SECTION NEWS

Eric Holshouser of Jacksonville has moved up the ladder and is the 2009-10 Chairman of the Section.  Eric is a shareholder with Fowler White Boggs in Jacksonville.  Jill Schwartz of Winter Park is the new chair-elect, Greg Hearing of Tampa is the Secretary/Treasurer and Sherril Colombo of Miami is the first Legal Education Director of the Section, as the new by-laws eliminate the positions of Legal Education Committee Chair and Continuing Legal Education Subcommittee Chair.  Finally, Alan Orantes Forst remains on the Section’s executive committee after an excellent and productive year as the Section’s chairman,--he was also recently appointed by Governor Crist to a third term as Unemployment Appeals Commission Chairman.

The Section capped off a productive year by being quite busy at the Florida Bar’s Annual Meeting in June.  First, we put on a very well-attended “presidential showcase” CLE seminar, entitled “Employment Law Overview for Law Firms and Law Practices.”  Immediately, afterwards, the Section’s executive council met and voted in four new members to the executive council (EC):  PERC Chair Stephanie Williams Ray of Tallahassee, Zascha Blanco Abbott of Miami, John Trimper of West Palm Beach and Tad Delegal of Jacksonville.  Returning to the EC for a new two-year term are David Block, Scott Fisher, Alan (Ali G.) Gerlach, Richard Johnson, Marguerite Longoria, Patrick Martin, Jonathan Oliff, Cathleen Scott, and Leslie Stein.  Additionally, pursuant to the by-law changes, the EC has its first class of former Section Chairs who will be part of the EC so long as they stay active in the Section.  This group includes Debbie Crumbley Brown, Susan Dolin, F. Damon Kitchen, Steve Meck, Robbie Miles, Cynthia Sass, and Cary Singletary.  Finally, honors were handed out, including volunteer of the year honors bestowed upon Webinar Czar David Block of Miami and Checkoff Editor Shane Muñoz of Tampa.

We are excited about our next CLE seminar at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood on Friday, August 28.  Zascha Blanco Abbott and Frank Shooster have put together a great program, fittingly entitle an A+ Seminar.  The traditional seminar reception will follow the program on Friday and the seminar brochure can be accessed on this website.  Of course, there will be other great programs during the Bar year, including the return of our webinar/teleconference series.  All in all, the Section is poised for another outstanding year and we look forward to the involvement of all our membership in our programs and activities.

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