Cody Fowler (1892-1978).
Morris E. White (1892-1988).
William A. Gillen (1914-1999).
Dewey R. Villareal, Jr. (1926-2002).
SHAREHOLDERS
Ceci Culpepper Berman (Shareholder) born Ft. Pierce, Florida, August 26, 1976; admitted to bar, 2000, Florida and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 2003, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Florida and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: University of Florida (B.A., with honors, 1997); Georgetown University (J.D., 2000). Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Litigation.Email: Ceci Culpepper Berman
Cathy J. Beveridge (Shareholder) born Columbus, Ohio, July 29, 1965; admitted to bar, 1989, Florida. Education: Macon Junior College; University of Georgia (A.B.J., summa cum laude, 1986); Emory Law School (J.D., 1989). Phi Kappa Phi. Member, Sections on Labor and Employment Law and Litigation, American Bar Association. Chair, American Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, Labor and Employment Law Committee, 1995-1996. Member, Executive Council, Labor and Employment Law Committee, 1994-1998 and Secretary Treasurer, 1998-2001, The Florida Bar. Chair, Hillsborough County Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section, 1995-1996. Editor, The Young Lawyer, American Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, 1997-1998. CLE Chair, Labor and Employment Law Section, 2001-2002, Chair Elect, Labor and Employment Law Section, 2002-2003 and Chair, Labor and Employment Law Section, 2003-2004, The Florida Bar. (Board Certified Labor and Employment Lawyer, Florida Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Practice Areas: Sexual Harassment; Race Discrimination; ADA; Age Discrimination in Employment; OSHA; ERISA; Wage and Hour Law; Whistleblower Litigation.Email: Cathy J. Beveridge
B. Herbert Boatner, Jr. (Shareholder) born Evanston, Illinois, November 15, 1946; admitted to bar, 1973, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania; 1975, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1985, Florida. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1969); Cornell University (J.D., 1972). Member: Hillsborough County and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; National Association of Bond Lawyers. [Capt., U.S. Army, 1972-1977]. Practice Areas: Public Finance; Governmental Law; Real Estate; Tax; Securities; Corporate.Email: B. Herbert Boatner, Jr.
E. Jackson Boggs (Chairman of the Firm) born Pueblo, Colo., Feb. 16, 1931; admitted to bar, 1957, Virginia and West Virginia; 1962, Florida. Education: Univ. of Virginia (B.A., 1952; LL.B., 1957). Visiting Lecturer of Federal Income Taxation, Stetson Law School, 1961-1962. Visiting Lecturer of Business Law, Univ. of South Florida, 1964-1966. Chairman, Executive Council, Tax Section, The Florida Bar, 1973-1974. Sect. of Taxation, A.B.A. Board of Directors, Tampa Bay Estate Planning Council, 1982-1983. Recipient, "Outstanding Tax Attorney of the Year" Award by Florida Bar Tax Section, 1992-1993. Member: American College of Tax Counsel; American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. [Cmdr., USNR-R]. (Board Certified Tax Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Practice Areas: Federal Income, Estate and Gift Taxation; Estate Planning; Estate and Trust Administration; Corporation Law and Partnership Law; Pension/Profit Sharing Plans.Email: E. Jackson Boggs
Hunter J. Brownlee (Shareholder) born Rockledge, Florida, 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, Florida. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1992); Stetson University (J.D., 1995); University of Florida (LL.M., Taxation, 1996). Notes and Comments Editor, Stetson Law Review; Graduate Editor, Florida Tax Review. Member, Executive Council of Florida Bar Tax Section. Practice Areas: Federal Taxation; State Taxation; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Law; Partnership Law.Email: Hunter J. Brownlee
Russell S. Buhite (Shareholder) born Lansing, Michigan, October 25, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Oklahoma; 1988, Missouri; 1989, Florida; 1991, Georgia. Education: Rice University (B.A., cum laude, 1984); University of Oklahoma; Washington University, St. Louis (J.D., 1987). Community: Board of Trustees, SERVE, Inc.; ABA Project Outreach peer mediation. Author: "Insurance Policy Application Misrepresentation Under Florida Law," 15 Trial Advocate Quarterly, No. 2, April, 1995; "The Facts of the Matter - Standard of Review of ERISA Plan Administrator's Factual Determinations," Life & Health News, Defense Research Inst., Summer, 1996. Member: American Bar Association (Vice Chair, Health and Disability Insurance Law Committee, Tort and Insurance Practice Section; Member, Litigation Section); Defense Research Institute (Member, Life, Health and Disability Insurance Committee); Florida Defense Lawyers Association. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Life Insurance; Health Insurance; Insurance Coverage Litigation; ERISA; Securities; White Collar Criminal Defense.Email: Russell S. Buhite
Amelia M. Campbell (Shareholder) born Chicago, Illinois, November 26, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, Florida. Education: University of the South (B.A., magna cum laude, 1982); University of Florida (J.D., with honors, 1985). Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Member, Moot Court. Chair, Probate and Trust Law Committee, American Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, 1993-1994; Director, 1994-1995. Member: Probate Rules and Liaison Committee, Hillsborough County Bar Association; Tampa Bay Estate Planning Council (Board of Directors, 1995-1996). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Estate, Trust and Guardianship Administration.Email: Amelia M. Campbell
Tirso M. Carreja, Jr. (Shareholder) born Miami Beach, Florida, March 16, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, Florida; 1997, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: University of Central Florida (B.S.E.E., 1992); Florida State University (J.D., with high honors, 1996). Executive Board, Journal of Land Use and Environmental Law. Author: "Adding a Statutory Stick to the Bundle of Rights," Journal of Land Use and Environmental Law, Volume 11. Faculty Member, National Business Institute. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Real Estate Litigation; Commercial Leasing; Foreclosures; Real Estate Finance; Eminent Domain; Telecommunications Law; Tower Leasing and Litigation.Email: Tirso M. Carreja, Jr.
W. Donald Cox (Shareholder) born Birmingham, Alabama, September 17, 1941; admitted to bar, 1966, Florida; U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: Duke University (A.B., 1963); University of Virginia (LL.B., 1966). Member: Hillsborough County and American (Litigation Section, Securities Litigation Committee) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Judicial Nominating Procedures Committee). (Board Certified Civil Trial and Business Litigation Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Practice Areas: Securities Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Litigation; White Collar Criminal Defense.Email: W. Donald Cox
Thomas C. Dearing (Shareholder) born 1946; admitted to bar, 1972, Florida. Education: Augusta State University and University of Georgia (B.A., 1968); University of Georgia (J.D., 1972). Member: American Bar Association; The Florida Bar; Jacksonville Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation.
John D. Emmanuel (Shareholder) born Pensacola, Florida, September 2, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Florida. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., with honors, 1982); University of Florida (J.D., with high honors, 1984). Order of the Coif. Research and Title Standards Editor, University of Florida Law Review, 1983-1984. Past Chair, Bankruptcy U.C.C. Committee and Executive Council, Business Law Section, The Florida Bar. Past President, The Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Bar Association. (Certified in Business Bankruptcy Law by the American Board of Bankruptcy Certification). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Law; Creditors' Rights; Commercial Litigation; Real Estate Litigation.Email: John D. Emmanuel
Darren D. Farfante (Shareholder) born Tampa, Florida, March 1, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.S., 1993; J.D., 1996; LL.M., 1997). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation(33%); Bankruptcy(33%); Tax Controversies(33%).Email: Darren D. Farfante
William J. Flynn, III (Shareholder) born Buffalo, New York, March 30, 1947; admitted to bar, 1975, New York; 1976, Florida. Education: Georgetown University (A.B., 1970); State University of New York at Buffalo (M.B.A., 1976; J.D., 1974). Articles Editor, Buffalo Law Review, 1973-1974. Director, 1986-1989 and Chairman, 1993-1994, Central Florida Chapter, American Immigration Lawyers Association. Chairman, Tampa Bay International Trade Council, 1986-1987. Adjunct Professor, Stetson University College of Law, 1994.Chairman, Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce International Committee, 1999. Chairman, SEUS/Japan Florida Delegation, 1999. Member: New York State Bar Association. (Board Certified, Immigration and Nationality Law, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Practice Areas: Immigration Law; International Law.Email: William J. Flynn, III
Thomas Edward Gibbs (Shareholder) (Jacksonville Office).
Mitchell I. Horowitz (Shareholder) born Mahopac, New York, August 19, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, Florida; 1985, U.S. Tax Court; 1990, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: State University of New York at Binghamton (B.S., magna cum laude, 1980); Duke University (J.D., 1984); University of Miami (LL.M., in Taxation, 1988). Member: Tax Section, The Florida Bar; Section on Taxation, American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Federal and State Tax Controversy; Income Tax Planning; Corporate Law; Partnership Law.Email: Mitchell I. Horowitz
Richard A. Jacobson (Shareholder) born Forest City, Iowa, January 18, 1951; admitted to bar, 1983, Florida. Education: University of Georgia (B.B.A., Accounting, with honors, 1971); University of Florida (J.D., with honors, 1982); New York University School of Law (LL.M., Taxation, 1984). Omicron Delta Kappa. Member: Tampa Bay Area Committee on Foreign Relations; Florida International Trade and Investment Council; University of Florida International Center Board of Trustees. Alumnus, American International School of Kabul. Member, Sections of Taxation and International Law and Practice, The Florida Bar. Member: International Bar Association; Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Practice Areas: International Tax and Business.Email: Richard A. Jacobson
Christina M. Johnson-Boyce (Shareholder) born Lakeland, Florida, December 15, 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.A., with honors, 1996; J.D., with honors, 1999). Phi Beta Kappa. Phi Kappa Phi. Golden Key National Honor Society. Order of the Coif. Senior Title Standards Editor, Florida Law Review, 1998-1999. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law.Email: Christina M. Johnson-Boyce
Donald R. Kirk (Shareholder) born Saigon, Viet Nam, September 29, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.A., 1993; J.D., high honors, Order of the Coif, 1996). Exec. Managing Editor, Florida Journal of International Law, 1996. Bankruptcy/UCC Committee, Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Bar Association. Author: "Franchise Dual-branding: The Irony of Association," 10 DePaul Bus. L.J. 1, Fall/Winter 1997. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Uniform Commercial Code; Contracts; Commercial Litigation.Email: Donald R. Kirk
LaTour "LT" Lafferty (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1993, Florida; U.S. District Court, Southern, Middle and Northern Districts of Florida; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: University of Florida (B.A., 1989); Stetson University (J.D., cum laude, 1992); University of South Florida (Graduate Certificate, Health Management and Leadership, 2003); George Washington University (Graduate Certificate, Healthcare Corporate Compliance, 2006). Assistant U.S. Attorney (AUSA), Middle District of Florida, 1995-2005. Associate Independent Counsel, Office of the Independent Counsel (OIC) (Whitewater & Monica Lewinsky), 2000-2001. Ethics Adviser, Office of Counsel to the President, 2001. Commissioner, State of Florida Commision on Ethics, 2006-2008. Florida Legal Elite, Florida Trend Magazine, 2008. Certified Compliance & Ethics Professional (CCEP), Society of Corporate Compliance & Ethics. Certified in Health Care Compliance (CHC), Health Care Compliance Association. Florida Bar Grievance Committee, Thirteenth Judicial Circuit, 2002-2005. Member: American Bar Association (White Collar Crime Committee, Criminal Justice Section, Health Law Section, Litigation Section); American Health Lawyers Association; Federal Bar Association (Tampa Bay Chapter, Board of Directors, 2007-2009); Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; The Florida Bar (Health Law Section, Trial Lawyers Section); Health Care Compliance Association; Hillsborough County Bar Association (Trial Lawyers Section, Health Law Section, Criminal Justice Section); National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics; Herbert Goldburg American Criminal Law Inn of Court (Barrister). Practice Areas: White Collar Crime; Regulatory Compliance; Criminal Tax; Business Torts; Professional Licensing; Public Officer Ethics.Email: LaTour "LT" Lafferty
Erin McCormick Larrinaga (Shareholder) born Phoenix, Arizona, September 2, 1965; admitted to bar, 1992, Florida. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1987); University of Florida (J.D., with honors, 1991). Order of the Coif. Senior Executive Notes and Comments Editor, University of Florida Law Review. Member, Editorial Board, Florida Bar Journal and News, 2002. Member: American Bar Association Section on Environmental and Natural Resources Law, and Hillsborough County Bar Association Environmental and Land Use Law Section; Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce; Builders Association of Greater Tampa (Chair, Governmental Affairs, 1999-2000; Member, Board of Directors, 1999-2001); Florida Association of Women Lawyers, Hillsborough Association of Women Lawyers (Member, Board of Directors, 1998-2000); Urban Land Institute. Practice Areas: Environmental; Land Use; Zoning Law; Governmental and Administrative Law.Email: Erin McCormick Larrinaga
Rhea F. Law (CEO & Chair of the Board) born Tampa, Florida, December 23, 1949; admitted to bar, 1980, Florida. Education: University of South Florida (B.A., with honors, 1977); Stetson University (J.D., cum laude, 1979). Phi Delta Phi. Recipient, Business Woman of the Year Award, Tampa Bay Business Journal, 2004. Chair, Heart Walk, American Heart Association, 2004. Volunteer of the Year Award, Southern Economic Development Council (SEDC), 2002; Parke Wright III Leadership Award, 2002; Ben C. Willard Award, Stetson University College of Law, 2002; Service Above Self Award, Rotary Club of Tampa Bay, 2002; Richard L. McLaughlin Award for Outstanding Volunteer for Economic Development throughout Florida, 2002. Inducted, Tampa Bay Business Hall of Fame, 2002. Executive Editor, Stetson Law Review. Vice Chair, Board of Trustees, University of South Florida. Board Member, Florida Council of 100. Member, Board of Directors, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute. Past Chair, Tampa Bay Partnership. Past Chair, Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce. Past Chair, Committee of One Hundred. Past President, University Club of Tampa. (President & CEO). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Land Use and Zoning; Government Contracts.Email: Rhea F. Law
Donna L. Longhouse (Shareholder) born El Dorado, Kansas, October 15, 1959; admitted to bar, 1993, Florida. Education: University of South Florida (B.A., 1984); University of Florida (J.D., 1993; LL.M., Taxation, 1994). Author, "Estate Planning Using the §2702 Personal Residence Trust," 1993. Adjunct Professor, Income Taxation, Stetson University College of Law, 1995. Speaker on asset protection, non-citizen tax planning, estate planning, probate and fiduciary accounting. Officer and Board Member, Tampa Bay Estate Planning Council, 1999. Member, Taxation and Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Sections: American Bar Association; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Estate and Trust Administration; Taxation; Tax Exempt Organizations; Asset Protection.Email: Donna L. Longhouse
Gary W. Martin (Shareholder) born Cincinnati, Ohio, February 14, 1946; admitted to bar, 1974, Florida. Education: Wilmington College (B.A., 1967); University of Cincinnati (J.D., 1974). Member, Board of Editors, University of Cincinnati Law Review, 1973-1974. Member: International Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute; Florida Defense Lawyers Association. [Lt. USNR, 1967-1971]. (Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Practice Areas: Accident and Personal Injury Insurance Defense Law; Construction Law; Defective Products; Defense of Legal and Medical Malpractice; Dental Malpractice; Premises Liability.Email: Gary W. Martin
Monica Bridgeford Mason (Shareholder) born Birmingham, Alabama, September 11, 1969; admitted to bar, 1997, Florida and U.S. District Court, Southern, Middle and Northern Districts of Florida. Education: Duke University (B.A., 1992); University of Florida College of Law (J.D., with honors, 1996). Practice Areas: Trademark Prosecution and Litigation; Copyright Prosecution and Litigation; Trademark Infringement; Copyright Infringement; Trade Secrets; Confidential Information; Internet and Domain Name.Email: Monica Bridgeford Mason
Andrew L. McIntosh (Shareholder) born 1962; admitted to bar, 1989, Ontario; 1991, Florida. Education: Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada (B.A., 1984); Queens University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada (LL.B., 1987); Florida State University (J.D., with honors, 1990). Member: Hillsborough County Bar Association; The Florida Bar; Law Society of Upper Canada. Practice Areas: Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Securities Law; Franchises and Franchising; Commercial Contracts.Email: Andrew L. McIntosh
Carl R. Nelson (Shareholder) born Tampa, Florida, August 14, 1945; admitted to bar, 1979, Florida; U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1982, U.S. Court of Federal Claims; 1983, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Tampa (B.S., with special senior honors, 1976); Stetson University (J.D., 1979). Phi Delta Phi. Staff Member, Stetson Law Review, 1978-1979. Adjunct Professor of Admiralty and Maritime Law, Stetson University College of Law. Member: Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute; Maritime Law Association of the United States (Member, Maritime Personnel Committee, 1984; Cruise Ship Committee, 1997). [With USNR]. (Board Certified Admiralty and Maritime Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Practice Areas: Admiralty and Maritime Law; Insurance; Class Actions; Commercial Litigation.Email: Carl R. Nelson
Ronald H. Noble (Shareholder) born Dayton, Ohio, September 8, 1965; admitted to bar, 1991, Florida. Education: Miami University (B.A., 1988); The Ohio State University (J.D., 1991). Golden Key. Vice President, Environmental Law Society. Member: The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Land Use Law.Email: Ronald H. Noble
Robert L. Olsen (Shareholder) born Mobile, Alabama, December 27, 1958; admitted to bar, 1992, Florida. Education: University of West Florida (B.A., Accounting, 1981); University of Alabama (J.D., 1991). Member: Hillsborough County (Member, Section on Trial Lawyers) and American (Member: Section on Litigation; Young Lawyers Division) Bar Associations; Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Creditor's Rights; Bankruptcy.Email: Robert L. Olsen
Christopher Paradies (Shareholder) born Indiana; admitted to bar, 2002, New York; 2005, Florida; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: United States Military Academy (B.S., 1982); Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Ph.D., 1993); Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center (J.D., summa cum laude, 2002). [Captain, U.S. Army, 1982-1987; Major: N.Y. Army National Guard, 1988-1992; U.S. Army Reserve, 1992-2002]. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Licensing; Intellectual Property Procurement; Intellectual Property Litigation; Patent Prosecution; Chemical Patent Prosecution; Metallurgical Patent Prosecution; Nanotechnology Patent Prosecution; Semiconductor Patent Prosecution; Aerospace Patent Prosecution; Copyrights; Trademarks.
Olga M. Pina (Shareholder) born Leesburg, Florida, April 24, 1963; admitted to bar, 1990, New York and District of Columbia; 1992, Florida. Education: College of the Holy Cross (B.A., 1985); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 1989). Articles Editor, Journal of Legal Ethics. Author: "Systems of Ethical Regulation: An Int'l Comparison," 1 Geo. J. Legal Ethics 797, 1988. Adjunct Professor, International Joint Ventures, Stetson College of Law. Member: Tampa Bay Women in International Trade (President); Hillsborough Association for Women Lawyers. Languages: Spanish, French. Practice Areas: Corporate; Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities; International; Business Law.Email: Olga M. Pina
Paul R. Pizzo (Shareholder) born Tampa, Florida, February 16, 1944; admitted to bar, 1968, Florida. Education: Emory University (B.A., 1965; J.D., 1968). Phi Delta Phi. Director, Hillsborough County Bar Association, 1980-1981. Member, Litigation Section, American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate Litigation; Construction Litigation; Transportation Litigation; Banking Litigation; Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Litigation; Professional Liability; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Mediation.Email: Paul R. Pizzo
Gregory A. Richards, Jr. (Shareholder) born Tampa, Florida, November 2, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Florida. Education: University of South Florida (B.A., 1991); Stetson University (J.D., cum laude, 1994); University of Florida (LL.M., Taxation, 1995). Member, Unlicensed Practice of Law Committee, Thirteenth Judicial Circuit. Member: Hillsborough County Bar Association Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Estate Planning; Probate; Guardianship; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations.Email: Gregory A. Richards, Jr.
John W. Robinson, IV (Shareholder) born Atlanta, Georgia, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, Georgia; 1980, Florida. Education: Washington & Lee (B.A., honors, 1972); University of Georgia (J.D., 1975). Omicron Delta Kappa. Trial Attorney, National Labor Relations Board, 1975-1976. Faculty, University of Maryland, Labor Legislation and Collective Bargaining, 1976-1979. Law Clerk, Hon. Wm. B. Carne, U.S. Court of Military Review, Washington, D.C., 1980. President and Barrister, Ferguson-White American Inn of Court. Editor-in-Chief, Employment & Labor Relations Litigation, American Bar Association, 1991-1995. Former Chair, American Bar Association, Committee on Employment and Labor Relations Law Litigation Section and Labor and Employment Law Section, Florida Bar. (Board Certified Civil Trial, Business Litigation, Labor and Employment Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Practice Areas: Labor Law, Employee Benefits, and Discrimination Litigation (Management).Email: John W. Robinson, IV
Richard G. Salazar (Shareholder) born Tampa, Florida, November 4, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.A., with honors, 1988; J.D., with honors, 1991). Member: Hillsborough County, Federal and American (Member, Litigation Section) Bar Associations. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Restrictive Covenant Litigation; Trade Secrets Litigation; Trademark and Copyright Litigation; Business Torts; Antitrust Law.Email: Richard G. Salazar
Hala Ayoub Sandridge (Shareholder) born Minneapolis, Minnesota, October 21, 1960; admitted to bar, 1984, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.A., 1981); Florida State University (J.D., with honors, 1984). Member, Florida State University Law Review, 1982-1984. (Board Certified Appellate Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Practice Areas: Commercial Appeals.Email: Hala Ayoub Sandridge
Jeffrey C. Shannon (Shareholder) born LaGrange, Illinois, March 11, 1958; admitted to bar, 1985, Florida. Education: Princeton University (B.A., 1980); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1984). Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section, American Bar Association; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Real Estate Transactions; Real Estate Litigation.Email: Jeffrey C. Shannon
David C. Shobe (Shareholder) born San Diego, California, February 8, 1946; admitted to bar, 1971, Florida. Education: University of South Florida (B.A., 1968); New York University (J.D., 1971). Phi Kappa Phi. Chairman of Operations Committee, 1986-2000; Chairman of Business, Banking and Securities Department, 1982-1998. Member: Sections on: Taxation; Corporation, Banking and Business Law, American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Securities Transactions; Acquisitions, Mergers and Reorganizations; General Business Law; Cable Television Law; Financial Institution Representation.Email: David C. Shobe
Ted R. Tamargo (Shareholder) born Tampa, Florida, January 16, 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, Florida; 1991, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: Florida State University (B.S., Accounting, 1985); University of Florida College of Law (J.D., with honors, 1988). Fellowship Instructor, Legal Research and Writing, University of Florida College of Law, 1987-1988. Member: Hillsborough County (Member, Board of Directors, Young Lawyers Division, 1993-1997; Co-Chair, Property, Probate and Trust Law Section, 2000-2001) and American (Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member, Sections on: Real Property, Probate and Trust Law; Business Law). (Board Certified Real Estate Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Specialization and Education). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Corporate Law; Business Law.Email: Ted R. Tamargo
Dale W. Vash (Shareholder) born Chicago, Illinois, August 31, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, Florida. Education: Davidson College (B.A., 1969); University of Florida (J.D., 1972). Order of the Coif. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Real Estate Law; Land Use Law; Environmental Law; Government Contracts.Email: Dale W. Vash
Edward M. Waller, Jr. (Shareholder) born Memphis, Tennessee, July 2, 1942; admitted to bar, 1967, Florida; 1971, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Columbia University (A.B., 1964); University of Chicago (J.D., 1967). Co-Chair, 1983-1987, Commercial and Banking Litigation Committee, Council, 1989-1992, Executive Committee, 1996-2000, Litigation Section, Chair, 1994-1996, Lender Liability Subcommittee, Commercial Financial Services Committee, Business Law Section, Chair, Standing Committee on Professionalism, 1995-1997, American Bar Association. Member, 1987, Board of Advisors, "Lender Liability Law Report." Listed in Best Lawyers in America. Member, Florida Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism, 2002. Member, Executive Council, Trial Lawyers Section, 1988-1994, Member, Professionalism Committee, 1994-2002, The Florida Bar. President, 1993-1994, Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Bar. Master, Justice William Glenn Terrell, American Inn of Court, 1990. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Lender Liability Law; Health Care Litigation; Bank Litigation; Class Actions; Creditors Rights; Bankruptcy Law; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Mediation.Email: Edward M. Waller, Jr.
Frederick S. Werdine (Shareholder) born Montgomery, West Virginia, August 25, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Florida. Education: University of Tennessee (B.S., with high honors, 1983); University of Florida (J.D., 1986). Author, "Order of Taking," Eminent Domain Practice & Procedure Manual, 5th Edition, The Florida Bar, 1996, Update, 1999. Lecturer: "Taking of Property by Eminent Domain," National Business Institute Land Use Planning and Eminent Domain in Florida Seminar, October 1997. Member: Hillsborough County (Member, Eminent Domain Committee; Chairman, Environmental and Land Use Law Section, 1995-1996) and American (Member, Sections on: Trial Lawyers; Young Lawyers; Condemnation Committee; Environmental and Land Use Law) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member, Eminent Domain Committee). Practice Areas: Eminent Domain; Inverse Condemnation; Property Rights; Litigation; Real Estate.
Andrea E. Zelman (Shareholder) born Miami, Florida, November 6, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, Georgia (inactive); 1987, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.S., 1980); University of Florida College of Law (J.D., 1984). Assistant Regional Counsel, U.S. EPA Region IV, 1984-1987. Assistant City Attorney (Land Use and Environmental Law), City of Tampa, 1996-2002. Board Member, Tampa Downtown Partnership. Member: Hillsborough County Bar Association (Co-Chair, Local Government Law Section, 2002-2003 and Chair, Environmental and Land Use Law Section, 1993-1994); The Florida Bar (Member, Environmental and Land Use Law Section; City County and Local Government Law Section); Hillsborough Association for Women Lawyers; Tampa Gator Club (President, 1997-1998). (Of Counsel). Practice Areas: Land Use; Zoning Law; Environmental Law; Local Government Law; Litigation.Email: Andrea E. Zelman
OF COUNSEL
J. Clint Brown (Of Counsel) born Tampa, Florida, March 3, 1932; admitted to bar, 1962, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.A., 1958); Stetson University (J.D., 1962). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Hillsborough County Charter Commission, 1965-1969; Hillsborough Home Rule Charter Commission, 1969-1970. Chairman, Tampa Port Authority, 1971-1974. County Attorney, Hillsborough County, 1972-1973. Past Member, and Chairman, Board of Regents, State University System, State of Florida. Trustee, Trustee Emeritus, Leroy Collins Center for Public Policy. Trustee, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute. Trustee of Shands Memorial Teaching Hospital, 1991-1994. Trustee, University System of Florida Foundation, 1987-1994. (Of Counsel). Practice Areas: Commercial Transactions; Land Use Law; Environmental Law; Administrative Law.
J. Rex Farrior, III (Of Counsel) born Tampa, Florida, October 16, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.A., 1981; J.D., with honors, 1984). Phi Delta Phi. Director and President of Young Lawyers Section, Hillsborough County Bar Association, 1990-1992. (Of Counsel). Practice Areas: Personal Injury Litigation; Insurance Defense Law; Products Liability; Real Estate Litigation.Email: J. Rex Farrior, III
ASSOCIATES
Keith T. Appleby (Associate) born Danville, Kentucky, May 14, 1969; admitted to bar, 2004, Florida. Education: University of Central Florida (B.S.B.A., Finance); Stetson University (M.B.A., 2004; J.D., 2004). Member: Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Bankruptcy; Creditors Rights; Contracts.Email: Keith T. Appleby
Joelle Bertozzi (Associate) born 1978; admitted to bar, 2003, Florida. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 2000); University of Florida (J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: Joelle Bertozzi
Meredith S. Delcamp (Associate) born Euclid, Ohio, August 10, 1980; admitted to bar, 2005, Florida. Education: Coastal Carolina University (B.S., Biology and Marine Science, magna cum laude, 2002); Tulane University (J.D., magna cum laude, 2005; Certificate of Environmental Law, 2005). Recipient, Robert C. Cudd Scholarship, 2004-2005. Symposium Editor, Tulane Law Review, 2004-2005. Law Clerk, 15th Judicial Circuit of Florida, 2003. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Brownfields Redevelopment; Clean Water Act; Environmental Cleanup; Environmental Compliance; Land Use.Email: Meredith S. Delcamp
Andrew B. Demers (Associate) born Worcester, Massachusetts, October 8, 1977; admitted to bar, 2002, Ohio; 2005, Florida; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio. Education: University of Florida (B.S., with honors, 1998); University of Michigan (J.D., 2001). Member: Columbus and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Contracts(50%); Civil Litigation(50%).Email: Andrew B. Demers
Micah G. Fogarty (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.A., with honors, 2001; J.D., cum laude, 2004; L.L.M., Taxation, 2005).Email: Micah G. Fogarty
Jenny R. Gribbin (Associate) born Homestead, Florida, May 24, 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.A., with honors, 1998; J.D., with honors, 2001). Member: Hillsborough County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Real Property Acquisitions; Real Property Development; Public Finance; Condominium Development; Planned Unit Development Law; Construction Finance.Email: Jenny R. Gribbin
Jourdan Haynes (Associate) (Admission pending). Education: Rollins College (B.A., cum laude, 2004); American University (J.D., 2009).Email: Jourdan Haynes
Robert Jamieson (Associate) born Manchester, England, November 10, 1983; admitted to bar, 2009, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.S., summa cum laude, 2006; J.D., cum laude, 2009). Beta Gamma Sigma; Golden Key. Recipient, Oxford University Summer Law Program, Oxford, England. Research Editor, Florida Journal of International Law, 2008-2009. Intern, University of Florida Office of the Vice President and General Counsel.Email: Robert Jamieson
Sarah Lahlou-Amine (Associate) born St. Petersburg, Florida; admitted to bar, 2006, Florida. Education: University of South Florida (B.A., summa cum laude, 2003); Stetson University College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2005). Editor, Stetson Law Review, 2005. Member: The Florida Bar; American Bar Association; Florida Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Litigation; Insurance Defense; Insurance Coverage; Insurance Bad Faith Defense.Email: Sarah Lahlou-Amine
Ian C. Larson (Associate) born Chicago, Illinois; admitted to bar, 2009, Florida. Education: University of South Florida (B.A., cum laude, 2004); Stetson University (J.D., cum laude, 2009). Languages: Spanish.Email: Ian C. Larson
Kathleen A. Liever (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Florida. Education: LaSalle University (B.A., cum laude, 2000; M.A., cum laude, 2002); George Washington University (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: Kathleen A. Liever
Jason Liu (Associate) born Kaohsiung, Taiwan; admitted to bar, 2007, Florida. Education: University of South Florida (B.S., magna cum laude, 2001); University of South Florida (M.B.A., Finance, 2004); University of Miami School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2007; LL.M., Taxation, 2007). Member, International and Comparative Law Review, University of Miami School of Law, 2006-2007. Louis Phillips Scholarship Recipient, University of Miami School of Law, 2005 & 2006. James Weldon Johnson/Robert H. Waters Fellow, University of Miami School of Law, 2004. Kauffman Entrepreneur Intern, University of South Florida Center for Entrepreneurship, 2003. Member: The Florida Bar; American Bar Association (Member, Tax Section). Languages: Mandarin Chinese, Taiwanese. Practice Areas: Taxation(80%); Corporate Law(20%).Email: Jason Liu
Kendra Loar Gaugash (Associate) born Tampa, Florida, September 22, 1974; admitted to bar, 2001, Virginia and Florida; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia. Education: George Mason University (B.A., cum laude, 1996); American University (J.D., 2001). Member: The Florida Bar; Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Real Estate Litigation; Commercial Leasing; Foreclosures; Eminent Domain; Telecommunications Law; Tower Leasing and Litigation.Email: Kendra Loar Gaugash
Kathy Billings Massing (Associate) born Independence, Missouri, July 20, 1972; admitted to bar, 1999, Louisiana; 2000, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana; 2004, Florida; U.S. District Court, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida. Education: University of Missouri-Columbia (B.A., cum laude, 1994); Tulane University (J.D., cum laude, 1999). Member, Tulane International Law Journal, 1999. Assistant District Attorney-Senior Trial Attorney, Orleans Parish, 2000-2003. Welcome Speaker, Association Homicide Conference, National District Attorney's, Fall-2002. Member: Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; Defense Research Institute; Association of Federal Defense Attorneys. Practice Areas: White Collar Crime; Insurance; Securities; Financial Services Law; Securities Litigation.Email: Kathy Billings Massing
Jason R. Moyer (Associate) born Sarasota, Florida, December 25, 1975; admitted to bar, 2002, Illinois; 2004, Florida. Education: University of Central Florida (B.A., 1998); Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Construction Law; Construction Liability.Email: Jason R. Moyer
Hema Persad (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Florida. Education: University of Miami (B.B.A., with honors, 2004); University of Florida (J.D., 2008). Member: The Florida Bar.Email: Hema Persad
Fred N. Pressley, Jr. (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Florida. Education: Walsh University (B.A., 1996); University of South Florida (M.Ed., 2000); Florida A & M University College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2007). Member: George Edgecomb Bar Association; Hillsborough County Bar Association; American Bar Association; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Local Government Law; Administrative Law.Email: Fred N. Pressley, Jr.
Yvette F. Rhodes (Associate) born Flint, Michigan, February 24, 1974; admitted to bar, 2004, Florida. Education: University of Michigan (B.A. with distinction, 1996); Central Michigan University (M.S., 1997); William & Mary School of Law (J.D., 2004). Member: Hillsborough County and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Health Care Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Class Action Litigation; Business Law.Email: Yvette F. Rhodes
Scott Richards (Associate) admitted to bar, 2009, Florida. Education: University of South Florida (B.S., cum laude, 2006); Stetson University (J.D., 2009). Member: Hillsborough County (Member, Sections on: Young Lawyers, Litigation) and American (Member, Sections on: Young Lawyers; Litigation) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Admiralty and Maritime Law; Class Actions; Class Action Defense; Health Care; Insurance Defense; Litigation; Civil Litigation; Complex Litigation; Defense Litigation; Federal Civil Litigation.Email: Scott Richards
Kelly V. Robinson (Associate) born New London, Connecticut; admitted to bar, 2008, Florida, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit and U.S. District Court, Middle and Northern Districts of Florida. Education: George Washington University (B.A., magna cum laude, 2004); Stetson University College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2008). Member: Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Bar Association. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Bankruptcy Litigation; Foreclosures; Real Estate Litigation.Email: Kelly V. Robinson
Jennifer G. Roeper (Associate) born Mineola, New York, 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, Florida; 2001, District of Columbia. Education: Long Island University (B.A., International Studies, 1997); Washington College of Law of American University (J.D., 2000). Member: The District of Columbia Bar; American Immigration Lawyer's Association. Practice Areas: Immigration and Naturalization; International Law.Email: Jennifer G. Roeper
Joshua S. M. Smith (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Missouri; 2003, Illinois; 2005, Florida. Education: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (B.S., 1999); University of Virginia (J.D., 2002). Member: The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis; The Missouri Bar; Illinois State Bar Association; The Florida Bar. [U.S. Army, 1994-1996]. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Eminent Domain.Email: Joshua S. M. Smith
Julie S. Sneed (Associate) born Fort Lauderdale, Florida, December 13, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, Florida; 1997, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.S., Public Relations, 1991); Florida State University (J.D., with honors, 1994). Judicial Law Clerk, United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, 2000-2004. Associate, Trenam, Kemker, Scharf, Barkin, Frye, O'Neill & Mullis, P.A., 1997-2000. Staff Attorney, State of Florida Second District Court of Appeal, 1995-1997. Member, Moot Court, 1992-1994. Articles and Notes Editor, Journal of Land Use and Environmental Law, 1992-1994. Member, Phi Alpha Delta, 1992-1994. Member: Hillsborough County, George Edgecomb and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Complex and Multi-District Litigation; Class Actions; Litigation; Securities Litigation; White Collar Criminal Defense.Email: Julie S. Sneed
Ashley Bruce Trehan (Associate) born Jacksonville, Florida, September 16, 1979; admitted to bar, 2007, Florida. Education: Emory University (B.A., 2002); University of Miami (J.D., magna cum laude, 2007). Member: The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Class Action Defense; Class Actions; Securities.Email: Ashley Bruce Trehan
Rena Upshaw-Frazier (Associate) born Tampa, Florida, October 1, 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, Florida. Education: University of South Florida (B.S., 2001); Stetson University (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Securities; Litigation.Email: Rena Upshaw-Frazier
Matthew J. Zipay (Associate) born Youngstown, Ohio, June 27, 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, Florida. Education: Ohio University (B.B.A., cum laude, 2001); University of Miami (J.D., 2003; LL.M., Estate Planning, 2005). Practice Areas: Estate Planning.Email: Matthew J. Zipay
All Attorneys are members of their Local Bar Associations, The Florida Bar and the American Bar Association.