Candice Pinares-Baez of Fisher Phillips in Fort Lauderdale was promoted to partner. Pinares-Baez has significant experience handling all types of employment-related matters.

George R. Freund has joined Ellis Law Group in Boca Raton as a partner.

Joseph Cafaro has joined Frankl Kominsky Injury Lawyers in Boynton Beach as an associate. Cafaro focuses on all aspects of litigation in the area of personal injury and wrongful death.

Cassandra S. Nelson has joined Nelson & Nelson in North Miami Beach as an associate. Nelson practices primarily in the areas of estate planning, asset protection, tax, special needs trusts, guardianships and probate administration.