EIGHTEEN ATTORNEYS FROM RICHMAN GREER, P.A. NAMED 2013 FLORIDA SUPER LAWYERS

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1 Media Contact: Alexandra Curbelo Wragg & Casas Public Relations 1221 Brickell Avenue, Suite 730 Miami, Fl ex For Immediate Release EIGHTEEN ATTORNEYS FROM RICHMAN GREER, P.A. NAMED 2013 FLORIDA SUPER LAWYERS Miami and West Palm Beach, FL July 2, 2013 Law & Politics magazine, a consumer's guide to the best attorneys, has released its annual Florida Super Lawyers' edition recognizing the top five percent of attorneys in Florida. Richman Greer, P.A. West Palm Beach attorneys Gary S. Betensky, Michael J. Napoleone, Ronald P. Ponzoli, Jr., Gerald F. Richman, John Jay White III, John R. Whittles, Manuel Farach and Leora B. Freire, and Miami attorneys John M. Brumbaugh, Bruce A. Christensen, Manuel A. Garcia-Linares, Alan G. Greer, Charles H. Johnson and Mark A. Romance have been named among the best lawyers in Florida. West Palm Beach attorney Adam M. Myron and Miami attorneys Eric M. Sodhi, Joshua L. Spoont and Ethan Wall have been named Florida Rising Stars. Super Lawyers recognizes the top attorneys in 47 states. Gary S. Betensky, a Florida Bar Board Certified attorney in Business Litigation Law, concentrates his practice in complex commercial litigation, business disputes, and dispute resolution with extensive experience in matters relating to non-competition/non-solicitation agreements and trade secrets, business torts, and employment law. He is President of the American Jewish Committee s Palm Beach County Regional Office and formerly served as Chairman of the Florida Regional Board and as a National Commissioner of the Anti-Defamation League. He is a member

2 Page 2 of 6 of the Executive Committee of the Ambassadors Board of Nova Southeastern University. Michael J. Napoleone represents businesses and individuals in complex commercial and contract litigation on a variety of issues, including breach of fiduciary duty claims, partnership and corporate disputes, non-competition agreements, protection of trade secrets, and unfair and deceptive trade practices actions. Napoleone also handles matters regarding substantial probate and real estate litigation. Napoleone serves as a gubernatorial appointee to the Early Learning Coalition of Palm Beach County, the chair of The Florida Bar s Constitutional Judiciary Committee, and is a past-president of the Palm Beach County Bar Association. Ronald P. Ponzoli focuses his practice on business and commercial litigation, which includes contract litigation, software litigation, employment disputes, partnership disputes, and construction litigation. He is a member of the Florida Bar Board of Governors, is the immediate Past President of the North County Section of the Palm Beach County Bar Association the Chair of the Palm Beach County Bar Association's Professionalism Committee and a member of Leadership West Palm Beach. President Gerald F. Richman, Board Certified in Civil Trial Law and Business Litigation, is one of South Florida s leading complex commercial litigation law practitioners. In 2011, he received the National Masters in Trial Award from the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) and the Learned Hand award from the American Jewish Committee Palm Beach County chapter. He is currently a member of the Executive Committee of the Palm Beach County Criminal Justice Commission, a former President of The Florida Bar and is a Past-President of the Palm Beach County Chapter of ABOTA. John Jay White III practices primarily in the areas of commercial and complex business litigation, personal injury, wrongful death, professional malpractice litigation, class actions, and 2

3 Page 3 of 6 officer and director representation. White is a past President of The Florida Bar and presently serves on The Florida Bar s Judicial Nominating Procedures Committee and is a member of The Judicial Qualifications Commission. Florida Bar Board Certified in the specialty area of Business Litigation, John R. Whittles practices in the areas of complex commercial litigation, employment law, constitutional law and election law. Whittles is a member of the Palm Beach County Bar Association and, in 2009, was elected to serve on the Palm Beach County Bar s Board of Directors, where he still serves as one of 13 Directors. Whittles is also currently the Co-Chairperson for the Palm Beach County Bar Association s Standing Committee for Diversity and Inclusion. He has previously served as President of the Palm Beach County Bar s Young Lawyers Section, was a Chairperson of the 2011 Palm Beach County Bar Association Bench/Bar Conference, is a member of the Palm Beach County Bar s Judicial Relations Committee and Professionalism Committee, and is an alumnus of the Craig S. Barnard American Inn of Court LIV as well as a 2004 graduate of Leadership Palm Beach County. Attorney Manuel Farach practices in the areas of real estate and business law. He is the current Chairman of the Palm Beach Commission on Ethics, President of the Guild of Catholic Lawyers, and a Vice Chair of the Florida Supreme Court Committee on Standard Jury Instructions for Contract and Business cases. Farach has recently been elected President of the Forum Club of the Palm Beaches, Florida s largest non-partisan political and public affairs organization. Leora B. Freire, concentrates her practice on complex commercial litigation, foreclosure matters, products liability and personal injury litigation. She is a member of the Florida Bar, the Palm Beach County Bar Association and is a member of the board of directors, serving as President of the Florida Association of Women Lawyers (FAWL). 3

4 Page 4 of 6 John M. Brumbaugh, a Commercial Litigator, is board certified in civil trial law by the Florida Bar. His areas of practice include: products liability defense; non-compete defense; ADR/mediation; and commercial and complex litigation. He is Past-President of the Two Hundred Club of Greater Miami. Bruce A. Christensen specializes in marital and family law and also practices in commercial litigation, including involvement in construction litigation. Christensen serves on the Board of Managers of the Florida Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and completed the necessary training and has been admitted as a member of the Collaborative Family Law Institute. Manuel A. Garcia-Linares, Managing Shareholder of the firm, practices in complex commercial and business litigation, officer and director liability, real estate litigation, probate and trust litigation, professional malpractice (legal and accounting) and class action litigation. Garcia- Linares is the immediate past Chairman and President of the Florida Association of Managing Partners and a Past President of the Cuban American Bar Association. He is a member of the City of Coral Gables Retirement Board (Past Chairman) and the City of Coral Gables Parknership Committee. Board Certified in Civil Trial Law and Business Litigation, Alan G. Greer concentrates his practice in the areas of civil commercial litigation. Greer is a past President of the Florida Supreme Court Historical Society. In 2012, Greer was named to the Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America and in 2008, he was named The Florida Bar Certified Lawyer of the Year, receiving the Justice Harry Lee Anstead Award. Charles H. Johnson, a board certified attorney in wills, trusts and estates, practices primarily in the areas of estate planning, probate, guardianship, probate/guardianship litigation and real 4

5 Page 5 of 6 estate for the firm. He is a member of the American Bar Association (Member, Past Chair of Study Committee on Law Reform; Member, Past Chair, Committee on Administration and Distribution of Decedents Estates, of the Real Property, Probate, and Trust Law Section) as well as The Florida Bar. He is a member and past Director of the Estate Planning Council of Greater Miami and a member and past Vice Co-Chair of the Probate and Guardianship Committee of the Dade County Bar Association. Mark A. Romance maintains a trial and appellate practice with the firm concentrating in commercial and complex litigation. He has significant experience in litigation matters involving: employment and non-compete agreements, theft of trade secrets, real estate, banking and financial industry matters, product defect, product liability, class actions, healthcare, probate and estate litigation. He previously served on the Florida Bar Board of Governors, as President of the Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division and chair of the Florida Bar Civil Procedure Rules Committee. He currently serves on Florida's Eleventh Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission. Adam M. Myron practices in the areas of business and partnership litigation, professional malpractice liability, employment litigation, personal injury, association law, non-competition law, and both commercial and residential real estate transactions. He is a member of the Craig S. Bernard American Inns of Court and serves as a committee member of the Young Friends and Family of the South Florida Science Museum. Eric M. Sodhi focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation and personal injury litigation. Sodhi s commercial practice focuses on the representation of clients in all aspects of business generated litigation including Racketeering, Fraudulent Transfer, and other business torts, while his personal injury practice focuses on the representation of individuals and businesses in cases involving catastrophic injury or death. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for 5

6 Page 6 of 6 Florida Legal Services, Inc. and is a Board Member of the Miami Chapter of Safari Club International. He is a member of the American Bar Association, The Florida Bar, and the Dade County Bar Young Lawyers Division. Josh L. Spoont focuses his practice primarily in the areas of business litigation and civil appeals, representing clients across a broad spectrum of industries including commercial real estate, gaming, satellite broadcasting and telemarketing. Spoont also handles commercial transactions, with an emphasis on equity financing and acquisitions. Spoont joined the firm in Ethan Wall is a social media and Internet attorney concentrating in complex commercial and intellectual property litigation with an emphasis on social media law. He is the current president of The Young Lawyers Section of the Dade County Bar Association and was elected Vice President of the Nova Southeastern University Law Alumni Board for a two year term starting July 1, With offices in Miami and West Palm Beach, Richman Greer offers a wide array of legal services to its clients focusing on commercial and contract disputes, real estate, family law, estates, trusts and probate, class actions and other commercial transactions. For additional information, visit ### Richman Greer/Press Releases/Florida Super Lawyers