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As the new Bar year begins , I am honored to be the incoming Editor of the Lawyer Magazine . My name is Jim Wimsatt , and I am a marital and family law attorney with Harris , Hunt & Derr , P . A . I have been a member of The Florida Bar since 2010 , and a member of the District of Columbia Bar since 2003 . I grew up as part of a large family in Kentucky . My parents had thirteen children between them , and I was the youngest . I think my upbringing among such a variety of personalities provides me with a fairly unique perspective , and being the youngest , I learned to “ listen first and speak later ” at a young age ( mostly because it was hard to get a word in edgewise ).
I will be joined this year by Derek Usman , who will serve as the Assistant Editor . Mr . Usman practices primarily in the area of corporate litigation at The Usman Law Firm . He has been a member of the Florida
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