LAW ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2009-2010
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Executive Committee
 
Jeffrey D. Weinstock, JD ’96, LLM ’03
President
Mailing Address:
Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLP
5355 Town Center Rd, Ste 900
Boca Raton, Florida 33486
Phone: (561) 999-3093
Fax: (561) 393-0137
Email: JWeinstock@bdblaw.com
 
Jerry Markowitz, JD ’74
President-Elect
Mailing Address:
Markowitz, Davis, Ringel & Trusty, P.A.
9130 South Dadeland Boulevard, Suite 1225
Miami, Florida 33156
Phone: (305) 670-5000
Fax: (305) 670-5011 Email: jmarkowitz@mdrtlaw.com
 
Elizabeth B. Honkonen, JD ’98
VP for Alumni Relations and Activities
Mailing Address:
Kenny Nachwalter, P.A.
201 South Biscayne Blvd. Ste 1100
Miami, Florida 33131
Phone (305) 381-7486
Fax: (305) 372-1861
Email: ebh@kennynachwalter.com
 
Jeff P.H. Cazeau, JD ’02
VP of Fundraising
Mailing Address:
Ehrenstein Charbonneau Calderin
800 Brickell Ave, Ste. 902
Miami, Florida 33131
Phone: (305) 722-2002
Fax: (305) 722-2001
Email: jpc@ECCcounsel.com
 
Araly Herrera-Borgen, JD ’97
VP for Regional Programs
Mailing Address:
Gamba & Lombana, P.A.
2701 Ponce de Leon Blvd
Mezzanine
Coral Gables, Florida 33134
Phone: (305) 448-4010
Email: ahb@gambalombana.com
 
Phyllis K. Harte, JD ’75
Secretary
Mailing Address
The Harte Law Firm
P.O. Box 561775
Miami, Florida 33256-1775
Email: attorney2u@aol.com
 
Devang Desai, JD ’03
VP for Student Recruitment/Placement/Young Alumni
Mailing Address:
Gaebe Mullen Antonelli Esco & DiMatteo
420 S Dixie Hwy, Fl 3
Coral Gables, Florida 33146
Phone: (305) 667-0223
Fax : (305) 284-9844
Email: ddesai@gaebemullen.com
 
Jaret L. Davis, JD ’99
Treasurer
Mailing Address:
Greenberg Traurig, P.A.
1221 Brickell Ave.
Miami, Florida 33131
Phone: (305) 579-0500
Fax: (305) 961-5676
Email: davisj@gtlaw.com
 
Lucinda A. Hofmann, JD ’91
Immediate Past President
Mailing Address:
Shubin & Bass, P.A.
46 SW 1st Street, Third Floor
Miami, Florida 33130
Phone: (305) 381-6060
Fax: (305) 381-9457
Email: lhofmann@shubinbass.com
 
Board of Directors
 
Hon. Scott J. Brook, JD ’92
Director
Mailing Address:
Mayor of the City of Coral Springs
1401 N. University Dr. Ste. 500
Coral Springs, Florida 33071
Or 9551 W. Sample Road
Coral Springs, Florida 33065
Phone: (954) 344-5906
Email: scottbrook@scottjbrookpa.com
sbrook@coralsprings.org
 
David Cimo, JD ‘88
Director
Mailing Address:
Genovese Joblove Battista
100 SE 2nd Street, #4400
Miami, Florida 33131
Phone: (305) 372-2439
Email: dcimo@gjb-law.com
 
Don James, JD ’98
Director
Mailing Address:
Law Office of Don James, P.A.
2655 Le Jeune Road, PH 1-D
Coral Gables, Florida 33134
Phone: (305) 441-6666
Fax: (305) 441-2552
Email: donjamespa@aol.com
 
Jeffrey B. Kaplan, JD ’94
Director
Mailing Address:
Dimond, Kaplan & Rothstein, P.A. 2665 S. Bayshore Drive, PH-2B
Miami, Florida 33133
Phone: (305) 374-1920
Fax: (305) 374-1961
Email: jkaplan@dkrpa.com
 
Robin J. King, JD ‘84
Director
Mailing Address:
Gray Robinson
Las Olas City Centre
401 E. Las Olas Blvd., Ste. 1850
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301
Phone: (954) 761-7482
Position: Partner
Email : Robin.King@gray-robinson.com
 
Allison Litwak, JD ’02
Director
Mailing Address:
Law Office of Timothy Harrington
150 W. Flagler St. Suite 1600
Miami, Florida 33130
Phone: (305) 776-8282
Email: allicat668@aol.com
 
Daniel W. Matlow, JD ’00
Director
Mailing Address:
Ruden McClosky
200 E Broward Blvd., Suite 1500
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 33301
Phone: (954) 527-2475
Email: daniel.matlow@ruden.com
 
Richard Rappaport, JD ’73
Director
Mailing Address:
Adorno & Yoss
700 South Federal Highway
Ste 200
Boca Raton, Florida 33432 Phone: (561) 393-5660
Email: rwr@adorno.com
 
Mark F. Raymond, JD ‘83
Director
Mailing Address:
Broad and Cassel
One Biscayne Tower
21st Floor
2 South Biscayne Blvd.
Miami, Florida 33131
Phone: (305) 373-9425
Email: mraymond@broadandcassel.com
 
Patricia A. Redmond, JD ‘79
Director
Mailing Address:
Stearns Weaver
150 West Flagler Street, 25th Floor
Miami, Florida 33130
Phone: (305) 789-3553
Email: predmond@stearnsweaver.com
 
Gary Reshefsky, JD ‘99
Director
Mailing Address:
Senior Vice President
MDW Insurance Group
362 Minorca Avenue
Coral Gables, Florida 33134
Phone: (305) 444-2324
Fax: (305) 444-1974
Email: gary@mdwinsurance.com
 
Richard Sahuc, JD ‘02
Director
Mailing Address:
Jorden Burtt LLP
777 Brickell Avenue
Suite 500
Miami, Florida 33131
Phone: (305) 347-6867
Email: rts@jordenusa.com
 
Gregor J. Schwinghammer, Jr., JD ’96
Director
Mailing Address:
Gunster Yoakley & Stewart
777 S Flagler Dr
Suite 500E
West Palm Beach, Florida 33401
Phone: (561) 650-0595
Email: gschwinghammer@gunster.com
 
Joshua Spector, JD ’02
Director
Mailing Address:
Perlman Yevoli & Albright
200 S Andrews Ste 600
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 33301
Phone: (954) 566-7117
Email: jspector@pvalaw.com
 
Nneka Uzodinma, JD ’07
Director
Mailing Address:
PO Box 248997 Coral Gables, Florida 33124 Phone: (305) 324-2900
Email: uzolaw@gmail.com
 
Jason M. Wandner, JD ’97
Director
Mailing Address:
Jason M. Wandner, P.A.
777 Brickell Avenue, Suite 1210
Miami, Florida 33131
Phone: (305) 375-6053
Fax: (305) 381-7135
Email: Jason@wandnerlaw.com
 
David G. Weisser, JD ’94
Director
Mailing Address:
Neuberger Berman, LLC
City Place Tower, Suite 1020
525 Okeechobee Boulevard
West Palm Beach, Florida 33401
Phone: (561) 805-6007
Email: david.weisser@nb.com
 
Erica N. Wright, JD ’97
Director
Mailing Address:
PO Box 10348
Miami, Florida 33101
Phone: (305) 724-4596
Email: wright_erica@bellsouth.net
 
Christopher Malek
Presidential Appointee
Mailing Address:
Perry & Neblett
2550 South Bayshore Drive, Suite 203
Miami, Florida 33133
Phone: (305) 856-8408
Email: cmalek@perryneblett.com
 
Charles S. Rowley, Jr., JD ’93
Presidential Appointee
Mailing Address:
Luks, Santaniello et al
110 SE 6th Street, Fl 20 Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301
Phone: (954) 761-9900
Fax: (954) 761-9940
Email: csr@ls-law.com
 
Michael Pieciak
Presidential Appointee
Mailing Address:
Skadden Arps
4 Time Square
New York, NY 10036
Phone: (212) 735-3000
Email: mspieciak@gmail.com
 
Todd Allison, JD ‘08
Presidential Appointee
Mailing Address:
PO Box 248687
Coral Gables, Florida 33124
Phone: 305-804-6002
Email: todd.m.allison@gmail.com
 
Brooke A. Bloom, JD ’07
Presidential Appointee
Mailing Address:
Sweet Emotions Event Boutique
7300 SW 140th Terrace
Palmetto Bay, Florida 33158
Phone: (305) 278-0558
Email: Brooke@SweetEmotionsEvents.com
 
Preston J. Clark, JD ’08
Presidential Appointee
Mailing Address:
Office of the General Counsel
University of Miami
1320 South Dixie Highway
Penthouse Suite 1250
Phone: (305) 284-2700
Email: pclark@miami.edu
 
David Magilligan, JD ’07
Presidential Appointee
Mailing Address:
Office of the State Attorney
1350 NW 12 Avenue
Miami, Florida 33136
Phone: (305) 324-0455
Email: dmagilligan@hotmail.com
 
Jordan Dresnick, JD ’08
Presidential Appointee
Mailing Address:
Holland & Knight
701 Brickell Ave. Ste 3000
Miami, Florida 33131
Phone: (305) 789-7686
Email: jordandresnick@gmail.com
 
Marc Watkins, JD ’99
Presidential Appointee
Mailing Address:
Douglas County D.A.’s Office
8700 Hospital Drive Fl 2
Douglasville, GA 30314
Phone: (770) 920-7292
Email: marc2728@aol.com
 
Student Representative
 
Matthew Givens
SBA President 2009-2010
Mailing Address:
Student Bar Association P.O. Box 248087 Coral Gables, FL 33123-8087 305.284.5473 Fax: 305.284.2613 sbapresident@law.miami.edu
 
Administrative Advisors
 
Jeannette Hausler, JD ’53
Administrative Advisor
Dean of Students Emerita
University of Miami
School of Law
 
William VanderWyden, JD ’84
Administrative Advisor
Associate Dean of Students
University of Miami
School of Law
Email: wvander@law.miami.edu
 
Judicial Directors
 
Hon. Stanford Blake, JD ’73
Judicial Director
Mailing Address:
Eleventh Judicial Circuit
Gerstein Justice Building
1351 NW 12th St., #423
Miami, Florida 33125
Phone: (305) 548-5721
Fax: (305) 548-5512
Email: sblake@jud11.flcourts.org
 
Hon. Beth F. Bloom, JD ’88
Judicial Director
Mailing Address:
Eleventh Judicial Circuit
Gerstein Justice Building
1351 NW 12th St., Room 609
Miami, Florida 33125
Phone: (305) 548-5349
Fax: (304) 548-5558
Email: bbloom@jud11.flcourts.org
 
Hon. Lauren L. Brodie, JD ’83
Judicial Director
Mailing Address:
3301 East Tamiami Trail
Naples, Florida 34112
Phone: (239) 252-8909
Fax: (239) 252-8187
Email: lbrodie@ca.cjis20.org
 
Hon. A. Jay Cristol, JD ’59
Judicial Director
Mailing Address:
United States Bankruptcy Court
Southern District of Florida
51 SW 1st Ave., Chamber 1412 Miami, Florida 33130-1669 Phone: (305) 714-1772
Fax: (305) 714-1777 Email: ajay@usersouth.com
 
Hon. Martin R. Dishowitz, JD ’75
Judicial Director
Mailing Address:
Seventeenth Judicial Circuit
Broward County Courthouse
201 SE 6th St., Rm. 410
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 33301
Phone: (954) 831-5601
Fax: (954) 473-1039
Email: mard782@aol.com
 
Hon. Eugene J. Fierro, JD ’67
Judicial Director
Mailing Address:
Eleventh Judicial Circuit
Lawson E. Thomas Courthouse Center
175 NW 1st Ave., Suite 2015
Miami, Florida 33128
Phone: (305) 349-5723
Fax: (305) 349-5723
Email: ghuete@jud11.flcourts.org
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Hon. Michael A. Genden, JD ’70
Judicial Director
Mailing Address:
Eleventh Judicial Circuit
Dade County Courthouse
73 West Flagler Street, #1202
Miami, Florida 33130
Phone: (305) 349- 7069
Fax: (305) 349- 5676
 
Hon. Paul G. Hyman, Jr., JD ‘77
Judicial Director
Mailing Address:
United States Bankruptcy Court
1515 N Flagler Drive 801
West Palm Beach, Florida 33401
Phone: (561) 514-4124
Email: paul_hyman@flsb.uscourts.gov
 
Hon. Laurel M. Isicoff, JD ‘82
Judicial Director
Mailing Address:
United States Bankruptcy Court
51 SW First Avenue, 1411
Miami, Florida 33130
Phone: (305) 714-1752
Email: Laurel_m_isicoff@flsb.uscourts.gov
 
Hon. Carroll J. Kelly, JD ’89
Judicial Director
Mailing Address:
1351 Eleventh Judicial Circuit
Lawson E. Thomas Courthouse Center 175 NW 1st Ave #1650
Miami, Florida 33128
Phone: (305) 349- 5703
Fax: (305) 349- 5676
Email: ckelly@jud11.flcourts.org
 
Hon. Judith L. Kreeger, JD ’66
Judicial Director
Mailing Address:
Eleventh Judicial Circuit
Lawson E. Thomas Courthouse Center
175 NW 1st Ave #2114
Miami, Florida 33128
Phone: (305) 349-5729
Email: jkreeger@jud11.flcourts.org
 
Hon. Mark King Leban, JD ’72
Judicial Director
Mailing Address:
Eleventh Judicial Circuit
73 W. Flagler Street, Rm. 1110
Miami, Florida 33125
Phone: (305) 349-7016
Email: mleban@jud11.flcourts.org
 
Hon. Jose E. Martinez, JD ’65
Judicial Director
Mailing Address:
US District Court
400 N Miami Ave., Rm 10-2
Miami, Florida 33128
Phone: (305) 523-5590
Email: JEM@martlaw.net
 
Hon. Edward K. Newman, JD ’87
Judicial Director
Mailing Address:
Eleventh Judicial Circuit
Gerstein Justice Building 1351 NW 12th St., Rm. 616 Miami, Florida 33125
Phone: (305) 548-5397
Fax: (305) 548-5558
Email: ecsh@aol.com
 
Hon. Gisele Pollack, JD ’81
Judicial Director
Mailing Address:
Seventeenth Judicial Circuit
Broward County Courthouse
201 SE 6th St., Rm. 358
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 33301 Phone: (954) 831-3576 Email: jpollack@17th.flcourts.org
 
Hon. Judith “Judy” Rubenstein, JD ’90
Judicial Director
Mailing Address:
Eleventh Judicial Circuit
Lawson E. Thomas Courthouse Center
175 NW 1st Ave #2019
Miami, Florida 33128
Phone: (305) 349-5756
Email: jrubenstein@jud11.flcourts.org
 
Hon. Jacqueline Hogan Scola, JD ’82
Judicial Director
Mailing Address:
Eleventh Judicial Circuit
Gerstein Justice Building
1351 NW 12th St. #603
Miami, Florida 33125
Phone: (305) 548-5771
Email: jscola@jud11.flcourts.org
 
Hon. Bernard S. Shapiro, JD ’73
Judicial Director
Mailing Address:
Eleventh Judicial Circuit
Lawson E. Thomas Courthouse Center
175 NW 1st Ave #1915 Miami, Florida 33128 Phone: (305) 349-5732 Fax: (305) 349-6171 Email: bshapiro@jud11.flcourts.org
 
Hon. Richard J. Suarez, JD ’81
Judicial Director
Mailing Address:
Third District Court of Appeal
2001 SW 117th Ave
Miami, Florida 33175
Phone: (305) 229-3200 ext. 3222
Email: suarezr@flcourts.org
 
Hon. John W. Thornton, JD ‘77
Judicial Director
Mailing Address:
Eleventh Judicial Circuit
Gerstein Justice Building
1351 NW 11th St. #424
Miami, Florida 33125
Phone: (305) 548-5110
Email: jthornton@jud11.flcourts.org
   

Law Alumni Association

Past Presidents

     

1941

James E. Abras, BBA ’34, JD ‘37*

 

1980

Thomas R. Spencer, Jr., BA ’66, JD ‘69
 

1942

Samuel Silver, JD ‘37*

 

1981

Theodore Klein, BBA ’61, JD ‘64*
 

1943

Dixie H. Chastain, JD ‘30
 

1982

George R. Harper, JD ‘70
 

1944

Amos Benjamin, JD ‘36*
 

1983

Rhea P. Grossman, BA ’62, JD ‘65
 

1948

Victor Levine, JD ‘37*
 

1984

Charles Kantor, BA ’66, JD ‘69
 

1949

David D. Phillips, JD ‘41*
 

1985

A.J. Cristol, BA ’58, JD ’59, PhD ‘97
 

1950

John H. Boyer, JD ‘37*
 

1986

J.B. Spence, JD ‘51
 

1951

Louis M. Jepeway, JD ‘31*
 

1987

Joseph P. Klock, Jr., JD ‘73
 

1952

Victor Levine, JD ‘37*
 

1988

Emerson L. Allsworth, BBA ’48, JD ‘52
 

1953

M. Sam Jennings, JD ‘52*
 

1989

Samuel S. Smith, BBA ’58, JD ‘60*
 

1954

Douglas M. Batchelor, JD ‘47*
 

1990

Tod Aronovitz, JD ‘74
 

1955

Richard E. Gerstein, JD ‘49*
 

1991

Benedict P. Kuehne, BA ’74, JD ‘77
 

1956

Raymond G. Nathan, JD ‘41*
 

1992

George T. Yoss, JD ‘79
 

1957

Marco Loffredo, JD ‘49*
 

1993

Allan J. Atlas, JD ‘79
 

1958

Arthur C. Massey, Jr., BBA ’49, JD ‘51
 

1994

Ronald B. Ravikoff, JD ‘77
 

1959

James H. Earnest, JD ‘54
 

1995

Joseph H. Lowe, JD ‘79
 

1960

Helen Christine Hope, JD ‘49*
 

1996

Jay A. Martus, JD ‘85
 

1961

Karl J. Leib, Jr., BS ’53, JD ‘54*
 

1997

Richard C. Milstein, BA ’68, JD ‘74
 

1962

Herbert P. Benn, JD ‘58
 

1998

Harlan M. Gladstein, BED ’76, JD ‘86
 

1963

Armando Maraio, JD ‘54
 

1999

Det H. Joks, JD ‘72
 

1964

Robert L. Koeppel, BA ’51, JD ‘53
 

2000

Gary M. Carman, JD ‘74
 

1965

William T. Kruglak, II, JD ‘53*
 

2001

Carroll J. Kelly, JD ‘89
 

1966

Max M. Hagen, BBA ’58, JD ‘61
 

2002

Lewis B. Freeman, BBA ’71, JD ‘74
 

1967

Lawrence V. Hastings, JD ‘53*
 

2003

Elizabeth S. Katzen, JD ‘88
 

1968

Leland E. Stansell, Jr., JD ‘61
 

2004

Todd S. Payne, JD ‘89
 

1969

Harold P. Barkas, BA ’43, JD ‘57
 

2005

Barbara Perez, JD ‘93
 

1970

Thomas E. Lee, Jr., JD ‘51
 

2006

Alvin F. Lindsay, JD ‘91
 

1971

Arden M. Siegendorf, BBA ’60, JD ‘63
 

2007

Lewis J. Levey, JD ‘86
 

1972

Charles J. Crowder, JD ‘51*
 

2008

Lucinda Hofmann, JD ‘91
 

1973

John Gale, JD ‘58
 
 

1974

Thomas Davison, III, JD ‘49*
 
 

1975

Donald I. Bierman, JD ‘65
 
 

1976

A. John Goshgarian, BA ’51, JD ‘58*
 
 

1977

Sidney M. Weaver, JD ‘54*
 
 

1978

Edward J. Atkins, JD ‘51*
 
 

1979

Neal R. Sonnett, BA ’64, JD ‘67
 
 

* Deceased



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