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FAMSEG,
the Family Law Section Email Group
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Double
Issue January
/ February 2011
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Enjoy rolling hills,
open vistas, vineyards, farms, luxurious
accommodations and the world class restaurants of Napa and Sonoma
Valleys during the Family Law Section's upcoming Spring Retreat
beginning Wednesday,
April 6th, 2011 and ending Sunday, April
11th, 2011. While you indulge your senses, but you can earn 6 C.L.E.
credits by
attending the Retreat seminar"ADDICTION: ITS
EFFECTS ON YOUR CLIENTS AND THEIR CASES." These resorts are
conveniently located within easy driving distance of over 270 of the
world's finest wineries and tasting rooms. Explore the
charming towns of Napa, Sonoma, Kenwood, St. Helena, Oakville,
Rutherford, Healdsburg, Guerneville, Yountville, Glen Ellen and
Calistoga.
Join us for the seminar and other events at the beautiful Tuscan
themed, destination resort, the 4 Diamond rated Villagio Inn &
Spa, 6481 Washington Street, Yountville, California
94599-1311. Our
room block is sold out but we have made arrangements and 2 other
outstanding resorts that are conveniently accessible, the classically elegant
Napa
Valley Lodge and hip Hotel Yountville.
You can go on line and take a virtual tour of either
resort.
The Napa
Valley Lodgeis
located at
2230 Madison Street, Yountville, CA 94599. You can go to its
website at www.napavalleylodge.com. Don't
Delay! Book on or before March 4th, 2011.
MAKE
YOUR RESERVATIONfor
NAPA VALLEY LODGE NOW by calling 1-888-944-3545 the
room rate is $260.00 for Wednesday and Thursday and $325.00 for Friday
and Saturday.[1]
Alternatively the Hotel Yountville is located at 6462 Washington
Street, Yountville, CA 94599. You can go to its website at www.hotelyountville.com . Don't Delay! MAKE YOUR RESERVATION for HOTEL YOUNTVILLE by calling 1-888-944-2885 the room rate is $250.00 for
Wednesday and Thursday and $395.00 for Friday and Saturday.[2]
Please indicate that you are making reservations as part ofTHE FLORIDA
BAR, FAMILY LAW SECTION GROUP. Your
room rate includes:
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Free self-parking.
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Complimentary high speed,
wired/wireless internet in guestrooms.
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20% discount on treatments and
services for group attendees and their guests from
April
6th - April 11th, 2011 (including pre- and
post-nights).
[1] Plus local
taxes and fees.
[2] Plus local taxes and fees.
*Yountville,
California is in the heart of Napa Valley and is considered by
many to be the unofficial culinary capital of Napa Valley. Within
walking distance of the Villagio Inn & Spa, Napa Valley Lodge and
Hotel Yountville you can dine at celebrity chef Thomas
Keller's French bistro, Bouchon, its companion Bouchon
Bakery, and what many consider to be the best restaurant in
the world, Keller's, The French Laundry; celebrity chef Michael
Chiarello's new, highly regarded restaurant, Bottega; as
well as Bob Hurley's Hurley's Restaurant and Bar, Richard
Reddington's Redd, and Bistro Jeanty.
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Dear
Robin,
 I hope you had an opportunity to participate in the
Section's Committee Meetings on Thursday, January 27th,
2011. Several years ago leadership decided to combine
those Meetings to occur the day before the commencement of the annual
Marital and Family Review Course, to make same more accessible by
Section and Affiliate members. This year we had many
guests in attendance throughout meetings, the 2011 Marital and
Family Review Course and our Executive Council meeting after the
conclusion of the Review Course. We had the unique
opportunity and honor to meet Professor Olga Fedorova, a
marital and family law professor from St. Petersburg,
Russia. In addition, the Section {along with the Florida
Chapter of  the A.A.M.L. and the Law Firm of Duggar & Duggar,
P.A.} co-sponsored the attendance of 4 F.S.U. law students who are
interested in practicing marital and family law: Rachel
Hill, Cecille Capitan Lucero, Jessica Utz and Iva Valtcheva.
These young ladies shadowed Thomas Duggar, our
Legislation Co-Chair and ExecutiveCouncil members and had the
opportunity to meet marital and family law attorneys from all over
the State.
 In addition, our Section's Platinum sponsor, Tim Voit of Voit
Econometrics Group, Inc., addressed Section members and
Affiliate members during our luncheon on Thursday. Tim also
provided a free seminar as a Section service concurrent with our
meetings.
I hope you had
an opportunity to "Catch The Wave" by
attending the 2011 Marital and Family Review Course at Disney's Yacht
and Beach Club January 28th - 29th,
2011. This course broke all records with 1,180
attendees. Is that number significant? The Family
Law Section thinks so. It means that one out of every
four Section members and Affiliates elected to invest their time and
money in attending the course, which is the premiere family law
substantive educational program in this State. Although I
have previously spoken at this course and have been attending it for
years, until this year as Section Chair, I truly had no real
idea how much time and effort goes into planning and facilitating
this event. I would be remiss if I did not acknowledge the
grace and organizational skills of the able program administrator, Susan
A. Stafford, for her event planning and administration of the
course this year as well as that of The Florida
Chapter A.A.M.L. liaison, Caroline K. Black.
The Family Law Section is blessed to have three
extraordinary ladies serve as our Marital and Family Law Review
Course Committee.  Among their duties is the selection of the
annual theme, topics, speakers, the review and finalization (i.e.
editing) of all written materials, including powerpoints, and a
myriad of other duties and functions which consume hundreds of hours
which could otherwise be spent with family, friends and the
generation of billable time. The Chair extraordinaire of
our Marital and Family Law Review Course Committee is Carin M.
Porras, Section Treasurer .
Carin, together
with her hard working committee members, Ingrid A. Keller
and Patricia Alexander, Section Executive Council members,
worked their hearts out to ensure the quality of this event for
each of you who attended, as well as the materials disseminated in
conjunction with same. A special "thank
you" is extended to Kathyrn M. Beamer, who, along
with the Course Committee, Susan A. Stafford and me, stuffed
over 900 book bags this year. Maria Gonzalez, Thomas Duggar,
Linda Braithwaite, Jonathan Schiller and Ingrid A. Keller
spoke at this year's Cert "Tips and Nibbles" giving test
taking tips and study insight to this year's crop of Certification
test takers.
Kudos to the fabulous line-up of
speakers: Evan Marks; Hon. Renee Goldenberg; Hon. Richard
Weis, Richard West, Gordon Brydger; Hon. Sally Kest; Jorge Cestero;
Melinda Gamot; Hon. Judith Kreeger; Laura Davis Smith; Hon. Peter D.
Blanc; Chip Herron and Peter Hill; Peter Cushing; Philip Wartenberg;
Mark Sessums; Ky Koch; Karen Amlong; Hon. John C. Lenderman; and Cynthia
Greene, as well as Katherine Birnbaum, Susan W. Savard and
Jonathan Schiller wrote certain portions of the materials.
Unfortunately due to unforeseen events, neither Shannon Carlyle
nor Susan E. Greenberg could make their speaking debuts but we
thank each of them for their excellent materials. A
special shout out "thank you" goes to Chair Elect David
L. Manz who did a great job pinch hitting for Shannon on
Appellate Procedure in Family Cases upon only several days notice.
The registration process at the
course was seamless and I want to thank our Section volunteers, Heather Apicella,
David Hirschberg, Alyssa Honickman, Liliana Jurado and Julia
Wyda, who were up and at the registration posts Friday morning at
6:45 A.M.!
Personally
the highlight of this year's "Catch The Wave" 2011
Marital and Family Review Course was the  presentation of the Family Law Section's Chair's
Visionary Award to Deborah O. Day, Psy.D., in recognition
of her years of service and many contributions to the
Section. Dr. Day has worked tirelessly on
behalf of the Section and Florida's families and, as such, her
recognition was well-deserved.
Next year, the
Section, in partnership with the Florida Chapter of the A.A.M.L., is
proud to announce that we are moving to a new location, the Loew's
Royal Pacific, at Universal, Orlando . You will receive
additional information about room rates and the program later this
year. The planning for this event is already well underway and
the course promises to be bigger and better than ever so be sure to save these dates on your calendar
now: January 27th and 28th,
2011. For those with
children (or who are "young at heart") Universal Studies is
now home to Hogwarts and the Wizarding World of Harry Potter!Fa
Finally,
I am delighted to announce that our initial room block at the
Villagio Inn and Spa for the Section's Spring, 2011 retreat {i.e.
April 6th through and including April 10th,
2011} Escape To Wine Country, has sold out. Fortunately, we have been able to secure other room blocks
at the classically elegant Napa Valley Lodge and the hip Hotel
Yountville. These room blocks will remain open until
March 4th, 2011 and March 5th, 2011 respectively for these 2 hotels so if you are
interested in attending the retreat and seminar "Addiction: Its Effect Upon Your Clients
and Their Cases,"be certain to book now
so you are not shut out. Click to download brochure.mCl
The C.L.E.
Committee is inaugurating what the Section hopes is the first
educational seminar for paralegals undertaken by the Section titled "Building
An Effective Legal Team - A Seminar for Attorneys and Their Staff
" which will be presented live on March 25th,
2011 at the Tampa Airport Marriott, Tampa, Florida and it is also
available via webcast. This is an exciting event for the
Section's C.L.E. Committee as it is the first Section seminar aimed
at educating marital and family law paralegals and office
managers. Click to view brochure.
I encourage
you to read this FAMSEG. In addition to his
Squibs, in this edition, Eddie Stephens, Esquire tells you why he got
involved in Family Law Section service and why you might want to
consider doing likewise, if you have not already done
so.
Get inspired to "make a difference" in your
own community! Be certain to read about four attorneys and one
Judge who have "made a difference." Ira
A. Serebrin, Esquire, the Law Offices of Norman D. Levin, P.A.
{Norman D. Levin, Esquire, Amy C. Hamlin, Esquire and Matthew B.
Capstraw, Esquire}, and the Hon. Emily Peacock, Circuit
Judge have been respectively honored as the "Making A
Difference" award winners for November, 2010, December,
2010 and January, 2011. If you know a worthy attorney,
judicial officer or affiliate member of the Section to receive this
award, please submit a nomination.ily
Review Course was the presentation of the Family Law Section's
Chair's Visionary Award to Deborah O. Day, Psy.D., in  recognition of her years of service and
many contributions to the Section. Dr. Day has
worked tirelessly on behalf of the Section and Florida's families
and, as such, her r
Warmest wishes,
DIANE
M. KIRIGIN, CHAIR
FAMILY
LAW SECTION
THE FLORIDA BAR
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Do Something that
Matters in the Family Law Section
By Eddie
Stephens, Esquire
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Eddie Stephens
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Most
successful law firms have a mission statement. A common
understanding of where the firm is going and how it will get
there. A common vision. A constant reminder. A
thread that weaves the organization together. So wouldn't it
make sense to apply that application to one's personal track? A
statement that defines one own's existence. I know...pretty
deep.
I have
one. It's simple, so I'll share it with you: "I want
to do something that matters."
Let's face it,
the world around us is changing and some argue not for the
good. Dysfunction is becoming the norm. Things used to be
simple. When I was young, we only had 5 TV stations, and only
one of them was cool. And I'm only 40! Now my satellite
has over 600 channels and I can't find anything good on the my
DVR. Oh, what a complicated life we have created for ourselves.
If we are
going to have a more productive, functional society we have to step
up to the plate. We have to leave this world in better
condition than we found it. Reverse the trend. Whether it is in
the Family Law Section, your family, company or community, we have to
make a commitment to make a difference. As we do, we are
leading by example. If this is done in an enthusiastic,
appropriate manner you will find it to be contagious and others
around you will become infected, and thus the cycle
continues.
I have used
the Family Law Section of the Bar as an opportunity to give
back. To provide a service. I also do community service
through other civic organizations. It doesn't matter so much
how you do it, just do something.
If everyone in
the world put effort into a selfless act, well... this would
certainly be a better place.
It is unrealistic to think that everyone will take this extra
step. However, if you did, that would be one person. If
you do so enthusiastically, you might influence others to do the
same.
Whether it's
your participation in the Family Law Section, your involvement of
time in community events or financial support of charitable
organizations, I respectfully suggest you should "lead by
example" and do something that matters.
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MAKING A DIFFERENCE AWARD WINNERS
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The
Family Law Section of the Florida Bar publicly acknowledges, through
the monthly 'MAKING A DIFFERENCE" award, those individuals who
have made a difference in the lives of the underserved or
disadvantaged within our State. The individuals who receive
this award either provide outstanding pro bono services or engage in
other types of outstanding volunteer or community activities and
pursuits that improve the lives of Florida's children and families.
NOVEMBER 2010
IRA
A. SEREBRIN
Ira A. Serebrin has been
practicing law in Florida for 37 years. A Minnesota  native
he received his Bachelor of Science in Businees in 1969 from
the University of Minnesota and his Juris Doctor from Florida
State University School of Law in 1973. He began his
legal career as an Assistant State Attorney with the Tenth
Judicial Circuit in Bartow, Florida. He then went into private
practice opening his own law firm in 1975 and has been conducting a solo
practice ever since. During the early years of his private practice
he was also the Public Defender for the City of Lakeland
His main areas of interest are marital and family,
personal injury and criminal law. For recognition
of his pro bono service he has received a 2004 award
from Florida Rural Legal Services and the Lakeland Bar
Association for his contribution to the Volunteer Attorney
Involvement Project to benefit the lives of indigent individuals in
the community. He has received the 10th
Judicial Circuit Outstanding Pro Bono Service Award for 2008 and his
recent honor has been the Florida Bar Family Law Section's Making A
Difference Award for his generosity and commitment to the pro bono
cause. Over the past five years he has performed 100
hours of pro bono service.
Mr. Serebrin's community activities have included
president of Polk County Rape Crisis Center, sponsor of Polk
County Senior Games, member of Temple Emanuel Synagogue and he
continues to be an active participant and supporter both on and
off the stage with Lakeland Community Theatre. He is also an
avid tennis player. He has been married to his wife Tammy for
thirty nine years and they have two grown sons, Benjamin, a computer
engineer and Jonathan, a marketing researcher.
DECEMBER 2010
ATTORNEYS OF
NORMAN D. LEVIN, P.A.
The recipients for the award for December, 2010 are the
attorneys of  Norman D. Levin, P.A. - Norman D. Levin, Esq., Amy C.
Hamlin, Esq., and Matthew B. Capstraw, Esq.
Brief descriptions of the pro bono services of the firm,
the volunteer work of the attorneys, collectively, and of each
attorney, individually, appear below. Congratulations to each
of you, and thank you for your past and continued efforts on behalf
of the children and families of Florida.
The attorneys of Norman D. Levin, P.A., not only
serve the underserved and disadvantaged by regularly providing pro
bono service to indigent clients through their local legal aid
office, but they mentor young attorneys and have also helped
establish an ongoing brief assistance or clinic based program on site
at the Seminole County Bar Association Legal Aid Society. The
program provides immediate advice and brief assistance to
economically disadvantaged individuals two mornings a week at the
Legal Aid Society office. Each of the attorneys of the firm has
committed one morning each month to participate in this important
project. Clients of the program receive immediate legal advice
regarding dissolution of marriage, paternity, child support issues,
modification of child support, timesharing, relocation, enforcement,
and other valuable information necessary to understand and to
navigate the judicial system and to protect and safeguard their
children. The attorneys of Norman D. Levin, P.A. have currently
rendered assistance to over two hundred and forty indigent clients in
their community since the project began.
Norman D. Levin, Esq.
Mr. Levin was admitted
to the Florida Bar in 1976 and has been Board Certified in Marital
and Family Law since 1990. He is currently a Fellow in the
American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, and is an accomplished
author and lecturer. Mr. Levin has not only dedicated
substantial amounts of time to the Legal Aid Society of Seminole
County, but to other organizations involving the legal community,
demonstrating his commitment not only to the poor and underserved but
also to the legal community at large through his voluntary efforts.
Early in his career,
Mr. Levin was actively involved in working with and improving the
legal system. Mr. Levin actively participated in the Seminole
County Juvenile Arbitration Program, serving as the Assistant program
Director from October, 1978 through September, 1980. He served
on the Seminole County Juvenile Arbitration Task Force, and he served
as Chairman, from March 1978 through September, 1980. Early in
his career, he served the State of Florida both as a Public Defender
and as a State Attorney, and he has not only served his local bar,
but the Family Law Section of the Florida Bar as well.
In his service to
the Family Law Section of the Florida Bar, he devoted countless hours
in his work with the Technology, Support Issues, and Continuing Legal
Education committees as well as in his leadership of the Section as a
member of the Executive Council for almost 10 years. He also
served the Family Law Section in his roles as the Section Chair from
2001 through 2002, Immediate Past Chair from 2002 through 2003, Chair
Elect from 2000-2001, Treasurer from 1999-2000, Secretary from
1998-1999 and Family Law Section Trustee from 2003 through 2005.
Finally, Mr. Levin was
honored and recognized for his exceptional pro bono work, receiving
the Florida Supreme Court Pro Bono Service Awards from 1997 to 2000,
and again in 2002.
Amy C. Hamlin, Esq.
Ms. Hamlin was admitted
to practice law in the State of Florida in 2000. She has been
employed by Norman D. Levin, P.A. for the past seven years, and her
practice is limited to marital and family law matters. Prior
to joining Norman D. Levin, P.A., Ms. Hamlin served as a staff
attorney for the Greater Orlando Area Legal Services and as Managing
Attorney for the Seminole County Bar Association Legal Aid Society,
Inc. representing indigent clients on a full-time basis. Even
after her move to private practice, however, she continued to support
and to assist the underserved and disadvantaged, dedicating numerous
hours of her time to the pro bono representation of indigent
clients. In recognition of the time she spent on providing
assistance to indigent clients free of charge, she received the
Seminole County Legal Aid Society Pro Bono Award for 2004, 2005 and
2006 and the 2008 Florida Bar President's Circuit Pro Bono Award.
In addition to her
responsibilities as an attorney with the firm of Norman D. Levin,
P.A. and the numerous hours dedicated to the representation of
indigent clients through the Legal Aid Society of Seminole County,
Ms. Hamlin is also actively involved in the Family Law Section of the
Florida Bar. She has been an active member of the Support
Issues, Sponsorship, Rules and Forms, Publications, Equitable
Distribution and Legislative committees of the Section and has served
as Vice Chair of the Sponsorship Committee, Co-Secretary of the Continuing
Legal Education Committee, and Associate Editor of the Office
Management Edition of The Commentator. She is also in her
second term on Executive Council for the Section.
Matthew Capstraw, Esq.
Even before Mr.
Capstraw was admitted to practice law he demonstrated his willingness
to assist the indigent by acting as a Certified Legal Intern at Legal
Aid Services of Broward County. After his admittance to the
bar, in 1998, he continued his commitment to the poor and underserved
by becoming a Staff Attorney at the Seminole County Bar Association
Legal Aid Society, Inc., where he spent almost three years before he
joined Norman D. Levin P.A. in 2001. After his move to private
practice, he continued to assist and support the indigent and to
assist the needy through pro bono work and his community
involvement. He served on the Salvation Army Family Focus
Program Advisory Board, first as a member, and then as President for
two separate terms in 2001 and, again, in 2005. He has been a
member of the YANA Project Advisory Board, and he received the
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children Award of Merit
in November of 2003.
Finally, in addition to
his work as an attorney with the firm of Norman D. Levin, P.A. and
his community commitments, he has lead the Seminole County Bar
Associate Family Law Section as Secretary, Vice President and
President. He has also dedicated numerous hours to better the
law for Florida's families through his work on behalf of the Family
Law Section of the Florida Bar. He has dedicated countless
hours in his work with the Rules and Forms, Legislative, and Domestic
Violence Committees, serving as Secretary of the Legislative
Committee in 2008 and the Secretary and Co-Chair of the Rules and
Forms Committee in 2007 and 2009, respectively. Ultimately, he
received the Chair's Special Award of Merit for 2008 and 2009 for his
work on behalf of the Section.
JANUARY
2011
JUDGE EMILY PEACOCK
The recipient for the
award for January, 2011 is the Honorable Judge Emily A.
Peacock. 
The Family Law
Section of the Florida Bar is pleased to congratulate Judge Peacock,
and it thanks her for her past and continued efforts on behalf of the
children and families of Florida.
Emily A. Peacock
has been admitted to practice law in Florida for approximately
30 years. Born and raised in Tampa, Florida, Judge Peacock attended
Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, and she received her
Bachelor of Arts Degree from the school in 1978. While she was
a student at the University, in addition to her various student
activities and employment, she volunteered at the Nashville Veterans
Administration Hospital. She then went on to receive her Juris
Doctorate from Stetson University College of Law in 1980.
Judge Peacock
began her career as a public servant becoming an assistant State
Attorney for the 18th Judicial Circuit of Florida,
Seminole County, and continuing as an assistant State Attorney for
the 13th Judicial Circuit of Florida, Hillsborough
County. Judge Peacock served as an assistant State Attorney for
more than 12 years of her legal career, before becoming a Senior
Attorney for the Florida Department of Health and Rehabilitative
Services where, among other things, she worked with child protective
investigators seeking dependency status of abused, neglected or
abandoned children. She briefly worked as an Assistant Public
Defender, and moved into private practice in 1997 where she practiced
general litigation, class action and other complex litigation.
In 2006, Emily A. Peacock once again returned to public service when
she was elected as a Circuit Court Judge in the 13th
Judicial Circuit.
Judge Peacock's extensive community and bar activities
include participation in the Family Law Inn of Court; the J. Clifford
Cheatwood Inn of Court, the George Edgecomb Bar Association; the
Hillsborough Association of Women Lawyers, the Hillsborough Bar
Association as well as the Family Law Section of the Hillsborough Bar
Association. In her involvement with the Hillsborough Bar
Association, she has served on the Bench-Bar Committee, she has
chaired the Law Day Lunch, and she has presented and been a panel
member in Continuing Legal Education courses for that
organization. In her involvement with the Hillsborough
Association for Women Lawyers, an organization for which she serves
on the Board of Directors, she wrote a grant application on behalf of
the organization and was successful in securing funding for the
presentation of a Continuing Legal Education Course, "Legal
Education for Relative Caregiver Advocates." The course
was designed to train attorneys to volunteer pro bono services for
the Florida Kinship Care Program, a program supporting relative
caregivers through the Family, Dependency and Guardianship Divisions
of Florida's Courts. Finally, she continues to devote her time
to the betterment of the legal community through her service on the
13th Judicial Circuit Professionalism Committee and the 13th
Judicial Circuit Technology Governance Committee.
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Stephens' Squibs -
Family Law Case Updates
By Eddie
Stephens
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Click here to
read a summary of Florida Marital and family law case updates from January,
2011.
Click here
to to download Stephens'
Squibs 2010.
Squib of the Month:
Belford
v. Belford, 36 FLW D163 (Fla 2nd DCA 2011).
Trial Court reversed for charging Husbad wirh $44k depleted during
pendency. In the absence of misconduct, it is error to charge
to a party's share of equitable distribution assets dissipated during
the dissolution proceeding.
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The Florida Bar Foundation: A Cause We Can Share
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 I hope lawyers in Florida will
join me in supporting a common cause: The Florida Bar Foundation.
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The Foundation, a
501(c)(3) public charity, is a means through which lawyers can
support a commonly held belief that everyone should have access to
legal representation - regardless of his or her ability to pay.
The
Florida Bar Foundation's mission to provide greater access to justice
is accomplished through funding of programs that expand and improve
representation and advocacy for the poor in civil legal matters;
improve the fair and effective administration of justice; and make
public service an integral component of the law school experience.
In
1981, financial support for the Foundation increased significantly
when the Florida Supreme Court adopted the nation's first Interest on
Trust Accounts (IOTA) program. Over the past 29 years, the Florida
IOTA program has distributed more than $350 million to help hundreds
of thousands of Florida's poor receive critically needed free civil
legal assistance and to improve Florida's justice system. More than
30 percent of the total funding for legal aid organizations in
Florida comes from The Florida Bar Foundation.
Domestic
violence, predatory lending and foreclosure, and access to public
benefits are among the types of cases flooding legal aid offices
throughout the state. For the sake of those throughout Florida with
nowhere else to turn for legal help but to Legal Aid, your support of
The Florida Bar Foundation is vital.
Gifts to the Foundation
provide added value to your local legal aid organization because of
Foundation initiatives such as salary supplementation and loan
repayment programs to help retain legal aid attorneys, a Summer
Fellows program that places law students at legal aid organizations
for 11 weeks each summer, new technological efficiencies such as a
statewide case management system, and training opportunities for
legal aid staff attorneys.
The Foundation is
unique as a funder in providing leadership, along with its financial
support, by working with its grantees to improve Florida's legal
services delivery system and identifying and addressing the legal
needs of particularly vulnerable client groups. You can learn more
about the Foundation at www.floridabarfoundation.org.
I
hope you will come to consider The Florida Bar Foundation one of your
charities. It's truly an organization in which all of us, as Florida
attorneys, can take tremendous pride.
John
A. Noland, President
The
Florida Bar Foundation
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Wanted: Your
Submissions
Articles
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 Have you just
finished a case or appeal where you had to become well-versed in a
particular family-law issue? Well, how about sharing your
genius with the rest of us?!
We
are accepting submissions for upcoming issues of The Florida Bar
Journal, The Family Law Commentator, and even FAMSEG.
The Journal
To
be considered for publication in The Florida Bar Journal, the article
should be scholarly and relate in some manner to family law. It
should be twelve to fifteen pages in length, complete with endnotes.
The Commentator
Commentator articles are theme-specific. Upcoming
theme issues include: Children's Issues, Tax Issues, Hot Tips,
Alimony, and Agreements.
Send your Commentator submissions to Laura Davis Smith
to lds@greenesmithlaw.com.
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CLE Calendar 2011
Looking for additional CLE Credits?View other
Available Family Law CLEs
February 24, 2011
12:00 - 2:00 pm
COLLABORATIVE LAW
with
Richard West, Esq.
Dr. Deborah O. Day
Adam Magill
Telephonic
Chairs:
Linda Braithwaite
Julia Wyda
Brochure
(forthcoming)
Online registration
not yet available.
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Julia Wyda has joined
the firm of Schwarzberg & Associates in West Palm Beach.
Julia is starting the firm's family law practice group. In
addition, she will be practicing commercial litigation and
employment law.
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The
Law Office of Brenda B. Shapiro, LLC, is pleased to announce that
Patricia C. Kuendig, Esq., has been elevated to the level of Partner
and they have relocated their office.
The
firm will continue under the new name of The Shapiro Kuendig Law
Group, LLC.
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Abigail
Beebe joined the firm of Sasser, Cestero & Sasser. Her
new contact information is:
Abigail
Beebe
Sasser,
Cestero & Sasser
1800
Australian Avenue South, Suite 203
West
Palm Beach, FL 33409
Phone:
(561) 689-4378
abeebe@sasserlaw.com
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Family Law Section
Member, Mediator and soon to be famous author, Mark E. Becker of
Tallahassee, is proud to announce the publication of his first book
"At Risk of Winning" now available pre-general release at www.atriskofwinning.com.
It's about a man who is not a politician who just happens to be
running for President. For those who like politics, but hate
politicians, you'll love Max Masterson and his Maxims; words to live
by and yet virtually unheard of in today's political world.
Look for a review of the book in an upcoming edition of the Florida
Bar Journal.
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