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Brannock Berman & Seider congratulates several of its colleagues for their recent appointments : Steven L . Brannock was appointed to the Florida Supreme Court Historical Society Board of Trustees ; Thomas J . Seider was appointed as Chair of the Florida Justice Association ’ s Appellate Practice Section and as Co-Chair of The Florida Bar Appellate Practice Section ’ s Pro Bono Committee ; Joseph T . Eagleton was appointed Treasurer of The Florida Bar ’ s Appellate Practice Section ; and Sarah B . Roberge was appointed to the Executive Council of The Florida Bar ’ s Appellate Practice Section and selected as Editor of the Section ’ s submissions to The Florida Bar Journal .
Hill Ward Henderson is pleased to announce that Jarod Brazel , an associate at the firm , has been accepted into The Florida Fellows Institute Class of VI .
Gunster welcomes Matthew A . Brown , who joined the firm ’ s Private Wealth Services practice in Tampa . He concentrates his practice in the areas of estate planning , asset protection , and tax-advantaged wealth transfers .
The Florida Bar Criminal Law Section presented HCBA member and local attorney James E . Felman of Kynes , Markman & Felman with its 2023 Selig I . Goldin Memorial Award in June . During remarks , he was recognized for his tireless advocacy for legal reform in the policy arena . A National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers board member , Felman chairs the group ’ s Task Force on First Step Act Implementation and the NACDL ’ s Task Force on Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 17 ( c ) Review . In addition , Felman chairs the ABA Criminal Justice Section ’ s Task Force on First Step Act Implementation and is a former ABA Criminal Justice Section chair . Felman is also a founding member of the Steering Committee for Clemency Project 2014 and is a former co-chair of the Practitioner ’ s Advisory Group to the U . S . Sentencing Commission . Congratulations to Felman for this well-deserved award .
Hill Ward Henderson is pleased to announce that Katherine Frazier , a shareholder at the firm , has assumed the position of Chair of the Real Property , Probate and Trust Law Section of The Florida Bar .
Harris , Hunt & Derr , P . A . is pleased to announce their newest partner , Nicole Gehringer . With years of dedication , hard work , and commitment to helping their clients , Harris , Hunt & Derr looks forward to having Nicole lead the firm alongside partners Nancy Harris , Joe Hunt , Christine Derr , and Katherine Scott .
Hill Ward Henderson is proud to announce that attorney
Andriy Lytvyn has been appointed to serve on The Florida Bar ’ s Intellectual Property Law Certification Committee .
United States Bankruptcy Judge Catherine Peek McEwen recently received appointments by Chief Justice John Roberts to two committees of the Judicial Conference of the United States ( JCUS ), the policy-making body of the federal judiciary . She was appointed to an indefinite term on the Committee on the Judicial Branch as well as to a second , three-year term on the Advisory Committee on Bankruptcy Rules . The Branch Committee ’ s mission is to study and address issues affecting the judiciary as an institution and affecting the status of judicial officers ; the Bankruptcy Rules Committee studies the operation and effect of the rules of practice and procedure in bankruptcy courts .
Adams and Reese welcomes the addition of two attorneys to its Tampa office — Anna Stein , a construction and commercial litigation attorney , and Erica Pope , a labor and employment attorney . Stein is board-certified in Construction Law by The Florida Bar , and practices in commercial litigation . An Associate , Pope focuses her practice on management-side defense , representing employers in various aspects of state and federal court litigation and pre-suit administrative proceedings .
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