arOuNd the assOCiatiON
Rebecca Arends –
Rumberger, Kirk & Caldwell
congratulates associate Rebecca
Arends for her appointment to
the Suncoast Chapter of The
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Board of Trustees. Her three-year
term runs from August 2019
through June 2022.
Jessica Baik – Rumberger,
Kirk & Caldwell welcomes recent
Stetson University School of Law
graduate Jessica Baik to the firm’s
Tampa office. Baik will focus her
practice in the area of casualty
litigation.
Deborah Brown – Deborah
Crumbley Brown is pleased to
announce the formation of Brown
Law and Consulting, PLLC,
a boutique law firm offering
mediation, workplace investigations,
preventive legal and HR services,
and higher education consulting.
Darnesha Carter – Carlton
Fields welcomes Darnesha K.
Carter, who has joined the firm’s
Tampa office as a member of the
firm’s Business Litigation Section of
the National Trial Practice Group.
Kamala E. “Kami” Corbett –
Hill Ward Henderson is pleased to
welcome Kamala E. “Kami” Corbett
as a shareholder in the firm’s Land
Use and Real Estate group.
Colby Ellis – Johnson
Jackson PLLC announces the
addition of attorney Colby Ellis
to its team. Ellis worked with
the firm last summer as its first
summer associate.
Julio C. Esquivel – Shumaker,
Loop & Kendrick, LLP
congratulates Julio C. Esquivel,
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who has been appointed as chair
of the Tampa Bay Economic
Development Corporation (EDC)
Investor Relations Committee for
the 2020 fiscal year. Additionally,
the firm announces he served as a
panelist at the Hispanic Business
Summit presented by the Tampa
Bay Business & Wealth Magazine
(TBBW) in October.
Simon Gaugush – Carlton
Fields is pleased to welcome
white-collar crime attorney Simon
Gaugush to its Tampa office.
Gaugush, who spent more than
a decade as a federal prosecutor,
focuses his practice on white-collar
criminal defense, opioid-related
litigation, corporate internal
investigations, cyber offenses,
False Claims Act (qui tam) cases,
and complex civil litigation.
Celene H. Humphries –
Celene Humphries of Brannock
& Humphries presented
“57.105 Motions and Defense
Motions for Fraud on the Court,”
which focused on remedies for
spoliation of evidence, for the
Florida Justice Association.
Maegen P. Luka –
Congratulations to Maegen Luka
of Brannock & Humphries,
who was honored with the
“Protector of the Realm Award”
at the Tampa Bay Trial Lawyers
Association’s annual gala.
Andrew J. Mayts –
Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick,
LLP is pleased to announce that
Partner Andrew J. Mayts served
as a panelist for the Society of
Real Estate Professionals (SOREP),
at the “Help Us Help You: Meet
Greater Tampa Chamber of
Commerce (GTCC)” breakfast in
October 2019. Mayts is on the
Policy Council for the GTCC,
which carries the banner for
Tampa’s business community by
offering leadership programs, policy
advocacy, and business resources.
Caitlyn Parsley – Adams
and Reese welcomes Caitlyn
Parsley, who has joined the firm’s
Real Estate Team in the St.
Petersburg office. Parsley’s practice
focuses primarily on real estate
matters in Florida, involving both
transactions and litigation.
Mark Rankin – Shutts &
Bowen congratulates Mark
Rankin, who was recently
recognized as a “2019 Champion”
at the Best Buddies Champion of
the Year Gala.
Mindi M. Richter –
Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick,
LLP Partner Mindi M. Richter
presented at The Florida Bar’s
Business Law CLE on the topic
of intellectual property basics in
October 2019.
Cynthia Sass – Cynthia Sass
of the Sass Law Firm spoke
at the panel discussion on First
Amendment in Public Employment
at the 45th Annual Public
Employment Labor Relations
Forum sponsored by the Labor and
Employment Law Section and City,
County and Local Government
Law Section of The Florida Bar.
Jennifer Soberal –
Rumberger, Kirk & Caldwell
welcomes Jennifer Soberal to the
firm’s Tampa office. Soberal focuses
her practice in the areas of casualty
and product liability.
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