Florida Justice Association EAGLE Tribute Book 2023

EAGLE TRIBUTE

HONORING GENEROUS CONTRIBUTIONS OF EAGLE MEMBERS

Justice, the cornerstone of American democracy, is the mission of the Florida Justice Association® Our organization is made stronger by our members’ partnership as we protect and promote a fair and effective civil justice system in our state.

The Florida Justice Association’s EAGLE® program encourages and recognizes members who lean in, exert the extra effort, and go the extra mile. Our distinguished EAGLE® leaders are respected throughout the state for their dedication to their craft and their work for the betterment of our profession and future.

As a member of this elite group, we thank our EAGLEs for their contributions and support that allow our organization to amplify the Florida Justice Association’s abilities.

Since its founding in 1961, the Florida Justice Association® has been a reckoning force in the political debates and public policy that have shaped Florida. As our organization grows, so does our reach. Each year the Florida Justice Association’s team has grown more successful in defending the civil justice system’s integrity.

Thank you, Florida Justice Association® EAGLEs, for your unwavering commitment to supporting our mission and your perseverance in protecting justice for all Floridians.

PRESIDENT’S LETTER

DEAR FJA® EAGLE® MEMBERS:

As FJA® President-elect throughout the past year, I witnessed firsthand the incredible support and camaraderie that exists within the FJA®. It has been an honor to work alongside colleagues dedicated to protecting our civil justice system and defending it against those who are actively engaging in activities to destroy it and block access to the courts.

This past year has been one of the most challenging years in FJA’s history. We were faced with an army of opponents, all heavily invested in passing a slate of bills during the 2023 legislative session that would limit the ability of average Floridians to hold wrongdoers accountable with measures that significantly blocked access to the courts.

Despite this, and the 429 lobbyists hired by our opponents to pass these laws, the FJA, and specifically the EAGLE program, were able to expand our base to fight back, with an army of FJA members that fought the Chamber and the Insurance Industry. Frankly this incredible response is one I expected because I have learned over the years that the DNA of this organization is such that it thrives in the face of adversity. It has been an honor to work alongside our EAGLE members, new and old as we fought together in the battle of a generation to defend Florida’s civil justice system from those actively seeking to destroy it.

Thanks to all who responded to the call. I am happy to report that the ranks of our EAGLE program are bigger and stronger than ever. This afforded us the vital resources necessary to mobilize in Tallahassee during the 2023 legislative session.

Our EAGLE® members also helped us mobilize hundreds of citizen advocates from throughout Florida to advocate against the omnibus tort legislation, HB 837. Mobilizing these citizen voices to share real-world stories is critical. With FJA members’ support, we will continue to focus on giving a platform to your clients as part of our advocacy program for many years to come.

It is because of FJA’s EAGLE program that these client stories were heard. A special thanks to all who mobilized their clients and local organizations to help in our efforts in Tallahassee.

This year, as your President, I am committed to continuing to fight. The attacks on our civil justice system will not stop and will only seek to further limit access to the courts. It is going to take every one of our members working together to preserve justice for all.

I hope that each of you will join me in welcoming new members and showcasing the good work that we do. As EAGLE® members, you understand the importance of protecting our practice, our clients, and the civil justice system, and I am grateful for your ongoing dedication and support.

This Tribute Book is dedicated to you, fellow EAGLEs. In this book, you will find:

• 2023 EAGLE Legacy Award recipients

• 2023 Legend, Gold, Silver and Bronze EAGLE Award recipients

• 2023 Recruiting Champion

• Lifetime Recruiting Champions

• EAGLE Hall of Fame Members and 2023 Inductees

• Previous Legend EAGLE Award recipients

• Business Friends of EAGLE

As we continue to navigate the challenges ahead, I urge all of my fellow EAGLEs, to stand with us and help carry on the fight. If we stand together, committed unwaveringly to the work required to preserve justice, we will not be defeated.

Thank you for your friendship, your strength, and your continued dedication to the FJA®.

Sincerely,

Stephen F. Cain, FJA® President

TOP RECRUITING CHAMPION AWARD

EAGLE® hosts an annual competition to recognize our members who tirelessly recruit new contributors to the Florida Justice Association®. The efforts of these individuals enable EAGLE® to grow at an impressive rate and help encourage new leadership in our organization. Each year, we recognize the member who raises the most for our EAGLE® Program.

2023 TOP RECRUITING CHAMPION:

Our top recruiting champion for this year is Curry Pajcic, who will be honored with our #1 Recruiting Champion Award at the 2023 Annual Convention in Orlando, FL.

The FJA shows its appreciation for Curry’s efforts by presenting him with a gift graciously donated by Trial Lawyer National Portrait Gallery, a current EAGLE Business Friend.

THOMAS JEFFERSON

This award recognizes the efforts of one individual who enables the growth of the FJA EAGLE program through tireless recruitment of new contributors to the FJA, and encourages new leadership in our organization. Each year, Trevor Goring of the Trial Lawyer National Portrait Gallery provides a limited edition print on canvas to the top recruiter. This year’s print is of founding father, Thomas Jefferson.

YOUR EAGLE COMMITMENT PROVIDES THE TOOLS AND RESOURCES

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LIFETIME RECRUITING CHAMPIONS

EAGLE® EXCALIBUR

$500,000

LIFETIME CONTRIBUTION

The EAGLE Excalibur, established in 2013, recognizes an exceptionally generous lifetime commitment of $500,000 or more to the FJA® EAGLE® Program.

2023 INDUCTEE

CHRISTIAN D. SEARCY Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley, P.A.

STUART Z. GROSSMAN, Grossman Roth Yaffa Cohen, P.A.

LEWIS S. (MIKE) EIDSON, JR. Colson Hicks Eidson

C. STEVEN YERRID The Yerrid Law Firm, P.A.

F. GREGORY BARNHART Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley, P.A.

WAYNE HOGAN Terrell Hogan

$960,000

$507,500

EAGLE

CENTURION $250,000 LIFETIME CONTRIBUTION

The EAGLE® Centurion, introduced in 2014, recognizes an exceptionally generous lifetime individual commitment of $250,000 or more to the FJA® EAGLE Program.

2023 INDUCTEES

PAST INDUCTEES

Christian Searcy

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley, P.A.

$960,000

C. Steven Yerrid

The Yerrid Law Firm, P.A.

$934,200

Wayne Hogan Terrell Hogan

$922,500

Fredric Levin

Levin Papantonio Rafferty

$625,750

F. Gregory Barnhart Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley, P.A.

$620,000

Lewis (Mike) Eidson, Jr. Colson Hicks Eidson

$575,000

Stuart Grossman Grossman Roth Yaffa Cohen, P.A.

$507,500

Neal Roth

Grossman Roth Yaffa Cohen, P.A.

$459,550

William Merlin, Jr. Merlin Law Group, P.A. $448,500

Michael Maher The Maher Law Firm, P.A. $447,833.32

Dale Swope Swope Rodante PA $440,000

Michael Haggard The Haggard Law Firm

$437,900.65

NFP Structured Settlements

NFP Structured Settlements

$386,333

Alex Alvarez The Alvarez Law Firm $380,000

Theodore Leopold Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC $379,999.65

Troy Rafferty Levin Papantonio Rafferty $375,000

LRG Settlement Advisors LRG Settlement Advisors

$371,595

Richard Slawson Richard Slawson, P.A. $371,000

Larry Stewart Stewart Tilghman Fox Bianchi & Cain, P.A. $367,000

Lee Gunn IV Gunn Law Group, P.A. $365,000

Richard Roselli Roselli & McNelis, P.A. $339,000

S. Sammy Cacciatore Nance | Cacciatore $329,998.74

Lance Block Law Offices of Lance Block, P.A. $314,000

Fred Cunningham Domnick Cunningham & Yaffa $311,566.65

Iberiabank IBERIABANK

$310,000

Mark Clark Clark, Fountain, La Vista, Littky-Rubin & Whitman LLP $303,150

John Romano Romano Law Group $296,575.30

James Gustafson, Jr. Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley, P.A. $292,500

Howard Coker Coker Law $285,675

Edward Ricci, Sr. $265,000

Douglas K. Burnetti Burnetti, P.A. $251,000

James Wilkes II Wilkes & Associates, P.A. $250,500

LAKE H. LYTAL III

LYTAL, REITER, SMITH, IVEY & FRONRATH, LLP

STUART N. RATZAN, RATZAN WEISSMAN & BOLDT 253,500 $265,000

EAGLE ® LEGEND

$100,000 LIFETIME CONTRIBUTION

EAGLE ® LEGENDS EXEMPLIFY THE LEGACY OF FJA’S FOUNDERS AND HOLD THE DISTINCTION OF LEADING BY FORGING NEW PATHWAYS OF ACHIEVEMENT

ith more than 40 years of experience and over two hundred jury trials, Fred Abbott has vast experience handling a variety of significant injury and wrongful death cases. Fred is a Board Certified civil trial attorney, named top 100 trial lawyer y The National Trial Lawyers. Fred has received an “AV Preeminent” rating from Martindale-Hubbell. He has also been recognized as one of Florida’s “Super Lawyers” for the last several years, and has received a perfect Avvo 10.0 rating.

Fred Abbott previously served as president of the Jacksonville Justice Association (JJA) and has dedicated himself to building an organization that will help plaintiffs’ trial lawyers secure justice for their clients by providing them with the tools and resources needed to improve and enhance their trial skills. In addition to serving as JJA President, he is also an active member of the Florida Justice Association, Florida Bar, American Association for Justice and a founding sponsor of the Civil Justice Foundation.

Fred believes in giving back to his community and contributes his time and financial support to several Jacksonville non-profit organizations including Special Olympics Duval County, MADD, Jacksonville Area Legal Aid (JALA), and St. Johns Riverkeeper.

Prior to practicing law, Fred played football for the University of Florida Gators. He was selected as Team Captain and voted All-South Eastern Conference Middle Line Backer in 1972. He was later inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame in 1988 and received Fergie Ferguson Award 1972 for outstanding leadership, character and courage. The Minnesota Vikings picked Fred Abbott in the 1973 NFL Draft. Fred went on to play three years of professional football but was forced into early retirement after tearing all four ligaments and both cartilages in his knee. With the encouragement of his mentor, Fred decided to return to UF for law school, where he earned his J.D. in 1978.

F. CATFISH ABBOTT ABBOTT LAW GROUP

EAGLE ® LEGEND

$100,000 LIFETIME CONTRIBUTION

EAGLE ® LEGENDS EXEMPLIFY THE LEGACY OF FJA’S FOUNDERS AND HOLD THE DISTINCTION OF LEADING BY FORGING NEW PATHWAYS OF ACHIEVEMENT

STEPHEN A. BARNES

tephen Barnes is the founder of The Barnes Trial Group. Stephen exclusively represents family members and victims of personal injury and wrongful death. One hundred percent of his practice is dedicated to representing these persons in their pursuit of justice and fair compensation for the harms and losses suffered as a result of the inattention and carelessness of other people and companies.

A lifelong resident of Florida, Stephen attended the University of Florida and obtained his undergraduate degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance. He earned his Juris Doctorate at Stetson University College of Law in St. Petersburg in two and a half years.

Over his 18-year career, Stephen has been recognized as a pre-eminent and highly skilled trial lawyer by many attorney rating and certification organizations, including The Florida Bar, the National Board of Trial Advocacy, the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), Florida Trend and Tampa Bay Magazine.

Stephen became one of the youngest board-certified civil trial attorneys in Florida at age 33 and is proud to be “AV Preeminent” peer review rated by MartindaleHubbell.

Stephen strongly believes that it is his moral obligation to provide his clients with the strength and attention they need. He aims to obtain a full recovery of money damages to balance the harms and losses suffered by the client.

He is the proud husband of his wife, Jessica, who cares for their five children, Ashley, Audrey, Matthew, Myles, Mason, their dog Lola, and a family of hens, Penelope, Genevieve, Gwendolyn & Madeline. The Barnes family is a member of South Tampa Fellowship where they attend services. They are proud to live and work in the Tampa Bay area.

BARNES TRIAL GROUP

EAGLE ® LEGEND

$100,000 LIFETIME CONTRIBUTION

EAGLE ® LEGENDS EXEMPLIFY THE LEGACY OF FJA’S FOUNDERS AND HOLD THE DISTINCTION OF LEADING BY FORGING NEW PATHWAYS OF ACHIEVEMENT

J. CLANCEY BOUNDS

Clancey Bounds, the founder of Bounds Law Group, has been a practicing trial lawyer for 28 years. Clancey graduated from the University of Florida with a Bachelors in Political Science in 1990 and thereafter obtained his Juris Doctorate degree from Stetson University College of Law in 1993.

During his career he has litigated cases in multiple states including Florida, California, Arizona, New Jersey, North Carolina and Georgia. He is licensed to practice law in five states and has been admitted to practice in multiple federal jurisdictions.

Prior to founding Bounds Law Group, Clancey was a partner with a statewide medical malpractice defense firm and exclusively represented physicians and hospitals in medical malpractice matters. After deciding to change the focus of his practice to the injured and their families, Clancey joined the national firm of Maher Guiley and Maher, where he was responsible for running the firm’s medical negligence litigation department.

Clancey is an accomplished trial lawyer whose practice involves primarily medical negligence litigation. He is a frequent lecturer to legal associations on the subject of medical negligence and has been listed as a Super Lawyers “Rising Star” in the area of medical malpractice litigation.

BOUNDS LAW GROUP

EAGLE ® LEGEND

$100,000 LIFETIME CONTRIBUTION

EAGLE ® LEGENDS EXEMPLIFY THE LEGACY OF FJA’S FOUNDERS AND HOLD THE DISTINCTION OF LEADING BY FORGING NEW PATHWAYS OF ACHIEVEMENT

LAURIE BRIGGS

LSearcy Denney since 1994 and became a Shareholder in 2020. She operates the firm’s tobacco litigation unit, overseeing the day-to-day work on behalf of more than 150 clients and their families.

A former high school teacher and coach, Laurie received a master’s degree in educational leadership from State University of New York at Plattsburgh and an undergraduate degree in education from the State University of New York at Albany. She earned her J.D. from Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law and was admitted to The Florida Bar in 1993. She is admitted to practice in multiple District Courts and, in 2012, was admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court.

Since 2014, Laurie has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Florida Justice Association, and currently serves as the Treasurer of the organization. She has been honored with FJA’s B.J. Masterson Award for Professionalism and was the first woman to receive its Mickey Smiley Award for mentoring young lawyers. In 2021, Laurie won the

Gold Cornerstone Award in recognition of her dedicated efforts in support of

Laurie is also an active member of the American Justice Association, where she was a national finalist for the Trial Lawyers Care Award for dedication to charitable work in her community. She serves on the Florida Bar’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee and has served on the Bar’s Student Education and Admission to the Bar Committee. She serves on the Palm Beach County Justice Association’s Social Justice Committee as a co-chair, and on Police Reform Committee. She is also a member of the American Bar Association, the Palm Beach County Bar Association, and the American Civil Liberties Union.

A long-time advocate for women and families, Laurie is on the board of Friends of Foster Children of Palm Beach County, Inc., president of her homeowners’ association, and president of the firm’s charity, SDSBS Giving B.A.C.K. She is a member of the Palm Beach County Women’s Chamber of Commerce.

SEARCY DENNEY SCAROLA BARNHART & SHIPLEY

EAGLE ® LEGEND

$100,000 LIFETIME CONTRIBUTION

EAGLE ® LEGENDS EXEMPLIFY THE LEGACY OF FJA’S FOUNDERS AND HOLD THE DISTINCTION OF LEADING BY FORGING NEW PATHWAYS OF ACHIEVEMENT

TIFFANY FADDIS

DAN NEWLIN INJURY ATTORNEYS

Tiffany Faddis is a trial lawyer with Dan Newlin Injury Attorneys. She has been practicing law in Orlando for the past 20 years.

Tiffany’s passion for litigation and trying cases is tireless. She has devoted her life’s work to helping injured victims and families through very difficult times, and is committed to achieving justice for her clients.

Tiffany’s desire to be an attorney started at a very young age. Just shy of her thirteenth

birthday, her brother suffered a TBI (traumatic brain injury) following a tragic automobile accident. He was in a coma for four and a half months, leaving him severely disabled. Tiffany witnessed her mom fighting an insurance company to get proper care for her brother. Through this experience, she personally understands that injured people have the right to be represented by an attorney who will ensure that the insurance company does not deny or minimize any benefits or compensation.

She is committed to serving her legal profession as well as her community. Tiffany served as the 61st and 3rd female President of the prestigious Florida Justice Association. She also had the honor of serving as the President of the Central Florida Trial Lawyers Association, President of the Hispanic Bar Association of Central Florida, and honored to serve as the Chair of the Ninth Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee of The Florida Bar.

Tiffany has been recognized by Super Lawyers, The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Civil Trial Lawyers, The National Trial Lawyers Top 25 Motor Vehicle Trial Lawyers, The Best Lawyers in America, America’s Top 100 Personal Injury Attorneys, and Orlando City Magazine as one of Orlando’s Best Lawyers. Tiffany is “AV Preeminent” rated by Martindale-Hubbell.

She has been honored by her peers in the legal profession with various recognitions through recent years. She was honored to be the recipient of the Central Florida Association of Women Lawyers Inaugural Distinction Award “Legacy Builder,” Barry University’s Inaugural President’s Law Medallion Award recognizing exemplary service and professional distinction, Orange County Bar Association Star of the Bar, and several awards by the Florida Justice Association including the Mickey Smiley Award, the Rising Star Award and the Cornerstone Award, just to name a few.

EAGLE ® LEGEND

$100,000 LIFETIME CONTRIBUTION

EAGLE ® LEGENDS EXEMPLIFY THE LEGACY OF FJA’S FOUNDERS AND HOLD THE DISTINCTION OF LEADING BY FORGING NEW PATHWAYS OF ACHIEVEMENT

MARYANN FURMAN

THE NURSE LAWYER, P.A.

Vegas and graduated with honors. Maryann was the first person in her family to obtain a college degree and the only one to obtain a doctorate’s degree.

an attorney Maryann uses her education and experience in nursing to further her litigation strategy in the areas of personal injury liability and damages.

Maryann Furman is a board certified civil trial lawyer and the founding partner of The Nurse Lawyer, P.A. Maryann was born and raised in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She grew up from very humble beginnings, but always wanted to obtain the best education possible and become successful. She supported herself through law school while still working as a registered nurse full time.

Maryann received a Bachelor of Science

Degree in Nursing from Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. Maryann attended law school at the University of Nevada Las

Maryann started her legal career as an assistant public defender in Pinellas County. There she represented both adults and juveniles charged with misdemeanors and felonies, and she tried over thirty criminal cases.

Prior to opening her own law firm, Maryann worked for nearly 5 years at a plaintiff’s personal injury firm in the Tampa and Brandon area. While there she tried many personal injury cases that resulted in numerous multi-million dollar verdicts.

She litigates nearly all types of injury cases, including car accident cases, commercial truck accident cases, general negligence actions, defective products cases, and wrongful death. As

Maryann is an “AV Preeminent” rated attorney with Martindale-Hubbell. Maryann has been named a Super Lawyer every year from 2012 to the present and is member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum. Maryann was also named one of the Top Lawyers of Tampa 2014 by Tampa Bay Magazine.

Maryann is licensed to practice law in Florida in both state and federal courts, and is an active member of several state and national professional legal associations, including the Florida Justice Academy, the American Association for Justice, the Hillsborough County Bar Association, Clearwater Bar Association, St. Petersburg Bar Association and the Tampa Bay Trial Lawyers Association.

EAGLE ® LEGEND

$100,000 LIFETIME CONTRIBUTION

EAGLE ® LEGENDS EXEMPLIFY THE LEGACY OF FJA’S FOUNDERS AND HOLD THE DISTINCTION OF LEADING BY FORGING NEW PATHWAYS OF ACHIEVEMENT

TERENCE GROSS

P.A,

Terence A. Gross is the founder and managing partner at Gross & Schuster, P.A. Terence earns his client’s trust with his extensive litigation experience.

In order to stay abreast of emerging changes in the law, Terence regularly conducts continuing legal education programs. He is a frequent speaker at personal injury seminars for attorneys in the area, teaches at Pensacola State College in the paralegal program, and has published articles on Florida insurance laws. Additionally, he has conducted over 50 live personal injury seminars throughout the state of Florida.

Terence Gross has handled thousands of automobile negligence cases and strives to obtain just compensation from insurance companies that are reluctant to pay valid claims against their insureds.

Terence is a Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, and is “AV Preeminent” by MartindaleHubbell. Terence is a past chair of Escambia Santa Rosa County Bar Association’s CLE Committee, a past chair of the Florida Bar’s Grievance Committee, and a member of the Florida Bar’s Arbitration Committee.

GROSS & SCHUSTER,

EAGLE ® LEGEND

$100,000 LIFETIME CONTRIBUTION

EAGLE ® LEGENDS EXEMPLIFY THE LEGACY OF FJA’S FOUNDERS AND HOLD THE DISTINCTION OF LEADING BY FORGING NEW PATHWAYS OF ACHIEVEMENT

STEPHEN HOSKINS

HOSKINS, TURCO, LLOYD & LLOYD

Steve Hoskins is the Senior Partner at Hoskins, Turco, Lloyd & Lloyd, concentrating in the areas of car accidents, truck accidents, slip & fall accidents, wrongful death and insurance litigation matters.

After receiving his legal training from the distinguished Cumberland School of Law in Birmingham, Alabama, Steve was admitted to The Florida Bar in 1980 and now has over 38 years of experience in personal injury litigation.

Steve is a Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, proudly serving the people and communities of Port St. Lucie, Vero Beach, Fort Pierce, and Okeechobee in the Middle and Southern District Federal Courts. Board certification is one of the highest recognitions a lawyer can receive, recognizing an attorney’s knowledge, skill and proficiency, professionalism, and ethics in his or her practice. Currently, only 7 percent of all the lawyers in Florida, not just personal injury attorneys, are Board Certified and recognized as legal experts dedicated to professional excellence.

Steve is a native of Fort Pierce and his family has been here since 1908. For decades, Steve Hoskins has been steadfast in demanding justice and fighting for the rights of his fellow Treasure Coast and Lake Okeechobee area neighbors who have been harmed because of the negligence of others. Steve has been recognized with numerous professional and community awards for both his legal services and charitable contributions; the most recent of which include the Florida Justice Association’s BRONZE EAGLE award, which recognizes Steve’s leadership when it comes to upholding the civil justice system and protecting the rights of Florida citizens.

EAGLE ® LEGEND

$100,000 LIFETIME CONTRIBUTION

EAGLE ® LEGENDS EXEMPLIFY THE LEGACY OF FJA’S FOUNDERS AND HOLD THE DISTINCTION OF LEADING BY FORGING NEW PATHWAYS OF ACHIEVEMENT

CHRISTOPHER LIGORI

hristopher Ligori is dedicated to protecting the rights of accident victims Floridian. He lives with his wife Sherrie and daughters Alessandria and Juliana.

Chris is a zealous advocate for his clients. He aggressively and diligently pursues their claims and causes. Chris has tried over 100 cases to verdict. Chris regularly receives requests to speak around Florida, teaching other lawyers how to handle and try personal injury cases.

Chris spent years as a Lead Trial Attorney as an Assistant State Attorney at the Hillsborough County State Attorney’s Office and later worked for an insurance defense firm. Chris always knew he wanted to help those who suffered injuries. He now uses the insider knowledge and experience gained as an Assistant State Attorney to benefit his clients, navigate them through the litigation process, and maximize their results.

Chris handles cases involving auto accidents, motorcycle accidents, pedestrian accidents, bicycle accidents, premises liability, slip or trip and falls, negligent security (victims of violent crimes on private property), products liability, and defective drugs, defective medical products, nursing home and medical negligence cases. He has handled many cases involving catastrophic injuries and wrongful death.

Chris is a board member of the Florida Justice Association and an active FJ PAC Trustee. He has received several prestigious ratings and awards including an invitation to the National Trial Lawyers top 100 Lawyers, “AV Preeminent” Rating by Martindale-Hubbell, Nation’s Top One Percent, Rue Ratings Best Attorneys of America, and has been rated as one of the best 10 Law Firms in America by the Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys.

CHRISTOPHER LIGORI & ASSOCIATES

EAGLE ® LEGEND

$100,000 LIFETIME CONTRIBUTION

EAGLE ® LEGENDS EXEMPLIFY THE LEGACY OF FJA’S FOUNDERS AND HOLD THE DISTINCTION OF LEADING BY FORGING NEW PATHWAYS OF ACHIEVEMENT

ERIC ROMANO

GROUP

ric Romano is a Board Certified Trial Attorney with Romano Law Group in West Palm Beach, Florida. He received his Bachelors of Science degree in Business Management from Florida State University in 1993, where he played football for Coach Bobby Bowden and earned his J.D. degree from Stetson University College of Law in 1997.

Eric has gone to verdict in more than 125 civil and criminal trials. He began his career in 1997 as a prosecutor with the Palm Beach County State Attorney’s Office. As an Assistant State Attorney, he prosecuted a wide variety of criminal cases in the Misdemeanor, Juvenile, Domestic Violence and Felony trial divisions. He left the State Attorney’s Office to join Romano, Eriksen & Cronin in 2001, which was renamed Romano Law Group in 2007.

Eric is a past president of the Florida Justice Association, the Southern Trial Lawyers Association, and the Melvin M. Belli Society. He is also a member of the American Association for Justice, The National Trial Lawyers, the Palm Beach County Bar Association, The Palm Beach County Justice Association and the Palm Beach County Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. He concentrates his practice in the areas of personal injury/wrongful death, criminal defense, and commercial litigation, and he frequently lectures in the areas of both criminal and civil trial practice.

Eric is admitted to the Florida Bar, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida and the Middle District of Florida, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court. He is Board-Certified by both the Florida Bar and the National Board of Trial Advocacy in Criminal Trial Law and is “AV Preeminent” rated by Martindale-Hubbell.

ROMANO LAW

$100,000

EAGLE ® LEGEND

LIFETIME CONTRIBUTION

EAGLE ® LEGENDS EXEMPLIFY THE LEGACY OF FJA’S FOUNDERS AND HOLD THE DISTINCTION OF LEADING BY FORGING NEW PATHWAYS OF ACHIEVEMENT

PREVIOUS EAGLE ® LEGEND AWARD RECIPIENTS

1988

John F. Romano, West Palm Beach

1990

Al J. Cone, Ocala

Michael Maher, Winter Park

Christian D. Searcy, West Palm Beach

Richard W. Slawson, Palm Beach Gardens

A. Ward Wagner, Jr., West Palm Beach

1991

F. Gregory Barnhart, West Palm Beach

1994

Earl L. Denney, Jr., West Palm Beach

Larry S. Stewart, Miami

1995

S. Sammy Cacciatore, Melbourne

Lewis S. Eidson, Jr., Miami

Wayne Hogan, Jacksonville

Richard J. Roselli, Fort Lauderdale

James L. Wilkes, II, Tampa

1996

Stuart Z. Grossman, Miami

1997

Lance J. Block, West Palm Beach

Jon E. Krupnick, Fort Lauderdale

Fredric G. Levin, Pensacola

Lake Lytal, Jr., West Palm Beach

Joseph J. Reiter, West Palm Beach

1998

Edna L. Caruso, West Palm Beach

Gary C. Pajcic, Jacksonville

Aaron S. Podhurst, Miami

C. Steven Yerrid, Tampa

1999

Mark W. Clark, West Palm Beach

W.C. Gentry, Jacksonville

2000

Michael S. Olin, Miami

Stephen F. Rossman, Miami

Jack Scarola, West Palm Beach

2001

Donald M. Hinkle, Tallahassee

Justin C. Johnson, St. Petersburg

James H. Nance, Melbourne

Richard M. Shapiro, Bradenton

Millennium Settlements, Tallahassee

2002

C. David Fonvielle, Tallahassee

Jeffrey M. Liggio, West Palm Beach

Don Russo, Miami

2003

Charles H. Baumberger, Miami

A. Clark Cone, West Palm Beach

William H. Harrell, Jacksonville

Ira H. Leesfield, Miami

Halley B. Lewis, Ill, Tallahassee

Edward M. Ricci, Palm Beach Gardens

Neal A. Roth, Miami

Robert F. Spohrer, Jacksonville

Dianne Weaver, Jacksonville

2004

Gregory W. Johnson, Jacksonville

Ringler Associates, Fort Lauderdale

The James Street Group, Tampa

2005

James W. Clark, Tampa

Anthony T. Martino,Tampa

Dale M. Swope, Tampa

2006

James F. McKenzie, Pensacola

2007

Thomas W. Carey, Clearwater

Howard C. Coker, Jacksonville

Sean C. Domnick, Palm Beach Gardens

Mac A. Greco, Jr., Tampa

James P. Kelaher, Orlando

Christopher S. Knopik, Tampa

William F. Merlin, Jr., Tampa

John R. Overchuck, Winter Park

Richard D. Schuler, West Palm Beach

John A. Shipley, West Palm Beach

2008

Alex Alvarez, Coral Gables

Donald F. Black, Jacksonville

Fred A. Cunningham, Palm Beach Gardens

Lee D. Gunn, IV, Tampa

Robert J. Mayes, Gulf Breeze

The Bank of Tampa, Tampa

2009

C. Wayne Alford, Jacksonville

Thomas S. Edwards, Jr., Jacksonville

Eddie E. Farah, Jacksonville

Alan Goldfarb, Miami

Michael A. Haggard, Coral Gables

Theodore J. Leopold, Palm Beach Gardens

Mellon United National Bank, Miami National Settlement Consultants, Boca Raton

2010

Angela Rodante, Tampa

2011

Stephen G. Charpentier, Melbourne

John Nance Hamilton, Melbourne

John B. Morgan, Orlando

C. Richard Newsome, Orlando

Herman J. Russomanno, Miami

Charles A. Sorenson, Jacksonville

2012

Gary M. Farmer, Jr., Fort Lauderdale

Gene Odom, Brandon

Robert L. Parks, Coral Gables

Bill Wagner, Tampa

Andrew B. Yaffa, Coral Gables

Garretson Resolution Group

Synergy Settlement Services

2013

Philip M. Gerson, Miami

Troy Rafferty, Pensacola

Edward H. Zebersky, Ft. Lauderdale

2014

0. John Alpizar, Palm Bay

Paul Anderson, Tallahassee

Mike Papantonio, Pensacola

Michael S. Rywant, Gainesville

PREVIOUS EAGLE ® LEGEND AWARD RECIPIENTS (CONTINUED)

2015

Timothy G. Anderson, Tampa

H. Scott Bates, Orlando

Dan Cytryn, Coral Springs

Stuart N. Ratzan, Miami

M. Alex Reboso, Miami

Evan J. Yegelwel, Jacksonville

2016

Douglas K. Burnetti, Lakeland

Gary M. Cohen, Boca Raton

Philip Freidin, Miami

James W. Gustafson, Jr., Tallahassee

Robert W. Kelley, Fort Lauderdale

Kent G. Whittemore, Saint Petersburg

2017

Robert T. Bergin, Jr., West Palm Beach

Virginia M. Buchanan, Pensacola

Joseph W. Chambers, St. Petersburg

Lake H. Lytal, Ill, West Palm Beach

John J. Uustal, Fort Lauderdale

2018

Samuel W. Bearman, Pensacola

David Bianchi, Miami

Stephen Cain, Miami

Gary Fox, Miami

John Frost, II, Bartow

Celene Humphries, Tampa

Scott McMillen, Orlando

Hendrik Uiterwyk, Tampa

2019

Robson Forensic, Lancaster, PA

T. Michael Mcleod, Pensacola

Edwin Walborsky, Panama

Jeanmarie Whalen, Palm Beach

Gardens

2020

Robert T. Joyce, Tampa

Leslie Mitchell Kroeger, Palm Beach Gardens

Steven R. Maher, Winter Park

Scott B. Smith, West Palm Beach

Client Legal Funding, Clearwater

Universal Court Reporting, Fort Lauderdale

2021

Black Diamond Funding, Sunrise

Erik G. Abrahamson, Clearwater

Joe V. Camerlengo, Jr., Jacksonville

Craig M. Goldenfarb, West Palm Beach

Francoise M. Haasch, Palm Harbor

R. Kent Lilly, Lake Wales

James Lawrence Magazine, Clearwater

Kenneth J. Mckenna, Orlando

David A. Paul, Winter Park

Robert M. Roselli, Fort Lauderdale

Anthony Joseph Soto, Miami

2022

Mark A. Avera, Gainesville

William Andrew Dean, North Miami

Beach

Brenda S. Fulmer, West Palm Beach

Robert E. Gordon, Palm Beach Gardens

Stephen A Marino, Jr, Miami

Andrew Needle, Miami

Curry Pajcic, Jacksonville

Daniel Newlin, Orlando

Lillian Reyes-Joyce, Tampa

Roy D. Wasson, Miami

Scott M Whitley, Tampa

BOOST YOUR PRACTICE

The FJA® is thankful to all EAGLE® members for the commitment they have maintained to our mission. Your support ensures our strong position and keeps our clients, our neighbors, and our families safe.

FJA® EAGLE® members’ commitment provides the tools necessary to boost your practice, defend civil justice laws, and promote meaningful reforms to protect injured victims.

EAGLE ® HALL OF FAME MEMBERS

In the battle to protect Florida’s civil justice system, a select few have chosen to contribute unselfishly time after time and year after year. In gratitude for their unwavering commitment to this fight, we hereby recognize the following members of the EAGLE® HALL OF FAME for their lifetime outstanding contributions of at least $50,000.

2023 INDUCTEES

Alan Wagner

Bill Hoppe

C. J. Czaia

City National Bank

Darla Keen

Fast Funds, Inc.

Global Litigation Consultants

Howard “Skip” Pita

James Holland II

John Lawlor

Joseph Zarzaur, Jr.

Matthew Posgay

Nathan Carter

Oasis Financial

Physician Life Care

Ricardo Martinez-Cid

Rob Roy

F. Catfish Abbott

Erik Abrahamson

C. Wayne Alford

Todd Alley

O. John Alpizar

Jeremy Alters

Alex Alvarez

Paul Anderson

Mark Avera

Theodore Babbitt

Timothy Babiarz

Steven Bagen

Michael Bailey

William Baker, Jr.

Stephen Barnes

F. Gregory Barnhart

H. Scott Bates

Charles Baumberger

Richard Benrubi

Ward Berg

Robert Bergin, Jr.

Herbert Berkowitz

David Bianchi

Garrett Biondo

Donald Black

M. Robert Blanchard

William Blews

Lance Block

Bill Bone

J. Clancey Bounds

Lisha Bowen

Brent Bradley

Web Brennan

Laurie Briggs

Randy Briggs

Marc Brotman

Virginia Buchanan

Philip Burlington

J. Michael Burman

Douglas Burnetti

Thomas Buser

S. Sammy Cacciatore

Sammy Cacciatore

Stephen F. Cain

Joe Camerlengo, Jr.

Thomas Carey

David Carter

Edna Caruso

Joe Caruso

Brandon Cathey

Richard Chait

Jeffrey Chambers

Joseph Chambers

W. M. Chanfrau, Sr.

Kenneth Charlton

Stephen Charpentier

James Clark

James Clark

Mark Clark

Alexander Clem

Gary Cohen

Harvey Cohen

Howard Coker

Dean Colson

A. Clark Cone

Todd Copeland

James Corrigan

William Corry

Natasha Cortes

Robert Critton, Jr.

Thomas Culmo

Fred Cunningham

Clifton Curry, Jr.

Dan Cytryn

Matthew Danahy

Dan B.V. Dannheisser III

James Davis

William Dean

Patrick Dekle

Earl Denney, Jr.

Scott DiSalvo

David Dismuke

Sean Domnick

Adam Doner

Gary Drucker

David Dunlap

H. Michael Easley

Joel Eaton

Thomas Edwards, Jr.

Andrew Ellenberg

Eric Faddis

Jesse Faerber

Floyd Faglie

Charlie Farah, Jr.

Eddie Farah

Gary Farmer, Jr.

Jeffrey Fenster

Manue Fernandez

Stephen Fernandez

Brett Findler

Robert Fiore

Stephen Fischer

Wil Florin

C. David Fonvielle

John Foote

Lisa Foran

Theodore Forman

Donald Fountain, Jr.

Gary Fox

Philip Freidin

Jonathan Friedland

Todd Fronrath

John Frost, II

Brenda Fulmer

Maryann Furman

Kevin Gallagher

Jeffrey Garvin

Willie Gary

David Gaspari

William Gentry

Philip Gerson

Honorable Karen Gievers

Ronald Gilbert

David Glatthorn

David Gold

Philip Gold

Craig Goldenfarb

Alan Goldfarb

David Goldman

Ralph Gonzalez

Robert Gordon

Mac Greco, Jr.

Robert Green

Stewart Greenberg

Don Greiwe

Lee Griffin

Terence Gross

Howard Grossman

Stuart Grossman

Jason Guari

James Gustafson, Jr.

John Guyton, III

Scott Gwartney

Francoise Haasch

Michael Haggard

William Haggard

David Halberg

William Hall, Jr.

Planning

Stephanie Miles

Stephen Echsner Todd Romano

Trial Lawyer National Portrait Gallery Video Law Services, Inc.

EAGLE ® HALL OF FAME MEMBERS

John Hamilton

Kelly Hancock

Renee Harrell

Kim Hart

Steven Heintz

Roger Helms

Betsey Herd

Eric Hewko

John (Jack) Hickey

Daniel Hightower

Donald Hinkle

Richard Hirsch

Neal Hirschfeld

Corinne Hodak

Wayne Hogan

Bill Hoppe

Stephen Hoskins

Celene Humphries

Lee Gunn, IV

Lance Ivey

Lewis Jack, Jr.

Gregory Johnson

Justin Johnson

Michael Josephs

Robert Joyce

Council Wooten, Jr.

Lewis (Mike) Eidson, Jr.

John Kalil

Julie Kane

Bruce Kaster

William Keith

James Kelaher

David Kelley, Jr.

Robert Kelley

Cameron Kennedy

Robert Kerrigan

Orman Kimbrough, Jr.

Greg King

Christopher Knopik

Leslie Kroeger

Jon Krupnick

Jason Lamoureux

H. L. (Larry) Perry

Dean LeBoeuf

Ira Leesfield

Jodi Leisure

Theodore Leopold

Fredric Levin

Martin Levin

Darryl Lewis

Halley Lewis, III

Scott Liberman

Jesse Lieberman

Jeffrey Liggio

Christopher Ligori

R. Kent Lilly

Charles Lipcon

Rosalyn Sia Baker-Barnes

Lillian Reyes-Joyce

Julie Littky-Rubin

Jeffrey Luhrsen

Lake Lytal, Jr.

Lake Lytal, III

James Magazine

Michael Maher

Steven Maher

Daniel Maier

Damian Mallard

Kevin Malone

Stephen Malove

John (Jay) Manuel

Rodney Margol

Diana Maria

Stephen Marino, Jr.

Stuart Markman

Steven Marks

Anthony Martino

Robert Mayes

William McAfee

Wayne McCall

Douglas McCarron

Timothy McHugh

Kenneth McKenna

John McLaughlin

T. Michael McLeod

Scott McMillen

Lisa McNelis

William Merlin, Jr.

James Messer, Jr.

Todd Michaels

Marcus Michles, II

Brent Miller

John Mills

David Mishael

Keith Mitnik

Hyram Montero

John Morgan

Thomas Morgan, Jr.

Edward Moss

David Murray

Scott Murray

Victor Musleh, Jr.

James Nance

Mark Nation

Andrew Needle

Daniel Newlin

C. Richard Newsome

William Norton

Joseph Nusbaum

Michael Olin

Eduardo Olivera

Joseph Osborne

Michael Overbeck

Curry Pajcic

Seth Pajcic

Stephen Pajcic III

Brett Panter

Mike Papantonio

Daryl Parks

Robert Parks

Allan Parvey

T. Patrick Ford, Jr.

David Paul

Harlan Paul

S. Perry Penland, Jr.

C. Rufus Pennington, III

Paul Perkins, Jr.

Joel Perwin

Frank Petosa

Mary Phillips

John Piccin

Johnny Pineyro

C. Wes Pittman

Aaron Podhurst

Michael Politis

Howard Pomerantz

Matt Powell

David Prather

Mark Proctor

Timothy Prugh

Richard Purtz

Troy Rafferty

Stuart Ratzan

Manuel Reboso

Joseph Reiter

Edward Ricci

Gary Roberts

Rafael Roca

Bard Rockenbach

Angela Rodante

Jose Rodriguez

Eric Romano

John Romano

Richard Roselli

Robert Roselli

Stanley Rosenblatt

Gerald Rosenthal

Stephen Rosenthal

Jack Ross, Jr.

Stephen Rossman

Neal Roth

Robert Rubenstein

Herman Russomanno

Steven Ruth

Michael Rywant

David Sales

Barry Salzman

Larry Sands

Steven Sands

Charles Sansone

Joseph Saunders

John Scarola

Bruce Scheiner

Richard Schuler

Christian Searcy

Glorida Seidule

M. David Shapiro

Richard Shapiro

Tracy Sharpe

Scott Sheftall

John Shipley

Louis Silber

Dorothy Sims

James Sisserson

Joseph Slama

Thomas Slater

Richard Slawson

Kevin Smith

Scott Smith

Daniel Soloway

Charles Sorenson

Anthony Soto

Robert Spohrer

John Staunton

Barry Stein

Larry Stewart

Brian Sutter

Dale Swope

Robert Telfer, Jr.

David Templer

James T. Terrell

Karen E. Terry

Waylon Thompson

Robert G. Thornhill, III

James B. Tilghman, Jr.

William Tison, III

Holmes Troutman

Richard Troutman

EAGLE ® HALL OF FAME MEMBERS

Douglas Tuttle

Hendrik Uiterwyk

John Uustal

Roger Vaughan, Jr.

Francisco Vinas

Nancy La Vista

Bill Wagner

A. Ward Wagner, Jr.

Edwin Walborsky

Bernard Walsh

Vincent Ward, Jr.

C. Calvin Warriner, III

Roy Wasson

Stephen Watrel

Dianne Weaver

Jason Weisser

Jeanmarie Whalen

Scott Whitley

Joshua Whitman

Kent Whittemore

Glen Wieland

James Wilkerson, Jr.

James Wilkes, II

Daniel Williams

Joseph Williams

Lorenzo Williams

William Williams

Ronald Willis

Brian Wilson

Andrew Winston

Ernest Wright

Melvin Wright

Andrew Yaffa

Evan Yegelwel

C. Steven Yerrid

David Zappitell

Edward Zebersky

Allan Ziffra

2023 LAWYER TO LEGACY: GOLD, SILVER & BRONZE

EAGLE® Legends exemplify the legacy of FJA’s founders. These exemplary individuals are steadfast in their commitment to justice and hold the distinction of recruiting and retaining preeminent trial lawyers in the state.

Christopher Ligori

Pedro Echarte III

Eric Tinstman

Richard Sharp

Alan Perez

Brent Bradley

Anthony Quackenbush

Lake Lytal III

Carey Meldon

Keith Ligori

Maryann Furman

Tiffany Faddis

Peter Hunt

Dale Swope

Michael Haggard

James Guarnieri, Jr.

Marcus Michles II

EAGLE® WORK

Attorneys and member firms are the core of EAGLE. Their decision to become members of the EAGLE team is rooted in their knowledge of the law, their deep respect for our civil justice system and their continued fight for justice. These men and women are on the front line in the fight to preserve the civil justice system and protect the rights of Florida’s consumers.

EAGLE® LEGACY

EAGLE would like to extend a special thank you to this year’s 2022 EAGLE LEGACY member, Maryann Furman. FJA’s EAGLE LEGACY members distinguish themselves by making an annual contribution of $50,000. Through the strength of their convictions, these EAGLEs inspire others to purposeful action and create meaningful change in the lives of others.

$50,000

LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY

LEADING THE FIGHT TO PROTECT FLORIDA’S CIVIL JUSTICE SYSTEM

With the help of member volunteers, FJA’s legislative team works tirelessly against powerful corporate special interests that threaten the integrity of Florida’s civil justice system. Through ongoing efforts year round, FJA fights to support the rights of citizens and consumers in holding special interests accountable.

MARYANN M. FURMAN THE NURSE LAWYER, INC.

ABRAHAM OVADIA OVADIA LAW GROUP, PA

EAGLE® FOUNDER

EAGLE® would like to extend a special thank you to the following EAGLE® FOUNDERS who have chosen to distinguish themselves by making an annual contribution of $25,000. Their decision to become Founder EAGLEs is rooted in their knowledge of the law and their deep respect for Florida’s civil justice system. Through the strength of their convictions, these EAGLEs inspire others to purposeful action and remind us all that the trials we encounter serve to introduce us to our strength.

$25,000

MICHAEL HAGGARD THE HAGGARD LAW FIRM

WAYNE HOGAN TERRELL HOGAN

LAKE H. “TREY” LYTAL, III LYTAL, REITER, SMITH, IVEY & FRONRATH, LLP

THOMAS MORGAN THE MORGAN LAW GROUP

LESLIE MITCHELL KROEGER COHEN MILSTEIN SELLERS & TOLL PLLC

LAURIE J BRIGGS

SEARCY DENNEY SCAROLA BARNHART & SHIPLEY, P.A.

DOUGLAS BURNETTI BURNETTI, P.A.

STEPHEN CAIN STEWART TILGHMAN FOX BIANCHI & CAIN, P.A.

CRAIG GOLDENFARB LAW OFFICES OF CRAIG GOLDENFARB P.A.

STUART GROSSMAN GROSSMAN ROTH YAFFA COHEN, P.A.

JAMES GUSTAFSON SEARCY DENNEY SCAROLA BARNHART & SHIPLEY, P.A.

FRANCOISE HAASCH LAW OFFICES OF FRANCOISE M. HAASCH

WILLIAM MERLIN MERLIN LAW GROUP, P.A.

DANIEL NEWLIN DAN NEWLIN & PARTNERS CURRY PAJCIC PAJCIC & PAJCIC, P.A.

CHRISTIAN SEARCY SEARCY DENNEY SCAROLA BARNHART & SHIPLEY, P.A.

TROY RAFFERTY LEVIN PAPANTONIO RAFFERTY

NEAL ROTH GROSSMAN ROTH YAFFA COHEN, P.A.

BRANDON STEIN STEINLAW

SCOTT SMITH SMITH, BALL & BAEZ INJURY LAWYERS

HOWARD COKER COKER LAW

THOMAS J SEIDER BRANNOCK BERMAN & SEIDER

CELENE HUMPHRIES BRANNOCK HUMPHRIES & BERMAN, P.A.

MARK CLARK CLARK, FOUNTAIN, LA VISTA, PRATHER & LITTKY-RUBIN, LLP

RICHARD CHAIT TOUBY, CHAIT & SICKING, P.L.

TODD MICHAELS THE HAGGARD LAW FIRM

H.L. (LARRY) PERRY PERRY & YOUNG

ERIC ROMANO ROMANO LAW GROUP

STUART RATZAN RATZAN WEISSMAN & BOLDT

ANGELA RODANTE SWOPE, RODANTE P.A.

DALE SWOPE SWOPE, RODANTE P.A.

C. STEVEN YERRID THE YERRID LAW FIRM, P.A.

$25,000 $15,000

$10,000

Erik Abrahamson

Larry Bache

Stephen Barnes

F. Gregory Barnhart

Thomas Edward Bishop

J. Clancey Bounds

Brent Bradley

Virginia Buchanan

Joe Camerlengo

Thomas Carey

Christa Carpenter

Harvey Cohen

Fred Cunningham

$5,000

F. Catfish Abbott

Evan Abel

Miriam Agrait

William Allen

O. John Alpizar

George Anderson

Paul Anderson

Nicole Armstrong

Mark Avera

Rosalyn Sia Baker-Barnes

Heather Barnes

Douglas Beam

Riley Beam

David Bianchi

Brent Bigger

Garrett Biondo

Amy Boggs

Stephen Bolton

Robert Boyers

Marc Brotman

Philip Burlington

Jeffrey Byrd

Ivan Cabrera

Sammy Cacciatore

Lauren Calta

David Carter

Ramon Castillo

John Castro

Brandon Cathey

Joseph Chambers

Stephen Charpentier

C.J. Czaia

William Andrew Dean

Javier Delgado

David Dismuke

Sean Domnick

Thomas Edwards

Tiffany Faddis

Charlie Farah

Eddie Farah

Theodore Forman

Philip Gold

Michael Grife

Lee Gunn

BENEFACTOR

Stephen Hoskins

Christopher Janes

Paul Jess

Stacy Kemp

Theodore Leopold

Christopher Ligori

James Magazine

Steven Maher

Stephen Marino

Kenneth McKenna

Marcus Michles

John Mills

Mike Papantonio

Christian Pipas

EAGLE ® PATRON

J. Daniel Clark

Alexander Clem

Gary Cohen

Thomas Cope

Todd Copeland

Rebecca Cozart

Christopher Crawford

Ramon Crego

Clifton Curry

Dan Cytryn

Gregory Deutch

Manuel Dobrinsky

Daniel Dolan

Dennis Dore

Gary Drucker

David Dunlap

Andrew Ellenberg

Jeffrey Fenster

Frank Fernandez

Jennifer Fernandez

Matthew Foster

Gary Fox

Jason Fraxedas

John Frost

Raul Garcia

Philip Gerson

David Gold

Louis Gonzalez

Jessica Gonzalez-Monge

Robert Gordon

Mac Greco

Terence Gross

Frederick Gunion

Scott Gwartney

Patrick Hale

Chase Harris

Steven Heintz

Dennis Hernandez

Bonita Herrmann-Navin

Jack Hickey

Donald Hinkle

Manuel Hiraldo

John Hughes

Peter Hunt

Daniel Iracki

Peter Itzler

Patrick Iyampillai

Scott Jeeves

Shawn Jiles

Carlos Jordi

Robert Joyce

Jordan Kirby

Andrew Knopf

Kimberley Kohn

Karl Labertew

Jason Lamoureux

Dean LeBoeuf

Scott Liberman

Jesse Lieberman

Keith Ligori

Chris Limberopoulos

Gregory Lineberry

Dixie Dan Powell

David Rash

John Romano

Todd Romano

Herman Russomanno

Kurt Thompson

John Uustal

Edwin Walborsky

Stuart Weissman

Jeanmarie Whalen

Scott Whitley

Andrew Yaffa

Christopher Young

Charles Lipcon

David Lipcon

Michael Maher

Damian Mallard

Jeffrey Mansell

John Manuel

Steven Marks

Julio Martinez

Ricardo Martinez-Cid

Curtis Mase

Douglas McCarron

David McDonald

J. Alistair McKenzie

Kevin McLaughlin

Michael McLaughlin

T. Michael McLeod

John McLuskey

Scott McMillen

Carey Meldon

R. Frank Melton

Alexandra Messmore

Stephanie Miles

Keith Mitnik

Matthew Mokwa

Geoffrey Moore

David Murray

Mark Nation

Andrew Needle

C. Richard Newsome

Dayna Nilsen

Alexander Nobregas

PATRON (CONTINUED)

$5,000

Nicholas Norden

Edmund Normand

Joseph Nusbaum

Timothy O’Brien

Jason Odom

Daniel O’Shea

Brett Panter

Sara Papantonio

David Paul

Paul Perkins

Michael Petruccelli

Ian Pickens

Howard Pita

Matthew Posgay

Matt Powell

Mark Proctor

Timothy Prugh

Anthony Quackenbush

Manuel Reboso

Samantha Reid

$3,000

Sheba Abraham

Kimberly Adams

Fraz Ahmed

Richard Alexander

David Alpizar

Joseph Alvarez

Jennifer Andrews

Barry Ansbacher

Andrei Antohi

Alexandria Avera

Lance Avera

Michael Bailey

William Bald

Destiny Barbosa

Brian Barr

Michael Barszcz

T. Hardee Bass

Richard Bates

Galen Bauer

Michael Baxter

A. Dax Bello

Bobby Bradford

Meranda Reifschneider

Brent Reitman

Lillian J Reyes-Joyce

Bard Rockenbach

Robert Roselli

Randy Rosenblum

Stephen Rosenthal

Eric Roslansky

Darryl Rouson

Robert Rubenstein

Steven Ruth

Diana Maria

John Scarola

Bruce Scheiner

Ninfa Schmidt

Richard Schuler

Carter Scott

Gloria Seidule

Alex Serrano

Laura Shields

EAGLE

Christopher Brannon

William Brannon

Web Brennan

Silvia Brett

Courtney Brewer

Adrian Bridges

Travis Bright

Stephen Brooks

Steven Brown

Coy Browning

Steven Browning

Antonio Bruni

William Burns

Kenneth Bush

Howard Butler

Ryan Cappy

Elizabeth Cardenas

Christopher Carlyle

Brian Carter

Nathan Carter

Jeffrey Chambers

Kelly Chanfrau

Ronald Sholes

Martin Sitler

Barry Snyder

Tony Soto

Todd Stabinski

Michael Stackhouse

Brent Steinberg

DeWayne Terry

Sean Thompson

Waylon Thompson

Patrick Tighe

Rebecca Timmons

Eric Tinstman

Michael Trentalange

Michael Valen

Robert Vannatta

Andrew Vargas

Francisco Vianello

Francisco Vinas

Michele Waddell

SPONSOR

William Chanfrau

Matthew Christ

Sean Clyatt

Jay Cooper

William Corry

Natasha Cortes

Sean Cronin

Benjamin Crump

Kim Cullen

John Curry

Louis DeBari

Thomas DeLattre

Michelle DeLong

Jarrett DeLuca

Amanda Demanda

Brian Denney

Jeffrey Diamond

David Dickey

Scott Distasio

Roger Dodd

Jordan Dulcie

Kent Eadler

Alan Wagner

Gregory Ward

Karen Wasson

Roy Wasson

Randy Weber

Jason Weisser

Clifford Wells

Joshua Whitman

Rebecca Whitt

Jason Whittemore

Andrew Winston

Andrew Wozniak

Maria Youngblood

David Zappitell

Joseph Zarzaur

Edward Zebersky

Angela Zervos

Peter Egan

Floyd Faglie

Manuel Fernandez

Marcus Fernandez

Stephen Fernandez

Scott Fischer

Robert Fleming

C. David Fonvielle

Donald Fountain

Philip Freidin

Jonathan Friedland

Todd Fronrath

Felipe Fulgencio

Brenda Fulmer

Rachel Furst

Lindsey Gale

Kevin Gallagher

Mariano Garcia

Gary Gelch

Karen Gievers

Ronald Gilbert

P. Alexander Gillen

EAGLE® SPONSOR

$3,000

Rachael Gilmer

Scot Goldberg

Michael Goldfarb

David Goldman

Ralph Gonzalez

James Gordon

William Gower

Luis Gracia

Josiah Graham

Thomas Graham

Erin Grall

John Gravante

Dennis Green

Nathaniel Green

Daniel Greene

Lee Griffin

Howard Grossman

Jason Guari

James Guarnieri

John Guyton

Gregory Hagopian

Thomas Hall

William Hall

Holt Harrell

Julie Harrell

Renee Harrell

Andrew Harris

Chelsea Harris

Matthew Haynes

Ronald Haynes

David Heil

Betsey Herd

Martin Hernandez

Ryan Hicks

Clifford Higby

Daniel Hightower

Jack Hill

James Holland

James Holliday

Jay Howanitz

Drew Hudgins

Ryan Hughes

Kevin Humphries

Todd Hunter

Karina Ilic

Lance Ivey

Bruce Jacobus

Carlos Jimenez

Nicholas Johnson

Cam Justice

John Kalil

Matthew Kaplan

Darla Keen

W. Hampton Keen

Christopher Keller

Elizabeth Kelley

Cameron Kennedy

Greg King

Jason King

Glenn Klausman

Darryl Kogan

Ethan Kominsky

M. Nicole Kruegel

William Kurtz

Nancy La Vista

Brian LaBovick

Logan LaFevers

André Lama

John Lawlor

Gary Lazarus

Halley Lewis

Scott Liotta

Ciera Lipps

Julie Littky-Rubin

Melton Little

Paolo Longo

Maegen Peek Luka

Daniel Maier

David Margol

Hali Marsocci

Percy Martinez

Eric Mausner

Keith Maynard

Allen McConnaughhay

Scott McCullough

Michael McGrail

Neil McWilliams

Jason Melton

Blair Mendes

James Messer

Roger Messer

John Mills

Benjamin Mordes

J. Scott Murphy

Jeffrey Murphy

Kelly Murphy

Scott Murray

Victor Musleh

Barry Newman

Mark Nonni

Gregory Noonan

Michael Noone

Jeffery Nooney

Eduardo Olivera

J. Steele Olmstead

Michael Overbeck

Pamela Padilla

Curtis Pajcic

Michael Pajcic

Seth Pajcic

Stephen Pajcic

Nicholas Panagakis

Max Panoff

Robert Parks

Philip Parrish

Allan Parvey

Spencer Pastorin

Christopher Paulos

Warren Peebles

John Piccin

Aaron Podhurst

David Prather

Richard Pravato

Peter Prieto

Gary Printy

Richard Purtz

Eric Ragatz

Susan Ramsey

Ramon Rasco

Poorad Razavi

Raymond Reid

Anthony Reins

Edward Ricci

Benjamin Richard

Takisha Richardson

John Rogers

Eric Rosen

David Rosenbaum

Jack Ross

Rob Roy

David J Sales

David Sampedro

Raphael Alejandro Sanchez

Joseph H Saunders

Sherri Lynn Scarborough

James Scarmozzino

Preston John Scheiner

Christopher Vaughn Schirmer

Robert Scott

Sagi Shaked

M. David Shapiro

Paul Shorstein

Alan Siegel

Louis Silber

Thomas Slater

Richard Slawson

Bradley Smith

Christopher Smith

Daniel Smith

Kevin Smith

Rodney Smith

Anthony Sos

Randall Spivey

Matthew Spohrer

Robert Spohrer

E. Aaron Sprague

Piercy Stakelum

John Staunton

Barry Stein

Brian Sutter

Margaret Swope

Clayton Syfrett

Kimberly Syfrett

Clayton Taylor

Zachary Taylor

David Templer

Robert Thornhill

William Tison

John Trujillo

Douglas Tuttle

Dane Ullian

Dawn Vallejos-Nichols

Brian Vigness

Michael Vigodsky

John Wallace

Bernard Walsh

Vincent Ward

Stephen Watrel

Aaron Watson

Adam Werner

John Wesley

F. Scott Westheimer

Anthony White

Ben Whitman

Glen Wieland

Carl Wilander

Daniel Williams

Stephen Williams

William Williams

Ernest Wright

Melvin Wright

Gregory Yaffa

Charles Yerrid

Greg Zele

Allan Ziffra

EAGLE® ASSOCIATE

Through it’s EAGLE® Program, the Florida Justice Association® strives to create an organization that is accessible to all plaintiff attorneys. We encourage participation and leadership for all fields of practice and urge individuals at any stage in their career to become involved. Following this premise, we created the Associate Level of EAGLE®. The Associate level is designed for young attorneys who wish to be exposed to the many benefits of EAGLE® membership with a limited financial commitment.

$1,500

William Abel

Erik Abrams

Michael Acker

Jeffrey Adelman

Elise Allison

Miguel Amador

Jeremiah Ambabo

John Ameen

Gregg Anderson

Jordan Anderson

Tim Anderson

Brian Andino

Coretta Anthony-Smith

Felipe Aristizabal

Adrian Arkin

Manuel Arteaga-Gomez

C. Brandon Arzabe

Nelson Baez

Rachel Ball

David Barnhill

David Baron

Kevin Barr

R. Vinson Barrett

Louis Battista

Antonio Bayon-Casiano

Arthur Beal

Marc Bebergal

Andrew Bennett

Rachel Bentley

Brett Berger

Jesse Bernheim

Derek Bernstein

Geoffrey Bichler

John Billera

Joseph Bilotta

Dock Blanchard

Michael Blank

Winston Bouk

Wesley Bowden

Keith Brais

Adam Breit

Michael Brevda

Vanessa Brice

Bo Briggs

Hubert Brown

Eric Bruce

Drew Bruner

Lea Bucciero

Justin Caldarone

John Caracuzzo

Michael Carmona

Matthew Carrillo

David Carter

Amy Catledge

Carlos Cavenago

Mark Cederberg

Arthur Cherry

Eric Christiansen

Karly Christine

David Clark

Andres Correa

R. Scott Costantino

Alexis Cotten

Christopher Cotten

Ashlye Cox

R. Mike Crary

Rebecca Creed

Matthew Crist

Gregory Cummings

Megan Cummings

Daniel Dalesandro

Matthew Danahy

Dan Dannheisser

Ivelisse De La Fe

Peter DePrimo

H. Joshua Diamond

Angel Diaz

Dario Diaz

Juan Diaz Avila

Michael Dickenson

Anita DiGiacomo

Lauren Dodge

Michael Donsky

Dianne Downie

Kimberly Driggers

Amanda Dunn

Erin Dunnavant

Christopher Charles Dyer

Stephen Echsner

Bradley Edwards

Gary Englander

Marc Erlich

Rosemary Eure

John Eversole

Eric Falk

James Fee

Tag Feld

Timothy Felice

Francisco Fernandez

Jose Fernandez

Cherie Fine

Jack Fine

Julie Fine

Darren Finebloom

Elizabeth Finizio

Callie Fixelle

Rachael Flanagan

Courtney Flandreau

William Flores

Ryan Fogg

Manuel Franco

Corey Friedman

Chris Frohlich

Tomas Gacio

Christopher Gaj

Jeff Gale

Gabriel Garay

Leland Garvin

David Gaspari

Kristina Gerardi

Michael Gibson

Harris Gilbert

Jonathan Gilbert

Eric Gillin

Katherine Glynn

David Goldberg

Logan Goldberg

Adriana Gonzalez

Brenton Goodman

Ben Gordon

Trevor Gordon

Barbara Gormley

Bryan Gowdy

Patrick Grall

Bryan Greenberg

Todd Gretton

Austin Grinder

Jonathan Groff

Byrnes Guillaume

Ralph Guito

Brian Guralnick

Michael Hale

Amber Hall

Jay Halpern

Eric Halsey

Andrew Hamilton

Mark Hanson

Patrick Harland

Latoya Harridon-Lodge

Joshua Harris

N. Joel Harris

Mara Hatfield

Eric Hayden

Adam Hecht

Ryan Hedstrom

Brittany Henderson

$1,500

EAGLE ® ASSOCIATE (CONTINUED )

Scott Henratty

Marc B Hernandez

Michael A Hersh

Mikael Lindsey Hirsch

Michael W Hoffman

Glenn J Holzberg

Jaeson W Homola

James M Horne

Michael K Horowitz

Taylor Hoskins

Dylan Bailey Howard

Dunia A Ibrahim

Timothy Michael Ingram

Gabriel Isasi

Gregory Jackson

Dana Jacobs

Ryan Jaghab

Jeremiah Jaspon

Daniel Jensen

Thomas Jerla

Joshua Jones

Michael Jones

Stephen Kagan

J. Scott Keller

Michael Kestenbaum

Jarrod King

Jeffrey Kirby

Ian Kirtman

Katherine Kiziah

J. Christopher Klotz

Matthew Kobren

Lyle Koenig

Benedict Kuehne

Jed Kurzban

Grant Kuvin

Spencer Kuvin

Lydia LaBar

Doris Laing

Alan Landerman

Wellington Lawson

Scott Leaser

Albert Lechner

Kennedy Legler

Michael Lentini

Keven Leveille

Michael Levine

Andrea Lewis

Jeannete Lewis

Yasmeen Lewis

Benjamin Light

Christian Lindbaek

Cheryl Robinson

Jennifer Lipinski

Adam Littman

Alexander Longo

Fermin Lopez

Evan Lubell

Jeff Lucas

M. Justin Lusko

James Lynch

Gregory Maaswinkel

Martin Macyszyn

Robert Major

Ramon Malca

Sara Mallard

David Mallen

Nicholas Maniotis

David Markel

Christopher Marlowe

Diana Martin

Jonathan Allen Martin

Jonathan Anthony Martin

Diana Maselli

Jorge Maxion

Blane McCarthy

Leonard McCue

Andrew McDonald

John McGovern

Molli McGuire

Jason McIntosh

Mary McKeown

Michal Meiler

Victoria Mesa-Estrada

Julia Metts

Mark Miller

Eric Milles

Jelena Miokovic

Janeen Mira

Ryan Mitchell

Thomas Mooney

Ricardo Morales

Douglas Morris

J. Stanford Morse

Adam Moskowitz

Daniel Mowrey

Shea Moxon

Daniel Murphy

Sheena Murray

Robin Nightingale

Kristin Norse

David Novack

Eric Nowak

Bobby Nunez

N. Brook Nutter

Neil O’Brien

James O’Leary

William Ourand

Gary Paige

Eric Paolino

Fay Pappas

Jason Paul

Alan Perez

Scott Perry

Dimitri Peteves

Carrie Pilon

Chad Pilon

Justin Pimenta

Robert Pollick

Stefano Portigliatti

Gillis Powell

Justin Presser

Andrea Preston

Robert Price

William Price

Jonathan Ramsey

Raymond Ravis

Matthew Reeder

Joseph Regalado

Lindsay Reinhart

Edward Reyes

Carl Reynolds

Adam Richardson

Brent Riggle

Thomas Robes

Rafael Roca

Ronald Rodman

Robert Rogers

Jeffrey Rollins

Joshua Rosen

Jamie Rosenberg

Kevin Ross-Andino

T. Shane Rowe

Timothy Rowe

Ryan Rudd

Isaac Ruiz-Carus

Brian Rush

Benjamin Russell

Daniel Sanders

Bartow Saunders

Adam Scher

Edward Schwartz

Matthew Schwencke

Brian Sebaaly

Nichole Segal

William Sepulveda

Jessica Shahady

Richard Sharp

John Sharpless

Salvatore Sicuso

Bradley Sinclair

Richard Slinkman

Andrea Smith

Christopher Smith

Kerri Smith

Stephen Smith

Salesia Smith-Gordon

Kenneth Sobel

Jeremy Solorzano

Daniel Soloway

Bradley Souders

Michael Srebnick

Geoff Stahl

Alexandra Steele-Duff

Dan Stengle

Wayne Stephenson

Eric Stevenson

Todd Stewart

Emily Stottlemyer

Grace Streicher

Rodolfo Suarez

Beth Levine Sullivan

Gary Susser

Corbin Sutter

Trent Swift

Tara Tamoney

Thomas Taylor

Karen Terry

Gregory Thacker

Ian Thomas

Warren Todd

Steven Tomesko

Peter Tragos

Richard Troutman

Colleen Tuohy-Fleming

Miguel Ubiles

Thomas Ueberschaer

Adam Vandevar

Joseph Vecchioli

Elizete Velado

James Vickaryous

David Vitale

Donald Vollender

Joshua Walker

Michael Walker

Donald Ward

Matthew Waring

Deborah Warner

Scot Warner

Keith Warnock

C. Calvin Warriner

Michael Wasserman

Christopher Waters

Matthew Weinshall

Richard Weldon

Mallory Widgren

Matthew Wilson

David Wolf

Kyle Woodford

Kevin Woods

Joel Yanchuck

SOARING EAGLE ®

Scott Young

T. Patton Youngblood

Gabriel Zambrano

Marisa Zarzeski

Boris Zhadanovskiy

The Soaring EAGLE® program was introduced for young lawyers who wish to enter EAGLE® through a pathway that provides exposure to the many benefits of EAGLE® membership with a graduated financial commitment. A pledge to the Soaring EAGLE® program starts as a 3-year commitment that increases every 12 months upgrading from $750 in Year 1, $1,000 in Year 2 and stabilizing at an annual commitment of $1,500 (Associate Level) in Year 3 and beyond.

SOARING $1,000

David Anderson

Matthew Barket

Dean Bartzokis

Cosmo Bloom

Richard Bokor

Brian Brijbag

Scott Dalton

Joshua Dannheisser

Irvin Daphnis

Brian Dunmire

Paul Figueroa

Eli Franks

Michael Ghaly

SOARING $750

Jason Arnold

Theodore Babbitt

Damon Baxley

Theodore Bilirakis

Matthew DellaBetta

Wendy Doyle-Palumbo

Santino Finizio

Joshua Frisbie

Elizabeth Gonzalez

Robert Green

Dylan Griffin

Christopher Hamblen

J. Tanner Heintz

Spencer Heintz

Jose- Herrera

Kyle Hyman

Megan Ingram

E. Rose Kasweck

Patrick Knight

Judd Koenig

Paul Kunz

Lambros Lambrou

Heidi Livingston

Christopher Long

Kimberly Lorenz

Ricardeau Lucceus

Francisco Maderal

Paul McBride

William Moore

Neal O’Toole

Emanuella Paulos

Marwan Porter

Lauren Pozna

Ryan Rhyce

Tania Rivas

Whitney Rodriguez

Trevor Sammons

Christopher Smith

Benjamin Sorrell

Steven Walden

Teresa Williams

Aaron Wong

Mark Zamora

Michael Zaritsky

Joshua Zudar

Tyler Gross

William Howard

Ryan Hutchinson

Timothy Ingram

Joseph Johnson

Geoffrey Joseph

Michael Keenan

Samuel Kusha

Christos Lagos

Susan Lawson

Stephen Luongo

Gabriel Mazzitelli

Rebekah Molasky

Gaetano Murphy

Amanda O’Dell

Angela O’Neil

Timothy Patrick

Michael Perenich

Christopher Pettus

Adam Rieth

Shannon Schott

Crystal Sebago

Jennifer Seymore

Brian Sullivan

Kimberly Wald

Clell Warriner

Joshua Winegar

FJA® is proud to recognize the leaders whose efforts to recruit new attorneys into the EAGLE® program have broadened the base of our organization. Relationships developed in the initial steps of membership lay the foundation for commitments to the EAGLE® program in the future.

A cornerstone is defined as “something that is essential, indispensable, or basic.” It is: “the chief foundation on which something is constructed or developed.” With this in mind, FJA created the Cornerstone Award as a tribute to those who have worked tirelessly over the last year to bring new members into the organization. Recipients of this award were selected based on the number of members they recruited as well as the monetary value of those memberships.

CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU TO OUR 2021

CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU TO OUR 2023 AWARD WINNERS!

LAURIE BRIGGS – TIFFANY FADDIS – EDDIE FARAH

TODD MICHAELS – MATTHEW MORGAN

CORNERSTONE AWARDS

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Protecting Florida’s civil justice system is a full-time job. Florida Justice PAC makes that job a little easier by identifying pro-justice candidates and helping them win elections. Florida Justice PAC is there every step of the way, making sure pro-justice candidates have the knowledge, resources, and tools they need to win.

OUR ENEMIES SLEEP IN SHIFTS

We cannot afford to be bystanders this election cycle. It is too important for the future success of the FJA and for your practices. We will not see another opportunity like this for decades.

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