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2016 New Board Certified Lawyers in Florida

The Florida Bar recently issued a press release listing the 189 attorneys who earned board certification in 2016. These attorneys are allowed to use the following terms when referring to their legal credentials and advertising their practice:

"board certified specialist"
"board certified expert"
"B.C.S." for Board Certified Specialist

Attorneys in Florida who have earned board certification by the Florida Board of Legal Specialization are evaluated for professionalism and tested for expertise.

The purpose of board certification is to evaluate an attorney's special knowledge, ability, experience, skills, and proficiency in various areas of law. Attorneys who have earned Florida Bar board certification have submitted to evaluation of their professionalism and ethics in practice.

Today, nearly 5,000 of Florida's nearly 101,000 lawyers have earned board certification in 26 different specialty areas for board certification that were approved for certification by the Supreme Court of Florida.

The Names of Lawyers Who Earned Board Certification in 2016

The Florida lawyers who became board certified in 2016 include:

Admiralty & Maritime Law

Adam B. Cooke, Ft. Lauderdale
Jonathan Hernandez, Miami
Craig Patrick Liszt, Miami

Richard Scott Jackson, Deland
Peggy Clarie Senentz, S. Pasadena
Robert L. Webster, Tampa

Appellate Practice

John Nicholas Bogdanoff, Daytona Beach
Michael March Brownlee, Orlando
Thomas Arnold Antoine Beller Burns, Tampa
Daniel Adam Bushell, Ft. Lauderdale
Michael John Dono, Miami
Kathryn Lee Ender, Miami
Courtney Lynne Fernald, St. Petersburg
Kristen Marie Fiore, Tallahassee
John Anthony Greco, Miami
Thomas Lee Hunker, Plantation
Carri S. Leininger, N. Palm Beach
Julissa Rodriguez, Miami
Daniel Michael Samson, Miami
Dwight Oneal Slater, Tallahassee
Dinah Stein, Miami

David Howard Abrams, Orlando
Christopher John Jahr, Ft Lauderdale

Business Litigation

Basil Leroy Bain, Naples
Michael Patrick Hamaway, Ft. Lauderdale
Alan Jeffrey Nisberg, Tampa
Hunter G. Norton, Sarasota
Joanne Marie O’Connor, W. Palm Beach

City, County and Local Government Law

Carl Edward Brody, Clearwater
Robert Michael Eschenfelder, Bradenton
Anita Geraci-Carver, Clermont
Amanda Louise Quirke Hand, Miami
Lawsikia Jumoke Hodges, Jacksonville
Kimberly Romano Kopp, Orlando
Arthur J. Grant Lacerte, Kissimmee
Rebecca Clayton Lavie, St. Augustine
Joshua Bernard Moye, Port Charlotte
Nicole C. Nate, Tampa
Thomas F. Pepe, Coral Gables
Abbie Schwaderer Raurell, Miami
Patricia Denise Smith, Palm Bay
Peter J. Sweeney, Palm Bay

Civil Trial Law

Karen Elizabeth Terry, W. Palm Beach
S. Renee Stephens Lundy, Orlando
Andrew Steven Bolin, Tampa
John Alexander Caracuzzo, W. Palm Beach
J. Dan Clark, Tampa
David Alexander Corso, Orlando
Maria Eleftheria Dalmanieras, Coral Gables
Roland A. Hermida, Tampa
Kathryn L. Hood, Tallahassee
Jeffrey James Humphries, Jacksonville
Brian James Lee, Jacksonville
Scott Alan McLaren, Tampa
R. Frank Myers, Ft. Myers
Matthew Lee Reeder, Tampa
Daniel Ari Shapiro, Tampa
Bryce Patrick Spano, St. Petersburg
Leticia L. Valdes, Tampa
Michael Reese Vaughn, Orlando
Casey Walker, Vero Beach
Jerome William Webb, Orlando
Matthew D. Weissing, Ft. Lauderdale
Matthew Lloyd George Wilson, Tampa
Jonathan Neil Zaifert, Tampa

Construction Law

Jeffrey Bogert, Coral Gables
Gabriel Ben Abba Crafton, Jacksonville
Jennifer Carmen Gonzalez, Coral Gables
Patrick Dennis Hinchey, Jacksonville
Kimberly Cannon Hirschman, Coral Gables
Jason Jude Quintero, Tampa
Michael Jay Rune, Miami
James P. Terpening, Tampa
Francisco Touron, Coral Gables
Christopher M. Utrera, Miami
Robert Paul Washington, Coral Gables
Clay Henderson Whittaker, Pensacola

Criminal Appellate

Stephen Michael Grogoza, Naples
Christina Zuccaro Pacheco, Tampa
Michelle Patrice Smith, Orlando

Criminal Trial Law

Jared Michael Adelman, Orlando
Seda Aktas, Ft. Lauderdale
Lawrence J. Avallone, New Smyrna Beach
Adam Leo Bantner, Tampa
Danielle N. Barbato, Orlando
Joshua Andrew Beard, Jacksonville
William Kevin Bledsoe, Deland
Robert Alvin Bruce, Clearwater
Kelli Jane Bynum, Jacksonville
Jeremy Clark, St. Petersburg
Colleen Adkins DeGraff, Viera
Aaron David Delgado, Daytona Beach
Christa Padraic Diviney, Panama City
Christopher Mario Donaudy , Orlando
Richard Eisenberg, Osprey
Kristofer W. Eisenmenger, Gainesville
Daniel Patrick Fischetti, Tampa
Amanda Margaret Gambert, Sarasota
Jason Mathew Gropper, Jacksonville
Kevin Joseph Hellmann, Miami
Daniel Karl Hilbert, St. Augustine
Irina Hughes, Tampa
Erin Brenna Hyde, Orlando
Christopher Michael Klemawesch, Spring Hill
Matthew David Landsman, Gainesville
Huda Ajlani Macri, Ft. Lauderdale
Alison Marsha Lopes, Kissimmee
Lori Lynn Mahin, Clearwater
Jessica Lynn Manuele, Clearwater
Jane Allie McNeill, Clearwater
Tamara Nicole Meister, Viera
Allison Ferber Miller, Clearwater
Paige Elizabeth Parish, Clearwater
Justin Corey Patrou, Kissimmee
Brent Matthew Reitman, Ft. Lauderdale
Tricia Rado Rover, Jacksonville
Fausto Sanchez, Miami
Jennifer Laura Spradley, Tampa
Alfred Suárez, Kissimmee
Thomas Richard Wieczorek, Orlando
Benjamin David Wurtzel, Orlando
Sara Fatima Yousuf, Miami

Shawn Alan Arnold, Jacksonville
Karen Meta Chastain, Jacksonville
Terry Joseph Harmon, Tallahassee
Kevin William Pendley, Naples
Jerry Ray Poole, Jacksonville

Matthew Alan Linde, Ft. Myers
Jason A. Penrod, Lake Wales
Andrew Ray Boyer, Sarasota
Heidi Fran Friedman, Coral Springs
Michelle Rachel Hollister, Boca Raton
Elizabeth Joy Maykut, Tallahassee
Shannon Mulkey, Ocala
Matthew Ronald Rheingans, Venice
Diana Coen Zolner, Brandon

Shannon Hartsfield Salimone, Tallahassee
Ryan William Zika, Orlando
Gregory Anthony Zitani, Sarasota
Immigration and Nationality Law
Vitalia Diaz Shafer, Tampa

Intellectual Property Law

Justin P. Miller, Largo

International Law

Angelika Hunnefeld, Miami
Drew Matthew Marszal Jozefin, Poland
Thomas Frederick Oppenheimer, Miami
Carlos Federico Osorio, Miami

Labor and Employment Law

Yash B. Dave, Jacksonville
Jennifer Fowler-Hermes, Sarasota
Mendy Halberstam, Miami
Samuel Benjamin Kanupp, Jacksonville
John Carlo Palmerini, Orlando
Jason Eric Vail, Tallahassee
Holly Ellen Van Horsten, Miami
Benjamin Harris Yormak, Bonita Springs

Marital and Family Law

Evan Lawrence Abramowitz, Coral Gables
Heather Lynn Apicella, Boca Raton
Abigail Beebe, West Palm Beach
Melissa Kay Hancock, Ocala
Belinda Barndollar Lazzara, St. Petersburg
Taryn Goodman Sinatra, West Palm Beach

Real Estate Law

Michael A. Altes, Jacksonville
Jana L. Armstrong, Miami
Charles James Comella, Shalimar
Lance A. Geller, Miami Beach
Melissa A. Giasi, Tampa
Juan Carlos B. Gomez, Winter Park
Michelle Gomez Hinden, Apopka
Sebastian Jaramillo, Miami
Linda Neale Monaco, Ft. Lauderdale
Dorothy Gonzalez Negrin, Ft. Lauderdale
Charles D. Nostra, Ft. Lauderdale
Shivon Patel, Lake Mary
Lilian Sredni, Hollywood
Eric P. Stein, N. Miami Beach
Gerald Cooper Thomas, Tallahassee
Michelle Gonzalez Torres,Doral
James R. Usery, Jacksonville
Jonathan David Wallace, Orlando
W. Conrad Willkomm, Naples

State and Federal Government and Administrative Practice

Kristin Mai Bigham, Tallahassee
Sharlee Hobbs Edwards, Coral Gables

Daniel Martinez, Miami
Parag P. Patel, Iselin

Wills, Trusts and Estates Law

Robert Logan Lancaster, Naples
Carrie Marie Leontitsis, Port Charlotte
Susan Nesbet-Sikuta, Naples
Jason Scott Palmisano, Orlando

Workers’ Compensation Law

Alexander Blanco, Coral Gables
Carrie L. Hixson, Tampa
Marissa Michelini Hoffman, PB Gardens
Kristen Liddell Magana, Orlando

This article was last updated on Friday, November 22, 2019.

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