newBliclasslooksforwardtoagreatYearofnetworkingandlearning
Bar leadership Institute Chairs : HillaryThornton – Wicker , Smith , O ’ Hara , McCoy & Ford , P . A ., PaigeTucker – PublicDefender ’ sOffice & IdalisVento – SammisLawFirm
The Hillsborough County Bar Association Leadership Institute Class of 2024 enjoyed the opportunity to meet and socialize together for the first time at the HCBA Membership Welcome Back Reception on September 13 . The evening , hosted at The Vault in downtown Tampa , provided an opportunity for all members of our legal community to come together after a summer of trips , conferences , vacations , and more . Lawyers and judges from throughout the county joined together for an evening of celebration provided by the HCBA . Incoming President Alex Caballero addressed the group and gave well wishes for a wonderful Bar year ahead , while setting the intentions of his presidency .
On September 21 , the BLI class met at HCBA headquarters for its annual orientation . The evening
featured information about the coming year , as well as the opportunity for the members of the class to interact on a
2023-24 Bar Leadership Institute Class personal level . The class began by introducing will focus heavily on communitybased leadership and service . themselves , their alma maters , and the area in which they practice . This The class can look forward to year ’ s highly competitive group is several leadership focused excursions , made up of twenty-three attorneys , including the opportunity to attend including those currently practicing a Tampa City Council meeting , a in insurance defense , employment boat tour of the Port of Tampa Bay , defense , criminal defense , economic a tour of MacDill Air Force Base , crimes prosecution , and more . a visit with the local chapter of
To ensure the BLI program ’ s the Federal Bureau of Investigation , mission of developing young a tour of the J . C . Newman Cigar attorneys with the potential to grow Factory , an afternoon with the into future leaders in the HCBA and counsel of the Tampa Bay Lightning the greater Hillsborough County community is met , this year ’ s modules continuedonpage25
Congratulations to the 2023-24 bar leadership institute Class !
• Africa Altidor , Florida Department of Transportation
• Kendall Bopp , Shutts & Bowen LLP
• Daniel Cardwell , Tamulonis P . A .
• Jessica Cauley , Freeman Mathis & Gary , LLP
• Sarah Chin , Hamilton , Miller & Birthisel , LLP
• Melissa Duque , Dias & Associates PA
• Christopher Ford , U . S . Central Command
• Alberto Gonzalez , State Attorney ’ s Office , 13th Judicial Circuit
• Cortney Harrington , James A . Schmidt , P . A .
• Margaret Hassan , Berlin Law Firm
• Ashley Ivanov , Law Office of Ashley Ivanov
• Elizabeth Jozsi , Ogletree Deakins
• Ashley Justice , Shawn Harrison Associates
• Haneen Kantar , Office of the Public Defender , 13th Judicial Circuit
• Zane Katz , Bajo Cohen Agliano P . A .
• Yusuf Khoudmi , Hillsborough County Attorney ’ s Office
• Kimberly Lopater , Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
• Dawn Myers , Myers Law
• Kevin Riley , State Attorney ’ s Office , 13th Judicial Circuit
• Carson Sadro , Wicker Smith
• Robert Stephens , Office of the Public Defender , 13th Judicial Circuit
• Michelle Strickland , Kampf , Inman & Associates
• John Thomas , GrayRobinson , P . A .
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