THE HIllSBoroUGH CoUNTY Bar aSSoCIaTIoN
LAWYER
Mar - apr 2019 | Vol. 29, No. 4
divisions
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features & events
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16 Yld HolidaY HappY Hour
23 leaving no serviCe
MeMBer BeHind CollaBoraTive law
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23 THe 2019 warrior gaMes
are CoMing To TaMpa roseMarY arMsTrong
reCognized BY aBa
CriMinal JusTiCe seCTion
25 HCBa pasT presidenTs
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33 2018 ouTsTanding lawYer
award presenTed To
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34 diversiTY MeMBersHip
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51 HealTHCare law lunCHeon/Cle
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63 solo/sMall FirM seCTion Cle
64 THanks To all our FoX 13
ask-a-lawYer volunTeers!
Editor’s Message by Ed Comey
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HCBA President’s Message
by John A. Schifino
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Yld reCognizes Two
ouTsTanding MeMBers
oF THe legal CoMMuniTY
wiTH annual awards
YLD President’s Message
Jason Whittemore
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CriMinal JusTiCe reForM
advoCaTe adaM Foss
inspires, CHallenges
lawYers aT diversiTY
MeMBersHip lunCHeon
Executive Director’s Message
by John F. Kynes
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in HillsBorougH CounTY
From the State Attorney
by Andrew H. Warren
HCBa MeMBers reCognized
BY THe Florida Bar For
pro Bono serviCe
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MariTal & FaMilY law
seCTion lunCHeon
HolidaY open House
Trial & liTigaTion
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about the Cover
Continuing with our theme of highlighting important historical industries in Florida, this issue’s cover features a beautiful
photo entitled “Seminole Indian cowboys herding cattle in the pasture – Brighton Reservation.” The photo was taken in
Glades County in 1950, and is from the Florida Department of Commerce collection.
Florida has the longest history of ranching of any state in the United States. Florida’s Andalusian/Caribbean cattle were the
first in today’s United States. Some scholars believe that cattle brought by the expeditions of Ponce de Leon in 1521 and
Don Diego de Maldonado in 1540 escaped and survived in the wild in the state. In the 21st century, there are now over 1.7
million cattle in Florida, including nearly one million head of beef cows. Florida is 12th in the nation for beef cattle and 18th
for total cattle and calves. Industry officials assess the annual economic impact of beef cattle ranches at nearly $4 billion.
The Seminoles’ relationship with cattle also has endured for centuries. A new era of Seminole cattle ranching began in
the 1930s, when the Dania and Brighton Seminoles, shown in the cover photo, acquired starter herds. The Seminole Tribe
established the Indian Livestock Association in 1939. In 1944, they created separate cattle enterprises for Brighton and Big Cypress, with the Central Tribal Cattle Organization
providing general supervision. Today, the Seminole Tribe is one of Florida’s leading beef producers.
Photo used with permission from the State Archives of Florida online Florida Memory collection.
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