Paul Arnold, 30 Staff Attorney Legal Services of North Florida, Quincy office
$49,000 Where did you get your formal education? I went to UCF and my undergradu-
ate degree was in psychology. I started law school at Barry but I transferred to FSU and did two years at Florida State Law School. What type of a job did you have before going to law school? I worked
at the Swan and Dolphin Resort in Disney, doing banquet functions for large corporate events, for companies like Pfizer and Microsoft. I did that for three years but it got monotonous. It was the same week, every week. That’s why I decided to go to law school in 2004. Why did you want to work for Legal Services? Initially I was in private practice. I was
making $65,000 out of law school in 2009. But I didn’t go to law school to make a lot of money. There was something different about Legal Services compared to private firms. I liked feeling like the good guy. I want to use my mind and abilities to make the world a better place. What do you like about your current job? It’s not just helping the poor and elderly. The
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work is extremely diverse. The experience you get at a place like Legal Services is awesome. From the day I got here I got 50 of my own cases. They just hand it to you and say “run with it.” You get to be in court, and every week is different from the last. How often do you get to be in court? A lot. That’s a cool aspect of it. We try to settle our cases, because it doesn’t do us any good to (work) additional hours. Our interest is in helping as many people as we can. The more people we help, the greater the impact on the community.
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Marti Coley, 49
Legislator, Florida House of Representatives
Diane Bell, 64
Michelle Rehwinkel Vasilinda, 50
Legislator, Florida House of Representatives $29,697 (part-time)
Professor, Tallahassee Community College
$106,123 (Additional joint income from Mike Vasilinda Productions) Alan Williams, 35
Legislator, Florida House of Representatives $29,697 (part-time)
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Instructor, Chipola College $60,000
House Staff Mathew Bahl, 39
Chief of Staff, Office of the Speaker, Florida House of Representatives $147,865
Durward Brewer, 54
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Assistant Secretary, Office of the Clerk, Florida House of Representatives $77,412
Chicarla Williams Pye, 35
Legislative Aide, Florida House of Representatives $43,548
Melissa Robel, 30
Legislative Research Assistant, Florida House of Representatives $30,082
The Senate Bill Montford, 62
Legislator, Florida Senate $29,697 (part-time)
Florida Association of District School Superintendents $161,983
Florida Retirement System $92,086
Charlie Dean, 71
Legislator, Florida Senate $29,697 (part-time)
Retired Sheriff $95,476
President, Charlie Dean Inc. $88,148
Social Security $21,496
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Chief of Staff and General Counsel, Florida Senate $175,008
Craig Meyer, 62
Staff Director, Senate Budget Office, Florida Senate $165,000
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Senior Support Services Assistant, Senate Print Shop, Florida Senate $28,140