Introducing the New 2024-25 HCBA Section & Committee Chairs
5K PRO BONO RIVER RUN Judge Alissa Ellison – 13th Judicial Circuit Court Judge Darren Farfante – 13th Judicial Circuit Court
APPELLATE PRACTICE David Costello – FL Office of the Attorney General Dimitri Peteves – Creed & Gowdy , P . A .
BAR LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE Alberto “ Tito ” Gonzalez – Imler Law Haneen Kantar – Ferrentino + Brotz Zane W . Katz – Trenam , Kemker , Scharf , Barkin , Frye , O ’ Neill & Mullis , P . A . Kimberly Lopater – Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
BENCH BAR COMMITTEE Judge Thomas Palermo – 13th Judicial Circuit Court Judge Samantha Ward – 13th Judicial Circuit Court
COMMUNITY SERVICES Ashley Ivanov – The Law Office of Ashley Ivanov Lara LaVoie – LaVoie & Kaizer , P . A .
CONSTRUCTION LAW Kimberly Kelley – Paskert Divers Thompson Alex Sarsfield – Paskert Divers Thompson
CRIMINAL LAW Justin Petredis – The Law Offices of Justin Petredis Amy Casanova-Ward – Florida Department of Financial Services - Office of the General Counsel
DIVERSITY , EQUITY & INCLUSION COMMITTEE
Katari Buck – Asiatico Law LLC Tim Martin – Martin Law Office , P . A .
ENVIRONMENTAL , LAND USE , AND EMINENT DOMAIN LAW SECTION
Ryan Reese – Moore Bowman & Reese Gordon Schiff – Gordon J . Schiff , P . A .
GOVERNMENT LAWYERS Alexa Cline – Office of the State Attorney Christian Katchuk – 13th Judicial Circuit Court
HEALTH CARE LAW Elizabeth “ Beth ” Scarola – Epstein Becker & Green , P . C . Rebecca Arends Siviglia – Moffitt Cancer Center
IMMIGRATION & NATIONALITY
Yova Borovska – Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney Ashley Broussard – Bay Law Firm , PLLC
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Andriy Lytvyn – Hill Ward Henderson Patrick Reid – Hill Ward Henderson
JUDICIAL FOOD FESTIVAL Justin Bennett – Gunster
LABOR & EMPLOYMENT Amanda Biondolino – Amanda L . Biondolino PLLC Raquel Jefferson – Phelps Dunbar
LAWYER MAGAZINE EDITOR James Wimsatt – Harris , Hunt & Derr , P . A .
MARITAL & FAMILY LAW Kim Maxwell – Older Lundy Koch & Martino
MEDIATION & ARBITRATION Amber Boles – Law Office of Amber Boles Lara Tibbals – Tibbals Mediation , LLC
MEMBERSHIP CHAIR Vivian Hodz – Cortes Hodz Family Law & Mediation
MILITARY & VETERANS AFFAIRS
Robert Barton – Rumberger / Kirk Steve Collins – Law Office of Rory Weiner
PROFESSIONALISM AND ETHICS
Anthony Garcia – Garcia Mediation Lindsey Guinand – The Florida Bar
PROGRAM CHAIR Anthony Garcia – Garcia Mediation
REAL PROPERTY PROBATE & TRUST LAW
Melodie Khosrovani – Shutts & Bowen , LLP Lauren Taylor – Johnson , Pope , Bokor , Ruppel & Burns , LLP
SECURITIES LAW Chemere Ellis – Chemere Ellis , PLLC Joshua Foutz – Bajo Cohen Agliano P . A .
SENIOR COUNSEL Tom Hyde – Attorney at Law Don Smith – Smith , Tozian , Daniel & Davis , PA
SOLO / SMALL FIRM David Carter – Carter Injury Law , PA Dawn Myers – Myers Law , P . A .
TAX LAW Christopher Dingman – Johnson , Pope , Bokor , Ruppel
TECHNOLOGY LAW Jason Pill – Phelps Dunbar Kurt Sanger – Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney
TRIAL & LITIGATION Lauren Humphries – Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney
WORKERS ’ COMPENSATION Anthony Cortese – Anthony V . Cortese , Attorney at Law Irene Rodriguez – Irene M . Rodriguez , PA Ya ’ Sheaka Williams – Quintairos , Prieto , Wood & Boyer
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