Staff Writer
Children recently returned to start a new year of school and members of The Jacksonville Bar Association were in a similar setting when they attended an informational meeting Wednesday to prepare for the association’s 2010-11 term.
The JBA Section and Committee chairs were invited to the Jacksonville Office of Holland & Knight to discuss programing for the upcoming year and the development of a special newspaper section that will appear in the Daily Record in September. It will outline the various sections and committees and provide members with a reference guide to The JBA.
“I understand how busy schedules can be and I appreciate the time and effort that you are giving to The JBA to lead our various sections and committees,” said JBA President Courtney Grimm, “
The difference between a section and committee is that a section is focused on a particular practice of law and a committee is created to promote or organize a service or activity of The JBA.
Section & Committee chairs
Admiralty and Maritime Law Section - Rice Ferrelle
Adoption Section - Hope Iseley
Alternate Dispute Resolution Practitioner’s Section - Blane McCarthy
Appelllate Law Section - Stu Williams
Bulletin Editorial Committee - Diidri Wells
Client Dispute Resolution Committee - Tim Boyd
Commercial Litigation Law Section - Robert George
Computer Law and Technology Section - not assigned
Corporate Banking and Business Law - Christopher Commander
Corporate Counsel Section - Bob Ledoux
Criminal Law Section - Sean Arnold
Diversity Committee - Joe Camerlengo
Elder Law Section - Mike Jorgenson
Environmental and Land Use Law Section - Tom Ingram
Family Law Section - Marla Buchanan
Franchise Law Committee - Debra Hill
Government Law Section - James Young
Health Law Section - Beverly Pascoe
Human Rights Law Section - Michael Cavendish
Holiday Project Committee - Rose Marie Preddy
Intellectual Property Law Section - Kate Rowe
Immigration Law Section - Vanessa Zamora Newtson
Judicial Relations Committee - Marianne Lloyd Aho
Juvenile Law, Dependency and Guardian ad Litem Section - Hilary Creary
Labor/Employment Law Section - Thomas Harper
Law Week Committee - Lindsay Tygart-Havice
Mentoring Committee - Glenn Warren
Military Law Section - Ruth Thompson
Naturalization Committee - Ada Hammond and Paola Parra Harris
Personal Injury Litigation/PIP Law Section - David Gagnon
Pro Bono Committee Chair - Kathy Para, chair
Professionalism Committee - Mark Bajalia
Real Property Law Section - Chris Thanner
Social Committee - Glen Warren
Social Security Law Section - Jessica Dumas and Erik Berger, co-chairs
Sole Practitioner/Small Firms Section - Eric Kolar
Special Needs of Children Committee - Jodi Seitlin and Connie Byrd
Sports and Entertainment Law Section - Brad Blair
Tax Law Section - Emily Dillow
Trust and Probate - Stephanie Harriett
Workers’ Compensation Law Section - Heather Byrer and Blake Hood
Young Lawyers Section - Lee Wedekind
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