Due February 2, 2015

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1 2014 CIRCUIT PROFESSIONALISM COMMITTEE REPORT FORM (Pursuant to Florida Supreme Court Administrative Order ) Due February 2, 2015 Name of Professionalism Committee: Eleventh Circuit Committee on Professionalism Professionalism Committee Chair: Chief Judge: Judicial Circuit: Contact Person: Hon. Tom Rebull, Hon. Andrea Wolfson, Paul Lipton, Esq. Hon. Bertila Soto II Hon. Andrea Wolfson Address, City, State, and Zip Code:!351 NW 12th Street, Suite 402, Miami, FL Telephone and Address: (305) Please complete the information below regarding any activities and projects completed since June 30,2014 (additional pages can be attached as needed): 1. Please list and describe professionalism projects the committee is presently working on or has completed. The Committee held the Second Annual Professionalism and Civility Summit in September In addition to distinguished members of the judiciary including Chief Justice Jorge Labarga, there were representatives from some of the largest and most respected finns in South Florida. The Summit took place at the Florida International University School of Law. The Committee also sponsored the Second Annual Ne\v Attorney Breakf'ast in October The event took place at the Dade County Courthouse, and it consisted of speakers \Vho discussed professionalism and civility. The Committee invited any and all local law school graduates who matriculated in The Committee continues to work on its Mentoring Program (see below) as well as lunch and learn conferences throughout the comi system.

2 Please see above. 2. Please list and describe any professionalism programs, conferences, symposiums, CLE' s, luncheons, or banquets that the committee has conducted. 3. Please indicate how often the committee meets to discuss professionalism initiatives. List past meeting dates and attach the minutes from the meetings if available. The Committee meets as a whole, or in subcommittee form, approximately every 2 months, The next meeting is scheduled for FebruaJ)' 17,2015. Currently the Committee does not keep minutes, but this is under discussion at this time.

3 4. Please list the names, and provide the criteria, for any professionalism awards offered by the committee and provide the name and credentials of the last recipient. This is under discussion at this time. The topic will be discussed at the next committee meeting on February 17, To assist in providing information to complainants regarding filing a complaint with your Local Professionalism Panel, the Center maintains a contact list for each circuit. To assure that we are provicling accurate information to the public via our website, please provide the fo!lowing information: a) The name, telephone number, and address of the individual with whom complaints are filed in your circuit. Alexandra Camp (ifsomeone needs assistance only) I ProfcssionalsimPanel@judll.Jlcourts.org Phone: (305) I b) A link to access the complaint form. Ifunavailable, please provide a hardcopy of the complaint form for potential replication. c) The name and contact information for the Local Professionalism Chair in your circuit. Judge Tom Rebull, co-chair of the Eleventh Circuit Committee on Professionalism, serves as the Chair of the Local Professionalism Panels and liaison between the Panels and the Committee. He can be contacted at the Dade County Courthousq] d) The name and contact information for members of the Local Professionalism Panel in your circuit. John Golden- jgolden@goldengrimes.com Bonnie Riley- briley@barrancolaw.com e) The website or pamphlet that provides information regarding the Local Professionalism Panel in your circuit.

4 6. Please list and describe any mentoring programs that are active in your circuit. If there is a website providing this information, please provide the linlc The Eleventh Circuit Committee on Professionalism has a Mentoring Subcommittee chaired by attorney Harry Payton. He has a list of approximately 40 certified attorneys who have volunteered to be mentors. The Mentoring Subcommittee has sponsored a two part Lunch and Learn Series on Professionalism in Litigation (January 2014 and November 2014). 7. How does the committee disseminate information to the local bar (i.e.: newsletter, , meetings)? If the committee distributes a newsletter, please provide a copy of the most recent edition with information on how to subscribe. Inl'ormation is provided through meetings and press releases.

5 8. Please provide any additional infonnation not already requested regarding professionalism efforts by the committee. We are an active committee made up of one judge from each division of the court and an attorney representing the various practice disciplines (civil, family, probate, criminal,juvenile, and domestic violence). Please mail or a copy of your report to: The Florida Bar Henry Latimer Center for Professionalism 651 E. Jefferson Street Tallahassee, Florida Phone: cfp@flabar.org Please submit your report on or before February 2, 2015.

6 Sc. Name and contact infonnation for the Local Professionalism Chair: Judge Tom Rebull, co-chair of the Eleventh Circuit Committee on Professionalism, serves as the Chair of the Local Professionalism Panels and liaison between the Panels and the Committee. He can be contacted at the Dade County Courthouse, 73 W. Flagler Street, Suite 804, Miami, FL and (305) Each panel will select its own chair. Sd. Name and contact information for members of the Local Professionalism Panel: John Golden- Bonnie Riley- Josh Lerner Bradley Trushin - BTrushin@ctllp.com Annie Hernandez - Annie.Hernandez@hklaw.com Roberto Pardo - rpardo@pardolaw.com Diana Vizcaino - dvizcaino@miamigov.com Beranton Whisenant - bwhisenant@foleymansfield.com Louis Hillman- LMHillman@ZHLaw.net Scott Dimond - Scott@dkrpa.com Eliot Pedrosa- pedrosae@gtlaw.com Lisa Lehner - LLehner@lebfirm.com Myron Shapiro - mshapiro@rumberger.com David Alschuler- alschulerlaw@aol.com Richard B. Adams- rbadams@adams-adamslaw.com Manuel Dobrinsky - mdobrinsky@fdlaw.net Marc Ginsberg - marcginsberg@mg-trialattorneys.com Keith Chasin - Kchasin@Chasinlaw.com Peter Wechsler- PeterL Wechsler@Gmail.com Scott Fingerhut- hsfpa@aol.com Robert Cappel - rcoppel@pdmiami.com Robert Josefsberg- rjosefsberg@podhurst.com Tiffani Lee- tiffani.lee@hklaw.com Armando Hernandez - ahernandez@rumberger.com Evan Marks (alternate member) - emarks@marksandwest.com Paul Feltman (alternate member)- PFeltman@ACGlegal.com Alexander Bokor (alternate member)- alexbokor@gmail.com