Jean Marie Middleton has been promoted to Assistant General Counsel at the School District of Palm Beach County .
Karen Terry , a shareholder at Searcy
Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley PA , was voted 2022 Trial Lawyer of the Year by the American Board of Trial Advocates ( ABOTA ), Palm Beach Chapter . The award is for being an “ excellent advocate .” Ms . Terry has been a lawyer at Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley PA for over 25 years and is a former president of the Palm Beach Chapter of American Board of Trial Advocates .
Jones Foster is pleased to announce that Litigation Shareholder Steven J . Rothman has been inducted as President of the American Board of Trial Advocates ( ABOTA ) Palm Beach Chapter at the Annual Judicial Recognition and Awards Ceremony held at the Sailfish Club in Palm Beach . Mr . Rothman , a Florida Bar Board Certified Civil Trial attorney , has previously served as a Board Member , Vice President , and President-Elect of the local chapter . Mr . Rothman is an accomplished trial attorney experienced in high-stakes litigation , often in cases with complex technical issues . Mr . Rothman ’ s latest leadership role in ABOTA adds to his honors in the legal industry , which includes recognition by Best Lawyers in America as a 2023 Lawyer of the Year in the West Palm Beach metro area .
Since 1994 , Michelle Diffenderfer has worked as a full-time attorney , starting her legal career at Lewis , Longman & Walker , P . A ., located in West Palm Beach , Florida , after graduating from the University of Miami , School of Law . At the firm , Diffenderfer currently acts as the president and shareholder , having also served as the former Chair of the American Bar Association ' s Section of Environment , Energy and Resources . Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America ® since 2021 for her work in Government Relations , Diffenderfer is currently being recognized as “ Lawyer of the Year ” for Environmental Law in West Palm Beach for 2023 . In 2020 , Diffenderfer was appointed by West Palm Beach Mayor Keith A . James to cochair the city ’ s Task Force for Racial and Ethnic Equality . In total , the task force was comprised of roughly 30 community leaders and officials , all with one common goal : to identify , research and educate the public on existing issues of racial and ethnic inequity .
In Memory of Harreen Bertisch
Robert (“ Rob ”) J . Hauser has joined
Sniffen & Spellman , P . A .’ s West Palm Beach office as Senior Counsel . Rob graduated from the University of Florida Levin College of Law after receiving his bachelor ’ s degree from Duke University . He has been Board Certified in Appellate Practice by The Florida Bar since 2009 . Rob handles appeals and trial court matters across a spectrum of areas of state and federal civil litigation . Rob has been repeatedly recognized by industry publications including Best Lawyers in America , Super Lawyers , South Florida Legal Guide , and Martindale . com .
Florida-based plaintiff personal injury firm , is proud to announce that Ben J . Whitman has become a named partner and the Firm name has changed to Clark , Fountain , La Vista , Prather , Littky-Rubin & Whitman , effective November 15 , 2022 . Whitman joined the Firm in 2015 as an associate attorney and first became a partner on January 1 , 2021 , contributing deep insight and expertise handling catastrophic injury and wrongful death cases involving commercial trucks , automotive product defects , electrocutions , explosions , and construction site accidents . Outside of his litigation practice , Whitman has served on the Board of Directors of the Florida Justice Association since 2018 , speaks regularly at Continuing Legal Education events and seminars to lawyers around the country , and has earned multiple awards and honors as a Rising Star by Super Lawyers , AV ® Preeminent™ rated attorney , and " Top 40 Under 40 " by The National Trial Lawyers .
We would like to take this opportunity to express our sincere appreciation for the love and support we received from the Palm Beach County legal community at Harreen ’ s passing .
Much love ,
Bob , Maggie , Flynn , Kelly , Morgan and Cameron Bertisch