The Florida Bar's Student Education and Admission to the Bar Committee 2022-2023
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The Florida Bar’s
Student Education and
Admission to the Bar
Committee
2022-2023
2022-2023
Student Education and Admission
to the Bar Committee
Dear Committee Member:
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.
You have been assigned a working group as detailed in the attached e-booklet. You
will have the opportunity to join with other attorneys and members from around the
state to accomplish the designated charges contained herein. 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 the 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
Katie Young
Assistant Director of the Center for Professionalism
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Mission Statement for the Student Education and Admissions
to the Bar Committee (SEABC):
Work with Florida law schools to ensure the highest caliber of legal education and
preparedness for bar admission and work with Florida law schools to cultivate the
highest caliber of Florida legal practitioners. More specifically, the SEABC will:
• Monitor current issues in legal education and work with the Florida law schools in
better preparing law students for the legal Profession.
• Work with law schools in their development of student curriculum.
• Work with The Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division to encourage and facilitate
communication between Florida law schools, The Florida Bar and the Florida Board
of Bar Examiners (while understanding that the annual Florida Law School Dean’s
Summit is within the purview and control of The Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division).
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Contact Information
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REBECCA BANDY
The Florida Bar
651 East Jefferson Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-2300
rbandy@floridabar.org
850-561-5646
Assistant Director Program Coordinator
CATHERINE (“KATIE”) YOUNG MITCHELL RAMSEY
The Florida Bar The Florida Bar
651 East Jefferson Street 651 East Jefferson Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-2300 Tallahassee, FL 32399-2300
cyoung@floridabar.org mramsey@floridabar.org
850-561-5745 850-561-5743
Website: https://www.floridabar.org/prof/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pg/FLBarProfessionalism/posts/?ref=page_internal
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/flbarcfp/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/FLBarCFP
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2022-2023 Meeting Schedule
FALL MEETING
October 17-21, 2022
VIRTUAL
WINTER MEETING
January 18-20, 2023
Rosen Shingle Creek
Orlando, Florida
ANNUAL CONVENTION
June 21-24, 2023
The Boca Raton
Boca Raton
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Student Education and Admission to
The Bar Committee
2022-2023 Membership Roster
Chair
JENNIFER STROUF
Vice-Chair Board Liaison
TEQUISHA MYLES ANISHA PATEL
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MICHAEL ALAO JOHN ALFRED ARCERI ANTONISHA LYNIECE
BAKER
AARON BEHARIE NANCY BENAVIDES SPENCER BOOTH
REPRESENTATIVE
HONORABLE KELLIE CAGGIANO ALICIA DAWN CAROTHERS
TANYA BRINKLEY
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TIM CHINARIS SUZANNE CICHON STACIE CORBETT
JOSEPH CORSMEIER CHERYL CUTLIFFE MICHAEL DAVIDS
ERANGA DIAS JOHN DORRIS TERESA DRAKE
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JENNIE EDWARDS CARLTON DUKE FAGAN JR. ALINA VINCI FERNANDEZ
BRENDA A. FREEMAN GEORGE COLE GASPARD MICHELE A. GAVAGNI
REPRESENTATIVE
JASON PAUL HERMAN TIFFANY SIMONE HILTON TANIQUE LEE
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JOE LONGFELLOW III FREDERICK LONGMIRE JOSHUA MAGIDSON
JOE MATTHEWS BRIJESH PATEL SHEREA RANDLE
TASHIA SMALL MAX SOLOMON JOHN KOTHMAN WEEDON
10RACHEL BETH JERVIS WISE IMAN ZEKRI
11Law School Professionalism Panels Working Group
Working Group Charges
1. Develop, promote, staff, and coordinate at least two (2) professionalism CLE panels for law
students and new lawyers. The two (2) panel events may be held remotely but must be held prior
to the Florida Bar’s 2023 Annual Convention.
a. This Working Group should develop two (2) distinct agendas for the two (2) professionalism
panels (i.e., one agenda for each panel). The agenda should focus on topics relating to profes-
sionalism, which may include, issues observed in the legal profession and ways to handle unpro-
fessional conduct, the importance of the attorney-client relationship, the rules of professional
conduct, best practices for virtual court, professionalism in electronic communications, and navi-
gating the practice after law school.
b. This Working Group should use members of the Committee and the judiciary, focusing on
including a diverse group of panel members, and should promote the events on social media,
email, and the Center’s webpage.
Ms. Tequisha Myles, Chair Mr. Joseph Corsmeier
423 Fern St Ste 200 2999 Alt 19 Ste A
West Palm Beach, FL 33401-5839 Palm Harbor, FL 34683-1938
(561) 655-8944 (727) 799-1688
Email: tmyles@legalaidpbc.org Email: jcorsmeier@jac-law.com
Mr. John Arceri Ms. Brenda Freeman
5744 Anegada Dr 811 E Main St
Naples, FL 34113-8383 Lakeland, FL 33801-5126
(239) 207-0016 (863) 499-2290
Email: arcerilaw@comcast.net Email: freemanb@flcourts.org
The Honorable Tanya Brinkley Mr. George Gaspard
1351 NW 12th St 340 Guss Hipp Blvd
Miami, FL 33125-1644 Rockledge, FL 32955-4805
(305) 548-5536 (321) 633-8415
Email: tbrinkley@jud11.flcourts.org Email: george.gaspard@bcso.us
Ms. Kelly Caggiano Mr. Jason Herman
770 2nd Ave S 7335 W Sand Lake Rd Ste 300
St Petersburg, FL 33701-4006 Orlando, FL 32819-5539
(727) 310-2002 (407) 203-6580
Email: service-kcaggiano@moyerlawgroup.com Email: jason.herman@newlinlaw.com
12Law School Professionalism Panels Working Group
Mr. Frederick Longmire
PO Box 12726
Pensacola, FL 32591-2726
(850) 595-4288
Email: flongmire@osa1.org
Mr. Josh Magidson
625 Court St
PO Box 1669
Clearwater, FL 33757-1669
(727) 441-8966
Email: jm@macfar.com
Ms. Anisha Patel
101 E Kennedy Blvd Ste 3700
Tampa, FL 33602-5195
(813) 222-3197
Email: anisha.patel@hwhlaw.com
Ms. Sherea Randle
16401 NW 37th Ave
Opa Locka, FL 33054-6313
(305) 474-2433
Email: srandle@stu.edu
Ms. Tashia Small
4190 Belfort Rd Ste 222
Jacksonville, FL 32216-1459
(904) 296-6004
Email: tsmall@conroysimberg.com
Email Stream: tmyles@legalaidpbc.org;arcerilaw@comcast.net;tbrinkley@jud11.flcourts.org;
service-kcaggiano@moyerlawgroup.com;jcorsmeier@jac-law.com;freemanb@flcourts.org;
george.gaspard@bcso.us;jason.herman@newlinlaw.com;flongmire@osa1.org;jm@macfar.com;
anisha.patel@hwhlaw.com;srandle@stu.edu;tsmall@conroysimberg.com
13LAW STUDENT AND NEW LAWYER EDUCATION AND
RESOURCES WORKING GROUP
Working Group Charges:
1. Create a series of 2–5-minute videos to provide tips and advice to law students and new
lawyers. The intent is to develop a Law Students tab on the Center’s webpage housing these
videos along with other helpful resources for law students. The videos should be completed
no later than one month prior to the Florida Bar’s 2023 Annual Convention.
The videos should give details on best practices and tips one needs to know during law school
and for those new lawyers who are just entering the practice of law including, but not limited to,
Bar Exam prep, organizational skills, student loan advice, stress management, work-life balance,
legal career paths, and mentoring and networking, etc.
2. Follow and update as to any changes resulting from the FBBE Practice Analysis Study Report.
3. Look for ways that SEABC and the Center can join with law schools to create programming and
promote professionalism.
4. Create and recruit videos for the #ProTipTuesday professionalism campaign:
https://www.floridabar.org/prof/presources/.
Mr. Joseph Matthews, Chair Ms. Suzanne Cichon
1311 Miller Rd Ofc F203 P.O. Box 6069
Coral Gables, FL 33146-2300 Hudson, FL 34674-6069
(305) 284-1693 Office: (727) 282-4910
Email: jmatthews@law.miami.edu Cell: (727) 777-2290
Email: suzanne@athena.law
Ms. Nancy Benavides
Florida State University Ms. Cheryl Cutliffe
College of Law 14 Maine St Ste 413
Advocacy Center, Room A310B Brunswick, ME 04011-2050
(850) 644-7338 (207) 208-8807
Email: nbenavid@law.fsu.edu Email: ccutliffe@bashamscott.com
Mr. Spencer Booth Mr. Michael Davids
333 SE 2nd Ave Fl 20 900 W 5th Ave Ste 101
Miami, FL 33131-2176 Anchorage, AK 99501-2044
(202) 230-5000 (907) 717-7776
Email: spencer.booth@faegredrinker.com Email: michael.davids@alaska.gov
Mr. Tim Chinaris Mr. John Dorris
PO Box 560775 121 S Orange Ave Ste 1120
Rockledge, FL 32956-0775 Orlando, FL 32801-3238
(904) 295-7395 (407) 337-2060
Email: tchinaris@chinarislaw.com Email: jdorris@shukerdorris.com
14LAW STUDENT AND NEW LAWYER EDUCATION AND
RESOURCES WORKING GROUP
Ms. Teresa Drake Ms. Tiffany Hilton
PO Box 117626 P.O. Box 1400
Gainesville, FL 32611-7626 Riverview, FL 33568-1400
(352) 273-0825 (813) 293-7326
Email: drake@law.ufl.edu Email: tshilton22@gmail.com
Mr. Carlton Fagan, Jr. Ms. Tanique Lee
7 E Silver Springs Blvd Ste 102 1555 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd Ste 1220
Ocala, FL 34470-6663 West Palm Beach, FL 33401-2329
(904) 773-1234 (561) 655-6224
Email: duke@dukefagan.com Email: tglee@gelfandarpe.com
Ms. Michele A. Gavagni Mr. John Weedon
1891 Eider Ct. 1 E Broward Blvd Ste 1010
Tallahassee, FL 32399-6518 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301-1866
(850) 487-1292 (954) 375-1175
Email: gavagnim@flcourts.org Email: jweedon@hinshawlaw.com
Email Stream: jmatthews@law.miami.edu;nbenavid@law.fsu.edu;spencer.booth@faegredrinker.com;
tchinaris@chinarislaw.com;jdorris@shukerdorris.com; suzanne@athena.law;ccutliffe@bashamscott.com;
michael.davids@alaska.gov;drake@law.ufl.edu;duke@dukefagan.com;gavagnim@flcourts.org;tshilton22@gmail.com;
tglee@gelfandarpe.com; jweedon@hinshawlaw.com
15Mentoring Initiatives Working Group
Working Group Charges
1. Using available data regarding mentoring initiatives from Florida law schools and other state
bars, create a mentoring toolbox designed for law students that can be published on the
Center’s webpage.
2. Produce a CLE that focuses on types of mentoring, gives examples of successful mentoring
programs, discusses the benefits of reverse mentoring, attorney-client assistance mentoring,
and client-centered counseling, and explores ways in which mentoring can be used to promote
diversity.
3. Each member will provide a blog post for The Professional highlighting their own personal
stories involving mentoring, including photos, for a social media series.
4. Provide articles, videos, podcasts, and other media pertaining to mentoring that can be placed
on the Center’s website and shared on social media.
Ms. Iman Zekri, Chair Ms. Stacie Corbett
P.O. Box 280 1309 SE 25th Loop
Fort Myers, FL 33902-0280 Ocala, FL 34471-1029
(239) 344-1119 (352) 622-1188
Email: iman.zekri@henlaw.com Email: slc@bap-law.com
Mr. Michael Alao Mr. Eranga Dias
200 E Gaines St 420 S Orange Ave Ste 1200
Tallahassee, FL 32399-6502 Orlando, FL 32801-4904
(850) 413-4253 (407) 419-8463
Email: michael.alao@myfloridacfo.com Email: eranga.dias@akerman.com
Ms. Antonisha Baker Ms. Jennie Edwards
8201 Peters Rd Ste 1000 311 W Monroe St
Plantation, FL 33324-3266 Jacksonville, FL 32202-4242
(305) 409-5096 (904) 255-2500
Email: antonisha@antonishalbakerlaw.com Email: jenniee@coj.net
Mr. Aaron Beharie
7835 NW Beacon Square Blvd Fl 2 Ms. Alina Fernandez
Boca Raton, FL 33487-1347 50 N Laura St Ste 1675
(954) 932-3528 Jacksonville, FL 32202-3611
Email: abeharieesq@gmail.com (904) 358-8300
Email: afernandez@orrcook.com
Ms. Alicia Carothers
501 W 11th St Ste A Mr. Joe Longfellow III
Panama City, FL 32401-2330 1558 Village Square Blvd Ste 1
(850) 784-7772 Tallahassee, FL 32309-2748
Email: aliciacarothers@warnerlaw.us (850) 297-0090
Email: jlongfellow@andrewscrabtree.com
16Mentoring Initiatives Working Group
Mr. Brijesh Patel
1101 E 1st St Ste 3030
Sanford, FL 32771-1468
(407) 665-7244
Email: bpatel@seminolecountyfl.gov
Mr. Max Solomon
1677 Mahan Center Blvd.
Tallahassee, FL 32308-5454
(850) 421-2400
Email: max@hwelderlaw.com
Ms. Rachel Wise
14250 49th St N
Clearwater, FL 33762-2800
(727) 464-6516
Email: rachelwise@flpd6.gov
Email Stream: iman.zekri@henlaw.com; michael.alao@myfloridacfo.com; antonisha@antonishalbakerlaw.
com;abeharieesq@gmail.com; aliciacarothers@warnerlaw.us;slc@bap-law.com;
eranga.dias@akerman.com;jenniee@coj.net;afernandez@orrcook.com;jlongfellow@andrewscrabtree.com;
bpatel@seminolecountyfl.gov;max@hwelderlaw.com;rachelwise@flpd6.gov
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