Introducing the 2025-26 HCBA Section & Committee Chairs
5K PRO BONO RIVER RUN Judge Darren Farfante – 13th Judicial Circuit Court Judge Alissa Ellison – 13th Judicial Circuit Court
APPELLATE PRACTICE Dimitri Peteves – Creed & Gowdy, P. A. Alison Preston – Creed & Gowdy, P. A.
BAR LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE Amanda Allen – Bay Area Legal Services Joe Monte – Kubicki Draper Jake Proudfoot – Moffitt Cancer Center Austin Walker – Bleakley Bavol Denman & Grace
BENCH BAR COMMITTEE Judge Thomas Palermo – 13th Judicial Circuit Court Samantha Ward – Lorenzo & Lorenzo, P. A.
COMMUNITY SERVICES Steven Cline – Hill Ward Henderson
CONSTRUCTION Alex Sarsfield – Adams & Reese LLP Martinique Smith – Carlton Fields
CRIMINAL LAW Amy Casanova-Ward – Florida Dept. of Financial Services Lily McCarty – Lily M. McCarty, LLC
DIVERSITY COMMITTEE Tim Martin – Martin Law Office, P. A. Katari Buck – Asiatico Law LLC
ENVIRONMENTAL, LAND-USE AND EMINENT DOMAIN LAW SECTION
Gordon Schiff – Gordon J. Schiff, P. A. Ryan Reese – Moore Bowman & Reese
GOVERNMENT LAWYERS Christian Katchuk – 13th Judicial Circuit Court Alexa Cline – Office of the State Attorney
HEALTH CARE LAW Rebecca Siviglia – Moffitt Cancer Center Daniella Lee – Epstein Becker Green
IMMIGRATION & NATIONALITY Yova Borovska – Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney Ashley Broussard – Bay Law Firm, PLLC
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Patrick Reid – Hill Ward Henderson Andriy Lytvyn – Hill Ward Henderson
JUDICIAL FOOD FESTIVAL Justin Bennett – Gunster
LABOR & EMPLOYMENT Raquel Jefferson – Phelps Dunbar Yvette Everhart – Sass Law Firm
LAWYER MAGAZINE EDITOR James Wimsatt – Harris, Hunt & Derr, P. A.
MARITAL & FAMILY LAW Mark Baseman – Felix & Baseman
MEDIATION & ARBITRATION Lara Tibbals – Tibbals Mediation, LLC Christine Derr – Harris, Hunt & Derr, P. A.
MEMBERSHIP CHAIR Christine Derr – Harris, Hunt & Derr, P. A.
MILITARY & VETERANS AFFAIRS Steve Collins – United States Air Force Amanda Allen – Bay Area Legal Services
PROFESSIONALISM AND ETHICS
Lindsey Guinand – Smith Tozian Daniel & Davis P. A. Robyn Dillon – The Florida Bar
PROGRAM CHAIR Christian Katchuk – 13th Judicial Circuit-Legal Dept.
REAL PROPERTY PROBATE & TRUST
Lauren Taylor – Brighton Law PLLC Kimberly Taulbee – Shutts & Bowen, LLP
SENIOR COUNSEL Tom Hyde – Attorney at Law Don Smith – Smith, Tozian, Daniel & Davis, PA
SOLO / SMALL FIRM Dawn Myers – Myers Law, P. A. Cortney Harrington – James A. Schmidt, P. A.
TAX LAW Christopher Dingman – Johnson, Pope, Bokor, Ruppel Larkin Skinner – Johnson, Pope, Bokor, Ruppel
TECHNOLOGY LAW Kurt Sanger – Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney Caroline Spradlin – Phelps Dunbar
TRIAL & LITIGATION Jenay Iurato – Iurato Law Firm, PL
WORKERS’ COMPENSATION
Anthony Cortese – Anthony V. Cortese, Attorney at Law Ya’ Sheaka Williams – Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer
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