HCBA Lawyer Magazine No. 34, Issue 1 | Page 12

E X E C U T I V E D I R E C T O R ’ S M E S S A G E
J o h n F . K y n e s – H i l l s b o r o u g h C o u n t y B a r A s s o c i a t i o n

Alex­Caballero­installed­as­2023-24­ HCBA­President ; ­Continues­firm ’ s­Legacy of­service­to­Bar­and­Community

Among­the­issues­Caballero­said­he­intends­to­focus­on­this­year­are increasing­HCBA­member­engagement , ­encouraging­professionalism and­camaraderie­within­the­Bar , ­and­continuing­the­HCBA ’ s­strong working­relationship­with­the­local­judiciary .

Alex Caballero says it was readily apparent what was expected of him when prominent Tampa attorneys Steve Sessums and Caroline Black Sikorske offered him a position in their burgeoning family law practice 24 years ago .

Caballero says he was expected to become Florida Bar Board Certified in Marital and Family Law , and to continue the firm ’ s active involvement in state and local Bar organizations and the community .
For their part , Sessums and Black Sikorske both are highly respected and accomplished family law attorneys , and , over the years , both have served as president of the HCBA and president of the Bar Foundation .
So , it was not surprising when Caballero — continuing this long tradition of service and Bar leadership — was
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Chief Judge Christopher Sabella swears in Alex Caballero as 2023-24 HCBA President .
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