Who's in Charge? New Florida Bar Committee Leaders Appointed

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