MCBA Committees
Admiralty & Maritime Law
Chair: Barbara A. Kreitz Cook
Barbara A. Kreitz Cook, Esq.
Board Certified Admiralty & Maritime Law
Geary Building
27 East Ocean Boulevard
Stuart, Florida 34994
Tel: 772-708-8105
Fax: 772-288-2384
Email: bcooklaw@live.com
Appellate Practice Committee
Chair: Mark Miller
Mark Miller, Esq.
Gary, Williams, Finney, Lewis, Watson & Sperando, P.L.
Waterside Professional Building
221 S.E. Osceola Street
Stuart, FL 34994
Tel: 772-283-8260
Fax (772) 287-8494
Email: mm@williegary.com
Please contact Mark Miller for more information on the Committee’s next meeting!
Bankruptcy Law Committee
Chair: Jon Martin
Jon L Martin Attorney At Law
901 SW Martin Down Blvd., Suite 309
Palm City, FL 34990
Tel: 772-419-0057
jlm@jonlmartinlaw.com
Meeting Schedule: Please see the MCBA’s current issue of the SideBar for more information!
Constitution Week Committee
Chair: Honorable Alan O. Forst
Email: Alan.Forst@awi.state.fl.us
Meeting Schedule: Please see the MCBA’s current issue of the SideBar for more information!
Criminal Law Committee
Chairs: Bob Watson and Adam Guzi
Robert Watson, Esq.
Robert Watson, P.A.
3601 SE Ocean Blvd
Stuart, Florida 34996
Tel: 772-288-1880
E-mail: rjwpa@yahoo.com
Adam M. Guzi, Esq.
Office of the State Attorney
100 E. Ocean Blvd.
Stuart, Florida 34996
Tel: 772-288-5646
E-mail: aguzi@sao19.org
Meeting Schedule: Please see the MCBA’s current issue of the SideBar for more information!
Employment/Labor Law Committee
Chair: Honorable Alan O. Forst
E-mail: Alan.Forst@awi.state.fl.us
Meeting Schedule: Please see the MCBA’s current issue of the SideBar for more information!
Family Law Committee
Chair: Karen Johnson
Karen L. Johnson, Esq.
Karen L. Johnson, P.A.
310 SE Detroit Avenue
Stuart, FL 34994
Tel: 772-223-5001
Email: karenjohnsonlaw@aol.com
Web: www.karenjohnsonlaw.com
Meeting Schedule: Please see the MCBA’s current issue of the SideBar for more information!
Golf Tournament
Co-Chairs: Jack Sobel and Larry Stewart
Jack M. Sobel, Esq.
Fox, Wackeen, Dungey, Beard, Sobel, Bush & McCluskey, LLP
Tel: (772) 287-4444
Email: jsobel@foxwackeen.com
The Golf Tournament, benefitting the MCBA Scholarship Fund, will be held in May, 2009 at The Fox Club. Please contact Jack Sobel or Larry Stewart for more information or click on the MCBA’s “EVENTS” link on its main menu.
Justice Teaching
Chair: Judge William Roby
Honorable William L. Roby
250 NW Country Club Drive
Port St. Lucie, FL 34986
Tel: 772-871-7252
Please contact Judge Roby for more information on the Committee’s next meeting!
Immigration Law Committee
Chair: Scott D. Devore
Email: sdevore@visabank.com
Please contact Scott Devore for more information on the Committee’s next meeting!
Judicial Relations Committee
Chairs: Honorable Jack Cox and Richard Levenstein
JSCoxPA@aol.com
rlevenstein@kslattorneys.com
Please contact Judge Cox and Richard Levenstein for more information on the Committee’s next meeting!
Law Library Committee
Chair: Eric Buetens
Eric Buetens, Esq.
The Law Office of Eric D. Buetens
8965 SE Bridge Rd.
Hobe Sound, FL 33455
Tel: 772-546-6633
CLE Audio Seminars on CD are free to MCBA members. To check on tape availability or rental charges for non-members, call the Law Library at 772-221-1427.
Paralegal Committee
Jackie O. Miller, CP, FRP - Chair
Florida Registered Paralegal 243141
William N. Swift, P.A.
901 SW Martin Downs Blvd., Ste 208
Palm City, FL 34990
772-220-1740
jomiller_wnslaw@bellsouth.net
Probate/Trust/Real Estate/Property Law Committee
Co-Chairs: Christine Bialczak and Fernando Giachino
Fernando M. Giachino, Esq.
Thurlow, Thurlow & Giachino
17 Martin L. King, Jr. Boulevard
Suite 200, P.O. Box 106
Stuart, Florida 34995
Tel: (772) 287-0980
E-mail: fernando@thurlowpa.com
Christine Bialczak, Esq.
McCarthy, Summers, Bobko, Wood & Sawyer P.A.
2400 S.E. Federal Highway, 4th Floor
Stuart, Florida 34994
Phone: 772-286-1700
Fax: 772-283-1803
E-mail: cmb@mcsumm.com
Meeting Schedule: Next meeting is September 9, 2009 at 12:00pm at McCarthy, Summers, Bobko, Wood & Sawyer. Please RSVP to fernando@thurlowpa.com by September 7, 2009 if you plan to attend or contact Fernando or Christine for more information!
Pro Bono Committee
Chair: Jane L. Cornett, Esq.
Cornett, Googe & Associates, P.A.
401 SE Osceola Street
Stuart, FL 34994
Tel: (772) 286-2990
Email: slj@cgrelaw.com
Meeting Schedule: Please see the MCBA’s current issue of the SideBar for more information!
Professionalism Committee
Chair: George W. Bush, Jr., Esq.
Fox, Wackeen, Dungey, Beard, Sobel, Bush & McCluskey
The Tower Building at Willoughby Commons
3473 SE Willoughby Boulevard
Stuart, FL 34994
Main (772) 287-4444
Fax (772) 220-1489
E-mail: gwbush@foxwackeen.com
Meeting Schedule: Please see the MCBA’s current issue of the SideBar for more information!
Social Committee
Chairs: Greg Weiss and Jean Laws Scott
Canoe Trip: Feb. 27-28, 2010
Banquet: May 22, 2010
Gregory S. Weiss, Esq.
Leopold~Kuvin, P.A.
2925 PGA Boulevard, Ste. 200
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
Tel: 561-515-1400
E-mail: gweiss@leopoldkuvin.com
Jean Laws Scott, Esq.
Law Offices of Jean Laws Scott
430 Colorado Ave
Stuart, FL 34990
Tel: (772) 600-5875
E-mail: jean@attylaws.com
The 2010 Annual Banquet is scheduled for May 22, 2010 and the 2010 Annual Canoe Trip is scheduled for February 27-28, 2010; Please contact Greg and Jean for more information on Social Committee events or click on the MCBA’s “EVENTS” link from its main menu.
Small & Solo Practice Committee
The MCBA is currently looking for a motivated individual(s) to Chair is Small & Solo Practice Committee. If you are interested, please contact Scott Konopka, MCBA President, at skonopka@pm-law.com.
Chair: Jim Sopko
James Sopko, Esq.
Kramer, Sopko, & Levenstein, P.A.
853 S.E. Monterey Commons Blvd.
Stuart, FL 34996
Tel: (772) 288-0048
Email: jsopko@kslattorneys.com
Save the date: The MCBA Tennis Family Fun Picnic Day is scheduled for October 3, 2009! Please contact James Sopko for more information or click on the MCBA’s “EVENTS” link from its main menu.
Trial Lawyers Committee
Chair: Chad Hastings
Chad C. Hastings, Esq.
Lesser Lesser Landy & Smith, PLLC
615 SW St. Lucie Crescent, Suite 107
Stuart, FL 34994
Tel: (772) 283-6839
E-mail: chastings@lesserlawfirm.com
2009-2010 Meeting Schedule:
| September 10, 2009 October 8, 2009 November 5, 2009 December 3, 2009 February 4, 2010 March 4, 2010 April 8, 2010 |
Guest: Marsha Ewing, Clerk of Court Guest: Honorable Elizabeth A. Metzger Guest: Marjorie Gadarian-Graham Guest: Honorable Jonathan D. Gerber Guest: Dr. Richard Waites Guest: Honorable Darren Steele Guest: TBD |
All meetings will take place at Page, Mrachek, Fitzgerald & Rose, 1000 SE Monterey Commons Blvd., Suite 306, Stuart, Florida 34996 in the main conference room, beginning at 12:00 pm and lunch will be served. Please RSVP with Jennifer Lipscomb at JLipscomb@pm-law.com or call (772) 221-7757 at least 4 days in advance. All meetings are held on a Thursday, so please remember to RSVP by the Monday preceding the meeting. Fore more information, please contact Chad Hastings!
Young Lawyers Division
Co-Chairs: Meredith Barrios and Ray Robison
Meredith Barrios, Esq.
Email: mbarrios@foxwackeen.com
Fox, Wackeen, Dungey, Beard, Sobel, Bush & McCluskey
The Tower Building at Willoughby Commons
3473 SE Willoughby Boulevard
Stuart, FL 34994
Main (772) 287-4444
Fax (772) 220-1489
Ray Robison, Esq.
Email: robison@foxwackeen.com
Fox, Wackeen, Dungey, Beard, Sobel, Bush & McCluskey
The Tower Building at Willoughby Commons
3473 SE Willoughby Boulevard
Stuart, FL 34994
Main (772) 287-4444
Fax (772) 220-1489
Meeting Schedule: Please see the MCBA’s current issue of the SideBar for more information
As of
March 1, 2010
