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Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP is pleased to announce that Giovanni P . Giarratana has been recognized with the President ’ s Award by the Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division for the third consecutive year . The annual award is presented by the Florida Bar ’ s outgoing YLD president to members who have provided exceptional service and contributions to young lawyers . Giarratana was recognized for his work as chair of the YLD ’ s Engle Committee , which worked with the Henry Latimer Center for Professionalism to develop professionalism content for Decorum Law , a resource website launched to help lawyers maintain the highest standards of ethics and professionalism .
Johnson Jackson PLLC welcomed Mary Virginia Ballantyne as a new Associate Attorney , who will be assisting clients in the public and private sectors on various employment-related matters .
Ceci Berman of Brannock Berman & Seider moderated “ Practicing Before Florida ’ s Six District Courts of Appeal : Differences and Similarities ” at The Florida Bar ’ s Annual Convention .
Congratulations to Amy Casanova-Ward , Senior Attorney for the Florida Department of Financial Services , who has been appointed to a three-year term on the Florida Supreme Court Committee on Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases .
Congratulations to Yvette D . Everhart of Sass Law Firm , who will serve as the Chair of the Labor and Employment Law Section of the Florida Bar for the 2024-2025 term .
Tom Seider of Brannock Berman & Seider presented “ Mastering Additur & Remittitur ” as part of the monthly webinar series organized by The Florida Bar ’ s Appellate Practice Section .
Hill Ward Henderson is pleased to announce that attorney Allison Stevenson has been appointed to the Florida Bar Constitutional Judiciary Committee .
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