AROUND THE ASSOCIATION
Brannock & Humphries -
Steven L. Brannock, Celene H.
Humphries, and Ceci Berman
of Brannock & Humphries were
ranked by the 2017 Chambers USA
Guide as among the best business
lawyers in Florida for appellate
litigation. Additionally, Brannock,
Humphries, and Berman were
named among Florida Trend’s Legal
Elite for appellate practice.
Carlton Fields - Carlton
Fields is pleased to announce
that its White Collar Crime and
Government Investigations practice
was ranked number one nationally
for the tenth consecutive year in
the 2017 Chambers USA Guide to
America’s Leading Business Lawyers.
Chambers also named Carlton
Fields white collar crime attorneys
— Adam P. Schwartz and
Michael S. Pasano — as leading
lawyers in the Guide.
Ronald A. Christaldi - The
law firm of Shumaker, Loop
& Kendrick, LLP, is pleased to
announce that Tampa partner
Ronald A. Christaldi has been
appointed by Tampa Mayor Bob
Buckhorn to the City of Tampa
Charter Review Commission.
The Charter Review Commission
is a nine-person commission whose
purpose is to review the Home Rule
Charter and propose any amend -
ments or revisions for placement on
the ballot for consideration by voters.
Christaldi also joins the Hillsborough
Economic Development
Corporation’s International
Business Development Committee.
Leonardo M. Dosoretz - The
law firm of Shumaker, Loop &
Kendrick, LLP also is pleased to
announce that Tampa associate
Leonardo M. Dosoretz has been
elected to the board of directors of
the Hispanic Services Council.
The Hispanic Services Council is
a community-based organization
working to improve the quality
of life of all Hillsborough County
residents by promoting academic
success of children and youth,
providing immigration legal services,
supporting the development of
healthy communities, and
promoting leadership and
engagement among Latinos.
Hissing brings over 26 years of
experience in representing creditors,
trustees and other parties in
bankruptcy cases.
Joseph T. Eagleton - Joseph
T. Eagleton of Brannock &
Humphries has been appointed
chair of The Florida Bar’s
Appellate Practice Section’s Pro
Bono Committee, and as a member
of the Section’s Executive Council. Vivian Cortes Hodz - Vivian
Cortes Hodz, of Cortes Hodz
Family Law & Mediation, P.A.,
was nominated by HAWL and
recognized by the Florida Association
of Women Lawyers as a 2017
Leader in the Law. Hodz also
received the 2016-2017 Diversity
Leadership Grant Outstanding
Program Award from the Florida
Bar Standing Committee on
Diversity and Inclusion for the 2017
Tampa Bay Area Voluntary Bar
Leaders’ Summit, a joint program
of HCBA, GEBA and the Tampa
Hispanic Bar Association.
Leonard H. Gilbert -
Holland & Knight’s Leonard
H. Gilbert, a partner in the firm’s
Tampa office, was honored on
June 19 at the International
Insolvency Institute’s (III)
Legendary Dinner, held at Middle
Temple in London, England. Grant Kindrick - The
Bleakley Bavol Law Firm is
pleased to announce the promotion
of Grant Kindrick from associate
attorney to partner. Upon gradua -
tion from George Washington Law
School in 2010, Kindrick joined
the firm as an associate attorney.
Hill Ward Henderson - Hill
Ward Henderson received many
high rankings and citations for its
attorneys and practice groups for
the 16th consecutive year in the
recently published Chambers USA
Guide. Six practice areas of the
firm were highlighted and ranked
in the publication for excellence in
service - Construction; Corporate
M&A and Private Equity; General
Commercial Litigation; Real Estate;
Real Estate: Land Use & Zoning;
and Taxation. Celene H. Humphries -
Celene H. Humphries of Brannock
& Humphries was selected to
serve a second term as chair of
the Florida Justice Association’s
Appellate Practice Section.
Brad Hissing - Wetherington
Hamilton, P.A. is pleased to
announce that attorney Brad
Hissing has joined their team. Catherine Peek McEwen -
The Honorable Catherine Peek
Scott G. Johnson - United
States Navy Commander (Retired)
Scott G. Johnson has joined Shutts
& Bowen LLP in its Tampa office
as a senior attorney in the firm’s
Government Contracts and
Corporate Law Practice Groups.
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