around thE association
Carlton Fields – Carlton Fields
is pleased to announce that five of
its attorneys — Aaron C. Dunlap,
Jon t. Gatto, Laura Jo Lieffers,
Kevin P. McCoy, and Eleanor M.
Yost — are newly board certified by
The Florida Bar in their respective
areas of legal practice.
Ceci C. Berman – Ceci Berman
of Brannock & Humphries
presented “Preserving the Record
on Appeal” at The Florida Bar
Family Law Section’s 2019 Trial
Advocacy Workshop.
Steven L. Brannock – Steve
Brannock of Brannock &
Humphries presented “West Palm
Beach Stormwater Utilities Update”
at the Florida Stormwater
Association’s Annual Conference.
Vivian Cortes Hodz –
Congratulations to Vivian Cortes
Hodz of Cortes Hodz Family
Law & Mediation, P.A., who will
serve as chair of The Florida Bar
Voluntary Bar Liaison Committee
and will also chair the Annual
Convention Committee of The
Florida Bar.
Bradley Crocker – Quarles
& Brady LLP welcomes Bradley
Crocker, who has joined the firm’s
Litigation and Dispute Resolution
Practice Group in its Tampa office.
Elizabeth DeConti –
GrayRobinson, P.A. is pleased
to announce that Shareholder
Elizabeth DeConti was elected
to the United States Tennis
Association (USTA) Florida
Foundation Board of Directors.
Megan Proulx Dempsey –
The law firm of Shumaker, Loop
& Kendrick, LLP welcomes
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Megan Proulx Dempsey, who has
joined their Tampa office as a partner
in the Real Estate practice group. was appointed chair-elect of the
Florida Justice Association’s
Appellate Practice Section.
Giovanni Giarratana –
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings
LLP is pleased to announce that
Giovanni P. Giarratana has joined
the firm’s Tampa office as an
associate in the Government
Enforcement and Investigations
Practice Group. Andrew Mayts, Jr. –
Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick,
LLP welcomes Andrew J. Mayts, Jr.,
who has joined the Tampa office
as a partner in the Litigation
practice group.
Melanie S. Griffin – Shumaker,
Loop & Kendrick, LLP and
Shumaker Advisors Florida, LLC
announces the addition of Melanie
S. Griffin as a new strategic team
member. Griffin’s role will include
serving as Of Counsel within the
Litigation practice group, as well as
Senior Advisor, Business-to-Business
Relationships, for Shumaker
Advisors Florida.
J. Logan Murphy – Hill Ward
Henderson is pleased to announce
Shareholder J. Logan Murphy was
elected chair of the American Bar
Association Young Lawyers Division.
Patrick Colin Rice –
Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick,
LLP welcomes Patrick “Colin”
Rice, who has joined the Tampa
office as an associate in the Real
Estate and Land Use and Zoning
practice group.
Kristie Hatcher-Bolin –
GrayRobinson, P.A. congratulates
attorney Kristie Hatcher-Bolin, who
has achieved board certification by
The Florida Bar in the area of
Appellate Practice. Angelica Roselló –
Congratulations to Angelica Roselló
of Cortes Hodz Family Law &
Mediation, P.A., who has been
elected secretary of the North
Tampa Bar Association.
Holland & Knight – Holland
& Knight congratulates partners
Brad Kimbro and Jason Baruch,
who have earned board certification
in Business Litigation from The
Florida Bar. thomas J. Seider –
Congratulations to Tom Seider of
Brannock & Humphries, who has
earned board certification by The
Florida Bar in Appellate Practice.
Celene H. Humphries –
Celene Humphries of Brannock
& Humphries joined Florida
appellate judges and other appellate
practitioners at The William A.
Van Nortwick Appellate Workshop,
hosted by The Florida Bar’s
Appellate Practice Section.
Maegen P. Luka – Maegen P.
Luka of Brannock & Humphries
John V. tucker – John V.
Tucker of tucker Law Group,
P.A. recently presented “Ethically
Drafting Releases in Bodily Injury
and Uninsured Motorist Cases to
Avoid or Reduce ERISA Liens and
Offsets” at the American Association
for Justice Annual Convention.
Tucker is the co-chair of the AAJ
ERISA Litigation Group.
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