around the assoCiation
Chris Altenbernd - Chris W.
Altenbernd has joined Banker
Lopez Gassler P.A., returning to
practice with many of the attorneys
with whom he started his career
in 1975. Altenbernd assists outside
counsel with brief writing and
conducts moot courts prior to
actual oral arguments. He is also
available to assist counsel with the
preparation of jury instructions,
verdict forms, and to advise on
jurisdictional issues.
Bradley Arant Boult
Cummings LLP - is pleased
to announce that former U.S.
Attorney A. Lee Bentley III and
former Assistant U.S. Attorney
Jason mehta have joined the
firm’s Tampa office as partners
in the Government Enforcement
and Investigations Practice Group.
Both served the U.S. Attorney’s
Office for the Middle District of
Florida, based in Tampa and
Jacksonville, respectively.
John C. Connery, Jr. - hill
Ward henderson Shareholder
John C. Connery, Jr. was selected to
serve on the 2017-2018 Association
for Corporate Growth’s (ACG)
Global Board of Directors.
B. Ben Dachepalli - hill
Ward henderson is pleased to
announce Shareholder B. Ben
Dachepalli was elected as chairman
of the board for the Indo-US
Chamber of Commerce.
nicole m. Fluet - Galloway,
Johnson, Tompkins, Burr &
Smith is pleased to announce that
Nicole M. Fluet has been named a
director of the firm. Fluet practices
in the areas of insurance defense,
insurance coverage, construction
defect, first-party property,
intellectual property, and workers
compensation.
Autumn P. George -
Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins,
Burr & Smith is pleased to
announce that Autumn P. George
has been named a director of the
firm. George devotes her practice
to state and federal court litigation
and has tried cases in state and
federal courts and before
administrative law agencies.
Jeffrey W. Gibson -
macfarlane Ferguson &
mcmullen, P.A., congratulates
Shareholder Jeffrey W. Gibson, who
was named the chair of the board
of directors for the Arts Council
of Hillsborough County.
matthew F. hall - hill Ward
henderson Attorney Matthew F.
Hall was elected as board chair
of the National Multiple Sclerosis
Society’s Mid Florida Chapter.
Hall has been involved in the
NMSS for more than three years.
Dee Anna hays - ogletree
Deakins is pleased to announce
that the firm has elevated Dee
Anna Hays to shareholder. Hays
practices in the firm’s Tampa
office and is one of 11 attorneys
elected to the 2018 class of
new shareholders.
Luis Prats - Carlton Fields
is pleased to announce that
Tampa Shareholder Luis “Lu”
Prats has been named office
managing shareholder of the firm’s
Tampa office.
Travis Santos - hill Ward
henderson is pleased to share
that attorney Travis Santos has
been elected as a shareholder
in the firm’s Bankruptcy and
Creditors’ Rights and Commercial
Litigation Groups.
Tom Scarritt - Tampa
Attorney Tom Scarritt was elected
president of the Tampa Ybor City
Rotary Club, one of the largest,
oldest, and most diverse Rotary
Clubs in its District.
matthew Tyson - hill Ward
henderson welcomes its new
associate, Matthew Tyson, in the
firm’s Corporate & Tax Group.
His practice focuses on mergers
and acquisitions, venture capital,
and private equity, as well as
general corporate advice.
mark Wall - hill Ward
henderson Shareholder Mark
Wall has been selected to join
the board of directors for
Family Resources.
Timothy P. Zehnder - hill
Ward henderson is pleased to
announce attorney Timothy P.
Zehnder has been elected to the
Gasparilla International Film
Festival Board of Directors.
To submit Around the Association news,
please email [email protected].
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