Changes Again
It is that time of year. Change seems to come to so much in the summer months. The kids are finishing a school year with many sighs of relief, and focus on the next step. This spring brought that home...
View ArticleProud of the 2014 WCI Presenters
It is hard to believe that it has been a year. It seems like yesterday I saw so many of you at the WCI in Orlando. It is a great opportunity to see and speak with so many members of the section, other...
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There is a voluntary bar in south Florida called the Cuban American Bar Association, or CABA. As the name suggests, this is an association of attorneys of Cuban descent. Their mission includes...
View Article"Turn Off, Tune Out, Drop In,"
A friend sent me a link by email the other day. The email was succinct, "I am sending this link because the message is so important." I rarely follow links in emails. I am not on Facebook (Facebook is...
View ArticleCommunity Service, and Sebastian Special Olympics
Sebastian, Florida was the site of a Special Olympics competition recently. According to News 12, almost “1,000 athletes, coaches, volunteers, and family members gathered” at Sebastian River High...
View ArticleUntimely Passings
Did you know attorneys Vance Moore or Mark Zimmerman? It is in some part due to age, but I seem to know more people who are dealing with personal loss lately. The last year of my life has been strewn...
View ArticleRemember Judge Vocelle?
Practitioners in today's Florida workers' compensation have become accustomed to judges transferring about the state. Just in recent history, we have seen Judge Remsnyder transfer from St. Petersburg...
View ArticleApplicants for Ft. Myers Vacancy
The application deadline has passed for the anticipated vacancy in Ft. Myers. The applicants are: George Boring (Bar No. 0063370), Ft. Myers Eric Bredemeyer (Bar No. 318442), Ft. Myers Frank Clark...
View ArticleCongratulations and Thanks to Frank C. Wesighan of Dean Ringers
I am honored this week to recognize the community dedication and focus of one of our own. The Florida Bar recently recognized 21 lawyers for their work on behalf of poor and indigent clients. There was...
View Article"Extraordinary" Effort Recognized by Attorneys
We have some exceptional people working for the Office of Judges of Compensation Claims. I received an email recently from attorneys complimenting one of our state mediators, Ms. Hart in Ft. Myers. I...
View ArticleCongratulations Judge Daniel A. Lewis!
The Broward Bar Association Workers' Compensation Section presented the first annual Vance Moore Professionalism Award to Judge Daniel Lewis last month. In presenting the award, the Section reminded us...
View ArticleCongratulations Judge D’Ambrosio!
I received an email recently from a judge in south Florida. The judge had read my post congratulating Judge Lewis and wanted me to know about a gentleman named Kennie Edwards. He worked at a law firm...
View ArticleDid you Know Mason Wines?
Yesterday was a quite morning. Then around mid-morning I got an email from Steve Rissman. He forwarding an email from Judge Bill Douglas, letting folks know that Mason Wines had passed recently. The...
View ArticleCongratulations Mediator Alan Gordon!
The 2014 John J. Schickel Professionalism Award was presented to attorney Alan M. Gordon at the Inn's of Court's holiday banquet. The remainder of this post (italicized) is a recognition of Mediator...
View ArticleGreat Time at the Forum Yesterday
Enjoyed a great presentation at the Forum yesterday. Thanks to Richard Thompson of Zenith for making it a smooth and cohesive discussion. Judges Anderson (DAY) and Medina-Shore (MIA) presented "A View...
View Article2015 Frierson-Colling Professionalism Award
The Florida Bar Workers’ Compensation Section holds an educational program each April. It used to be called the Board Certification Review course. In the early part of the Twenty-first Century, the...
View ArticleIn Memorium B.C. Pyle
I received a troubling email late on April 29, 2015. Steven Pyle, a workers’ compensation attorney for many years, wrote to let me know of the passing of his father, B.C. Pyle. He noted that I may...
View ArticleNew Mediators Joining the Team Next Week
New Mediator in Miami In January 2014, Mercedes De Los Santos joined the OJCC as a state mediator in Miami. She decided to return to private practice. In July 2015, Gary Miller will join the OJCC as...
View ArticleFriends of 440 GALA in October
The Friends of 440 is a collegial group focused on the community of workers’ compensation interests. Each year it hosts an annual Awards Banquet, and recently celebrated its fiftiethyear. This year the...
View ArticleNinety-six Bar Members Speak at Conference in August
Ninety-six members of The Florida Bar are presenting at the WCI in Orlando next week. NINETY-SIX! There might even be a few more. I reviewed the program, page by page, and did my best to identify them...
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