurance carriers...

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Glenn Adams Named President-Elect of the Legal Aid Society of the Orange County Bar Association

Glenn Adams Orlando, Fla. – June 5, 2012 – Glenn Adams, a partner in Holland & Knight 's Orlando office, has been elected the 2012-2013 President-Elect for the Legal Aid Society of the Orange County Bar Association, Inc. (OCBA). Mr. Adams has been a leader within the Legal Aid Society for many years and previously served as Treasurer. He is a former member of the OCBA's Executive Council, former president of its Young Lawyers Section,...

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GrayRobinson Expands Real Estate Practice in Tampa

Johanna P. Wood TAMPA, FL— June 5, 2012 — Johanna P. Wood has joined the Tampa office of Gray Robinson, P.A., as an associate in the firm’s real estate practice. Wood previously served as a law clerk with the firm last summer and during her final semester of law school.Wood focuses her practice in real estate law, including acquisition, financing, and leasing of commercial properties. Prior to attending law school, Wood became interested...

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BOB DE LA FUENTE APPOINTED TO DOWNTOWN MIAMI’S PROPERTY INCENTIVES COMMITTE

Bob de la Fuente MIAMI (June 5, 2012) – Attorney Bob de la Fuente, a partner at Miami-based law firm Tew Cardenas LLP, was recently appointed to Downtown Miami’s Property Incentives Committee, an incentive program funded by the Miami Downtown Development Authority and administered by the Downtown Miami Partnership.As a member of the Property Incentives Committee, de la Fuente will review applications from property and business owners applying...

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Michael Higer Elected to Executive Committee of The Florida Bar’s Board of Governors

Michael Higer MIAMI – June 5, 2012 – Higer Lichter & Givner (HLG) today announced that Michael Higer, a co-founder and partner with the firm, has been appointed to the Executive Committee of The Florida Bar’s Board of Governors. The appointment is for the 2012-2013 term. The Executive Committee has the full power and authority to exercise the function of the Board and all of its actions are final unless the Board modifies...

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SOUTH FLORIDA LEGAL EVENTS June 2012 CLE, NETWORKING & CHARITY

Broward, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach Sign up for a free Events Newsletter subscription http://eepurl.com/YSBw Broward, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach Tue Jun 26, 2012 11:30am Economic Forum: Judicial candidates forum — circuit and county Court races Where: The Kravis Center, Cohen Pavilion, 701 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach Cost: $40 members and guests, $55 nonmembers. Contact: (561) 373-5488 12pm SFPA CLE Luncheon June 2012: How to Prepare Witnesses for Deposition - Client and Third Party http://goo.gl/irxNr Where: Shutts...

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Dade County Bar Association 2012 - 2013 Election Results

The following members were elected to the DCBA Board of Directors OFFICERS: President Elect - Mary Leslie Smith Vice President - Herman J. Russomanno, III Secretary - Jason M. Murray Treasurer - Jeffrey A. Rynor DIRECTORS Group I: Eric P. Hockman Group II: Monica F. Rossbach, Adam J. Shapiro Group III: Stephanie L. Carman, Katie S. Phang Group IV: Robert B. Boyers, Steven E. Eisenberg Group V: Jerome J. Kavulich, Glenn B. Kritzer...

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Legal Learning Series - Dive Into The Shark Tank June 6th

DATE:           Wednesday, June 6, 2012 TIME:             8:30 am - 1:00 pm LOCATION:   Broward County Bar Association     Norma B. Howard Center,      1051 SE Third Ave, Fort Lauderdale,    COST:             $75.00 $65 with...

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