189 lawyers earn board certification.

The Board of Legal Specialization and Education congratulates the 189 lawyers who in 2016 earned Florida Bar board certification, a designation that places them among the only group of Florida lawyers who may use the term "board certified" when referring to their legal credentials. Board certified lawyers are "Evaluated for Professionalism and Tested for Expertise" by The Florida Bar.

Board certification evaluates attorneys' special knowledge, skills, and proficiency in various areas of law and professionalism and ethics in practice. About 5,000 of Florida's nearly 101,000 lawyers have earned board certification. Florida offers 26 specialty areas for board certification, more than any other state.

For more information visit www.FloridaBar.org/certification or call 850-561-5842.

Lawyers who earned board certification in 2016:

Admiralty & Maritime Law

Adam B. Cooke, Ft. Lauderdale

Jonathan Hernandez, Miami

Craig Patrick Liszt, Miami

Adoption Law

Richard Scott Jackson, Deland

Peggy Clarie Senentz, S. Pasadena

Robert L. Webster, Tampa

Appellate Practice

John Nicholas Bogdanoff, Daytona Beach

Michael March Brownlee, Orlando

Thomas Arnold Antoine Beller Burns, Tampa

Daniel Adam Bushell, Ft. Lauderdale

Michael John Dono, Miami

Kathryn Lee Ender, Miami

Courtney Lynne Fernald, St. Petersburg

Kristen Marie Fiore, Tallahassee

John Anthony Greco, Miami

Thomas Lee Hunker, Plantation

Carri S. Leininger, N. Palm Beach

Julissa Rodriguez, Miami

Daniel Michael Samson, Miami

Dwight Oneal Slater, Tallahassee

Dinah Stein, Miami

Aviation Law

David Howard Abrams, Orlando

Christopher John Jahr, Ft Lauderdale

Business Litigation

Basil Leroy Bain, Naples

Michael Patrick Hamaway, Ft. Lauderdale

Alan Jeffrey Nisberg, Tampa

Hunter G. Norton, Sarasota

Joanne Marie O'Connor, W. Palm Beach

City, County and Local

Carl Edward Brody, Clearwater

Robert Michael Eschenfelder, Bradenton

Anita Geraci-Carver, Clermont

Amanda Louise Quirke Hand, Miami

Lawsikia Jumoke Hodges, Jacksonville

Kimberly Romano Kopp, Orlando

Arthur J. Grant Lacerte, Kissimmee

Rebecca Clayton Lavie, St. Augustine

Joshua Bernard Moye, Port Charlotte

Nicole C. Nate, Tampa

Thomas F. Pepe, Coral Gables

Abbie Schwaderer Raurell, Miami

Patricia Denise Smith, Palm Bay

Peter J. Sweeney, Palm Bay

Civil Trial Law

Karen Elizabeth Terry, W. Palm Beach

S. Renee Stephens Lundy, Orlando

Andrew Steven Bolin, Tampa

John Alexander Caracuzzo, W. Palm Beach

J. Dan Clark, Tampa

David Alexander Corso, Orlando

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