May 15, 2005 News & Notes News and Notes Juliet Murphy Roulhac of Miami recently served as a presenter on a panel which discussed ethical dilemmas during The Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division’s Practicing with Professionalism Seminar held in April in Miami. Jack Brandon recently hosted a luncheon for present and prospective Florida Bar Foundation Fellows at the Lakeland Yacht Club, which was underwritten by the Boswell & Dunlap; GrayRobinson; Lily, O’Toole & Brown; Peterson & Myers; and Straughn, Straughn & Turner, P.A. Pete Cardillo of the Cardillo Law Firm in Tampa was recently admitted to the Million Dollar Advocates Forum. Matthew J. Lampke of the Ohio Attorney General’s Office received the Ohio State Bar Foundation Community Service Award for lawyers 40 and under. Elsa Jaramillo-Velez, Maria Santovenia and Rafael Suarez-Rivas of the City of Miami served as judges at the FIU College of Law Oral Arguments held at the Third District Court of Appeal. Kimberly Kolback moderated the panel “Thinking Outside the Box: New Avenues in Entertainment Law” during the Entertainment and Sports Law Symposium held at the University of Miami School of Law. Kolback also co-chaired a Steinway & Sons/BMI Event. Katherine E. Giddings of the Tallahassee office of Akerman Senterfitt spoke at the fifth annual “How to Succeed as Staff Counsel” CLE program presented by the American Bar Association, Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section Staff Counsel Committee. Matt Firestone of Pohl & Stewart in Winter Park participated in a presentation to the Orange County Homeowners’ Association Alliance concerning recent statutory amendments affecting homeowners’ associations. P. Bruce Culpepper of Akerman Senterfitt in Tallahassee participated in the “Corporate Governance-Sarbanes-Oxley Act and More in Florida” seminar and panel discussion on reporting and enforcement issues. Suzette M. Marteny of Carlton Fields was selected to serve on the board of Tampa Crossroads. J. Richard Caldwell, Jr., and A. Courtney Cox of Rumberger, Kirk & Caldwell in Tampa co-wrote the Florida chapter of the Products Liability Defenses: A State-by-State Compendium of the DRI Defense Library Series. John Vento of Trenam Kemker completed 30 years of active and reserve service with the United States Air Force. Vento retired as a full colonel and was awarded the Legion of Merit. Samuel Poole of Berger Singerman in Miami spoke at the Alcoa Leadership Panel, held at Florida International University’s Graham University Center. Poole discussed universal leadership challenges and lessons from the Everglades restoration process. Michael T. Haire of Fisher, Rushmer, Werrenrath, Dickson, Talley & Dunlap was the moderator of the Lorman Educational Services seminar, “Construction Insurance, Bonding and Liens in Florida” in Miami. Additionally, Haire spoke to the Orange County Homeowners Association Alliance on the subject of Chapter 558, Florida’s residential construction claims statute. Gregory L. Mayback of Feldman Gale in Miami was appointed president of the Miami chapter of the International Network of Boutique Law Firms. Louie N. Adcock, Jr., of Fisher & Sauls was honored by the All Children’s Hospital Foundation with the William S. Belcher Award. Karen Walker of Holland & Knight was elected chair of the board of directors of the United Way of the Big Bend, Inc. Jeanne Seewald of Fowler White Boggs Banker was elected to the board of directors for The Greater Naples Chamber of Commerce for a three-year term. Lawrence M. Watson, Jr., and Michael S. Orfinger of Upchurch, Watson, White & Max Mediation conducted a CLE seminar for the Sarasota County Bar Association, “Practical Advices for Attorneys, re: Ethics and Use of Mediation.” Laura Holm of Berger Singerman was a featured panelist at a dinner meeting presented by the Association of Public Corporations and National Investor Relations Institute, South Florida Chapter. Eric A. Gordon of Arnstein & Lehr in Boca Raton and Sheila Noel of Trilium Partners presented a seminar titled, “You’re Hired! How to Legally and Artfully Find and Qualify Applicants and Grow Your Company in 2005.” David T. Knight of Hill, Ward & Henderson has become a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. Raymond Dix of St. Petersburg has signed a contract for publication of his novel, Death Row Defender. Hard Shell Word Factory will publish the novel in e-book and trade paperback this fall. Roy C. Young of Young van Assenderp of Tallahassee was elected president of The American Seniors Golf Association. William W. Corry of the Law Offices of William W. Corry in Tallahassee received the 2005 “In Defense of Justice” Award from the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers. Suzan Jo of Akerman Senterfitt in Miami was elected to the board of directors and vice president of membership of the Asian Pacific American Bar Association of South Florida. John W. Weihmuller and W. Douglas Berry of Butler Pappas Weihmuller Katz Craig in Tampa were elected to the Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel. Mark Heise of Boise, Schiller & Flexner spoke at the Palm Beach County Bar Association’s seminar on Class Actions. Heise spoke on the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005. Howard J. Hollander of Howard J. Hollander, P.A., in Miami lectured on Miller Act claims and dispute resolution at the Construction Law Certification Review Course in Orlando. Stephen H. Reynolds of Macfarlane, Ferguson & McMullen was recently re-elected by the Attorney’s Title Insurance Fund as trustee for the 13th Judicial Circuit. William S. Boshnick of Greenblum & Bernstein in Reston was the featured speaker at the CEO Forum, hosted by the Korea Electronics Association in Seoul, Korea. Boshnick spoke about corporate patent licensing strategies in the U.S. Randy M. Kammer of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida in Jacksonville was elected president of The Blue Foundation for a Healthy Florida. Jonathan E. Perlman of Genovese Joblove & Battista gave a seminar titled “Securities Arbitration” that explained changes to the arbitration rules of the National Association of Securities Dealers for attorneys litigating in that area. John Arrastia, Jr., of Adorno & Yoss in Miami presented a lecture regarding the use of expert witnesses and consultants in criminal and quasi-criminal actions at the Second Annual Congress Against Organized Crime, Terrorism, and Corruption. Albert J. Dotson, Jr., of Bilzin Sumberg in Miami received the Miami-Dade Chamber of Commerce’s National Business Leader of the Year award. Julio Jaramillo of Abadin, Jaramillo, Cook & Heffernan in Miami was re-elected as vice president of the Colombian American Service Association. Lawrence H. Kolin of Alvarez, Sambol, Winthrop & Madson in Orlando was selected to serve a two-year term on the WMFE Community Advisory Board. Allison R. Day of Genovese Joblove & Battista gave a presentation on “Advanced Consumer Bankruptcy Issues in Florida” at the National Business Institute’s seminar in Miami. Lynn B. Aust of Orlando was appointed to the Disney/SBA National Entrepreneurial Center Advisory Board. Louis Nostro of Shutts & Bowen in Miami was elected to the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Patrick S. Montoya of Colson Hicks Eidson was appointed by Chief United States District Judge William J. Zloch to the Ad Hoc Committee on Rules and Procedure for the U. S. District Court, Southern District of Florida. Daniel J. Stermer of Lewis B. Freeman & Partners was elected vice chair of the Broward County Metropolitan Planning Organization. Robert J. Stovash of Stovash, Case & Tingley in Orlando was named to the board of governors of the Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce. Vance E. Salter of Hunton & Williams was named president of the board of directors for Catholic Charities Legal Services Archdiocese of Miami. Bruce A. Blitman of Ft. Lauderdale presented, “If I Knew Then, What I Know Now: Mediation Lessons Learned the Hard Way” at the Association of South Florida Mediators’ Annual Educational Seminar in Ft. Lauderdale. Sia Baker-Barnes of Searcy, Denney, Scarola, Barnhart & Shipley in West Palm Beach was elected president of the West Palm Beach chapter of The Links. Mitchell C. Fogel and Saara J. Pekale were each named a Designated SBA 504 Loan Closing Attorney by the United States Small Business Administration. Roy C. Young of Young van Assenderp was recently elected president of the American Seniors Golf Association in Osterville, Mass. W. Campbell McLean of GrayRobinson in Tampa was appointed to serve on the Raymond James Gasparilla Festival of Arts Board of Directors for a three-year term. Lyndel Mason of Zimmerman, Kiser & Sutcliffe in Orlando was the featured speaker at the Women’s Executive Council meeting at the Citrus Club. Sherri L. Johnson of Dent & Johnson in Sarasota was recognized as the 2005 Young Lawyer of the Year by the Gulf Coast Business Review. Samuel P. King and Kenneth J. McKenna of Dellecker, Wilson, King, McKenna & Ruffier served as faculty presenters for the National Business Institute’s seminar, “Plaintiff’s Personal Injury From Start to Finish in Florida.” Clinton Paris of GrayRobinson in Tampa served as master of ceremonies for the 2005 George Edgecomb Bar Association Law Week banquet held in Tampa. May 15, 2005 News and Notes
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