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The Bulletin

Palm Beach County Bar Association
Jean Marie Middleton President
Carla Tharp Brown Executive Director OFFICERS:
Jean Marie Middleton, President Jack Rice, President-Elect Andrea Lewis, Immediate Past President Victoria Mesa-Estrada, Treasurer Scott B. Perry, Secretary
DIRECTORS:
Andrea Lewis, Immediate Past President Kelsey Burke Arrieta Lauren Johnson Michael Kranz Victoria Mesa-Estrada Scott B. Perry Jack Rice Kelly Schulz Nichole J. Segal Lawonda Warren Candice Montgomery, YLS President Tanique Lee, NCS President Sean M. Lebowitz, Ex Officio SPBCBA President
Poorad Razavi
ABA Delegate:
Florida Bar Board of Governors Members:
Robin Bresky Manuel Farach Michael J. Gelfand Grasford Smith
Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division Members:
Michael Kranz Freddelle Menard Imani M. Williams Masimba Mutamba, Ex Officio Member

Past Presidents

M. D. CARMICHAEL *
THEODORE BABBITT
RICHARD P. ROBBINS *
JOHN F FLANIGAN
L. R. BAKER *
SIDNEY A STUBBS JR.
HARRY A. JOHNSTON *
JOSEPH JOHN REITER **
GEORGE W. COLEMAN *
JOHN B. MCCRACKEN *
J. C. FISHER ****
DAVID LOUIS ROTH
MARSHALL B. WOOD *
D. CULVER SMITH III
E. HARRIS DREW ***
TIMOTHY W. GASKILL
B. F. PATY *
ARTHUR G. WROBLE *
JOSEPH S. WHITE *
GUY C. HILL *
HENRY P. LILIENTHAL *
PATRICK J. CASEY
MANLEY P. CALDWELL *
JAMES G. PRESSLY, JR.
WILBUR E. COOK *
PATRICK C. MASSA
W. MURRAY HAMNER *
STEVEN A. STINSON *
RICHARD PRESCOTT *
CARL M. MATHISON, JR. *
RUSSELL MORROW *
ROBERT V. ROMANI *
CULVER SMITH *
MICHAEL P. WALSH
RAYMOND ALLEY *
JULIEANN RICO
C. Y. BYRD *
MICHAEL A. VISCOMI
WILLARD UTLEY *
CAROL MCLEAN BREWER
C. H. ERNEST *
JERALD S. BEER
PAUL W. POTTER *
JOHN G. WHITE III ***
WAREING T. MILLER *
MICHAEL T. KRANZ
CHARLES B. FULTON *****
EDWARD DOWNEY
J. LEO CHAPMAN *
SCOTT G. HAWKINS **
ELWYN L. MIDDLETON *
AMY L. SMITH
H. ELMO ROBINSON *
GREGORY W. COLEMAN **
J. STOCKTON BRYAN JR.
LISA S. SMALL
HAROLD G. MAASS *
STANLEY D. KLETT, JR.
ROBERT F. CROMWELL *
THEODORE J. LEOPOLD
CHARLES H. WARWICK III *
MANUEL FARACH
PHILLIP D. ANDERSON *
MEENU T. SASSER *
FREDERICK CRANE PRIOR
RICHARD D. SCHULER
JAMES C. DOWNEY *
MICHELLE SUSKAUER **
WILLIAM A FOSTER
MICHAEL J. NAPOLEONE
ALAN F. BRACKETT *
JOHN M. HOWE
ROBERT D. TYLANDER *
ADAM T. RABIN
ROBERT MCK FOSTER *
JILL G. WEISS
JOHN M. FARRELL *
THEODORE S. KYPREOS
H. LAURENCE COOPER, JR. *
J. GRIER PRESSLY, III
JOHN R. DAY *
JOHN R. WHITTLES
JOHN L. BURNS *
ROSALYN SIA BAKER-BARNES **
HARRY ALLISON JOHNSTON II *
GREGORY P. HUBER
GAVIN LETTS *
JESSICA CALLOW
JAMES S. ROBINSON *
DEAN T. XENICK
CHARLES HENRY DAMSEL, JR. *
JULIA WYDA
EDWARD D LEWIS *
SCOTT B. SMITH
RAYMOND W ROYCE *
GRASFORD W. SMITH
PETER VAN ANDEL
ANDREA LEWIS
LARRY ALAN KLEIN
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DECEASED
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FLORIDA BAR PRESIDENT
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DECEASED, FLORIDA BAR PRESIDENT, SUPREME COURT JUSTICE

SUMMARY

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PRESIDENT ' S MESSAGE
4 NEW MEMBERS | BOARD MEETING ATTENDANCE
6 ABA DELEGATE REPORT
7 ABA DELEGATE REPORT( CONTINUED)
8 PBCBA ' S 100 % CLUB
9 ADR CORNER
11 ANNUAL HOLIDAY PARTY
12 BANKRUPTCY CORNER
13 ELDER LAW COMMITTEE CLE
14 HEALTH & WELLNES CORNER
15 HEALTH & WELLNESS CORNER( CONTINUED)
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THE READER ' S LOUNGE
THE READER ' S LOUNGE( CONTINUED)
HIGHLIGHT CORNER
10TH ANNUAL YLS 5K HIGHLIGHTS
PBCBA ' S LRS PROGRAM
SAVE THE DATE: AI CLE
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The mission of the Palm Beach County Bar Association is to serve its members, foster professionalism and enhance the public’ s understanding and awareness of the legal system.
Palm Beach County Bar Association Bulletin P. O. Box 17726, West Palm Beach, FL 33416 561.687.2800
Director Carla Tharp Brown, Executive Director
Editor Derek Loiseau
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REAL ESTATE CORNER( CONTINUED)
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