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The Bulletin

Palm Beach County Bar Association
Jean Marie Middleton President
Carla Tharp Brown Executive Director OFFICERS:
Jean Marie Middleton, President Jack Rice, President-Elect Andrea Lewis, Immediate Past President Victoria Mesa-Estrada, Treasurer Scott B. Perry, Secretary
DIRECTORS:
Andrea Lewis, Immediate Past President Kelsey Burke Arrieta Lauren Johnson Michael Kranz Victoria Mesa-Estrada Scott B. Perry Jack Rice Kelly Schulz Nichole J. Segal Lawonda Warren Candice Montgomery, YLS President Tanique Lee, NCS President Sean M. Lebowitz, Ex Officio SPBCBA President
Poorad Razavi
ABA Delegate:
Florida Bar Board of Governors Members:
Robin Bresky Manuel Farach Michael J. Gelfand Grasford Smith
Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division Members:
Michael Kranz Freddelle Menard Imani M. Williams Masimba Mutamba, Ex Officio Member

Past Presidents

M. D. CARMICHAEL *
THEODORE BABBITT
RICHARD P. ROBBINS *
JOHN F FLANIGAN
L. R. BAKER *
SIDNEY A STUBBS JR.
HARRY A. JOHNSTON *
JOSEPH JOHN REITER **
GEORGE W. COLEMAN *
JOHN B. MCCRACKEN *
J. C. FISHER ****
DAVID LOUIS ROTH
MARSHALL B. WOOD *
D. CULVER SMITH III
E. HARRIS DREW ***
TIMOTHY W. GASKILL
B. F. PATY *
ARTHUR G. WROBLE *
JOSEPH S. WHITE *
GUY C. HILL *
HENRY P. LILIENTHAL *
PATRICK J. CASEY
MANLEY P. CALDWELL *
JAMES G. PRESSLY, JR.
WILBUR E. COOK *
PATRICK C. MASSA
W. MURRAY HAMNER *
STEVEN A. STINSON *
RICHARD PRESCOTT *
CARL M. MATHISON, JR. *
RUSSELL MORROW *
ROBERT V. ROMANI *
CULVER SMITH *
MICHAEL P. WALSH
RAYMOND ALLEY *
JULIEANN RICO
C. Y. BYRD *
MICHAEL A. VISCOMI
WILLARD UTLEY *
CAROL MCLEAN BREWER
C. H. ERNEST *
JERALD S. BEER
PAUL W. POTTER *
JOHN G. WHITE III ***
WAREING T. MILLER *
MICHAEL T. KRANZ
CHARLES B. FULTON *****
EDWARD DOWNEY
J. LEO CHAPMAN *
SCOTT G. HAWKINS **
ELWYN L. MIDDLETON *
AMY L. SMITH
H. ELMO ROBINSON *
GREGORY W. COLEMAN **
J. STOCKTON BRYAN JR.
LISA S. SMALL
HAROLD G. MAASS *
STANLEY D. KLETT, JR.
ROBERT F. CROMWELL *
THEODORE J. LEOPOLD
CHARLES H. WARWICK III *
MANUEL FARACH
PHILLIP D. ANDERSON *
MEENU T. SASSER *
FREDERICK CRANE PRIOR
RICHARD D. SCHULER
JAMES C. DOWNEY *
MICHELLE SUSKAUER **
WILLIAM A FOSTER
MICHAEL J. NAPOLEONE
ALAN F. BRACKETT *
JOHN M. HOWE
ROBERT D. TYLANDER *
ADAM T. RABIN
ROBERT MCK FOSTER *
JILL G. WEISS
JOHN M. FARRELL *
THEODORE S. KYPREOS
H. LAURENCE COOPER, JR. *
J. GRIER PRESSLY, III
JOHN R. DAY *
JOHN R. WHITTLES
JOHN L. BURNS *
ROSALYN SIA BAKER-BARNES **
HARRY ALLISON JOHNSTON II *
GREGORY P. HUBER
GAVIN LETTS *
JESSICA CALLOW
JAMES S. ROBINSON *
DEAN T. XENICK
CHARLES HENRY DAMSEL, JR. *
JULIA WYDA
EDWARD D LEWIS *
SCOTT B. SMITH
RAYMOND W ROYCE *
GRASFORD W. SMITH
PETER VAN ANDEL
ANDREA LEWIS
LARRY ALAN KLEIN
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DECEASED
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FLORIDA BAR PRESIDENT
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DECEASED, FLORIDA BAR PRESIDENT, SUPREME COURT JUSTICE

SUMMARY

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PRESIDENT ' S MESSAGE
4 NEW MEMBERS | BOARD MEETING ATTENDANCE
6 PBCBA ' S 100 % CLUB
7 ADR CORNER
8 ADR CORNER( CONTINUED)
10 YLS JANUARY HAPPY HOUR
11 BANKRUPTCY CORNER
12 2026 BENCH BAR CONFERENCE
13 NCS FAMILY DAY HIGHLIGHTS
14 YLS SIDE BAR SERIES
15 HEALTH & WELLNESS CORNER
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CIVIL PRACTICE COMMITTEE AI CLE
YLS CHEF FOR A DAY HIGHLIGHTS
YOUTH COURT SCHEDULE
PROBATE CORNER
PBCBA LRS PROGRAM
REAL ESTATE CORNER
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The mission of the Palm Beach County Bar Association is to serve its members, foster professionalism and enhance the public’ s understanding and awareness of the legal system.
Palm Beach County Bar Association Bulletin P. O. Box 17726, West Palm Beach, FL 33416 561.687.2800
Director Carla Tharp Brown, Executive Director
Editor Derek Loiseau
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