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C L A S S N OT E S
Chachavech “Golf ” Sukitjavanich
LL.M. ’03, Judge of
the Court of First Instance in
Thailand, was invited to the
Swedish Embassy to speak to
the United Nations Women
about law and gender equality
in Thailand.
Josephine W. “Josie” Thomas
J.D. ’06 was named as chief
of the Criminal Division of
the United States Attorney’s
Office for the Middle District
of Florida. Headquartered in
Tampa with branch offices in
Jacksonville, Ocala, Orlando,
and Ft. Myers, the United
States Attorney’s Office for the
Middle District serves 35 of the
67 counties and over half the
population in Florida.
Jeffery M. Wilkins J.D. ’01
has joined Lippes Mathias
Wexler Friedman LLP as
counsel in the firm’s Jacksonville,
Florida area office. He
focuses his practice on assisting
companies with their landlord
and tenant matters, including
evictions, lease drafting, fair
housing compliance and
property management best
practices.
Lavern J. Wilson J.D. ’06
will become the firm’s first
talent and recruiting partner at
FordHarrison LLP, one of the
country’s largest managementside
labor and employment law
firms. Wilson joined the firm
as a first year associate in 2006
and was promoted to partner in
the Tampa office in 2013.
The law firm of Winderweedle,
Haines, Ward & Woodman,
P.A. recently announced that
Eric F. Werrenrath J.D. ’07 has
joined the firm.
2010s
R. Quincy Bird J.D. ’13 has
joined Carlton Fields in Tampa
as a member of the firm’s Labor
and Employment practice.
Dr. Steven D. Brownlee J.D.
’12 joined the health care
practice at the law firm of
Williams Parker in Sarasota.
The June 14 Sarasota Magazine
reports that Sarah Campbell
J.D. ’11 was recently hired by
Dunlap & Moran, P.A.
Giselle Girones J.D. ’16 has
been selected as a Florida Bar
Business Law Section fellow.
Jeffrey M. Guy J.D. ’11, was
recently named partner at the
Sarasota-based Kirk-Pinkerton,
according to the March 30
Business Observer.
Allison Heim J.D. ’14 recently
presented an oral argument
before the Florida Supreme
Court regarding a civil tolling/
statute of limitations issue in
Dependency Court as well
as statutory interpretation of
the civil designation of a next
friend for minor/incompetent
persons’ access to courts.
Danielle Martin J.D. ’13, was
awarded the 2018 Exceptional
Member of the Year by the Fred
G. Minnis Bar Association at
the Annual Banquet.
Mallory Moretti J.D. ’15, has
joined the Berlin Patten Ebling
law firm, according to Sarasota
Magazine.
Patrick Reid J.D. ’14 is a new
Tampa-based associate in the
firm’s Intellectual Property and
Cybersecurity Practice Groups
at Burr & Forman.
The June 16 PR.COM reports
that Kayla Richmond
J.D./M.B.A. ’13 was selected
to the 2018 Class of Leaders
in the Law by the Florida
Association of Women Lawyers’
Lee County Chapter.
Alex Simser J.D. ’12 M.B.A.
’15 has joined Lowndes,
Drosdick, Doster, Kantor &
Reed.
In Memoriam
Harvey J. Abel LL.B. ’59,
July 18, 2018
Debbie Bergen J.D. ’99,
August 5, 2018
John W. Booth LL.B. ’51,
May 20, 2018
Philip J. Chanfrau J.D. ’70,
March 19, 2018
Susan M. Charles J.D. ’04/
LL.M. ’08, July 15, 2018
Harvey V. Delzer J.D. ’58,
July 28, 2018
Kenneth E. Easley J.D. ’68,
April 24, 2018
Michael E. Fabrikant J.D. ’73,
February 14, 2018
Abraham W. Gibron J.D. ’86,
May 11, 2018
Gregory T. Holtz LL.M. ’16,
June 30, 2018
The June 20 Florida Politics
reports that Jennifer Wilson
J.D. ’15 has moved to
Shumaker Advisors Florida,
LLC, to help boost its Florida
practice.
J. Ryan Yant J.D. ’13 has
joined the Carlton Fields firm as
an associate in its Tampa office.
He is a member of the firm’s
Creditors’ Rights and Bankruptcy
section of the National
Trial Practice group.
William Leffler J.D. ’74,
March 3, 2018
Cameron H. Linton J.D. ’80,
January 15, 2018
Elizabeth R. Mannion J.D. ’81,
July 8, 2018
Richard C. McFarlain LL.B.
’64, March 27, 2018
Patricia Pantaleoni J.D. ’78,
June 26, 2018
Dorothy M. Pessillo J.D. ’83,
May 1, 2018
Frank J. Rouse, J.D. ’67,
July 23, 2018
Robert L. Rowe B.A. ’49/LL.B.
’51, March 18, 2018
Wilton L. Strickland J.D. ’69,
May 1, 2018
W. Rogers Turner LL.B. ’61,
September 2, 2018
Ray E. Ulmer LL.B. ’63,
March 7, 2018
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