Coming off the annual Florida Bar convention, new leaders were named for its committees and boards.

Here are the new chairs and vice chairs from South Florida:

• Admiralty and Maritime Law Certification Committee: Tonya Meister, chair, Miami
• Admiralty Law Committee: Michelle Valdes, chair, Coral Gables; Ryon Little, vice chair, Miami; Adria  Notari, vice chair, Fort Lauderdale
• Adoption Law Certification Committee: Ellen Kaplan, chair, Coral Springs
• Advertising Committee; Zachary Catanzaro, vice chair, Boca Raton
• Annual Convention Committee: Robin Bresky, chair, Boca Raton; Leora Freire, vice chair, West Palm Beach; Jorge Piedra, vice chair, Miami
• Antitrust and Trade Regulation Law Certification Committee: William Blechman, vice chair, Miami
• Appellate Court Rules Committee: William Daniel, vice chair, North Miami
• Appellate Practice Certification Committee: Andrew Berman, chair, Miami; John Pelzer, vice chair, Fort Lauderdale
• Aviation Law Committee; Lewis Owens, chair, Fort Lauderdale; Christopher Jahr, vice chair, Fort Lauderdale
• Board of Legal Specialization and Education: Steven Lesser, chair, Fort Lauderdale
• Citizens Advisory Committee: Vincent Cuomo, vice chair, Palm Beach Gardens
• Civil Procedure Rules Committee: Elliot Kula, vice chair, Miami
• Civil Trial Law Certification Committee: John McLuskey, chair, Miami; James Gassenheimer, vice chair, Miami
• Clients' Security Fund Committee: Russell Robbins, chair, Coral Springs
• Code and Rules of Evidence Committee: Sean Domnick, vice chair, Palm Beach Gardens; Eric Hernandez, vice chair, Miami
• Committee on Technology: Robert Blumberg, vice chair, Miami;  Joshua Marks, vice chair, Sunrise
• Condominium and Planned Development Law Certification Committee: Russell Robbins, vice chair, Coral Springs
• Constitutional Judiciary Committee: Bonnie Sockel-Stone, chair, Miami; Jason Silver, vice chair, Fort Lauderdale
• Continuing Legal Education Committee: Douglas Greenbaum, vice chair, Fort Lauderdale; Susan Hugentugler, vice chair, Fort Lauderdale
• Criminal Law Certification Committee; Melynda Melear, vice chair, West Palm Beach
• Criminal Procedure Rules Committee: Jude Faccidomo, vice chair, Miami; Robert Scavone Jr., vice chair, West Palm Beach
• Diversity and Inclusion Committee: Anika Hardmon, vice chair, Miami; Julian Jackson-Fannin, vice chair, Miami; Nicholas Johnson, vice chair, Palm Beach Gardens
• Education Law Committee: Lacey Hofmeyer, vice chair, Fort Lauderdale
• Family Law Rules Committee: Nadja Prias, vice chair, Miami
• Federal Court Practice Committee: Melissa Visconti, chair, Miami; Dora Kaufman, vice chair, Miami; Philip Rothschild, vice chair; Fort Lauderdale
• Florida Bar Journal/News Editorial Board: Alen Hsu, vice chair, Boca Raton
• Florida Probate Rules Committee: Robert McElroy IV, chair Palm Beach Gardens
• Florida Registered Paralegal Eligibility and Compliance Committee; Cary High, chair, Wellington; Steven Sanchez, vice chair, West Palm Beach
• Florida Registered Paralegal Enrichment Committee: Shelly Zambo, vice chair, Miami
• Health Law Certification Committee; Adam Rogers, chair, Miami
• Immigration and Nationality Law Certification Committee: Jacob Ratzan, chair, Miami
• Intellectual Property Law Certification Committee: Francisco Ferreiro, chair, Miami Beach
• International Law Certification Committee: Harout Samra, chair, Miami; Jennifer Diaz, vice chair, North Miami
• International Litigation and Arbitration Certification Committee: Clement Reetz, chair, Miami; Gary Davidson, vice chair, Miami
• Judicial Nominating Procedures Committee: Loreal Arscott, chair, Miami Gardens; Araizu Oretsky, vice chair, Miami
• Leadership Academy Committee: John Howe, co-chair, West Palm Beach
• Legal Needs of Children Committee; Howard Talenfeld, chair, Fort Lauderdale; Anisha Atchanah, vice chair, Fort Lauderdale; David Weintraub, vice chair, Plantation
• Marital and Family Law Certification Committee: Laura Smith, vice chair, Coral Gables
• Media and Communications Law Committee: David Karp, vice chair, Miami
• Member Benefits Committee: Michelle Suarez, chair, Fort Lauderdale
• Mental Health and Wellness of Florida Lawyers: Karl Klein, vice chair, Miami
• Professional Ethics Committee: Michael Gelfand, chair, West Palm Beach; Gary Betensky, vice chair, West Palm Beach
• Senior Lawyers Committee: Andromeda Monroe, vice chair, Pembroke Pines
• Small Claims Rules Committee: Olga Gonzalez-Levine, chair, Plantation
• Tax Certification Committee: Daniel Martinez, chair, Miami; Michael Lampert, vice chair, West Palm Beach
• Traffic Court Rules Committee: Ira Karmelin, chair, West Palm Beach; Carter Hillstrom, vice chair, Fort Lauderdale
• Unlicensed Practice of Law Standing Committee: Antonette Russell, vice chair, Fort Lauderdale
• Workers' Compensation Certification Committee: Mark Touby, chair, Coral Gables
• Workers' Compensation Rules Advisory Committee: James Fee Jr., chair, Miami

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