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Florida Justice Association
webinar on “Closing Arguments:
Recent Appellate Warnings.”
Vitality Kats - Congratulations
to Vitaliy Kats, who has joined
the office of Greenberg
Traurig in Tampa.
Michael Labbee - Smolker,
Bartlett, Loeb, Hinds &
Sheppard, P.A. is pleased to
announce that Michael J. Labbee
has joined the firm as an associate
attorney. Labbee focuses his
practice on complex business
litigation.
Daniela N. Leavitt -
Richard A. Harrison, P.A. is
pleased to announce that Daniela
N. Leavitt has joined the firm as
an associate. Leavitt will practice
in the areas of local government
law and complex civil litigation.
Justin J. Mayor - Justin J.
Mayor has been named an
associate in the Tax Practice
of global law firm Greenberg
Traurig, P. A. He will be resident
in the firm’s Tampa office.
Maria del Carmen Ramos -
The law firm of Shumaker,
Loop & Kendrick, LLP is
pleased to announce that Tampa
partner Maria del Carmen
Ramos has received the Tampa
Bay Hispanic Bar Association
President’s Award. She also was a
panelist at a joint CLE program
presented by the Pinellas Florida
Association for Women Lawyers
and the Tampa Bay Chapter of
the Federal Bar Association titled
“Immigration Law for the Non-
Immigration Practitioner” on
October 3.
Hayley Salem - Shumaker,
Loop & Kendrick, LLP, is
pleased to announce that Hayley
H. Salem has joined the Tampa
office as an associate attorney in
the Litigation Practice Group.
Salem’s practice includes business
litigation, bankruptcy, and real
estate matters.
Tom Scarritt - Tampa lawyer
Tom Scarritt served as master
of ceremonies for the Fortieth
Anniversary Southern Legal
Counsel Banquet held on
October 21 in Gainesville.
Sessums Black Caballero
Ficarrotta PA – Congratulations
to the law firm of Sessums Black
Caballero Ficarrotta PA, who was
recently named the 2017 Small
Business of the Year by the Greater
Tampa Chamber of Commerce
in the 5-20 employee category.
David J. Slenn - Shumaker,
Loop & Kendrick, LLP, is
pleased to announce that Tampa
partner Dave Slenn presented
for the National Business Institute
on October 10. Slenn, who served
as an American Bar Association
Advisor for the Uniform Law
Commission Drafting Committee
for the Uniform Voidable
Transactions Act (UVTA),
covered the mechanics of the
UVTA, along with important
implications for both creditors
and debtors.
Swope, Rodante P.A. -
Swope, Rodante P.A. has
welcomed three new associate
attorneys to the firm this year:
Mercy Almaguer, Daniel
Greene, and Alex Sarsfield.
The three were officially sworn
in to the Florida Bar on
September 29, and are now
licensed to practice in the state
of Florida.
Douglas A. Wallace - After
more than 14 years of service
as a judge on Florida’s Second
District Court of Appeal,
Douglas A. Wallace recently
joined the appellate firm of
Brannock & Humphries.
Pete Zinober – Shareholder
Pete Zinober of Greenberg
Traurig recently received the
Tampa Bay Businesses for
Culture & the Arts (TBBCA)
2017 Impact Award.
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