Letter from the President

Tis’ the season to be jolly… and we are doing just that at the LCBA! With 2022 rapidly ending, preparation is underway for an exciting new year. Time has flown by, and I feel like we are just getting to work on all the plans we had for this year. As we began 2022, we hit the ground running, continuing our traditional events, and enjoying new ones. One event I hope carries on is our Burritos with the Bench event, where members shared lunch with the judiciary in a purely social environment.

We also joined several other state voluntary bars to honor John Agnew, who was recognized as the 20th Circuit honoree for Broward County’s Florida Patriot program, which honors legal leaders who are also veterans. I hope to see more collaboration between our bar and other VBAs. We expanded our CLE offerings, hosted practice section events, and planned our largest Bench Bar Gala and Holiday Party. While you will have to wait until next year to see what tricks we had up our sleeve for the Gala, I promise it is worth the wait! It seemed like when we returned from summer break, we were finally able to shake the phrase “unprecedented times”; alas Hurricane Ian struck us. I am proud of how our community came together and amazed by the generosity of our members. While the storm’s implications will affect many families for years, we put our best foot forward each day. I thank our board members for all their hard work, dedication and service. You are all truly amazing people, and I am honored to work with you. As many of you know, our Executive Director, Lauren Baugh, doubles as my best friend. Lauren, you work tirelessly behind the scenes, and I want to thank you for going above and beyond each year, somehow making each one better than the last for our members. You are a force, and we are lucky to have you! Finally, thank you to our members, sponsors, affiliates, supporters and friends for your continued support of the LCBA. We would be nothing without you, and I will forever be grateful for each one of you who helped make this year a success. It has been an honor and privilege to serve in this capacity, and I can’t thank you all enough for the opportunity. I wish you the best in 2023 and beyond.

Tiffany Pereira, Esq. 239.332.1181 | thepereiralawfirm.com administration

Executive Director - Lauren Baugh Administrative Assistant - Mairelis Tamayo

executive council

PRESIDENT Tiffany Pereira, Esq.

VICE PRESIDENT Spencer Cordell, Esq.

SECRETARY Peter Knize, Esq. TREASURER Hon. Kathleen Smith

YLD President - Katherine Camadeco, Esq. President Emeritus - Blake Hampton, Esq.

Travis Russell, Esq. John Miller, III, Esq.

BOARD MEMBERS Andrea Pleimling Smith, Esq. Diana "Dawn" Maselli. Esq. committee chairs

BENCH-BAR GALA Diana "Dawn" Maselli, Esq. DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION Kelly L. Fayer, Esq. and Ita Neymotin, Esq. HEALTH AND WELLNESS John Miller, Esq. and Hon. Kimberly Davis Bocelli HISTORY Jenna Persons, Esq. and E. Bruce Strayhorn, Esq. LAW RELATED EDUCATION T. Rankin Terry, Esq.

LAW WEEK Hon. John S. Carlin

LCBA FOUNDATION CHARITY GOLF TOURNAMENT Shannon Puopolo, Esq. and Kenneth A. Jones, Esq. MOCK TRIAL Shaina Zuppke, Esq. and Eunice Gedeon, Esq. PARALEGAL Rich Haberle

PRO BONO Andrew Banyai, Esq. and Michelle Trunkett, Esq.

practice section chairs

ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION Anne Dalton, Esq. APPELLATE LAW Alex Brockmeyer, Esq. CORPORATE LAW Alicia Olivo, Esq. CRIMINAL LAW Kathleen Fitzgeorge, Esq. and Agnieszka Osowicka, Esq. ELDER LAW Blake Hampton, Esq. and Amy McGarry, Esq. FAMILY LAW Kayla Richmond Miller, Esq. and Danielle Seitz, Esq. GENERAL CIVIL AND BUSINESS LITIGATION Carlos Kelly, Esq. and George Knott, Esq.

IMMIGRATION LAW Indera DeMine, Esq. and Nirupa Netram, Esq. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Mark Nieds, Esq. and Holly McFall, Esq. LAND USE AND GOVERNMENTAL LAW Sarah Spector, Esq. and Erica Woods, Esq. REAL PROPERTY, PROBATE AND TRUST LAW Kenneth Kemp, Esq., Peter Knize, J.D., L.L.M., and Robin D. Merriman II, Esq. SOLO & SMALL FIRM Jarred Duke, Esq., John Webb, Esq. and Robin Merriman, Esq. TORT LITIGATION Dawn Maselli, Esq. and Diana Castrillon, Esq.

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