arounD THe aSSoCiaTion
Sara Accardi - Bradley Arant
Boult Cummings LLP is pleased
to announce that Sara D. Accardi,
an attorney in the firm’s Tampa
office, has been named to the
board of directors of Tampa
Connection. Founded in 1985,
Tampa Connection prepares
class members to become active
volunteers and leaders in the
Tampa Bay community while
building professional relationships.
Rebecca Arends - Rumberger,
Kirk & Caldwell welcomes
Rebecca Arends to the firm’s Tampa
office. Arends focuses her practice
on casualty and trucking litigation,
defending clients against claims
involving premise liability, negligence
and personal injury including
catastrophic injuries and wrongful
death. She also represents
individuals in wills, trusts and estates
through general estate planning.
Ceci C. Berman -
Congratulations to Ceci Berman
of Brannock & Humphries,
who was appointed to a second
consecutive three-year term on
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The Florida Bar’s Civil Procedure
Rules Committee, as the vice chair
of the committee.
Richard Blau - GrayRobinson
is pleased to announce that
shareholder and chair of the firm’s
Alcohol Beverage and Food
Department Richard Blau was
inducted to the National Conference
of State Liquor Administrators
(NCSLA) Hall of Fame, the
organization’s highest honor.
Cory Brandfon - Harris,
Hunt & Derr, P.A. welcomes
attorney Cory Brandfon as an
associate. Brandfon’s practice will
focus on marital and family law.
Steven L. Brannock - Steve
Brannock of Brannock &
Humphries presented “Appeals
from Administrative Agency
Action” at The Florida Bar’s
Advanced Administrative Law
Topics Seminar.
Ronald A. Christaldi - The
law firm of Shumaker, Loop &
Kendrick, LLP is pleased to
announce that Tampa partner
Ronald A. Christaldi has been
invited to join the Tampa Bay
Business Journal Leadership Trust,
an exclusive community for
influential business leaders,
executives and entrepreneurs in
Tampa Bay.
FAWL (Florida Association
for Women Lawyers) - In June,
retired Judge Claudia Isom
received the 2019 Rosemary
Barkett Outstanding Achievement
Award Winner for her outstanding
career achievements and
commitment to the mission of the
Florida Association for Women
Lawyers (FAWL). FAWL’s highest
award is named in honor of
Rosemary Barkett — the first
female Florida Supreme Court
Justice. During the presentations,
FAWL also recognized two other
HCBA members with Leaders in
the Law Awards for the Thirteenth
Circuit: Mandy Clay and Erin
Jackson. Congratulations to all
three members!
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