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AROUND THE ASSOCIATION Continued from page 70 great asset to the firm’s appellate and insurance practice areas. J. Suzanne Lehner - In January 2017, J. Suzanne Lehner became the managing partner of the Tampa office of Simon Reed & Salazar. Dennis LeVine - Partner in the Kelley Kronenberg Tampa office, Dennis LeVine has been appointed to the Committee on Chapter 7 Issues for the Commission on Consumer Bankruptcy, created by the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI). The Commission is a 15-member expert panel that aims to modernize the consumer bankruptcy system. LeVine is one of 10 attorneys appointed to the Chapter 7 Issues Committee supporting the newly created Commission. Matthew S. Mudano - Matthew S. Mudano has become Of Counsel to Cole Scott & Kissane in its Tampa Office. Mudano will serve in the firm’s Trial Department focusing in the areas of insurance defense, medical malpractice defense and complex commercial matters. Woodrow “Woody” Pollack - a shareholder in the Intellectual Property & Technology Practice of international law firm Greenberg Traurig, has been appointed to The Florida Bar’s Intellectual Property Certification Committee. Mark J. Ragusa - Gunster is pleased to announce that shareholder Mark J. Ragusa has been appointed incoming chair of 0,AA?>B:395 +BB/41@B7@-.?> The Florida Bar’s Clients’ Security Fund Committee. Maria del Carmen Ramos - The law firm of Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP is pleased to announce that Tampa partner Maria del Carmen Ramos was selected TAMPA Magazine’s Top Lawyer 2017 in the category of Immigration as voted on by her peers. Hala Sandridge - Tampa attorney Hala Sandridge took office July 1 as the first vice president of The Florida Bar Foundation, a statewide charitable organization whose mission is to provide greater access to justice. Sandridge, co-managing shareholder of the Tampa office of Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney, practices in the area of appellate law. Mark A. Sessums - Mark A. Sessums of Sessums Law Group, P.A., was chair of the trial advocacy-themed Institute of the Florida Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers in Orlando. Dipa Shah - Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP, is pleased to announce that Tampa attorney Dipawali “Dipa” S. Shah has been elected to the board of directors of the American Lung Association for Tampa Bay. Robert Shimberg - Hill Ward Henderson is pleased to announce that shareholder Robert Shimberg has been awarded a “Leader and Game Changer Award” for his contributions to the nonprofit organization, Men of Vision (MOV). Shimberg and his wife Michelle created a summer job program for the young men of MOV and helped facilitate their efforts to earn a job with some of their firm’s clients that are partnering in their efforts. Murray Silverstein - Tampa attorney Murray Silverstein has been reappointed by The Florida Bar to a three-year term on the board of The Florida Bar Foundation, a statewide charitable organization whose mission is to provide greater access to justice. Silverstein is an attorney at Greenspoon Marder, P.A., where he focuses his practice on commercial litigation and class actions. Alison Verges Walters - a partner in the Tampa office of full-service business law firm, Kelley Kronenberg was named one of the 25 Most Influential Women in Collections by Collection Advisor Magazine, a national magazine designed exclusively for collection professionals. David B. Weinstein - David B. Weinstein, managing shareholder of the Tampa office of international law firm Greenberg Traurig, P.A., was appointed to the board of directors for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Tampa Bay. To submit news for Around the Association or Jury Trial Information, please email [email protected]. To view additional HCBA news and events, go to www.facebook.com/ HCBAtampabay. 59