Florida Bar News articles from July 2002

Florida Bar News archives from July 2002

Salaries for Florida lawyers are on the rise: use of technology continues to grow. (Support 'Dignity in Law' on the Annual Bar Fee Statement).
July 1, 2002... The typical Florida lawyer is male, 45 years old, with 16 years of experience. He works in a firm with four other lawyers, two legal assistants and two legal secretaries, spends 51 hours a week in the office (only 30 of which are billable), and...

Court employee code of conduct contemplated.
July 1, 2002... Thinking of sending a big fruit basket to the court clerks to thank them for helping you file that motion at 4:59 p.m. -- just in the nick of time? How about getting in the good graces of the chief judge's assistant you were a bit snippy...

FSU, attorneys team up to assist children.
July 1, 2002... What do special education and health care have to do with each other? Plenty when it comes to helping children, say the lawyers and law students at the Children's Advocacy Center at the Florida State University College of Law. Thanks...

State funding for legal aid.
July 1, 2002... Caption: GOV. JEB BUSH has signed the Civil Legal Justice Act and the appropriations bill to make state funding for legal aid programs a reality. Now. $2 million is available for a pilot program to provide civil legal assistance in the First,...

Lubitz is ready to lead: new State Courts Administrator is up to speed.
July 1, 2002... Filling the shoes of former State Courts Administrator Ken Palmer, who died last April after a battle with cancer, is not an enviable task. Palmer was one of the longest-serving state administrators in the nation, was responsible for innovative...

Letters.
July 1, 2002... Dignity in Law Congratulations are due Bar President Tad Aronovitz on his leadership in spearheading the much-needed awareness campaign, Dignity in Law. As the incoming president of the Conference of County Court Judges of Florida --...

Applicants sought for workers' comp JNC.
July 1, 2002... The Board of Governors is seeking applicants for a vacancy on Statewide Nominating Commission for Compensation Claims Judges. One attorney is needed from the territorial jurisdiction of the Fifth DCA to serve an interim vacancy commencing...

Applicants sought for 10th circuit judgeship.
July 1, 2002... The 10th Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission is now accepting applications to fill a judicial vacancy resulting from the resignation of Circuit Judge Cecelia M. Moore, effective July 31. Applicants must have been members of The Florida...

Bar Examiners position available.
July 1, 2002... Lawyer applicants are being sought to fill vacancies on the Florida Board of Bar Examiners. The Board of Governors will be selecting nine nominees for three lawyer vacancies and six nominees for two nonlawyer vacancies at its August 16...

Second DCA JNC seeks applicants.
July 1, 2002... Applications are being accepted to fill a vacancy on the Second DCA created by the resignation of Judge Oliver L. Green, effective November 19. Applicants must live in the territorial jurisdiction of the court, be registered voters and...

Court gathers to celebrate Harding's retirement.
July 1, 2002... For a man marking his retirement, Justice Major Harding sure got a lot of job offers. Gov. Jeb Bush told him the state needs more guardians ad litem, and 11th Circuit Chief Judge Joe Farina extended an open invitation for Harding to sit as...

Board ponders Rule 4-4.2 change.
July 1, 2002... A Bar rule that prohibits attorneys from speaking to public officials at a public forum if those officials are represented by counsel should be changed, according to a special Bar committee. But the panel has concluded no change should be...

FREE report shows lawyers How To Get More Clients. (Advertisement).
July 1, 2002... Rancho Sta Margarita, CA.--Why do some lawyers get rich while others struggle to pay their bills? The answer, according to California lawyer David M. Ward, has nothing to do with talent, education, hard work, or even luck. "The lawyers...

Proposed Code of Conduct for court system employees.
July 1, 2002... Here are the highlights of the proposed Code of Conduct for Court Employees: * Canon 1: A court employee shall uphold the integrity and independence of the judiciary and the court employees's office. "An independent and honorable...

Disciplinary actions.
July 1, 2002... The Florida Supreme Court in recent court orders suspended 12 attorneys, reprimanded nine others, disbarred five, placed one on probation, and accepted the resignation of one. The following lawyers are disciplined: Howard LAlabaster,...

TWL host annual silent auction.
July 1, 2002... Tallahassee Women Lawyers hosted its second annual silent auction recently at the historic Brokaw-McDougall House in Tallahassee. An equal number of art works, books, vacation stays, and other items were offered for bid or sale. A few of...

USSC to hear IOTA case.
July 1, 2002... The U.S. Supreme Court appears poised to determine the constitutionality of the nation's interest on lawyer trust account programs once and for all. Acting June 10, the Court accepted cert in the Washington State IOLTA case (Washington...

Court hears lawyers for children arguments: when dependant kids are sent to mental health treatment centers.
July 1, 2002... A bevy of lawyers pro and con gathered at the Florida. Supreme Court for oral arguments June 6 on this question: Should dependent children sent to mental health treatment centers against their will have their own attorneys? And it was...

Wilson to lead Orange County Bar Association.
July 1, 2002... Brain Thomas Wilson was recently installed as president of the Orange County Bar Association for 2002-2003. Other new officers of the association include Paul L. SanGiovanni, president-elect; William B. Sublette, secretary; and Wayne L....

New money appropriated for dependency cases.
July 1, 2002... It may not be all that children's advocates had hoped, but $7.5 million in new funding will make sure more abused and neglected children have guardians ad litem. Before the new dollars, children's advocates have long bemoaned that only...

New products.
July 1, 2002... ProDoc, Inc., has recently released updates for its Florida subscribers. ProDoc specializes in providing automated document assembly systems encompassing 12 areas of practice. The major revisions are: Family Law: 150 of Richard West's Family...

Board approves new procedures for ethics opinions.
July 1, 2002... New procedures for handling ethics and advertising opinions have been given final approval by the Bar Board of Governors. The board also, at its recent Jacksonville meeting, asked the Professional Ethics Committee to prepare opinions on two...

The Florida Bar Governmental Affairs Office: legislation of interest to the legal profession 2002.
July 1, 2002... AGING AND LONG-TERM CARE SB 1378 -- Nursing Homes Staff/Union Organizing by Government Operations Oversight and Productivity Committee and Sen. Crist Prohibits nursing home employees from participating in an activity related to union...

Leon G. Nichols announces the relocation of Singer Island Title Co. (On the Move).
July 1, 2002... Leon G. Nichols announces the relocation of Singer Island Title Co. to 2655 N. Ocean Dr., Ste. 300, Singer Island 33404, telephone (561)844-9022.

Joshua T. Keleske, formerly of Foley & Lardner in Milwaulkee. (On the Move).
July 1, 2002... Joshua T. Keleske, formerly of Foley & Lardner in Milwaulkee, has joined Gray Harris, with offices at 201 N. Franklin Ave., Ste. 2200, Tampa 33601, telephone (813)273-5132. He concentrates in the areas of estate planning and administration.

Snyderburn, Rishoi & Swann. (On the Move).
July 1, 2002... Snyderburn, Rishoi & Swann announces the relocation of offices to 301 E. Pine St., Ste. 1020, Orlando 32801, telephone (407)647-2005. The firm concentrates in the areas of securities litigation and arbitration.

Llyod Comiter, formerly of the Law Offices of Comiter. (On the Move).
July 1, 2002... Llyod Comiter, formerly of the Law Offices of Comiter, P.A., has become associated with the Law Offices of Mandel, Weisman & Brodie, P.A., with offices at 2101 Corporate Blvd., Ste. 300, Boca Raton 33431, telephone (561)989-0300.

P. Kristen Kay has become associated with Page, Mrachek, Fitzgerald & Rose. (On the Move).
July 1, 2002... P. Kristen Kay has become associated with Page, Mrachek, Fitzgerald & Rose, P.A., with offices at 1000 SE Monterey Commons Blvd., Ste. 306, Stuart 34996, telephone (772)221-7757. She concentrates in the areas of employment consulting and...

Andrew S. Robins has been named chair of the real estate department of Gunster Yoakley. (On the Move).
July 1, 2002... Andrew S. Robins has been named chair of the real estate department of Gunster Yoakley, with offices at 500 E. Broward Blvd., Ste. 1400, Ft. Lauderdale 33394, telephone (954)712-1465.

Justin C. Fineberg has become associated with Lash & Goldberg, LLP. (On the Move).
July 1, 2002... Justin C. Fineberg has become associated with Lash & Goldberg, LLP, with offices at 100 SE Second St., Ste. 1200, Miami 33131, telephone (305)347-4040. He concentrates in the area of commercial litigation.

Andrew Hellinger, formerly of Mishan, Sloto, Greenberg & Hellinger. (On the Move).
July 1, 2002... Andrew Hellinger, formerly of Mishan, Sloto, Greenberg & Hellinger, has joined Meland & Russin, P.A., and the firm will now be known as Meland, Russin & Hellinger, P.A., with offices at 200 S. Biscayne Blvd., Ste. 2420, Miami 33131, telephone...

Henry E. Gare has become a partner with the Law Offices of J. Scott Nooney & Associates. (On the Move).
July 1, 2002... Henry E. Gare has become a partner with the Law Offices of J. Scott Nooney & Associates, and the firm will now be known as the Law Offices of Nooney & Gare, with offices at 3535 Hendricks Ave., Jacksonville 32207, telephone (904)398-1992. The...

Eric H. Sommer and R. Gavin Mackinnon have become associated with Fisher, Rushmer, Werrenrath, Dickson, Talley & Dunlap. (On the Move).
July 1, 2002... Eric H. Sommer and R. Gavin Mackinnon have become associated with Fisher, Rushmer, Werrenrath, Dickson, Talley & Dunlap, P.A., with offices at 20 N. Orange Ave., Ste. 1500, Orlando 32802, telephone (407)843-2111.

The Law Offices of Darlene D. DeGuzman. (On the Move).
July 1, 2002... The Law Offices of Darlene D. DeGuzman, P.A., announces the relocation of offices to 17 Old Mission Ave., St. Augustine 32084. The firm concentrates in the areas of workers' compensation and personal injury.

Peter A. Krause and Adam S. Goldberg announce the opening of Krause & Goldberg. (On the Move).
July 1, 2002... Peter A. Krause and Adam S. Goldberg announce the opening of Krause & Goldberg, P.A., with offices at 1972 Bell Tower Ln., Weston 33326, telephone (954)315-3650. The firm concentrates in the areas of estate planning and probate.

Roma W. Theus II has become head of the South Florida litigation practice group of Edwards & Angell, LLP. (On the Move).
July 1, 2002... Roma W. Theus II has become head of the South Florida litigation practice group of Edwards & Angell, LLP, with offices at 600 Corporate Dr., Ste. 514, Ft. Lauderdale 33334, telephone (954)491-8050.

Landy & Associates. (On the Move).
July 1, 2002... Landy & Associates announces the relocation of offices to 801 NE 167th St., Fl. 2, North Miami Beach 33162, telephone (305)455-2040. The firm concentrates in the areas of commercial litigation and transactions.

Robert A. Arthur and James D. Arnold, Jr., have become associated with Turner, Bodie & Patterson. (On the Move).
July 1, 2002... Robert A. Arthur and James D. Arnold, Jr., have become associated with Turner, Bodie & Patterson, P.A., with offices at 2600 Ninth-St. N., Ste. 200, St. Petersburg 33704, telephone (727)522-8277. They concentrate in the areas of workers'...

Eric D. Rapkin has become a shareholder with Akerman Senterfitt. (On the Move).
July 1, 2002... Eric D. Rapkin has become a shareholder with Akerman Senterfitt, with offices at 350 E. Las Olas Blvd., Ste. 1600, Ft. Lauderdale 33301, telephone (954)463-2700. He concentrates in the area of commercial real estate.

Anthony J. Fantauzzi III. (News and Notes).
July 1, 2002... Anthony J. Fantauzzi III of Fowler White Boggs Banker in Tampa has been elected to the board of directors of the Producers, which supports the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center. He also served as co-chair of the Hillsborough County Bar...

Bill McCollum. (News and Notes).
July 1, 2002... Bill McCollum of Baker & Hostetler, LLP, has been named to the board of directors of the James Madison Institute.

Jim Magill. (News and Notes).
July 1, 2002... Jim Magill of Fowler White Boggs Banker in Tallahassee has been elected president of the University of South Florida Alumni Association.

Accident Law Offices of Philip DeBerard. (News and Notes).
July 1, 2002... The Accident Law Offices of Philip DeBerard has been recognized for an public relations project by the Treasure Coast Chapter of the Florida Public Relations Association and earned both an Image Award and the Grand Image Award for Community...

Howard Hollander. (News and Notes).
July 1, 2002... Howard Hollander of Miami was a lecturer on offers of judgment and proposals for settlement at the recent Florida Bar Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section construction law seminars in Ft. Lauderdale and Tampa.

Candis Trusty. (News and Notes).
July 1, 2002... Candis Trusty of Markowitz, Davis, Ringel & Trusty, P.A., in Miami was a speaker at the Clergy and the Court 2002 lecture series sponsored by the Probate and Guardianship Committee of the Dade County Bar Association.

Corey B. Collins. (News and Notes).
July 1, 2002... Corey B. Collins of Carlton Fields in Miami gave a presentation on Florida's Construction Lien Law for the Broward County Minority Builders Coalition in Ft. Lauderdale.

David G. Bates. (News and Notes).
July 1, 2002... David G. Bates of Gunster Yoakley in West Palm Beach served as a faculty member for the "Law of the Internet in Florida" seminar, sponsored by the National Business Institute.

Edward Ricci. (News and Notes).
July 1, 2002... Edward Ricci of Ricci, Leopold, Farmer & McAfee, P.A., in West Palm Beach has been appointed to the board of visitors of Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C.

David Singer. (News and Notes).
July 1, 2002... David Singer of Hollywood has been appointed to the board of the Jewish National Fund in Broward County.

Gunster Yoakley. (News and Notes).
July 1, 2002... Gunster Yoakley in Ft. Lauderdale has been named "Firm of the Year" by the Broward County Bar Association for pro bono work that went above and beyond expected levels of charitable service.

Elizabeth Ricci. (News and Notes).
July 1, 2002... Elizabeth Ricci of Rambana & Ricci, P.A., in Tallahassee was appointed district justice of the Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity International.

Parker D. Thomson. (News and Notes).
July 1, 2002... Parker D. Thomson, managing partner of Hogan & Hartson in Miami recently participated in the "Practicing Before the Florida Supreme Court" panel discussion at the chambers of the Supreme Court, as part of a seminar sponsored by the Government...

Amy D. Ronner. (News and Notes).
July 1, 2002... Amy D. Ronner, a law professor at St. Thomas University School of Law, was named "Professor of the Year" by the Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity, the Student Bar Association, and the students of St. Thomas University School of Law. She has also...

Michael Kosnitzky. (News and Notes).
July 1, 2002... Michael Kosnitzky of Zack Kosnitzky in Miami was recently named chair of Beach Bank.

Diane Wagner Carr. (News and Notes).
July 1, 2002... Diane Wagner Carr of Hopping, Green & Sams, PA, in Tallahassee was recently appointed by Insurance Commissioner Tom Gallagher to chair the Florida Workers' Compensation Joint Underwriting Association.

Louie N. Adcock, Jr. (News and Notes).
July 1, 2002... Louie N. Adcock, Jr., of St. Petersburg has been elected to the board of directors of Fiduciary Trust International of the South.

Jeanne T. Tate. (News and Notes).
July 1, 2002... Jeanne T. Tate of Tampa has been elected president of the Florida Adoption Council.

Neil St. John Rambana. (News and Notes).
July 1, 2002... Neil St. John Rambana of Rambana & Ricci, PA, in Tallahassee was unanimously reappointed as president of the City of Tallahassee's International Advisory Council.

Ellen Hirsch de Haan. (News and Notes).
July 1, 2002... Ellen Hirsch de Haan of Becker & Poliakoff, P.A., in Largo was awarded the Distinguished Service Award by the National Community Associations Institute at its national conference in Palm Springs, California.

Ted P. Galatis, Jr. (News and Notes).
July 1, 2002... Ted P. Galatis, Jr., of Andrews & Galatis in Ft. Lauderdale has been elected to a four-year term on the City Council for the City of Wilton Manors.

Christine Hanley. (News and Notes).
July 1, 2002... Christine Hanley of West Palm Beach recently presented "Untangling the Confusing and Often Conflicting Web of Leave Laws: FMLA, ADA, and Workers' Comp." at the Family Medical Leave Act Update 2002 Conference in Ft. Lauderdale, sponsored by the...

Leslie J. Lott. (News and Notes).
July 1, 2002... Leslie J. Lott of Lott & Friedland, P.A., in Coral Gables spoke at the International Trademark Association's Trial Advocacy Workshop in Atlanta on cross-examination. She also spoke about the use of alternative dispute resolution in trademark...

Hal H. Kantor. (News and Notes).
July 1, 2002... Hal H. Kantor of Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A., in Orlando has been named to the board of trustees of the University of Florida Law Center Association.

David W. Bianchi. (News and Notes).
July 1, 2002... David W. Bianchi of Stewart, Tilghman, Fox & Bianchi, P.A., in Miami spoke at the A.I.E.G. Automotive Airbag Summit V Seminar in Kansas City, Missouri, where he made a presentation on the verdict in Kaplan v. Mercedes Benz.

Richard M. Leslie. (News and Notes).
July 1, 2002... Richard M. Leslie of Shutts & Bowen, LLP, in Miami has been elected to the board of directors of the Maritime Law Association of the United States for a three-year term.

Steven L. Cantor and Hal J. Webb of Miami were featured speakers on "Pre-residency Tax and Estate Planning". (News and Notes).
July 1, 2002... Steven L. Cantor and Hal J. Webb of Miami were featured speakers on "Pre-residency Tax and Estate Planning" at the Fourth Annual Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners Caribbean Conference.

Cherry A. Shaw. (News and Notes).
July 1, 2002... Cherry A. Shaw of Tallahassee received two awards from the Department of Health, Division of Medical Quality Assurance -- the Gold Medal Employee of the Fourth Quarter and Employee of the Year. She also presented "The Need for Women to Be More...

Glen J. Torcivia. (News and Notes).
July 1, 2002... Glen J. Torcivia of the Law Offices of Glen J. Torcivia, P.A., in West Palm Beach recently presented "Employment Issues for Child Care Managers" at the 18th annual Early Childhood Conference sponsored by Child Care Resource and Referral.

Kenneth G. Spillias. (News and Notes).
July 1, 2002... Kenneth G. Spillias of Lewis, Longman & Walker, P.A., in West Palm Beach was recently awarded the 2001 Employment Law Award by the Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County, Inc., for more than 100 hours of pro bono representation in a wrongful...

Chris Searcy. (News and Notes).
July 1, 2002... Chris Searcy of Searcy, Denney, Scarola, Baranhart & Shipley, P.A., in West Palm Beach presented "Jury Selection--One Bad Apple Spoils the Whole Barrel" at the recent "A Wrongful Death: Perspectives from the Masters of Trial Advocacy" program...

Cynthia C. Spall. (News and Notes).
July 1, 2002... Cynthia C. Spall of Gunster Yoakley in West Palm Beach was recently named president of the Lake Worth Pioneers' Association.

Donald A. Wich, Jr. (News and Notes).
July 1, 2002... Donald A. Wich, Jr., of Wich, Wich & Wich, P.A., in Ft. Lauderdale has been selected to receive the Rev. William E. Lewers, C.S.C. Award, from the University of Notre Dame Law School. The award is given to graduates who have made outstanding...

Timothy J. Murphy. (News and Notes).
July 1, 2002... Timothy J. Murphy of Shutts & Bowen, LLP, in Miami has been elected president of the South Florida Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association.

Steven B. Levy. (News and Notes).
July 1, 2002... Steven B. Levy of Naperville, Illinois, presented "Hot Topics in Tort (Injury) Law" at the 2002 Annual Meeting of the Illinois State Bar Association.

Brian G. Cheslack. (News and Notes).
July 1, 2002... Brian G. Cheslack of Gunster Yoakley in West Palm Beach was selected for promotion to the rank of Captain in the United States Navy Reserve.

David H. Lichter. (News and Notes).
July 1, 2002... David H. Lichter of Kenny, Nachwalter, Seymour, Arnold, Critchlow & Spector, P.A., in Miami has been elected to the board of governors of the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce.

Larry Ringers. (News and Notes).
July 1, 2002... Larry Ringers of Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, P.A., in Ft. Myers recently received the Elizabeth P. Kagan Distinguished Volunteer Service Award from the YMCA of Lee County for legal assistance and mentoring.

Nancy J. Van Sant. (News and Notes).
July 1, 2002... Nancy J. Van Sant of Sacher, Zelman, Van Sant, Paul, Beiley, Hartman,- Terzo & Waldman, P.A., in Miami has been named to the board of directors of Advanced Viral Research Corp., a biopharmaceutical firm.

Seth A. Marmor. (News and Notes).
July 1, 2002... Seth A. Marmor of Greenspoon, Marder, Hirschfeld, Rafkin, Ross & Berger, P.A., in Ft. Lauderdale has been elected to the board of directors for the South Palm Beach County Bar Association. He was also a Law Day speaker at Waters Edge and...

Marlon A. Hill. (News and Notes).
July 1, 2002... Marlon A. Hill of Delancyhill, P.A., in Miami recently presented "The Foundations for Business Success" at the Miami-Dade Community College Entrepreneurial Education Center's Miami Small Business Opportunities Conference.

Trevor B. Arnold and Ryan H. Stephens have become associated with GrayHarris. (On the Move).
July 1, 2002... Trevor B. Arnold and Ryan H. Stephens have become associated with GrayHarris, with offices at 301 E. Pine St., Ste. 1400, Orlando 32801, telephone (407)843-8880. Arnold practices in the firm's litigation department, and Stephens concentrates in...

Kevin Byrne, Roxana Nasco, Les Quezaire, Jorge Sosa, and Craig Stone have become associated with Glantz & Glantz. (On the Move).
July 1, 2002... Kevin Byrne, Roxana Nasco, Les Quezaire, Jorge Sosa, and Craig Stone have become associated with Glantz & Glantz, PA, with offices at 7951 SW Sixth St., Plantation 33324, telephone (954)424-1200. Byrne practices in the firm's traffic...

Rene Suarez and Kimberly Webb have become associated with Rumberger, Kirk & Caldwell. (On the Move).
July 1, 2002... Rene Suarez and Kimberly Webb have become associated with Rumberger, Kirk & Caldwell, PA, with offices at 201 S. Orange Ave., Ste. 300, Orlando 32801, telephone (407)872-7300. Webb concentrates in the areas of insurance defense and products...

Carol Tempesta has become associated with Rumberger, Kirk & Caldwell. (On the Move).
July 1, 2002... Carol Tempesta has become associated with Rumberger, Kirk & Caldwell, P.A., with offices at 80 S.W. 8th St., Ste. 3000, Miami 33130, telephone (305)358-5577. She concentrates in the areas of insurance defense and products liability.