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THE FLORIDA BAR’S STUDENT EDUCATION AND

ADMISSION TO THE BAR COMMITTEE

2018-2019

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Dear Student Education and Admission to the Bar Committee:

We would like to extend a warm welcome to you as a member of The Florida Bar’s Student Education and Admission to the Bar Committee (SEABC). We believe that your tenure as a member of the Committee will prove to be both interesting and rewarding.

As a member of SEABC, you will have the opportunity to join with other attorneys and members around the state to accomplish the designated charges; you have been assigned to a working group as detailed in the attached eBook. You will be requested to (1) participate in meetings, (2) participate on conference calls, and (3) fulfill assignments presented to your working group.

We prepared this packet of information to familiarize you with roles of SEABC. We are looking forward to a busy year and we appreciate your commitment and service. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the Center.

Regards, Rebecca J. Bandy Director of the Center for Professionalism

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Contact Information

The Florida Bar

Henry Latimer Center for Professionalism

651 East Jefferson Street

Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2300

rbandy@floridabar.org

(850) 561-5646

REBECCA BANDY

DIRECTOR

The Florida Bar

Henry Latimer Center for Professional

651 East Jefferson Street

Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2300

awilliams@floridabar.org

(850) 561-5745

ADRIANNETTE WILLIAMS

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

The Florida Bar

Henry Latimer Center for Professionalism

651 East Jefferson Street

Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2300

bclemons@floridabar.org

(850) 561-5727

BRITTNEY CLEMONS

PROGRAM COORDINATOR

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2018-2019 MEETING SCHEDULE

FALL MEETING October 17-19, 2018

Tampa Airport Marriott Tampa, Florida

WINTER MEETING TBA

ANNUAL CONVENTION

June 26-29, 2019 Boca Raton Resort & Club

Boca Raton, Florida

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ANNIKA ASHTON

VICE CHAIR

LAURIE BRIGGS

VICE CHAIR

JASON SILVER

CHAIR

Post Office Box 13010 Pensacola, Florida 32591-3010

(850) 434-9200 x117 dbates@clarkpartington.com

Student Education and Admission to

the Bar Committee

2018-2019 Member Roster

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J. RHIANNON ARNOLD-ROGERS

DOUG BATES

JACLYN ANN BEHAR

NANCY BENAVIDES

HONORABLE TANYA BRINKLEY

JOSEPH CORSMEIER

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DEBORAH CUPPLES

IRIS ELIJAH

CAMILLE EVANS

RICHARD STEVEN GENDLER

TIA L. GIBBS

NINA HAYDEN

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LACEY DIGGS HOFMEYER

NICHOLAS HORNER

RACHEL INMAN

ALICIA JOHNSON JACKSON

DAVID KUBILIUN MELANIE LEITMAN

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JOE LONGFELLOW, III

FREDERICK LONGMIRE

JOSHUA MAGIDSON

STEPHANIE MARUSAK MARCHMAN,

BOG LIASON

MICHELLE MASON MOLLI GARD MCGUIRE

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JENNIFER EL MEKKAOUI

ESTEFANIA BELEN NASIELSKI

RACHEL ANN O’BRIEN

BRIJESH PATEL

HENRY LEE PAUL MEREDITH LINDSEY PELTON

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KRISTINA LEE PUENTE

RACHEL PURCELL

CHANEL T. ROWE ALEX SCHIMEL

ABBI JO SMITH

JENNIFER STROUF

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HEATHER LYNN THOM

WILLIAM P. VANDERWYDEN, III

DEBRA MOSS VOLLWEILER JOHN THOMAS, LAW STUDENT

REPRESENTATIVE

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EDUCATION AND RESOURCES WORKING GROUP

Working Group Charges:

Submit articles and pictures for the Center’s newsletter, The Professional, by deadlines which include: August 1, 2018, December 3, 2018, and April 1, 2019. Articles should be anything related to law schools, students, professionalism, health and wellness, self-presentation management, mentoring, networking, or technology training. Provide, at minimum, two articles for inclusion on the Center’s Library Guide, http://libguides.law.fiu.edu/henrylatimerguide. Members should look for ways that SEABC and the Center can join with law schools to promote professionalism. Aid the Center with resources and materials for curriculum with professionalism programs.

Stephanie Marusak Marchman, Board Liaison 720 S.W. 2nd Ave., Ste. 106 Gainesville, FL 32601-6250 (352) 283-1522 Fax: (352) 376-6484 Email: stephanie.marchman@gray-robinson.com Michelle Mason, Representative FIU College of Law RBD 1026 11200 S.W. 8th St. Miami, FL 33199-2516 (305) 348-1118 Fax: (305) 348-7541 Email: masonm@fiu.edu Alex Schimel, Representative 3339 Virginia St., Apt. 332 Miami, FL 33133-6035 (516) 459-1287 Fax: (516) 459-1287 Email: schimel.alex@gmail.com Email Stream: aashton@broward.org; ielijah@fiu.edu; david.kubiliun@gmlaw.com; jlongfellow@andrewscrabtree.com; stephanie.marchman@gray-robinson.com; masonm@fiu.edu; schimel.alex@gmail.com

Annika Elaine Ashton, Chair P.O. Box 531029 Miami, FL 33153-1029 (954) 357-7600 Email: aashton@broward.org Nancy Benavides, Representative Florida State University College of Law 425 W. Jefferson St. Tallahassee, FL 32306-0001 Iris A. Elijah Florida International University OFFICE of the General Counsel Miami, FL 33199-0001 (305) 348-2103 Email: ielijah@fiu.edu David Michael Kubiliun Greenspoon Marder 600 Brickell Ave., Ste. 3650 Miami, FL 33131-3024 (305) 789-2712 Fax: (305) 537-3932 Email: david.kubiliun@gmlaw.com Joe Longfellow III 1558 Village Square Blvd., Ste. 1 Tallahassee, FL 32309-2748 (850) 297-0090 Fax: (850) 290-0219 Email: jlongfellow@andrewscrabtree.com

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HEALTH AND WELLNESS WORKING GROUP

Working Group Charges:

Report on lawyer health and wellness programs in Florida law schools that can be included on the Center’s website and provided to the Bar’s Health and Wellness Committee. Provide articles, videos, podcasts, and other media to share on the Center’s library guide and dissemination by The Florida Bar’s social media team.

Deborah E. Cupples, Chair 2841 S.W. 13th St., Apt. G327 Gainesville, FL 32608-2094 (352) 271-9498 Email: cupplesd@gmail.com Joseph Arnold Corsmeier 29605 U.S. Highway 19 N., Ste. 150 Clearwater, FL 33761-1538 (727) 799-1688 Fax: (727) 799-1670 Email: jcorsmeier@jac-law.com Camille Marie Evans Greenberg Traurig 450 S. Orange Ave., Ste. 650 Orlando, FL 32801-3311 (407) 999-2522 Fax: (407) 420-5909 Email: evansca@gtlaw.com Richard Steven Gendler C/O Dr. Richard S. Gendler 11235 N.W. 18th Ct. Plantation, FL 33323-2216 (305) 522-6225 Email: richgendler@yahoo.com Joshua Magidson Macfarlane Ferguson & McMullen P.O. Box 1669 625 COURT st , Clearwater, FL 33757-1669 (727) 441-8966 Fax: (727) 442-8470 Email: jm@macfar.com

Kristina Lee Puente The Museum Building 300 S.W. 1st Ave., Ste. 150 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301-1880 (954) 728-1270 Fax: (954) 728-1271 Email: kpuente@vlplaw.com

Abbi Jo Smith 14750 Ben C. Pratt/6 Mile Cypress Pkwy. Fort Myers, FL 33912-4406 (239) 477-1492 Fax: (239) 477-1150 Email: ajsmith@sheriffleefl.org

Heather Lynn Thom 6626 Cavalier Dr. Alexandria, VA 22307-1307 (202) 404-3221 Email: gurgiohl@gmail.com Email Stream: cupplesd@gmail.com; jcorsmeier@jac-law.com; evansca@gtlaw.com; richgendler@yahoo.com; jm@macfar.com; kpuente@vlplaw.com; ajsmith@sheriffleefl.org;

gurgiohl@gmail.com

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LAW SCHOOL GENDER BIAS WORKING GROUP

Working Group Charges:

Study law school activities designed to address gender bias.

Study other state bar association programs and other industry initiatives to identify successful programs that

can be implemented by The Florida Bar.

A final report on the findings should be received at or before The Florida Bar’s Annual Convention to be

Laurie J. Briggs, Chair Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley, P.A. 2139 Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard West Palm Beach, Florida 33409-6601 (561) 686-6300 Fax: (561) 383-9448 Email: lxb@searcylaw.com Douglas Alan Bates P.O. Box 13010 Pensacola, FL 32591-3010 (850) 434-9200 x117 Fax: (850) 432-7340 Email: dbates@clarkpartington.com Molli Gard McGuire 113 S. Monroe St., Fl. 1 Tallahassee, FL 32301-1529 (850) 201-7210 Fax: (850) 270-7731 Email: molli@mikeserranolaw.com Nicholas D. Horner Foley & Lardner, LLP 100 N. Tampa Street, Suite 2700 Tampa, Florida 33602-5810 (813) 229-2300 Email: nhorner@foley.com Rachel E. Inman, Representative 309 Village Drive 164 Gainesville, Florida 32611-1945 (352) 392-3800 Email: inman@law.ufl.edu

Jennifer El Mekkaoui 350 North Lake Destiny Road Maitland, Florida 32751-4103 (407) 478-4878 Email: jelmekkaoui@itsaboutjustice.law William Peter VanderWyden III Univ. of Miami School of Law 1310 Miller Drive, Suite 212 Coral Gables, Florida 33146-2322 (305) 284-4551 Fax: (305) 284-1793 Email: wvander@law.miami.edu Debra Moss Vollweiler, Representative NSU Shepard Broad College of Law 3305 College Ave. Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314-7721 (954) 262-6296 Fax: (954) 262-3834 Email: curtisd@nova.edu Email Stream: lxb@searcylaw.com; dbates@clarkpartington.com; molli@mikeserranolaw.com; nhorn-

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Alicia R. Johnson Jackson, Representative 201 Beggs Ave. Orlando, FL 32801-1733 (407) 254-3233 Fax: (407) 254-3216 Email: alicia.jackson@famu.edu Melanie Rose Leitman Coppins & Monroe 1319 Thomaswood Drive Tallahassee, Florida 32308 (850) 422-2420 Email: mleitman@coppinsmonroe.com

Brijesh Patel Pinellas County Attorney's Office 315 Court St., Fl. 6 Clearwater, FL 33756-5165 (727) 464-3354 Fax: (727) 464-4147 Email: brpatel@pinellascounty.org

Chanel T. Rowe 400 N. Miami Ave. 13-4 Miami, FL 33128-1801 (305) 523-5132 Fax: (305) 374-5095 Email: chanel_rowe@flsd.uscourts.gov

Email Stream: jb@beharbehar.com; rarnold@thearnoldlawgroup.com; tbrinkley@jud11.flcourts.org; hofmeyerl@gtlaw.com;

alicia.jackson@famu.edu;

Working Group Charges:

Write a paragraph for The Professional sharing unique moments you have had as a mentor or mentee. Submissions are needed for each newsletter, and the deadlines are: August 1, 2018, December 3, 2018, and April 1, 2019. Devise a mentoring program for law students that SEABC can undertake in the coming year. All materials and

details for the program should be completed before April 1, 2019.

MENTORING INITIATIVES WORKING GROUP

Jaclyn Ann Behar, Chair 490 Sawgrass Corporate Pkwy., Ste. 300 Sunrise, FL 33325-6254 (954) 990-8639 Fax: (954) 332-9260 Email: jb@beharbehar.com J. Rhiannon Arnold-Rogers The Arnold Law Group, P.A. 203 Park Lake St. Orlando, FL 32803-3823 (407) 246-1950 Fax: (407) 246-1951 Email: rarnold@thearnoldlawgroup.com Honorable Tanya Brinkley 175 N.W. 1st Ave., Ste. 2820 Miami, FL 33128-1898 (305) 349-5674 Fax: (305) 349-6023 Email: tbrinkley@jud11.flcourts.org Lacey Diggs Hofmeyer Greenberg Traurig 333 Southeast Second Avenue, Suite 4400 Miami, Florida 33131-2184 (305) 579-0813 Fax: (305) 579-0717 Email: hofmeyerl@gtlaw.com

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Jason David Silver, Chair Greenspoon Marder Law 100 W. Cypress Creek Road, Suite 700 Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33309-2195 (954) 491-1120 Email: jason.silver@gmlaw.com Tia L. Gibbs, Representative 16401 N.W. 37th Ave. Miami, FL 33054 (305) 623-2312 Email: tgibbs@stu.edu

Nina Lynn Hayden, Representative 1401 61st St. S. Gulfport, FL 33707-3246 (727) 562-7894 Email: nlhayden@law.stetson.edu

Frederick Vashaun Longmire Office of the State Attorney P.O. Box 12726 Pensacola, FL 32591-2726 (850) 595-4288 Email: flongmire@osa1.org

Estefania Belen Nasielski Collier County Courthouse Annex 3315 Tamiami Trl. E., Ste. 510 Naples, FL 34112-5334 (239) 252-8397 Email: estefania.nasielski@gmail.com

STUDENT EDUCATION AND ADMISSION TO THE BAR HANDBOOK WORKING GROUP

Working Group Charges:

Using resources complied by the 2017-18 committee, draft a digital handbook that will give details on

everything that one needs to know before considering law school. The handbook should provide information

on: law school debt, taking the LSAT, legal career paths, Florida law schools, law school applications, and the

Florida Board of Bar Examiners application process, etc. The handbook will be provided to high school and

undergraduate students who are considering attending law school.

The final handbook should be received at or before The Florida Bar’s Annual Convention.

Rachel Ann O'Brien 390 N. Orange Ave., Ste. 1610 Orlando, FL 32801-1641 (407) 926-7460 Fax: (407) 926-7461 Email: rachel@hrkmlaw.com

Henry Lee Paul P.O. Box 18685 Tampa, FL 33679-8685 (813) 344-3601 Email: henry@henryleepaul.com

Meredith Lindsey Pelton 8805 Tamiami Trl. N., Ste. 336 Naples, FL 34108-2525 (239) 821-8282 Email: meredith@pelton-law.com

Rachel Ellen Purcell Lawton Chiles Legal Information Center P.O. Box 117628 Gainesville, FL 32611-7628 (352) 273-0705 Email: purcell@law.ufl.edu

Jennifer Hope Strouf P.O. Box 22432 Tampa, FL 33622-2432 (813) 789-0924 Email: jenstrouf@gmail.com Email Stream: jason.silver@gmlaw.com; tgibbs@stu.edu; nlhaden@law.stetson.eduestefania.nasielski@gmail.comrachel@hrkmlaw.com; henry@henryleepaul.com; mere-dith@pelton-law.com; purcell@law.ufl.edu; jenstrouf@gmail.com ; flongmire@osa1.org;

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SEABC PROGRAM EVALUATION COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

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SEABC PROGRAM EVALUATION COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

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SEABC PROGRAM EVALUATION COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATOINS

Recommendation Permanent Body to Advise and Cooperate with Law Schools The Board of Governors should either create a new committee or completely reimagine the current Student Education and Admissions to the Bar Committee to be a permanent body that will advise and cooperate with law schools, and to act as a liaison on the following issues: A.Technology training for law students geared toward the practice of law for new lawyers. B.Supporting and/or setting up incubator programs at law schools for new practicing attorneys. C.Further defining and cooperating with law schools to ensure all new graduates have the full range of legal, non-legal and professional identity skills necessary for new lawyers building on the list of competencies approved by the committee after our first year of study and discussion. D.Exploring partnerships with the Bar, law firms and individual lawyers to reduce the cost of law school. E.Working with schools individually to pursue alternative methods of structuring curricula best suited to each law school environment as discussed throughout the report. F.Monitoring all sources of legal education reform, including the Section of Legal Education and Admissions, The Florida Supreme Court, ABA House of Delegates, Board of Bar Examiners, American Association of Law Schools, ABA Section of Legal Education and Admission to the Bar, and others. The committee should be charged with specifically maintaining the institutional knowledge of all legal education reforms for the Board of Governors to prevent any disconnect between the Bar and legal education in the future. Such membership should not be limited to academics, but rather contain an assortment of young lawyers, including student representatives, established lawyers, academics, judges, and non- lawyers. Status No action has been taken on this recommendation. Action Board vote to refer to the Program Evaluation Committee to study whether to create a new committee or completely reimagine the current Student Education and Admissions to the Bar Committee to be a permanent body that will advise and cooperate with law schools and act as a liaison on the above issues.