HCBA Lawyer Magazine Vol. 29, No. 1 | Page 69

Around tHe AssoCiAtion Continued from page 66 the Stetson Lawyers Alumni Association’s President’s Award. Dee Anna Hays – Ogletree Deakins is pleased to announce that Dee Anna Hays, shareholder in the firm’s Tampa office, is now a Board-Certified Labor and Employment Lawyer by The Florida Bar. Hays is one of only 199 attorneys in the state who have earned this certification. marilyn mullen Healy – Akerman llp welcomes Partner Marilyn Mullen Healy to its Real Estate Practice Group in its Tampa office. Celene H. Humphries – Celene H. Humphries of Brannock & Humphries has been specially honored by the Florida Justice Association with its EAGLE Legend Award, for her hard work on behalf of Florida’s citizens and consumers. Thomas f. mcDonnell, Jr. – The law firm of Shumaker, loop & kendrick, llp is pleased to announce that Tampa Associate Thomas F. McDonnell, Jr. has been elected to the Florida Museum of Photographic Arts Board of Directors. matthew J. mueller – The law firm of wiand guerra king is pleased to announce that Matt Mueller was named a shareholder of the firm. Since joining the firm in 2015, Mueller has led the development of Wiand Guerra King’s White Collar and Criminal Tax Defense practices. eric J. partlow – Adams and Reese is pleased to announce that Eric J. Partlow has been appointed Partner in Charge of the firm’s Tampa office. phillip Russell – Ogletree Deakins congratulates Phillip Russell, shareholder in the firm’s Tampa office, who is now a Board-Certified Labor and Employment Lawyer by The Florida Bar. Russell is one of only 199 attorneys in the state who have earned this certification. mark A. Sessums – mark A. Sessums has been elected vice president of the Florida Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers for the 2018-2019 year. Sessums has also been elected to the board of directors to the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers ( AAML) Foundation. nelson mullins and Broad and Cassel – Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP and Broad and Cassel LLP have announced that both partnerships have approved an agreement to combine effective August 1, 2018, to be known in Florida as Nelson Mullins Broad and Cassel. nicole C. Seeley – walters levine & lozano welcomes Nicole C. Seeley as an attorney for the firm. Seeley will be located in the firm’s Tampa office and practices in the area of medical malpractice defense. Douglas A. wallace – Douglas A. Wallace of Brannock & Humphries recently joined The American Arbitration Association’s roster of arbitrators. Wallace is now available to serve as a commercial arbitrator. gregory C. yadley – Shumaker, loop & kendrick, llp, congratulates Tampa partner Gregory C. Yadley, who was named The Florida Bar’s Business Law Section “2018 Member of the Year.” Yadley was recognized for his accomplishments as chair of the Section’s Long-Range Planning Committee and as chair of the Section-sponsored 36th Annual Federal Securities Institute. J. Ryan yant – Carlton fields is pleased to announce that J. Ryan Yant has joined the firm as an associate in its Tampa office. He is a member of the firm’s Creditors’ Rights and Bankruptcy section of the National Trial Practice group. To submit news for Jury Trials, please email [email protected]. To view additional HCBA news and events, go to www.facebook.com/HCBAtampabay. SEPT - OCT 2018 | HCBA LAWYER 67