ORLANDO -- TheOrange County Bar Associationand other voluntary bars will hold a Joint Happy Hour at Ember on Central Avenue in downtown Orlando to benefit the Second Harvest Food Bank tonight. Enjoy enjoy drinks, appetizers and socializing with friends and colleagues for $10 plus a donation of a non-perishable food item, for OCBA and voluntary bar members. The cost is $15 for non-members. The event will benefit Second Harvest Food Bank. Download the flyer for more details! RSVP to Bill Umansky. When you RSVP, please indicate the name of the bar or bars to which you belong. Ember is located at 42 W. Central Ave., Orlando, and the event tonight runs from 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. … [Read more...]

The Honorable Jorge Labarga, Florida Supreme Court Justice, is the featured speaker at the Orange County Bar Association October luncheon on Oct. 28. Justice Jorge Labarga was born in Cuba in 1952. He is married to Zulma R. Labarga, and they have two daughters. He arrived in the United States at the age of 11 and lived with his family in Pahokee, Florida. He graduated from Forest Hill High School in West Palm Beach in 1972 and received his B.A. (1976) and J.D. (1979) from the University of Florida. Justice Labarga began his legal career in 1979 as an Assistant Public Defender with the Public Defender's Office in West Palm Beach, assigned to the appellate, misdemeanor and felony trial divisions. In 1982 he joined the State Attorney's Office in West Palm Beach, where he tried cases ranging from theft to homicide. In 1987 he joined the firm of Cone, Wagner, Nugent, Roth, Romano & … [Read more...]

ORLANDO -- How often do judges and attorneys get the opportunity to sit down and really hear each other? The Orange County Bar Associations second annual Bench Bar Conference to be held Oct. 7-8 at the OCBA Center provides that opportunity. Its an event that was well-received last year and a full agenda is on tap for this year. Topics include bankruptcy, appeals, business law, trusts, civil, probate and criminal issues. The beauty of this is, one, it give the judges an opportunity to let lawyers who practice before them get knowledge on how that particular judge likes things done, said Frank Bedell, president of the Orange County Bar Association. It gives lawyers the opportunity to ask judges non-case specific questions. It serves the lawyers, who can do a better job for the clients they represent and it makes the judges jobs easier. Bedell said the informal setting enables … [Read more...]

MIAMI -- Garret Biondo and Mark Eiglarsh will headline the discussion How to be a Solo Practitioner, presented by The Dade County Bar Associations Solo and Small Firm Committee Oct. 7 at Sabadell United Bank in Miami. Damian Thomas of Wasserman & Thomas P.A. will join Biondo, of Biondo Law Firm, P.A. and Eiglarsh of Law Offices of Mark Eiglarsh. Also on hand will be Eduardo E. Dieppa III, Esq. CPA, of Dieppa, Padron & Assoc., CPA LLC; Darryl K. Sharpton, CPA, ABV of Sharpton, Brunson & Company, P.A., and Joel Goren, vice president business development officer, Sabadell United Bank How to Be a Solo Practioner Thursday, October 7, 2010 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 pm Seminar Sabadell United Bank 1111 Brickell Avenue, 30th Floor Miami, Florida Registration includes Hors' D'oeurves, drinks and CLE Credit $25.00 Members and $35 Non-Members To RSVP CLICK HERE … [Read more...]

MIAMI -- Akerman Senterfitts Michael Goldstein and environmental experts will speak at The Dade County Bar Association Environmental & Land Use Law Committee meeting Sept. 30 at Bankers Club. Goldstein is a shareholder at Akerman and is chair of the Contaminated Lands Practice. Joining him at the "Acceleration of Brownfield Redevelopment by Florida Hometown Democracy Amendment 4" is Daniel H. Berler, Ph.D., LEED AP, PG, project manager of CRB Geological and Environmental Services, Inc. and David Vanlandingham, P.E., Engineer IV, Pollution Prevention, Remediation and Air Quality Division. Banker's Club is located at One Biscayne Tower, 14th Floor, 2 South Biscayne Blvd., Miami. Registration includes lunch & CLER Credit and costs $35 for members $40 for non-members. To register please click HERE . For more information call 305-371-2220. … [Read more...]