PALM BEACH COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION
www.palmbeachbar.org
The Florida Bar President,
Michael Higer to Speak
October 3
The PBCBA
is pleased to
announce that
it will host a
membership
luncheon on
October 3 with
guest speaker,
Michael Higer.
This meeting will be held from 11:45-
1:00pm at the Marriott in West Palm
Beach. Michael Higer was sworn in
on June 23th making him the 69th
president of The Florida Bar. He was
born in Miami Beach, Florida, earned
a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1982 from
the University of Florida and his Juris
Doctorate degree with honors in 1985
from the University of Miami School
of Law. This newly installed president
is making the mental health and work/
life balance of those in the legal
profession one of his top priorities
during his one-year term.
During this luncheon, our first
“You’ve Been Served” PBCBA
member will be recognized. If you
know a local attorney who has
answered the summons to community
service, please send in a nomination
to ybs@palmbeachbar.org. You will
need to provide the member’s name,
contact information and your reasons
for nominating him or her.
Reservations for this luncheon are
required and can be done on the Bar’s
website at www.palmbeachbar.org.
Mark your calendar
October 3, 2017
Membership Luncheon
September 2017
Wine and Cheese Reception Honoring our Chief Judges
PBCBA President Sia Baker-Barnes along with Judge Jeffrey Colbath (immediate past Chief Judge for
the15th Circuit) Judge Krista Marx ( newly elected Chief Judge for the 15th Circuit), Judge Cory J.
Ciklin (immediate past Chief Judge for the 4th DCA) and Judge Jonathan Gerber (newly elected Chief
Judge for the 4th DCA)
A special Wine and Cheese Reception was recently held to honor our 4th DCA
and 15th Circuit Chief Judges. The celebration was well attended by more than 200
members at the Northbridge Center in downtown West Palm Beach. Thank you to our
event underwriters including Ackerman, Link and Sartory; Domnick, Cunningham
& Whalen; Esquire Bank; Fisher, Bendeck & Potter; Gelfand and Arpe; Gordon and
Doner; Greenberg Traurig; Law Offices of Louis Robinson; Law Offices of Robert
Bergin; Lesser, Lesser, Landy & Smith; Lytal, Reiter, Smith, Ivey and Fronrath;
Morgan and Morgan; Mrachek Fitzergerald Rose Konopka Thomas & Weiss;
Quest Workspace; Rosenbaum; Searcy, Denney, Scarola, Barnhart & Shipley and
Visual Evidence.
More photos on page 6
Inside...
President’s Message ..................................3
DIP Highlights ...........................................4
Diversity Corner ........................................5
Wine and Cheese Reception ......................6
Local Rule 4 ...............................................7
Real Property Report .................................9
D’Ambrosio Retirement ..........................11
Innocence Project .....................................13
New Members ..........................................16
YLS Highlights ........................................17
Bankruptcy Corner ...................................19
ADR Corner .............................................21
Personal Injury Corner .............................23
Bulletin Board ..........................................25