Class Notes 1998
Carlos I. Cardelle, JD ’98, and his wife Dailene H. Cardelle welcomed their first child Isabella Carolina Cardelle on December 24, 2008.
03.09
John M. Siracusa, JD ’98, joined Katzman Garfinkel Rosenbaum in West Palm Beach as a partner.
03.09
Joseph W. Janssen, JD ’98, joined Katzman Garfinkel Rosenbaum in West Palm Beach as a partner.
03.09
M. Glenn Hamel-Smith, JD ’98, was recently promoted to Partner at Hamel-Smith in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, a firm founded by his great-grandfather in 1909. Glenn currently practices in the firm’s Banking & Finance Group. Glenn traveled to Hong Kong, Bangkok, San Francisco, and Florianopolis and Curitiba, Brazil before returning to his home country, Trinidad & Tobago.
6.3.08
Matthew Mandel, JD ’98, was appointed to serve on the Board of Directors for the Federal Bar Association Broward County Chapter.
6.19.08
Shelly A. Wald, JD ’98, spoke at and wrote for a McQuillan Education Estate Planning & Probate Training Seminar for attorneys. Shelly focused on surviving spouses in the probate process. Shelly also coauthored the 2007-2008 edition of Florida Estate Planning published by Thomspon-West.
4.29.08
Lori Barkus, JD '98, opened Lori Barkus P.A. in September 2005, specializing in Family Law and Adoption. 5/24/2007
John W. Bolanovich, JD '98, is celebrating the birth of his daughter, Kirah Jai, with his wife Allison and his son Noah. 9/21/2006
Carlos Cardelle, JD '98, was named to TelePlus' board of directors. 8/2/2007
Thierry Olivier Desmet, JD '98, was promoted to Branch Chief in the Enforcement Division of the US Securities and Exchange Commission. He recently published "The Pitfalls of Wells Submission" in the Securities Regulation Law Journal. He and his wife have a daughter, Emmanuelle Zoe. 8/21/2006
Brian S. Hamburger, JD '98, is the Founder and Managing Member of the Hamburger Law Firm. He is also the Founder and Managing Director of MarketCounsel, a nationwide consulting firm for entrepreneurial investment advisory firms. 5/30/2007
Chad Lang, JD '98, has been named a "Top Up & Comer" in the 2007 Edition of the South Florida Legal Guide. 12/19/2006
Jarett Levan, JD '98, was promoted by BankAtlantic Bancorp to succeed his father as the president of the holding company and CEO of its BankAtlantic subsidiary.
Ralf Rodriguez, JD '98, was promoted to partner at Pecker & Abramson in January 2007. 1/23/2007
Carlotta J. Roos, AB '94, JD '98, has joined the Miami office of Morgan Lewis & Bokius as of counsel. 11/17/2006
Denise M. Rosenthal, JD '98, was named a partner at Adorno & Yoss. 9/19/2007
John P. Rutledge, LL.M. '98, completed the Coeur d'Alene Ironman Triathlon in June 2006. He is currently at the law firm of Brooke, Shaw, & Zumpft in the Lake Tahoe area. 12/19/2006
Sylvia Urrechaga, JD '98, opened Sylvia M. Urrechaga, PL. She will focus her practice in the areas of wills, trusts, estate planning, business planning, and taxation. 11/13/2006
Shelly Wald, JD '98, spoke at a National Business Institute Seminar on the Probate Process from Start to Finish.
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Linda H. Socolow, LLM ’98, has become part of Shutts & Bowen’s Land Use Practice Group.
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Adam August, JD ’98, has been named a Partner in the Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions practice group of Holland & Knight LLP in McLean , Virginia. Adam and his wife Brooke, and daughters Ava and Maya, welcomed their son and brother, Alex, in February. 3.07.08
Louis Archambault, JD ’98, was named a Partner at Pathman Lewis in Miami. 3.17.08
Wanda B. Whigman, JD ’98, was named a Partner at Hogan & Hartson in Miami. 3.17.08
Avi Benayoun, JD ’98, was named a Partner at Greenberg Traurig in Fort Lauderdale. 3.17.08
Stephen M. Rubin, JD ’98, was named a Partner at Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod in Miami. 3.17.08
Richard E. Landman, JD ’98, was named a Partner at Akerman Senterfitt in Fort Lauderdale. 3.17.08
