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Stearns weaver Miller congratulates Aubrey Burris , who has been promoted to shareholder in its Tampa office . Congratulations to Amy Casanova-ward , who is now Senior Attorney for the florida dept . of financial Services , Office of General Counsel , in the Criminal Law and False Claims Unit .
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP is pleased to announce that Ben dachepalli has been named General Counsel for the Tampa Bay Economic development Council ( EdC ). daniel Etlinger with Jennis Morse Etlinger recently presented at the Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Bar Association ’ s consumer and commercial luncheons . At the consumer luncheon , Etlinger was joined by Hillsborough County Judge Michael J . Hooi , in presenting on the Credit Abuse Resistance Education program . At the commercial luncheon , Etlinger was joined by Alan Gassman , Lynn Sherman and Richard dauval , in presenting on tenancy by the entireties .
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP welcomes former Tampa City Attorney gina grimes as a partner in its firm , where she will lead the firm ’ s land use planning and economic development efforts in Florida . gunster has announced that it completed a merger transaction with the Barnett law firm , the Tampa-based law firm formerly known as Barnett , Kirkwood , Koche , Long & Foster . With this merger , Gunster now has 51 attorneys and 39 professional staff in the Tampa Bay region .
Hill ward Henderson is pleased to welcome five attorneys to the firm , Rob Mcfadden , Ana Abdo , Ezichi Chukwu , Matthew kelly , and Tyler Miller .
McFadden is a senior counsel in the firm ’ s Real Estate and Land Use group . Abdo is an associate in the firm ’ s Commercial Litigation group , and Chukwu is an associate in the firm ’ s Real Estate group . Kelly is an associate in the Land Use and development Rights group , and Miller is an associate in the firm ’ s Corporate and Tax group .
Hill ward Henderson also is proud to announce that shareholder gordon Hill was appointed chair of dRI ’ s Employment and Labor Law Committee in October . The committee has over 1,000 members from throughout the United States and Canada , including outside counsel , in-house counsel , and claims professionals from employment practices liability insurance carriers .
Celene H . Humphries of Brannock Humphries & Berman recently presented “ Voir dire Can Be Appealing : Important Appellate Considerations Before the First Question is Asked ” at the Florida Justice Association ’ s Christian d . Searcy Voir dire Institute .
Johnson Jackson PLLC is pleased to announce Founding Shareholder Erin Jackson has been awarded the 2022 George C . Carr Memorial Award by the Tampa Bay Chapter of the Federal Bar Association ( TBCFBA ). In addition , attorney Meaghan Maus has received the TBCFBA 2022 Young Lawyers division Member of the Year Award .
Johnson Jackson PLLC also is pleased to announce the Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association ( FRLA ) has named the firm , along with Shareholder kevin Johnson , as the recipients of the organization ’ s prestigious Supplier Hall of Fame Award for 2022 .
Congratulations to Shane T . Muñoz of Shane Muñoz
Mediations , who is now a full-time mediator . Muñoz is a former chair of the Labor and Employment Law Section of the Florida Bar , Florida Bar-certified as an expert in Labor and Employment Law , and a Fellow in the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers .
Sessums Law group , P . A . is pleased to welcome attorney Caitlin Reese to its firm . Reese is a 2017 graduate of Florida A & M University College of Law , and brings five years of experience in family law to the firm .
Congratulations to Thomas J . Seider of Brannock Humphries & Berman , who was awarded the Florida Justice Association ’ s S . Victor Tipton Award for superior achievement in legal writing .
Spencer fane LLP is pleased to announce Brittainy Joyner ( Litigation and dispute Resolution ), Marissa Milazzov ( Real Estate ), and nicole Zaworska ( Business Transactions ) have joined as associates in the firm ’ s Tampa office .
Jurytrials
for the month of december 2022
Judge : Hon . Anne-Leigh Gaylord Moe
Parties : Sea World Parks & Entertainment LLC d / b / a Busch Gardens ; Shelly Roos
Attorneys for plaintiff : Craig LaPorte and Brendan Gorman of LaPorte , Mulligan & Werner- Watkins , P . A Attorneys for defendant : Robert L . Blank and Carie Hall of Rumberger Kirk & Caldwell nature of case : Theme Park
Accident Verdict : defense Verdict
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