Florida Bar News articles from May 2008

Florida Bar News archives from May 2008

Joint panel embraces mentoring.
May 1, 2008... Feeling as anxious as an expectant father, Michael Josephs announced his committee unanimously recommends that every new attorney admitted to The Florida Bar should be required to complete a formal mentoring program in the first year of...

FLA handling more mental health calls.
May 1, 2008... A 40-something lawyer--we'll call him Gene--recalls the enforced 20-day hospitalization following the first of his several suicide attempts. His wife is divorcing him and his children are afraid of him. His clandestine mistress of five years,...

Righting wrongs: standardized compensation for the wrongly incarcerated in the works.
May 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] While cameras clicked and tears flowed, Gov. Charlie Crist signed into law a bill to compensate Alan Crotzer $1.25 million for 24 years, six months, 13 days, and four hours he was wrongfully incarcerated for the 1981...

Cantero resigns position: justice plans to return to Miami.(Raoul Cantero)
May 1, 2008... Saying it is time to put his family's needs first, Raoul Cantero, Florida's first Supreme Court justice of Hispanic descent, announced his resignation effective September 6. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "My sole reason for resigning is my...

House moves to reform the way the courts treat the mentally ill.
May 1, 2008... A plan to reduce the impact of the mentally ill on the criminal justice system by improving treatment programs in local communities has been approved by the House. The Community Mental Health/Substance Abuse Treatment and Crime Reduction...

Criminal Law Section wants to be a conduit on budget issues.
May 1, 2008... Donny Murrell takes over as chair of The Florida Bar's Criminal Law Section later this year, and he's gearing up for the move right now. Murrell doesn't plan big changes to the section's lauded Gerald T. Bennett Prosecutor/ Public Defender...

Attorneys may now use their Avvo ratings in ads.
May 1, 2008... The Bar's Standing Committee on Advertising has reversed itself and said that Florida lawyers can use their ratings from a national lawyer-rating company in ads. Avvo.com went online with its ratings for Florida lawyers (as well as...

The T.J. Reddick Bar Association.
May 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: THE T.J. REDDICK BAR ASSOCIATION recently hosted its 19th Annual Scholarship Banquet where keynote speaker attorney Willie E. Gary made a contribution of $100,000 to the T.J. Reddick Bar Association...

Eisenhower stresses the importance of education in America.
May 1, 2008... According to the granddaughter of a famous U.S. president and general, the United States must do a better job of understanding the rest of the world--how it functions and views this country--and the U.S. needs a better understanding of the...

Environmental & Land Use Section sponsors student run conference.(Conference news)
May 1, 2008... "Reducing Florida's Footprint: Stepping Up to the Global Challenge," was the theme of the recent 14th Annual Public Interest Environmental Conference at the University of Florida Levin College of Law. The student-run conference is...

Proposed civil jury instructions for medical malpractice insurer's bad faith failure to settle.(Notices)
May 1, 2008... The Supreme Court Committee on Standard Jury Instructions in Civil Cases proposes new instructions for intentional torts as an exception to the exclusive remedy of workers' compensation. Instruction 414.5 is based on section 440.11, Florida...

Jury instructions for intentional torts as an exception to the exclusive remedy of workers' compensation.(Notices)
May 1, 2008... The Supreme Court Committee on Standard Jury Instructions in Civil Cases proposes new instructions for intentional torts as an exception to the exclusive remedy of workers' compensation. Instruction 414.5 is based on section 440.11, Florida...

Proposed changes and reorganization of civil jury instructions for cases for professional negligence.(Notices)
May 1, 2008... The Supreme Court Committee on Standard Jury Instructions in Civil Cases proposes changes and reorganization of the jury instructions for civil cases for professional negligence. As part of the overall reorganization of jury instructions for...

Proposed amendments to jury instructions for punitive damages cases.(Notices)(Public notice)
May 1, 2008... The Supreme Court Committee on Standard Jury Instructions in Civil Cases proposes changes and reorganization of the jury instructions for civil cases for punitive damages. As part of the overall reorganization of jury instructions for...

Life is a tontine.(Letter)(Letter to the editor)
May 1, 2008... Although I submitted my resignation to The Florida Bar in 1995 after retiring as county attorney, I continue to read the News. Since I have no further interest in practicing law, or keeping up with the day-to-day adventures of my former...

20th JNC to fill circuit vacancies.(Public notice)
May 1, 2008... The 20th Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission is now accepting applications to fill two circuit vacancies resulting from the retirement of Judge Hugh E. Starnes and Judge Donald E. Pellecchia. Applicants must have been members of The...

17th JNC to fill Broward vacancy.(Public notice)
May 1, 2008... The 17th Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission is now accepting applications for a vacancy on the Broward County bench created by the upcoming retirement of Judge Jay Spechler. Applicants must have been a member of the Bar in good standing...

Wolf petitions for Bar reinstatement.(Michael Howard Wolf)(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... Pursuant to Bar Rule 3-7.10, Michael Howard Wolf of Coral Springs has petitioned the Supreme Court of Florida for Bar reinstatement. Wolf was suspended for two years, effective May 1, 2006, for misappropriation and other trust accounting...

Errata.(Correction notice)
May 1, 2008... A story in the April 15 News about the Entertainment, Arts, and Sports Law Section should have noted the EASL Web site was created, programmed, and is maintained by board certified intellectual property lawyer Elliot Zimmerman of Plantation,...

Law Day turns 50.
May 1, 2008... Gov. Charlie Crist has signed a resolution recognizing May 1 as Law Day in Florida and notes that 2008 marks the 50th anniversary of Law Day, created by President Dwight Eisenhower as a day of national dedication to the principles of government...

Creating the Winning Edge.
May 1, 2008... Make plans to attend The Florida Bar's 2008 Annual Diversity Symposium, called "Creating the Winning Edge." The symposium will be held at The Florida Bar Annual Convention at the Boca Raton Resort & Club, 501 E. Camino Real, Boca Raton, on...

Examiners seats need public members.(Notice)
May 1, 2008... Members of the public are invited to volunteer--on or before May 30--for a three-year term on the Florida Board of Board Examiners. The Supreme Court of Florida will appoint two public members to serve on The Florida Board of Bar Examiners. The...

Proposed board actions.(Notice)
May 1, 2008... Pursuant to Standing Board Policy 1.60, the Board of Governors of The Florida Bar hereby publishes this notice of intent to consider or take final action at its May 30 meeting in Key West on the following items. These matters are additionally...

Amendments to Family Law Rules rewriting the purpose of the rules.(Notices)
May 1, 2008... The Florida Bar's Family Law Rules Committee has submitted to the Florida Supreme Court a report proposing an amendment to Florida Family Law Rule of Procedure 12.010, Scope, Purpose, and Title. The proposed amendment rewrites subdivision...

Amendment to the appellate procedure rules.(Notices)(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... The Appellate Court Rules Committee invites comment on the proposed out-of-cycle amendments to the Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure. The full text of the proposals can be found on The Florida Bar's Web site at www.floridabar.org. The...

Bar exam results posted.(Notices)(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... Graduates from Florida State University had the highest passage rate for those taking the February Florida bar exam. The Florida Board of Bar Examiners released the results from the July bar exam April 14. A total of 984 people took the...

Marks Gray, P.A. has announced the addition of six new attorneys to its firm in Jacksonville.(On the Move)
May 1, 2008... Marks Gray, P.A. has announced the addition of six new attorneys to its firm in Jacksonville. Marianne Lloyd Aho has joined the firm as a shareholder and will practice in the area of civil litigation with an emphasis on the defense of...

William H. Namack III has joined the Sarasota firm of McLeod, McGinness & Bowman as of counsel where he will focus his practice in the areas of probate.(On the Move)
May 1, 2008... William H. Namack III has joined the Sarasota firm of McLeod, McGinness & Bowman as of counsel where he will focus his practice in the areas of probate, estate planning, trusts and estate administration.

Jerome M. Strauss has become of counsel to Grant, Fridkin, Pearson, Athan & Crown in Naples.(On the Move)
May 1, 2008... Jerome M. Strauss has become of counsel to Grant, Fridkin, Pearson, Athan & Crown in Naples. His areas of practice include wills, probate, charitable giving, business planning, estate planning, estate and gift taxation, guardianship, and trusts...

Etan Mark has joined Berger Singerman in Miami.(On the Move)
May 1, 2008... Etan Mark has joined Berger Singerman in Miami as an associate and will practice with the dispute resolution team.

Daniel Diaz Leyva has joined the Miami office of Fowler Rodriguez Valdes-Fauli as an associate.(On the Move)
May 1, 2008... Daniel Diaz Leyva has joined the Miami office of Fowler Rodriguez Valdes-Fauli as an associate. Diaz focuses in the areas of real estate, banking, and business.

Cameron Story has announced the formation of The Law Office of Cameron Story, P.A., located at 841 Prudential Drive, Suite 1400, Jacksonville 32207, (904) 3486859, fax (904) 396-9001, e-mail cstory@ jaxbusinesslaw.com.(On the Move)
May 1, 2008... Cameron Story has announced the formation of The Law Office of Cameron Story, P.A., located at 841 Prudential Drive, Suite 1400, Jacksonville 32207, (904) 3486859, fax (904) 396-9001, e-mail cstory@ jaxbusinesslaw.com. Story will continue to...

Keith Grossman has become a partner with Roosa, Sutton, Burandt, Adamski & Grossman.(On the Move)
May 1, 2008... Keith Grossman has become a partner with Roosa, Sutton, Burandt, Adamski & Grossman and will continue to concentrate his practice in the areas of divorce, family law, and family mediation.

William H. Namack III has joined the Sarasota law firm of McLeod, McGinness & Bowman, P.A.(On the Move)
May 1, 2008... William H. Namack III has joined the Sarasota law firm of McLeod, McGinness & Bowman, P.A., as of counsel where he will focus his practice in the areas of probate, estate planning, trusts, and estate administration.

Elizabeth D. Moneymaker has joined Dickinson & Gibbons in Sarasota as an associate.(On the Move)
May 1, 2008... Elizabeth D. Moneymaker has joined Dickinson & Gibbons in Sarasota as an associate. Moneymaker practices in the areas of insurance defense, personal injury, and construction.

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius announces that three attorneys have joined its Miami office.(On the Move)
May 1, 2008... Morgan, Lewis & Bockius announces that three attorneys have joined its Miami office. Joan M. Canny is of counsel to the firm's labor and employment practice group. John "Jay" Rosenquest joins as an associate in the litigation practice, where he...

Gabrielle Lyn D'Alemberte has joined the Coral Gables law firm.(On the Move)
May 1, 2008... Gabrielle Lyn D'Alemberte has joined the Coral Gables law firm of Robert L. Parks, P.L.

Roger S. Kobert has joined Rafferty, Stolzenberg, Gelles, Tenenholtz & Flynn, P.A. as a shareholder.(On the Move)
May 1, 2008... Roger S. Kobert has joined Rafferty, Stolzenberg, Gelles, Tenenholtz & Flynn, P.A. as a shareholder. He will practice in the firm's commercial litigation group, with an emphasis on international disputes.

Andrew L. McIntosh has joined the law firm of Fowler White Boggs Banker as a shareholder in the business transactions and corporate law practice group in its Tampa office.(On the Move)
May 1, 2008... Andrew L. McIntosh has joined the law firm of Fowler White Boggs Banker as a shareholder in the business transactions and corporate law practice group in its Tampa office. His practice is concentrated on business law matters, including...

Christopher Wigand and Janet Peralta Lucente have become partners with Bradley Winston of Winston & Clark.(On the Move)(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... Christopher Wigand and Janet Peralta Lucente have become partners with Bradley Winston of Winston & Clark. The firm will continue to represent individuals who have suffered injuries and damages due to auto and motorcycle accidents, roadway...

John J. Delionado has become a partner with Hunton & Williams in Miami.(On the Move)
May 1, 2008... John J. Delionado has become a partner with Hunton & Williams in Miami. Delionado focuses his practice on general litigation with an emphasis on white collar criminal, securities, complex commercial, and financial regulatory litigation.

Behar, Gutt & Glazer, P.A., has relocated its Boca Raton office to 5355 Town Center Road, Suite 203, Boca Raton 33486, (561) 347-7160, and has opened a new office in Broward County located at 8201 Peters Road, Suite 1000, Plantation 33324, 954733-7030.(On the Move)
May 1, 2008... Behar, Gutt & Glazer, P.A., has relocated its Boca Raton office to 5355 Town Center Road, Suite 203, Boca Raton 33486, (561) 347-7160, and has opened a new office in Broward County located at 8201 Peters Road, Suite 1000, Plantation 33324,...

Joseph R. Englander has become a partner with Shutts & Bowen.(On the Move)
May 1, 2008... Joseph R. Englander has become a partner with Shutts & Bowen in the firm's statewide intellectual property practice group.

George LeMieux has been named Gunster Yoakley's "Chairman of the Firm" as part of overall restructuring of the firm.(On the Move)(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... George LeMieux has been named Gunster Yoakley's "Chairman of the Firm" as part of overall restructuring of the firm. Hugh W. "Bill" Perry will assume the duties and title of managing shareholder. Don Beuttenmuller who has held that position for...

Jason S. Lichtstein with Akerman Senterfitt recently relocated to the firm's Tallahassee office from its Miami office.(On the Move)
May 1, 2008... Jason S. Lichtstein with Akerman Senterfitt recently relocated to the firm's Tallahassee office from its Miami office. Lichtstein practices environmental law and environmental legislative and agency advocacy.

Eileen A. LaCivita.(News and Notes)
May 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Eileen A. LaCivita of Tritt & Franson in Jacksonville has been chosen as one of three recipients of the ABA Forum on the Construction Industry 2008 Women and Minority Fellowship.

Nicole L. Goetz and Stephanie Sussman, of Asbell, Ho, Klaus, Loetz & Doupe in Naples presented "Can You Trust Your Trusts and Presume Your Prenuptials Will Protect Your Clients?(News and Notes)(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... Nicole L. Goetz and Stephanie Sussman, of Asbell, Ho, Klaus, Loetz & Doupe in Naples presented "Can You Trust Your Trusts and Presume Your Prenuptials Will Protect Your Clients?: A Brief Overview of Family Law for the Estate and Trust...

Scott N. Richardson.(News and Notes)(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... Scott N. Richardson of Scott N. Richardson, P.A., participated as a visiting professor of law through the Center for International Legal Studies in Salzburg, Austria. He taught courses in white collar crime at Vytautus Magnus University School...

Melanie E. Damian.(News and Notes)
May 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Melanie E. Damian of Damian & Valori in Miami was the editor in chief for The Journal, Case Law Update for 2008, published by the Bar's Business Law Section.

Florida Board of Osteopathic Medicine.(News and Notes)
May 1, 2008... Dr. Robert McCann of McCann Medicine & Law P.A., in Bradenton has been elected chair of the Florida Board of Osteopathic Medicine.

Jack Bovay.(News and Notes)
May 1, 2008... Jack Bovay of Bovay, Cook & Ossi spoke to the Gainesville Area Insurance and Financial Advisors about the role of the financial advisor in implementing and maintaining the family limited partnership.

John A. Camp and Gary M. Pappas of Carlton Fields in Miami recently coauthored an article, "State ex rel. Johnson & Johnson v. Karl: Is the Learned Intermediary Doctrine Outdated?(News and Notes)
May 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] John A. Camp and Gary M. Pappas of Carlton Fields in Miami recently coauthored an article, "State ex rel. Johnson & Johnson v. Karl: Is the Learned Intermediary Doctrine Outdated?" published in the ABA's Mass Tort...

South Florida Fair.(News and Notes)
May 1, 2008... Keri-Ann Baker of Lewis, Longman & Walker in West Palm Beach has been appointed director of the South Florida Fair.

Leticia Diaz.(News and Notes)
May 1, 2008... Leticia Diaz, Barry University School of Law's dean, was awarded the inaugural Hispanic Women Who Make the Difference Award by ImpreMedia Company during an awards luncheon in Orlando. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Samuel S. Goren and David N. Tolces of Goren, Cherof, Doody & Ezrol with offices in Ft. Lauderdale and Delray Beach, spoke on the "ABC's of CRA's: Community Redevelopment Agency Basics" at Florida Atlantic University's Florida Institute of Government seminar in Coconut Creek.(News and Notes)
May 1, 2008... Samuel S. Goren and David N. Tolces of Goren, Cherof, Doody & Ezrol with offices in Ft. Lauderdale and Delray Beach, spoke on the "ABC's of CRA's: Community Redevelopment Agency Basics" at Florida Atlantic University's Florida Institute of...

Elizabeth F. Schwartz.(News and Notes)
May 1, 2008... Elizabeth F. Schwartz of Miami Beach has been awarded the fifth annual Valuing Our Families Community Award at the Valuing Our Families Conference, sponsored by the SunServe Center in Ft. Lauderdale. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Erin L. Deady and John J. Fumero of Lewis, Longman & Walker spoke at the 2008 National Planning Association Conference in Las Vegas.(News and Notes)(Conference news)
May 1, 2008... Erin L. Deady and John J. Fumero of Lewis, Longman & Walker spoke at the 2008 National Planning Association Conference in Las Vegas. Deady and Fumero spoke on "Trends in Alternative Water Supply Development."

Tallahassee Bar.(News and Notes)
May 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Kelly O'Keefe of Berger Singerman has been named president-elect of the Tallahassee Bar.

Jason R. Alderman.(News and Notes)
May 1, 2008... Jason R. Alderman of the Miami office of Carlton Fields recently spoke at the 2008 International Council of Shopping Centers' West Florida Idea Exchange in Clearwater on "Lease Exclusivities: Recent Legal Developments and What You Need to Know...

Rosenthal, Levy & Simon.(News and Notes)
May 1, 2008... Ethan F. Kominsky of Rosenthal, Levy & Simon in West Palm Beach has been named to the Farm Worker Coordinating Council of Palm Beach County Board of Directors.

Florida Biofuels Association's board.(News and Notes)
May 1, 2008... Charles R. Fletcher of Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick in Tampa has been appointed to the Florida Biofuels Association's board. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Orange County Bar Association's Young Lawyers Section.(News and Notes)
May 1, 2008... Anthony F. Sos of Dellecker, Wilson, King, McKenna & Ruffier has been appointed to the board of directors of Orange County Bar Association's Young Lawyers Section.

Robert K. Tucker.(News and Notes)(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... Robert K. Tucker of George, Hartz & Lundeen in Coral Gables and a former player on the Benton Harbor High School basketball team was honored at the 2008 Michigan High School Athletic Association's boy's basketball finals. Both teams in the 1958...

Nicole C. Kibert.(News and Notes)
May 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Nicole C. Kibert of Carlton Fields in Tampa recently co-wrote an article with her father, Dr. Charles J. Kibert, for the ABA magazine Probate & Property. The article, "Sustainable Development and the U.S. Green...

Richard J. McAlpin.(News and Notes)
May 1, 2008... Richard J. McAlpin of McAlpin Conroy in Miami presented a lecture on the legalities of hurricane vessel preparation at the annual Hurricane Preparedness Seminar sponsored by Boat U.S. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Max R. Price.(News and Notes)
May 1, 2008... Max R. Price of Miami was recently the featured speaker on "Facial Injectibles in Dentistry: Juvederm and Botox" at a seminar sponsored by the Gold Coast Academy of General Dentistry.

Cameron Story.(News and Notes)
May 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Cameron Story of The Law Office of Cameron Story, P.A., in Jacksonville has become certified as a Civil Circuit Mediator.

John F. Eversole III.(News and Notes)
May 1, 2008... John F. Eversole III of Abadin Cook in Miami gave a presentation in February at the Florida Justice Association's yearly "Workhorse" Seminar in Orlando on the "Anatomy of an Aviation Products Liability Case" and the potentially problematic...

Stetson University College of Law.(News and Notes)
May 1, 2008... C. Douglas McDonald of Carlton Fields in Tampa has been appointed an adjunct professor of law at Stetson University College of Law, where he will be teaching patent law.

Thomas Newcomb Hyde.(News and Notes)
May 1, 2008... Thomas Newcomb Hyde of Tampa recently presented a three-day CLE course in Dedham, Massachusetts, titled the "Attorney Anti-Fraud Academy" to Special Investigation Unit attorneys and adjusters for Liberty Mutual Insurance Company. ...

George Gabel, Jr.(News and Notes)
May 1, 2008... George Gabel, Jr., of Holland & Knight in Jacksonville was awarded the firm's 2008 Tillie Kidd Fowler Leadership Award, which recognizes an individual who demonstrates the "high standards and commitment to excellence that the firm's late...

William H. Namack III.(News and Notes)
May 1, 2008... William H. Namack III of MacLeod, McGinness & Bowman in Sarasota received the Philip S. Magaram Planned Giving Leadership Award, which recognizes volunteers who have produced exceptional leadership to the Arthritis Foundation's Planned Giving...

Frost Sessums van den Boom & Smith.(News and Notes)
May 1, 2008... John W. Frost II of of Frost Sessums van den Boom & Smith in Bartow has been selected for membership into the American Trial Lawyers Association. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Peter F. Valori.(News and Notes)
May 1, 2008... Peter F. Valori with Damian & Valori in Miami was a contributing author for The Journal, Case Law Update for 2008, published by the Bar's Business Law Section.

Denis Michael DeVlaming.(News and Notes)
May 1, 2008... Denis Michael DeVlaming of Clearwater recently presented a number of ethical vignettes used as points of departure for discussions between about 130 prosecutors and defenders at a program sponsored by 10th Circuit Public Defender J. Marion...

Bonus Law Firm.(News and Notes)
May 1, 2008... Philip F. Bonus of the Bonus Law Firm in Orlando was elected to a seat on the Maitland City Council. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Council Wooten, Jr.(News and Notes)
May 1, 2008... Council Wooten, Jr., of Wooten, Honeywell, Kimbrough, Gibson, Doherty and Normand, P.A., was awarded the 2007 William Trickel, Jr., Professionalism Award by the Orange County Bar.

Brian Wilson.(News and Notes)
May 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Brian Wilson of Dellecker, Wilson, King, McKenna & Ruffier, served as the presenting sponsor for the annual "Hearts of Gold" event March 13 at Hard Rock Live, raising $200,000 for Coalition for the Homeless of...

18th Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission.(News and Notes)
May 1, 2008... Stephen Charpentier of Childress & Charpentier in Merritt Island has been appointed to the 18th Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission.

International Academy of Trial Lawyers.(News and Notes)
May 1, 2008... Chris Searcy of Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley in West Palm Beach has been elected vice president of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Immigration Review.(News and Notes)
May 1, 2008... Linda Inez Spencer-Walters was appointed an immigration judge during an investiture ceremony at the Executive Office for Immigration Review headquarters in Falls Church, Virginia.

Drexel University's Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design.(News and Notes)
May 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Justin B. Wineburgh of Cozen O'Connor in Philadelphia has been appointed adjunct professor of entertainment law at Drexel University's Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design.

Andrew J. Markus.(News and Notes)(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... Andrew J. Markus of the Miami office of Carlton Fields recently spoke on "Establishing a Business in the United States" at a seminar held by the Inter-American Bar Association titled "Establishing and Protecting Your Investment in the United...

Jennifer A. Dietz.(News and Notes)
May 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Jennifer A. Dietz of Animal Law Attorneys, LLC recently presented "Animal Law Issues" to the National Association of Professional Pet Sitters and "Finding My Passion in the Law" at the Hillsborough Chapter of the...