News and Notes.

Jamie Billotte Moses of Fisher, Rushmer, Werrenrath, Dickson, Talley & Dunlap, P.A., in Orlando has become the president-elect of the Young Lawyers Section of the Orange County Bar Association.

Christina W. Kennedy of Foley & Lardner in Orlando spoke at the Florida Hospital Association and the Florida Chapter of Healthcare Financial Management Association's seminar, "The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act," recently held in Orlando.

Masha K. Bach of Akerman Senterfitt & Eidson in Miami spoke on the need for balance in a lawyer's life at the Induction of the Candidates for Admission to The Florida Bar.

Brian D. Forbes of Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A., in Orlando has been appointed vice-chair of membership for the Urban Land Institute's Orlando District Council Executive Committee and co-chair of its Spring program, focusing on alternative solutions to school overcrowding.

Jules S. Cohen of Akerman Senterfitt & Eidson in Orlando participated in a discussion of Chapter 11 strategies at a seminar of the Central Florida Bankruptcy Law Association.

Steven B. Lesser of Becker & Poliakoff, PA., in Ft. Lauderdale has been appointed chair of the ABA Tort and Insurance Practice Section Professionalism Committee.

Nancy J. Flint of Feldman, Gale & Weber in Miami has completed the requirements and has become eligible to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Howard E. Nelson of Bilzin, Sumberg, Dunn, Price & Axelrod in Miami has been elected chair of the Downtown Ft. Lauderdale Transportation Management Association.

Leslie J. Lott of Lott & Friedland, PA., in Coral Gables served as an instructor for the International Trademark Association's "Trademark Trial Advocacy Workshop" in Chicago.

Alan S. Gassman of Clearwater spoke on asset protection at the Midwest Tax and Estate Planning Institute and on corporate planning for physician practices at a workshop in Indianapolis.

David P. Carter of Largo has become president of the Pinellas County MidCounty Bar Association.

Anne-Marie L. Bowen of Orlando spoke on dissolution issues in bankruptcy at the Orange County Bar Association's seminar, "Helpful Hints for the Bankruptcy and Non-Bankruptcy Practitioner."

Peter G. Herman of Tripp Scott in Ft. Lauderdale has been elected to the board of directors of the Broward County Chapter of the Federal Bar Association.

Sen. Walter G. "Skip" Campbell of Krupnick, Campbell, Malone, Roselli, Buser, Slama, Hancock, McNelis, Liberman & McKee in Ft. Lauderdale received the Man of the Year Award from the Margate Chapter of The City of Hope., He received the 2000 Consumer' Rights Award from the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers and was selected a Tough Love Champion by the Department of Juvenile Justice. He also was recognized by the Earth Rangers for his efforts toward providing quality environmental programming for students in Broward County.

Brian P. Battaglia of Battaglia, Ross, Dicus & Wein, PA., in St. Petersburg has been elected secretary of the St. Petersburg Bar Association.

Mark E. Stein of Lott & Friedland, in Coral Gables presented "Protecting Intellectual Property Assets of Your Company" in Ft. Lauderdale and also in Miami.

Marcelino J. Huerta III of Tampa received the James H. Kynes "In the Trenches" Award for excellence in criminal litigation from the Trial Lawyers Section of the Hillsborough County Bar Association.

Richard B. Lord of Upchurch, Watson & White in Maitland presented "Conducting an Effective Mediation from. the Mediator's Perspective" at McGuire, Woods, Battle & Booth's Corporate Counsel CLE Conference.

Joseph G. Jarret of Winter Haven participated in an international symposium on religious liberty in Mexico.

Howard D. Rosen of Donlevy-Rosen & Rosen, P.A., in Coral Gables presented "The How's and Why's of Offshore Trusts in Asset Protection Planning" to the Volusia County Estate Planning Council. He also participated in a panel discussion on offshore trust asset protection planning at the Greater Miami Tax Institute.

Glen Stankee of Ruden. McClosky, Smith, Schuster & Russell, P.A., in Ft. Lauderdale has published "IRS Concedes that Concessionaire Profits Were Not Subpart F Income" in the Journal of International Taxation, March 2000.

Dennis Ginsburg of Packman, Neuwahl & Rosenberg in Coral Gables presented "International Taxation in Florida" for the National Business Institute.

Erivn A. Gonzalez of...