April 15, 2003 On the Move
Stephen K. Tilbrook has been elected partner of Shutts & Bowen, LLP, with offices at Ste. 2000, 200 E. Broward Blvd., Ft. Lauderdale 33301, telephone (954) 524-5505. He practices in the areas of land use law, environmental permitting, and governmental relations. Meredith A. Harper and Leann M. Warfield have been elected partners of Shutts & Bowen, LLP, with offices at 300 S. Orange Ave., Ste. 1000, Orlando 32801, telephone (407) 423-3200. Harper concentrates in land use law and environmental permitting, and Warfield is a member of the corporate transactions group. Douglas Rillstone has joined Broad and Cassel with offices at 215 S. Monroe St., Ste. 400, Tallahassee 32301, telephone (850) 681-6810. Rillstone practices in the firm’s land use and environmental law practice group. The Law Offices of Michael S. Drews, P.A., announces its relocation to 8823 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 211, Jacksonville 32217, telephone (904) 367-8700. The firm concentrates in commercial litigation. Walter J. Tache has been elected to partnership at Zuckerman Spaeder, LLP, with offices at 201 S. Biscayne Blvd., Ste. 900, Miami 33131, telephone (305) 358-5000. He concentrates on complex commercial and civil litigation. Katrina Barcellona has joined the Office of the 10th Judicial Circuit with offices in Polk, Hardee, and Highlands Counties. She joins the office’s trial division. Robert A. Angueira and Richard D. Tuschman have joined Becker & Poliakoff, P.A., with offices at 3111 Stirling Rd., Ft. Lauderdale 33312, telephone (954) 987-7550. Angueira joins the bankruptcy and financial restructuring group and Tuschman joins the employment law group. Joseph W. Janssen and Marc J. Randazza have joined Becker & Poliakoff, P.A., which has offices at 500 Australian Ave. South, 9th floor, West Palm Beach 33401, telephone (561) 655-5444. Janssen concentrates in maritime and construction law and Randazza concentrates in the law of community associations. Alane C. Laboda was named a stockholder in Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, P.A., with offices at 1715 Monroe St., P.O. Box 280, Ft. Myers 33902, telephone (239) 334-4121. She concentrates in tort and insurance litigation. William D. Townsend and Rex D. Ware have joined Steel, Hector & Davis, LLP, with offices at 215 S. Monroe St., Ste. 601, Tallahassee 32301, telephone (850) 222-2300. Both concentrate in tax law. John Overchuck, Laura Denault and Marie De Marco announce the formation of Overchuck, Denault & De Marco, P.A. The firm concentrates in products liability, catastrophic injury, and toxic tort cases. Sheldon S. Polish has become a shareholder of Berger Singerman, with offices at 350 E. Las Olas Blvd., Ste. 1000, Ft. Lauderdale 33301, telephone (954) 525-9900. He practices in tax law. John A. Moore has become a partner in Larson King LLP, with offices at 200 S. Biscayne Blvd., Ste. 3150, Miami 33131, telephone (305) 373-5000. He practices in complex civil litigation. Robert E. Biasotti, Matthew J. Conigliaro, Joseph H. Lang, Jr., Jill H. Bowman, and J. Andrew Meyer have been elected shareholders of Carlton Fields, with offices at One Progress Plaza, 200 Central Ave., Ste. 2300, St. Petersburg 33701, telephone (727) 821-7000. Biasotti, Conigliaro, and Lang practice with the firm’s appellate practice and trial support group; Bowman and Meyer practice with the firm’s litigation and dispute resolution practice group. Guy O. Farmer II, formerly a partner with Foley & Lardner, has joined Holland & Knight, LLP, with offices at 50 N. Laura St., Ste. 3900, Jacksonville 32202, telephone (904) 353-2000. He concentrates in labor and employment law. Michael A. Rodriquez, formerly with Sachs Sax Klein, has joined Ruden, McClosky, Smith, Schuster & Russell, P.A., with offices at 200 E. Broward Blvd., P.O. Box 1900, Ft. Lauderdale 33302, telephone (954) 764-6660. He concentrates in the areas of land use, zoning, government permitting, and government contracting. Jeffrey A. Cohen has been elected a shareholder of Carlton Fields, with offices at 4000 International Place, 100 S.E. Second St., Miami 33131, telephone (305) 530-0050. He practices with the firm’s appellate practice and trial support group. Thomas P. Barber and Ellen L. Koehler Lyons have been elected shareholders with Carlton Fields, with offices at One Harbour Place, 777 S. Harbour Island Blvd., Tampa 33602, telephone (813) 223-7000. They practice in the firm’s litigation and dispute resolution practice group. Henry S. Wulf has been elected a shareholder with Carlton Fields, with offices at 222 Lakeview Ave., Ste. 1400, West Palm Beach 33401, telephone (561) 659-7070. He practices in the firm’s litigation and dispute resolution practice group. Mitchell E. Grodman has joined Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A., with offices located at 215 N. Eola Dr., Orlando 32801, telephone (407) 843-4600. He practices in commercial and bankruptcy litigation and creditors’ rights. Samuel B. “Clay” Reiner and David P. “Dave” Reiner announce the opening of Reiner & Reiner, P.A., with offices in the Datran One Office Center, Miami. They concentrate in international business. Lawrence B. Lambert, formerly of Buchanan Ingersoll, has joined Lash & Goldberg, LLP, with offices at 100 S.E. Second St., Ste. 1200, Miami 33131, telephone (305) 347-4040. He practices in complex litigation including banking and employment law matters. Mark D. Scheinblum has joined Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A., with offices located at 215 N. Eola Dr., Orlando 32801, telephone (407) 843-4600. He practices in business and corporate law, corporate finance, private equity, mergers and acquisitions. Marc B. Bergoffen has joined LeClair Ryan, P.C., with offices at 225 Reinekers Lane, Ste. 290, Alexandria, VA 22314, telephone (703) 684-8007. He concentrates in commercial real estate, zoning, and land use law. Jeff D. Vastola announces the moving of The Law Offices of Jeff D. Vastola, P.A., with offices now located at One Clearlake Centre, Ste. 1404, 250 Australia Ave. South, West Palm Beach 33401, telephone (561) 721-2500. David M. Garten, formerly of Palm Beach Gardens, has relocated his office to The Forum, Ste. 900, 1655 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd., West Palm Beach 33401, telephone (561) 689-6660. He concentrates in the areas of probate, trust, and guardianship litigation. Robert H. Blank and Dennis M. Stotts, formerly with Earl, Blank, Kavanaugh and Stotts, P.A., have joined Katz, Barron, Squitero & Faust, P.A., with offices at 2699 S. Bayshore Dr., Seventh Floor, Miami 33133, telephone (305) 856-2444. Both concentrate in environmental litigation. Brian K. Oblow has joined GrayHarris, with office at 201 N. Franklin St, Ste. 2200, Tampa 33602, telephone (813) 273-5122. He practices in the areas of general civil litigation and banking. Jennifer Monrose Moore has become a partner of Ford & Harrison, LLP, with offices at 101 E. Kennedy Blvd., Ste. 900, Tampa 33602, telephone (813) 261-7800. She practices in management-side labor relations and employment law. Thad D. Kirkpatrick and Jason Hunter Korn, formerly of Cummings & Lockwood, have become partners with Cohen and Grigsby P.C., with offices at 27200 Riverview Center Blvd., Ste. 309, Bonita Springs 34134, telephone (239) 390-1901. Kirkpatrick practices in the areas of real estate development law, commercial real estate, and general real estate matters; Korn practices in business litigation and dispute resolution. Elias Leonard Dsouza has become a shareholder with Divale, Tolentino & Dsouza, P.A., with offices located at 950 S. Pine Island Rd., Ste. 150-1089, Plantation 33324, telephone (954) 763-7772. Dsouza practices in the areas of bankruptcy, bankruptcy related litigation, and general commercial litigation. Michael Rudewicz has joined Broad and Cassel with offices at 390 N. Orange Ave., Ste. 1100, Orlando 32801, telephone (407) 839-4200. He practices in the firm’s affordable housing and tax credit practice group. Lorna J. Scharlacken, formerly with Schulte, Roth and Zabel, LLP, NY, has joined Harter, Secrest & Emery, LLP, with offices at 5551 Ridgewood Dr., Ste. 405, Naples 34108, telephone (239) 598-4444. She practices in the areas of estate planning, estate and trust administration, and corporate law. John Dingfelder, formerly with Carlton Fields and the Hillsborough County Attorney’s Office, has joined the Scarritt Law Group, with offices located at 1509 W. Swann Ave., Ste. 280, Old Hyde Park Village, Tampa 33606, telephone (813) 258-2300. He concentrates in the preparation and trial of civil suits. Guillermo T. Jordan-Lynch has become an associate at Holland & Knight, LLP, with offices at 701 Brickell Ave., Ste. 3000, P.O. Box 015441, Miami 33131, telephone (305) 374-8500. He concentrates in the areas of corporate finance, aircraft finance, securities, and mergers and acquisitions. Suzanne Suarez-Menendez has become an associate at Holland & Knight, LLP, with offices at 701 Brickell Ave., Ste. 3000, P.O. Box 015441, Miami 33131, telephone (305) 374-8500. She concentrates in domestic and international taxation and estate planning. Patrece C. Cashwell, formerly associated with the Pensacola Public Defender’s Office, has joined Schofield & Wade, P.A., with offices at 25 W. Cedar St., Ste. 450, P.O. Box 13510, Pensacola 32591, telephone (850) 429-0755. She practices in insurance defense, products liability, commercial litigation, workers’ compensation, and employment law. Kristin D. Hual, formerly associated with Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith, P.C., has joined Schofield & Wade, P.A., with offices at 25 W. Cedar St., Ste. 450, P.O. Box 13510, Pensacola 32591, telephone (850) 429-0755. She practices in insurance defense, products liability, commercial litigation, workers’ compensation, and employment law. Roberta Dunn Bartley has joined Hodgson Russ LLP, with offices at 1801 N. Military Rd., # 200, Boca Raton 33431, telephone (561) 862-4114. She concentrates in the areas of real estate acquisitions, sales, leasing, and financing. Craig Goldenfarb, formerly of Schuler and Halvorson, P.A., announces the opening of the Law Offices of Craig Goldenfarb, P.A., with offices at 2000 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd., Ste. 202, West Palm Beach 33409, telephone (561) 697-4440. He practices in plaintiff’s personal injury, medical malpractice, product liability, nursing home negligence, and legal malpractice. Patricia Palma, of the Law Office of Patricia Palma, P.A., has relocated her office to 3825 Henderson Blvd., Ste. 302, Tampa 33629, telephone (813) 282-3211. She practices in family law and immigration. Anna A. Krimshtein has joined Katz, Barron, Squitero & Faust, P.A., with offices at 2699 S. Bayshore Dr., Seventh Floor, Miami 33133, telephone (305) 856-2444. She practices in corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, tax, and trusts and estates. Robert T. Norvell, formerly of Robert T. Novell, P.A., and J. Andrew Fine, formerly of Seiden, Alder & Matthewman, announce the formation of Norvell & Fine, P.L., with offices at 319 Clematis St., Ste. 217, West Palm Beach 33401, telephone (561) 296-0759. Norvell practices in the areas of criminal defense and general civil litigation; Fine practices in the areas of commercial litigation and criminal defense. Donald Van Dingenen, formerly of Morgan & Van Dingenen, P.A., announces the formation of Van Dingenen, P.A., with offices now located at 2705 W. Fairbanks Ave., Winter Park 32789, telephone (407) 629-4679. The firm practices in the areas of workers’ compensation, work related claims, and Social Security disability claims. Charles W. Smith, formerly of Cianfrogna, Telfer, Reda, Faherty & Anderson, P.A., has joined Van Dingenen, P.A., with offices now located at 2705 W. Fairbanks Ave., Winter Park 32789, telephone (407) 629-4679. He practices in the areas of workers’ compensation and work related claims. Karen Asher-Cohen, Donna E. Blanton, Bert Combs, Jeff Frehn, Christopher Lunny, Elizabeth McArthur, Travis Miller, John Radey, Harry O. Thomas, and David Yon, all formerly of Katz, Kutter, Alderman, Bryant & Yon, P.A., announce the formation of Radey Thomas Yon, P.A., with offices at 101 N. Monroe St., Ste. 775, Tallahassee 32301, telephone (850) 425-6654. The firm concentrates in insurance regulation, administrative and civil litigation, and labor and employment law. Kenneth A. Gordon has become a partner with, and Pamela M. Gordon, Stefen M. Wasserman, and Daniel C. Crilly have become associates with Brinkley, McNerney, Morgan, Solomon & Tatum, LLP with offices at 200 E. Las Olas Blvd., 19th Floor, Ft. Lauderdale 33301, telephone (954) 522-2200. J. David Pena has become a partner with Ruden, McClosky, Smith, Schuster & Russell, P.A., with offices at 701 Brickell Ave., Ste. 1900, Miami 33131, telephone (305) 789-2700. He concentrates in immigration and nationality law. Jennifer L. Slone has joined Shutts & Bowen LLP, with offices located at 20 N. Orange Ave., Ste. 1000, Orlando 32801, telephone (407) 423-3200. She represents developers, financial institutions, and governmental entities. Tricia-Ann Blair and Claudine T. Smikle announce the formation of the Law Office of Blair Smikle, P.A., with offices at Bank of America Building, Ste. 500, 18350 N.W. 2nd Ave., Miami 33169, telephone (305) 654-0065. Bob de la Fuente, John S. McPhee, and Rhett Traband have been named partners with Tew Cardenas Rebak Kellogg Lehman DeMaria Tague Raymond & Levine, L.L.P., with offices at Miami Center, 26th Floor, 201 S. Biscayne Blvd., Miami 33131, telephone (305) 536-1112. De la Fuente concentrates in land use and governmental affairs; McPhee concentrates in civil litigation; and Traband concentrates in securities, complex commercial litigation, and appellate law. James J. Wolfson has become a partner with McDermott, Will & Emery, with offices at 201 S. Biscayne Blvd., Miami 33131, telephone (305) 358-3500. He concentrates in intellectual property litigation. Thomas J. Schwartz, former staff attorney and district counsel for the South Florida Water Management District, has joined Alternative Resolution Consultants with offices at 777 S. Flagler Dr., Ste. 800, West Tower, West Palm Beach 33401, telephone (561) 515-6044. He concentrates in the areas of eminent domain, real property, commercial litigation, governmental, and environmental law. Michael P. Bennett, Paul Aiello, Frank H. Henry, and Neil F. McGuinness announce the formation of Bennett, Aiello, Henry & McGuinness, LLP, with offices at 25 S.E. Second Ave., Miami 33131, telephone (305) 358-9011. The firm concentrates in commercial and tort litigation, business consulting services, and labor and employment law. Mark A. Basurto has joined Bush Ross Gardner Warren & Rudy, P.A., with offices at 220 S. Franklin St., Tampa 33602, telephone (813) 224-9255. He concentrates in the areas of commercial litigation, including franchise and construction litigation, professional malpractice, and employment litigation. Jeffery A. Froeschle has joined Bush Ross Gardner Warren & Rudy, P.A., with offices at 220 S. Franklin St., Tampa 33602, telephone (813) 224-9255. He concentrates in the areas of commercial litigation, including construction litigation, securities litigation, and public utilities law. Debra H. Pierce has joined Rosenthal & Weissman, P.A., with offices at 1645 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd., Ste. 350, West Palm Beach 33401, telephone (561) 478-2500. The firm also announces the opening of a new office at 7410 S. U.S. Highway One, Ste. 403, Port St. Lucie 34952, telephone (772) 878-3880. The firm practices in workers’ compensation, personal injury, and Social Security disability. Michelle M. Niemeyer, formerly a shareholder in Ver Ploeg & Lumpkin, P.A., announces the formation of Michelle M. Niemeyer, P.A., with offices at 3250 Mary St., Ste. 302, Coconut Grove 33133, telephone (305) 443-1818. She concentrates in civil litigation. Eric S. Lakind has joined Rosenthal & Weissman, P.A., with offices at 1645 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd., Ste. 350, West Palm Beach 33401, telephone (561) 478-2500. The firm practices in workers’ compensation, personal injury, and Social Security disability. April 15, 2003 On the Move April 15, 2003 Regular News