AROUND THE ASSOCIATION
Jordan D. August – Carlton
Fields is pleased to announce that
Jordan D. August has been elected
to shareholder. August practices in
the areas of taxation, estate, and
business planning.
Steven L. Brannock – Steve
Brannock of Brannock &
Humphries recently presented
“Florida Writs” at The Florida Bar
Basic Appellate Practice Seminar
and “Original Proceedings” for
The Florida Bar Appellate Practice
Board Certification Boot Camp.
Edward Carbone – Pennington,
P.A., is pleased to announce the
expansion of its Tampa office with
the addition of Partner Edward
Carbone. Carbone’s practice focuses
on medical malpractice defense
litigation, healthcare litigation, and
healthcare risk management advice.
Cristina A. Castellvi – Fee &
Jeffries, PA welcomes Cristina A.
Castellvi, who has joined the firm
in Tampa as an associate attorney
focusing on business litigation.
Erin Dunnavant – Danahy &
Murray, is proud to announce that
trial attorney Erin Dunnavant has
joined the firm. Her practice
encompasses all phases of first party
insurance claims, including litigation
in both state and federal courts.
Dunnavant represents policyholders
on commercial and residential
property disputes and resulting bad
faith litigation.
Austin Eason – Carlton Fields
is pleased to announce that Austin
Marshall Eason has joined the firm as
an associate in Tampa. He is a member
of the firm’s Health Care practice.
Scott Feather – Carlton
Fields congratulates Scott Feather,
who has been elected to shareholder.
Feather is a commercial litigator
who defends and prosecutes a
diverse range of disputes, including
complex matters in both federal and
state court and in arbitration.
GrayRobinson –
GrayRobinson, P.A. announces
it has acquired Washington, D.C.-
based lobbying firm Eris Group,
LLC, effective February 1. The
acquisition extends GrayRobinson’s
capabilities beyond Florida and
expands its capacity to serve clients
with federal lobbying needs.
Heather DeGrave – Walters
Levine & Lozano, is pleased to
announce that the firm has changed
its name to Walters Levine Lozano
& DeGrave with the addition of
Heather DeGrave to its practice.
DeGrave is a pivotal member of
the firm’s civil litigation team,
where she practices in the areas of
construction, collections, creditors’
rights, and business litigation. Carie Hall – Rumberger, Kirk
& Caldwell has named Carie Hall
as partner. Hall focuses her practice
in the areas of casualty and product
liability litigation.
Danielle Diaz – Greenberg
Traurig is pleased to announce the
elevation of Tampa office attorney
Danielle M. Diaz to Of Counsel.
Diaz focuses her practice on
complex commercial litigation in
federal and state court. Jourdan Haynes – Carlton
Fields is pleased to announce that
Jourdan Haynes has been elected to
shareholder. Haynes counsels on a
wide range of complex commercial
real estate matters, with an emphasis
on property acquisition.
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Katherine Heckert – Carlton
Fields is pleased to announce that
Katherine Heckert has been elected
to shareholder. Heckert is a Florida
Board-certified specialist in construc -
tion law, who advises and represents
construction clients in mediation,
arbitration, and litigation proceedings.
Celene H. Humphries –
Celene Humphries of Brannock
& Humphries recently presented
“Appellate Considerations During
Trial” at The Florida Bar Young
Lawyers Division’s Basic Trial
Practice Seminar.
R. Craig Mayfield – Bradley
Arant Boult Cummings LLP has
announced that R. Craig Mayfield
has been named managing partner
of the firm’s Tampa office.
Andy Mayts – GrayRobinson,
P.A. congratulates attorney Andy
Mayts, who has been selected as a
fellow of the Construction Lawyers
Society of America. The Society is
an invitation-only construction law
honorary society with membership
limited to 1,200 practicing Fellows
from the United States and around
the globe.
Thomas Palermo – Thomas
Palermo of the U.S. Attorney’s
Office wrote an article on the opioid
crisis from the perspective of a
federal prosecutor. That article, “The
Opioid Crisis,” was published in the
American Bar Association’s Criminal
Justice magazine (Winter 2019).
Lauren Raines – Bradley
Arant Boult Cummings LLP
welcomes Lauren G. Raines, who has
joined the firm’s Tampa office as a
partner in the Banking and Financial
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