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Lewis, Longman & Walker, P. A.( LLW) announced today the election of Telsula C. Morgan as a shareholder of the firm, recognizing her leadership, legal excellence, and longstanding contributions to clients, colleagues, and the broader community. A member of LLW since 2015, Morgan serves as Vice-Chair of the firm’ s Native American Law Practice Group. Her practice spans environmental, land use, natural resources, and tribal law, advising clients on complex regulatory and governance matters. Earlier this year, she was sworn into the U. S. Supreme Court Bar, placing her among a distinguished group of attorneys eligible to argue before the nation’ s highest court. She has been recognized in Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch for Environmental and Native American Law since 2024 and has been named an“ Up and Comer” in Environmental Law by the South Florida Legal Guide since 2017. In addition to her role at LLW, Morgan serves as General Counsel to the Chamber of Commerce of the Palm Beaches and Leadership Palm Beach County. She provides strategic legal guidance that supports sound governance, economic development, and civic leadership throughout the region. Her professional leadership also extends to the legal community, where she serves as Chair of the Diversity and Inclusion Committee for the Palm Beach County Bar Association and as a member of the Executive Council of the American Bar Association’ s Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources. Committed to service beyond the courtroom, Morgan serves on the Board of the Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County and as Scholarship Chair for the West Palm Beach Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., helping expand educational access and opportunity for students in the community. She earned her Juris Doctor from Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University and her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Florida.
Lesser, Landy, Smith & Siegel is proud to announce that Partners Steven J. Clarfield and Ryan M. McCarthy have been selected for the“ Top 100 Civil Plaintiff Trial Lawyers in Florida” by The National Trial Lawyers. They join Managing Partner Gary Lesser and Partners Joe Landy, Glenn Siegel and Mike Baxter, who are already members of this exclusive list of practitioners. Their dedication extends well beyond legal practice, with both attorneys deeply embedded in Palm Beach County’ s civic and charitable landscape. Steven J. Clarfield serves as board chair of the Adolph & Rose Levis Jewish Community Center, a volunteer position he has held for almost three years. He is former Board member of the Rotary Club of Boca Raton and served a five-year term as chair of the South Palm Beach County Bar Association D & I Committee. Ryan M. McCarthy serves on the board of directors for the Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County, the Wellington Historical Society and the American Red Cross( Palm Beach and Treasure Coast Chapters). He is a member of the United Way of Palm Beach County’ s Emerging Leaders Society, Co-Chair of the Palm Beach County Bar Association’ s Solo / Small Firm Committee and Co-Chair of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Panel for the 2026 Bench Bar Conference.
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Becker, a multi-practice commercial law firm with attorneys, lobbyists, and other professionals at offices throughout the East Coast and Italy, announced veteran Federal lobbyist Omar Franco has assumed the role of Chair of the Government Law and Lobbying practice effective January 1, 2026. Franco succeeds Bernie Friedman, who remains an active shareholder and continues to represent many clients before local governments in south Florida. Franco has managed Becker’ s Washington, D. C. office since its founding 15 years ago and the firm’ s Federal Lobbying team. Under Franco’ s leadership, the office has expanded significantly: revenue and head count have grown substantially, and the client base has expanded to include public and private clients throughout the United States and internationally, such as Hitachi Ltd., The Walt Disney Co., Bacardi North America Corporation, iHeartMedia, Johnson & Johnson, Paramount Global, Society for Human Resources Management, Associazione Industriali delle Carni e dei Salumi( ASSICA), Virginia Port Authority, Hennepin County, MN and Palm Beach County, FL, among others. Franco represents a wide variety of clients including Fortune 500 companies, small businesses, higher education institutions, trade associations, non-profit organizations, and municipal governments.
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