April 15, 2005 On the Move On the Move Salvatore J. Sicuso announces the formation of Salvatore J. Sicuso, P.A., located at 3132 Ponce de Leon Boulevard, in Coral Gables; phone (305) 529-2355 or toll free at 1-866-502-WORK; e-mail SalS@ worklaw.org. The firm focuses on work-related matters, including workers’ compensation, wage and hour disputes, retaliatory discharge, and personal injury. Gregory L. Mayback joined Feldman Gale in Miami as a partner. He serves as head of the patent prosecution division of the firm and is a registered patent attorney. Joanne Linley was named partner of Tew Cardenas in Miami. William K. Pratt II and Joseph Michael Sette joined Kingsford & Rock in Maitland as associates. Molly Felmet Williams and Ron A. Adams joined Brigham Moore. Williams joined in West Palm Beach as an associate, and Adams in Miami as a partner. Salvador Juncadella joined the International Centre for Dispute Resolution. Brian O’Neill was appointed chair of the business/tax department of Ulmer & Berne. Rabian M. Brooks III, Dale A. Bruschi, Alex Espenkotter, John R. Keller, William G. McCormick, and Greg H. Rosenthal were named partners of Ruden McClosky. Larry Gibbs Turner and Richard T. Jones announce the formation of their law practice offering services in civil, criminal, and administrative law in both state and federal courts. Elizabeth F. Hodge and Robert S. Griscti are associates of the firm. Mark K. Straley, Tracy J. Robin, and Robert S. Williams announce the opening of Straley, Robin & Williams. The firm concentrates in the areas of real estate transactions and development, land use and zoning, community development districts, federal, state and local taxation, tax controversies, estate planning, tax planning, and corporate law. Their office is located at 100 E. Madison St., Suite 300, Tampa 33602; phone (813) 223-9400; fax (813) 223-5043. Alena Kleshchik joined the firm of Volpe, Bajalia, Wickes, Rogerson, Galloway & Wachs as an associate in Jacksonville. Kleshchik practices in the business litigation group. Janice L. Griffin, Scott A. Weires, and Natasha D. Mayne-Sosa joined Hodgson Russ in Boca Raton. Daniel Darragh joined Cohen & Grigsby in Pittsburgh, PA, as a director in the litigation and intellectual property groups. K. Dean Kantaras and John D. Andreopoulos announce the opening of Kantaras & Andreopoulos. Additionally, they announce the relocation of their Clearwater office to 3531 Palm Harbor Blvd., Palm Harbor; phone (727) 781-0000; fax (727) 938-3939. Heather A. DeGrave joined Walters, Levine, Brown, Klingensmith & Thomison in Sarasota as an associate. DeGrave concentrates in the areas of construction and business litigation. J. Mark Maynor announces the formation of the Law Office of J. Mark Maynor. The firm concentrates in the area of marital and family law including divorces, child custody, visitation, modification, and pre-nuptial and postnuptial agreements. The office is located at the Barrister’s Building, 1615 Forum Place, Suite 4C, West Palm Beach 33401. Jeffrey N. Steinsnyder became a shareholder of Kirk Pinkerton. Steinsnyder focuses on land use, environmental, and governmental law. Rebecca Heist, Joshua Samuel Michael Smith, Dineen Pashoukos Wasylik, Jenny B. Gribbin, and Julie S. Sneed joined Fowler White Boggs Banker in Tampa as associates. Joseph G. Galardi joined Beasley, Hauser, Kramer & Leonard in West Palm Beach as a senior associate in complex commercial and appellate litigation. Jocelyn Keynes joined Stevens & Lee in Manhattan. Keynes concentrates her practice in corporate restructuring and insolvency, representing corporations, creditors, debtors, lenders, and court appointed officials in various industries. Erin Smith Aebel, Jaime Austrich, Mark A. Connolly, Michael H. Robbins, and Angelina M. Stayton were promoted to partners of Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick in Tampa. Miller, Kagan, Rodriguez & Silver announces its practice now includes an expanded labor and employment division. Christopher J. DeLorenzo and Michael E. Glazer joined the firm’s Palm Beach office. Maria T. Currier was appointed general counsel for the South Florida Hospital & Healthcare Association. Jeffrey Baskies was re-named a partner of Ruden McClosky in Ft. Lauderdale. Baskies concentrates in the areas of estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer tax planning. Ronald A. Shapo joined Ruden McClosky in Sarasota. Shapo concentrates in the areas of real estate, land use/environmental, construction, and government matters. James M. Miller was elected managing shareholder of Akerman Senterfitt’s Miami office. Carol Lumpkin and Michael Marsh joined Kirkpatrick & Lockhart in Miami as partners. Judd Goldberg also joined the firm as a senior associate. Gordon J. Schiff formed the Schiff Law Group and is joined by Blair Culpepper Kurland and Rebecca R. Johns. The firm concentrates its practice in the areas of land use, real estate, eminent domain, and government. Offices are located at 1211 N. Westshore Boulevard, Suite 401, Tampa; Web site www.schifflawgroup.com; e-mail info@schifflawgroup.com; phone (813)-286-9777. Ross R. Hartog was named partner of Markowitz, Davis, Ringel & Trusty. Hartog concentrates on the representation of trustees, creditors, creditors’ committees, and debtors. Adam P. Schwartz joined Carlton Fields in Tampa as a shareholder in the litigation and dispute resolution practice group. Elise Gross announces the opening of the Law Office of Elise Gross at 2500 N. Military Trail, Suite 260, Boca Raton 33431; phone (561) 367-7772. The firm concentrates in estate planning and asset protection. Richard Hornsby has opened Richard E. Hornsby, P.A., at 740 North Magnolia Avenue, Orlando 32803; phone (407) 540-1551; fax (407) 540-1553; Web site www.richardhornsby.com. Hornsby concentrates his practice on trial advocacy, limited to criminal defense and personal injury representation. Justin B. Elegant has become a partner at the Law Offices of William L. Petros in Coral Gables. The firm will now be known as Petros & Elegant. Elegant focuses his practice on complex civil litigation. Eric W. Ensminger joined Smith Hulsey & Busey’s tax and corporate law practices in Jacksonville. Adam D. Marshall joined McDonald Hopkins in West Palm Beach as an associate in the business restructuring department. Charles “Chad” W. Crabtree, Jr., joined Brooks/Eckerd Corporation as director, real estate counsel. Crabtree is responsible for handling all legal real estate matters for the drug store chain. Daniel E. Traver joined GrayRobinson in Orlando as an associate. Traver concentrates on civil litigation in both state and federal courts. Coleen O’Leary Henderson joined Beloff and Schwartz in Miami Beach as an associate. Kenneth S. Spiegelman joined Dimond, Kaplan & Rothstein in Miami. Spiegelman focuses on civil litigation practice, personal injury, and commercial litigation. Adam Horowitz joined Herman & Mermelstein. Horowitz concentrates his practice in the areas of sexual abuse, employment, and commercial litigation. Michael A. Berke and Karen P. Kondell joined Akerman Senterfitt in Miami as shareholders. Additionally, Lorenzo Moll Parron joined as an associate. Lawrence M. Siff announces the formation of Lawrence M. Siff, P.A., with office located at 3230 Stirling Road, Suite 1, Hollywood 33021; phone(954) 987-9311; fax (954) 987-9366; e-mail:lmsifflaw@bellsouth.net. The firm concentrates in the areas of civil litigation and insurance law. David L. Hirschberg joined the Law Office of Michael J. Alman in Ft. Lauderdale as an associate. Pablo Caceres was named a partner of Butler Pappas in Tampa. Caceres focuses in the areas of litigation, insurance bad faith, insurance coverage, and commercial litigation. James P. Gainey joined Kelley, Kronenberg, Gilmartin, Fichtel & Wander in Jacksonville. William Hennessy, Robert Raynes, Brian Seymour, Cynthia Spall, and Lu-Ann M. Dominguez were promoted to shareholders in Gunster, Yoakley & Stewart. Mary Beth Nethercutt joined Tew Cardenas in Washington, D.C., in the global and government advocacy group. Luis A. Gazitua was appointed by Mayor Carlos Alvarez in Miami-Dade as senior advisor in the Office of the Mayor. Eric Ash joined Rutherford Mulhall in West Palm Beach. Ash focuses on civil litigation, ad valorem tax, and real property disputes. David N. Stern was elected partner at McKenna Long & Aldridge in Atlanta. He practices in the areas of commercial litigation, bankruptcy, and corporate reorganizations. Amanda Parks Schlechter was named partner of Nason, Yeager, Gerson, White & Lioce. Schlechter practices in the area of commercial real estate law. Deborah Brown was appointed associate vice president for legal affairs and human resources for Stetson University College of Law. April 15, 2005 On the Move
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