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The Checkoff

December 2012

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Outreach Committee

Purpose: The Outreach Committee provides information about the Section’s activities to Section members and the different entities with which the Section interacts. The Committee’s objectives are carried out through its subcommittees.  The purpose, chairs, and membership roster for each of the subcommittees can be accessed by clicking on the links to the subcommittees listed above.

Committee Chair

Eric James Holshouser
Fowler White Boggs, P.A.
50 N. Laura St., Ste. 2800
Jacksonville, FL 32202-3656
Telephone: (904)598-3100
Fax: (904)598-3131
Email: eric.holshouser@fowlerwhite.com
 

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ABA Liaison Subcommittee

Purpose: The ABA Liaison Subcommittee coordinates the Section's activities as they relate to the American Bar Association.

Subcommittee Chair:

 

Guy Farmer II
GrayRobinson, P.A.
50 North Laura St., Suite 1100
Jacksonville, FL 32202
Phone: (904) 598-9929
Email: guy.farmer@gray-robinson.com

James M. Craig
123 North Burlingame Ave
Temple Terrace, FL 33617
Phone: (813) 597-3488
Email: jcraig1031@hotmail.com

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Law School Liaison Subcommittee

Purpose: The Law School Liaison Subcommittee works with the various law schools within the state to inform them of the Section's activities and to encourage law students who may be interested in practicing in the labor and employment area to become involved in the Section and its various activities. The Subcommittee also works with law school administrators to identify law students who demonstrate an interest in labor and employment law and excel academically for consideration of a Section scholarship award. The Section awards such scholarships to students at participating law schools.

Subcommittee Chairs:

Deborah C. Brown
Saint Leo University
PO Box 6665 MC 2246
Saint Leo, FL 33574
Phone: (352)588-8215
Email: deborah.brown02@saintleo.edu

Jonathan Oliff
Foley & Lardner LLP
PO Box 240
Jacksonville, FL 32201
Phone: (904) 359-2000
Email: joliff@foley.com

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Judicial Outreach Subcommittee

Purpose:  The Judicial Outreach Subcommittee is charged with enhancing the exposure and positive interaction between Section members and the Florida Judiciary.  Furthermore, the Subcommittee aspires to elevate the labor and employment law practice in the State of Florida by offering continued opportunity for legal education on labor and employment law issues to the judiciary.

Subcommittee Chairs:

Zascha  Blanco Abbott
Ford & Harrison LLP
100 SE 2nd St. Suite 2150
Miami, FL 33131
Telephone: (305) 808-2107
Facsimile: (305) 808-2101
Email: zabbott@fordharrison.com

John Davis Hoffman
Hoffman & Hoffman,p.a.
848 Brickell Ave Ste 501
Miami, FL 33131-2949
Telephone: (305) 372-2877
Fax: (305) 372-2875
Email: john@hoffmanpa.com

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Local / Voluntary Bar Association Liaison Subcommittee

Purpose: The Local/Voluntary Bar Association Liaison Subcommittee works with the various local bar associations around the state as a liaison for the Section to provide those associations assistance with their labor and employment initiatives.

Subcommittee Chairs:

Ellen Leibovitch
Assouline & Berlowe, PA
2700 N Military Trl Ste 150
Boca Raton, FL 33431
Phone: (561)361-6566
Email: eml@assoulineberlowe.com

Kimberly Hosley
Bogin, Munns & Munns, P.A.
2601 Technology Dr
Orlando, FL 32804
Phone: (407) 407-5781
Email: khosley@boginmunns.com

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EEOC and FEPA Liaison Subcommittee

Purpose: The EEOC and FEPA Subcommittee aspires to educate and enhance the understanding of Section members relating to issues involving the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Fair Employment Practices Agencies.

Subcommittee Chairs:

Robyn Hankins
Hankins & Ator, P.L.
4600 Military Trl Ste 217
Jupiter, FL 33458
Phone: (561) 721-3890
Email: rsh@hankinsator.com

Marquis Heilig
Thompson Sizemore Gonzalez & Hearing, P.A.
201 North Franklin St. Suite 1600
Tampa, FL 33601
Phone: (813) 273-0050
Email: mheilig@tsghlaw.com

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NLRB / PERC Liaison Subcommittee

Purpose: The NLRB/PERC Liaison Subcommittee seeks to educate and enhance the understanding of attorneys concerning the practice of traditional labor law, both before the National Labor Relations Board and the Public Employees Relations Commission, as well as to promote awareness regarding recent developments and best practices in the field of traditional labor law.

Subcommittee Chairs:

Scott Temple Silverman
Akerman Senterfitt
401 E Jackson St Ste 1700
Tampa, FL 33602-5250
Telephone: (813)223-7333
Fax: (813)223-2837
Email: scott.silverman@akerman.com
Nicholas E Karatinos
18920 Dale Mabry Hwy N # STE102
Lutz, FL 33548-4929
Telephone: (813)345-5945
Fax: (813)949-0373
Email: nek1720@aol.com

Stephen A. Meck
Public Employees Relations Commission
4050 Esplanade Way, Suite 150
Tallahassee, FL 32399
Phone: (850) 488-8641
Email: steve.meck@perc.state.fl.us

 

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Wage and Hour Administration Liaison Subcommittee

Purpose: The Wage and Hour Administration Liaison Subcommittee assists Section members whose work is impacted by the Wage and Hour Division to serve their clients more effectively by providing opportunities for the W&H Division to communicate their enforcement initiatives, procedures and expectations to our members and to provide our members opportunities to air their clients’ needs and concerns. 

Subcommittee Chairs:

Marguerite M. Longoria
Burr & Smith LLP
442 West Kennedy Blvd., Suite 300
Tampa, FL 33606
Phone: (813) 253-2010
Facsimile: (813) 254-8391
Email: mlongoria@burrandsmithlaw.com

Alan M. Gerlach, Jr.
Adventist Health System
111 North Orlando Ave.
Winter Park, FL 32789
Phone: (407) 975-1410
Facsimile: (407) 975-1414
Email: Alan.Gerlach@ahss.org

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Membership Outreach Subcommittee

Purpose:  The Membership Outreach Subcommittee encourages Florida Bar members to become members of the Section and further to encourage current Section members to become involved in the Section’s leadership and its various committees and subcommittees. Additionally, the subcommittee seeks information from current Section members regarding what activities they would like to see the Section undertake and what services members would like to see the Section provide.

Subcommittee Chairs:

Leslie Reicin Stein
Leslie Reicin Stein, P.L.
99 Ladoga Ave.
Tampa, FL 33606
Telephone: (813) 251-6594
Email: Leslie.Stein2@verizon.net

Robyn Rusignuolo
Community Health Solutions of America, Inc.
1000 118th Ave N
Saint Petersburg, Florida 33716
Telephone: (727)565-0159
Email: rrusignuolo@chsamerica.com

 

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