Spring 2012 Florida State Law magazine - Florida State University ...

Class Action
President T.K. Wetherell brought Steffens
back to the university as general counsel in
2003.
1976
Lonnie N. Groot, of the law firm Stenstrom,
McIntosh, Colbert, Whigham & Partlow, P.A.,
was appointed to the board of directors of the
Boys & Girls Clubs of Volusia/Flagler Counties
on September 21, 2011.
The Honorable Lewis M. Killian, Jr., after
25 years of service with the United States
Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of
Florida, announced his plans to retire from the
federal bench on July 24, 2012. Killian served
as an officer in the U.S. Army and then went
on to start his law career as an attorney with
Ervin, Varn, Jacobs, Odom, and Kitchen.
JoLen Rawls Wolf, former legal writing
professor, has joined The Mills Firm. She can
be reached at 203 N. Gadsden St., Ste. 1-A,
Tallahassee, FL 32301, 850.765.0897 or
jwolf@mills-appeals.com.
1977
The Honorable Jose R. Rodriguez finished
a sprint triathlon third place in his age group
and was featured in an Orlando blog on the
importance of exercise and healthy eating.
1978
Alan E. Tannenbaum can now be reached
at Tannenbaum Scro Hanewich & Alpert, P.L.,
1990 Main St., Ste. 725, Sarasota, FL 34236.
Robert A. Cole, of
Upchurch, Watson, White
& Max in Jacksonville,
just completed his one
year presidency of the
Florida Chapters of the
American Board of Trial
Advocates (FLABOTA). He
also was voted the FLABOTA Trial Lawyer of
the Year in 2008 and has been recognized as
a Florida Super Lawyer since 2007.
Anthony La Russa, Jr. retired as the
manager of the St. Louis Cardinals three days
after winning the 2011 World Series.
Byrd F. Marshall, Jr.
was recognized as one of
Best Lawyers’ 2012
Lawyers of the Year.
Karen K. Specie has
been elected as a fellow
of the American College
of Bankruptcy, an
organization of
representatives from all
federal judicial circuits.
Specie, who was named
to Florida Super Lawyers in bankruptcy for
2007-2011, also joined Akerman Senterfitt as
of counsel, where she will continue her
practice in bankruptcy creditor representation
and commercial litigation from the firm’s
Jacksonville office. She also is an adjunct
professor of law, teaching Bankruptcy and
Secured Transactions at the University of
Florida law school.
Alicia C. Smith has joined Mercer
Government Human Services Consulting as
a partner. She can be reached at 900 2nd
St., N.E., Ste. 221, Washington, D.C. 20002,
202.204.9405 or Alicia.c.smith@mercer.com.
1979
Peter V. Antonacci was
appointed by Gov. Rick
Scott to the position of
State Attorney for the
Fifteenth Judicial Circuit,
in and for Palm Beach
County.
David S. Dee has been
selected for inclusion in
the 2012 edition of The
Best Lawyers in
America, which named
Dee as the 2012 Lawyer
of the Year in Tallahassee
in the area of
environmental litigation. Chambers USA also
recently included Dee in its 2012 directory of
America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. He
practices environmental, land use and
administrative law at Gardner, Bist, Wiener,
Wadsworth, Bowden, Bush, Dee, LaVia &
Wright, P.A.
J. Lane MiDDLeton, III was a guest judge at
the Nova Southeastern Moot Court Society’s
Feinrider Competition.
1980
Charlotte H. Danciu, who practices family
law, was appointed to the Florida Commission
on the Status of Women by Attorney General
Pam Bondi.
Bruce D. Lamb has
joined the Tampa office
of Gunster as a
shareholder. Lamb
focuses his practice on
business litigation,
corporate law,
government affairs and
healthcare law. He also has been designated
as a “Leaders in their Field” by Chambers
USA.
Donald M. Hinkle was
named to the 2012
edition of The Best
Lawyers in America.
Hinkle is a founding
partner at the law firm of
Hinkle & Foran in
Tallahassee.
Mark J. Patterson, a shareholder at
Waddey and Patterson, was recognized as the
“Nashville Best Lawyers Litigation-Intellectual
Property Lawyer of the Year” by Best Lawyers.
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