March 15, 2003 Regular News March 15, 2003 On the Move Arthur R. Lewis, Craig D. Linder, Gabriel E. Nieto, Andre Zamorano, Walter J. Harvey, and Darin I. Zenov have been promoted to partner with Steel, Hector & Davis, LLP, with offices at 200 S. Biscayne Blvd., Ste. 4000, Miami 33131-2398, telephone (305) 577-7000. Lewis concentrates in complex commercial litigation; Linder in corporate, securities, and finance; Nieto in administrative, environmental and land use law; Zamorano in insurance and construction disputes; Harvey in litigation and government and regulatory affairs; and Zenov in estate planning, pre-immigration tax planning, probate, and guardianship. Neera Mahajan Shetty has joined McGuire Woods, LLP, with offices at 50 N. Laura St., Ste. 3300, Jacksonville 32202, telephone (904) 798-3200. She concentrates in labor and employment law. Alexa Longley Lewis, formerly with Nelson Hesse, Sarasota, has joined Ruden, McClosky, Smith, Schuster & Russell, P.A., with offices at 401 E. Jackson St., Tampa 33602, telephone (813) 222-6630. She concentrates in general commercial litigation. David B. Israel has joined Brown, LoCurto & Robert, LLP, with offices at 101 N.E. Third Avenue, Second Floor, Ft. Lauderdale 33301. He concentrates in the areas of complex commercial litigation, construction litigation, and general civil litigation. Joseph Madden, Jr., and Robert E. Bone, Jr., announce the formation of Madden & Bone Law Firm, P.A., with offices in Fort Myers and at 2804 Del Prado Blvd., Ste. 209, Coral Gables, telephone (239) 945-2111. Madden practices in real estate, land use and development, and local government law; Bone practices in family law, business formation, bankruptcy, and wills and trusts. C. Graham Carothers, Jr., and Owen P. McGill have become partners with Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP, with offices at 101 E. Kennedy Blvd., Ste. 2800, Tampa 33602, telephone (813) 229-7600. Jeffrey F. Bogert has been promoted to partner with Baker & McKenzie, with offices at 1200 Brickell Ave., 19th Fl., Miami 33131, telephone (305) 789-8900. He concentrates in the areas of domestic and international commercial litigation, arbitration, and dispute resolution. Antoinette Diaz has joined Bander & Associates, P.A., with offices at 444 Brickell Ave., Ste. 300, Miami 33131, telephone (305) 358-5800. The firm also announces the opening of a new office at 6150 State Road 70 E., Bradenton 34203, telephone (941) 755-0700. The firm concentrates in immigration law. Andrew Froman has been elevated to shareholder of Brown Clark Christopher & DeMay, with offices at Sarasota City Center, Ste. 1100, 1819 Main St., Sarasota 34236, telephone (941) 957-3800. He practices in the areas of labor and employment law. Benjamin L. Bedard has become a named shareholder with his firm which has changed its name to Roberts, Reynolds & Bedard, P.A., with offices at 470 Columbia Dr., Building C-101, West Palm Beach 33409, telephone (561) 688-6560. He practices in the areas of products liability, personal injury, medical malpractice and civil rights. Carlos Giminez, former city manager for the City of Miami, has joined Steel, Hector & Davis, LLP, with offices at 200 S. Biscayne Blvd., Ste. 4000, Miami 33131-2398, telephone (305) 577-7000. He will serve as a government operations and efficiency consultant. Adam C. King, formerly with DeCubellis & Meeks, P.A., has joined Jennis & Bowen, P.L., with offices at 400 N. Ashley St., Ste. 2540, Tampa 33602, telephone (813) 229-1700. He concentrates in commercial litigation and commercial bankruptcies. B. Forest Hamilton has joined Rumberger, Kirk & Caldwell, P.A., with offices at 108 S. Monroe St., Ste. 100, Tallahassee 32301, telephone (850) 222-6550. He practices in the areas of administrative litigation, corporate formation, small business law, tax planning and general litigation. Christopher Collings, former assistant to the state attorney in the 11th Judicial Circuit, has joined Rumberger, Kirk & Caldwell, P.A., with offices at 80 S.W. 8th St., Ste. 3000, Miami 33130, telephone (305) 358-5577. He practices in the area of product liability. Michael B. Reiss, former assistant state attorney in Miami-Dade County, has joined Rumberger, Kirk & Caldwell, P.A., with offices at 80 S.W. 8th St., Ste. 3000, Miami 33130, telephone (305) 358-5577. He practices in the area of civil litigation. Tanique G. Lee, formerly of Gelfand & Arpe, P.A., announces the opening of Tanique G. Lee, P.A., with offices located at 1803 Australian Ave. South, Ste. G, West Palm Beach 33409, telephone (561) 471-8900. She practices in criminal law. Gary R. Wheeler, formerly of Allen, Norton & Blue, has joined McConnaughhay, Duffy, Coonrod, Pope & Weaver, P.A., with offices located at 6816 S. Pointe Parkway, No. 500, Jacksonville, 32216, telephone (904) 363-1950. He practices in labor and employment matters. Charles W. Denny, IV has joined Dickinson & Gibbons, P.A. with offices at 1750 Ringling Blvd., Sarasota 34236, telephone (941) 366-4680. He concentrates in civil litigation, commercial litigation, insurance defense, and personal injury litigation. Jerry S. Armbruster has joined Dickinson & Gibbons, P.A. with offices located at 1750 Ringling Blvd., Sarasota 34236, telephone (941) 366-4680. He practices in personal injury defense, professional malpractice defense, and employment law. Benjamin James Stevenson has joined Fowler White Boggs Banker, with offices located at 101N. Monroe St., Ste. 1090, Tallahassee 32301, telephone (850) 681-0411. He practices in commercial contract and regulatory litigation, insurance defense, and white collar defense. Caroline B. Ganin, of Monica I. Salis, P.A., has been named partner, forming Salis & Ganin, P.A., with offices in Pompano Beach. The firm concentrates in the areas of marital and family law. Cynthia A. Henderson, former secretary for both the Department of Management Services and the Department of Business and Professional Regulation, has joined Tew Cardenas Rebak Kellogg Lehman DeMaria Tague Raymond &Levine, L.L.P., with offices located at Monroe Park Towers, Ste. 725, 101 N. Monroe St., Tallahassee 32301, telephone (850) 841-7770. She will represent clients before the executive and legislative branches.
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