Clementine Uwabera was promoted to partner at Stafford Rosenbaum LLP. She is an experienced litigation and government attorney who focuses on municipal defense, insurance defense, products liability, commercial disputes, personal injury matters, and wrongful death claims. Posted 1.11.24

Clementine Uwabera has been elected as the next president of the Dane County Bar Association on June 1, 2023. She will spend the next year shadowing the current DCBA president and officers, and will begin her term as DCBA president on June 1, 2024. Posted 11.21.23

Kala Shankle is now the vice president of Regulatory Affairs at the Healthcare Distribution Alliance. Posted 10.10.23

Lauren Reynolds of Winderweedle, Haines, Ward & Woodman, P.A., has been voted 2023-2024 president of the Young Lawyers Section (YLS) of the Orange County Bar Association (OCBA). Posted 9.12.23

Jordan Goldfarb has joined McGlinchey Stafford in the firm’s Enterprise Litigation and Investigations group as of counsel in the Fort Lauderdale office. Goldfarb represents the insurance industry and others in civil litigation and investigations. With experience as in-house and outside counsel, Goldfarb brings deep familiarity of the nuanced laws at play in the insurance field, with particular knowledge of first-party property damage matters. He also counsels clients regarding policy language, claim handling guidelines, and regulatory interactions. Posted 8.11.23

Lauren Reynolds of Winderweedle, Haines, Ward & Woodman, P.A., is one of four attorneys named Rising Stars in the publishing of the 2023 Super Lawyers list. Super Lawyers, owned by Thomson Reuters, recognizes attorneys who have distinguished themselves in their legal practice. The selection process is multi-phased and rigorous. Peer nominations and evaluations are combined with third-party research and validation of the attorney's professional accomplishments. Posted 7.10.23

Lauren Reynolds has been named a firm shareholder of Winderweedle, Haines, Ward & Woodman, P.A.  Reynolds practices in the areas of bankruptcy, commercial litigation, and appeals. Her bankruptcy practice involves representation of creditors in chapter 7, 13, and 11 cases, and trustees in complex chapter 7 cases. Her commercial litigation practice involves a variety of creditors’ rights issues, and her appellate practice encompasses appeals in state and federal court. Posted 2.7.23

Colin Rice was named to the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America’s “Ones to Watch in America” list in the areas of tax law & trusts and estates. Posted 10.4.22

Lauren Reynolds has been named to the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America in the areas of Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, Health Care Law, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Litigation – Bankruptcy, and Litigation – Real Estate. Posted 9.1.22

Nicholas Ravinet joined the Tampa office of Wood, Smith, Henning & Berman as a senior associate attorney. Posted 6.23.22

Lauren Reynolds has been voted 2022-2023 President-Elect of the Young Lawyers Section of the Orange County Bar Association (OCBA). She will serve as the 2023-2024 OCBA Young Lawyers Section President. Posted 5.27.22
 

 Kirsten Mood practices at Nabors Giblin & Nickerson, P.A., working in general local government and litigation. She welcomed her first baby, Piper Eiko Mood on January 2, 2022 with husband Adrian Mood ('13), who is a felony prosecutor with the State Attorney's Office, Second Judicial Circuit. Posted 2.14.22

Lauren Reynolds has been elected to the Board of the Central Florida Bankruptcy Law Association and was appointed to serve as treasurer. Reynolds is a litigation attorney, focusing her practice in the areas of bankruptcy and creditor’s rights, where she represents trustees in complex chapter 7 cases and creditors in chapter 7, 13, and 11 cases, and business and real estate litigation, where she represents clients in a variety of industries in state and federal courts. Posted 2.14.22

Clayton Osteen has been elevated to shareholder at Ausley McMullen in Tallahassee. Osteen primarily focuses his practice in the areas of construction law, administrative law, licensing, and business litigation. Prior to joining the firm, he was an attorney with Florida’s Department of Business and Professional Regulation. Posted 1.7.22

G. Brock Magruder III was recently named among the “Ones to Watch” for 2021-2022 by Best Lawyers in America. Magruder is a shareholder with GrayRobinson in Orlando and represents clients in diverse industries from sports and entertainment to health care. He also represents several of Florida’s state universities and colleges in public records issues and state and federal constitutional claims. Posted 9.20.21

Lauren Reynolds was named to the 2022 Best Lawyers list in the areas of Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, Health Care Law, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Litigation–Bankruptcy, and Litigation–Real Estate. Posted 9.17.21

Clementine Uwabera joined Stafford Rosenbaum LLP as a senior associate attorney in 2020. Uwabera concentrates her practice in the areas of litigation and municipal law. She has an array of experience including insurance defense, products liability, prosecuting civil forfeiture cases, contracts and agreements, real estate disputes, and personal injury. Uwabera is admitted to practice in Florida, Wisconsin, the Western District of Wisconsin, the Eastern District of Wisconsin, and the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida. Posted 6.11.21

Clayton Osteen has joined Ausley McMullen in Tallahassee. He primarily focuses his practice in the areas of construction law, administrative law, licensing and business litigation. He has extensive experience representing clients throughout the construction industry relating to construction defects, liens, delay claims, payment disputes, licensing issues and workers’ compensation issues. Prior to joining Ausley McMullen, he was a partner at Cotney Construction Law. Posted 5.20.21

Amber Stoner Nunnally has been elevated to partner in the Tallahassee office of Shutts & Bowen LLP. She is a member of the Appellate Practice Group. Nunnally is experienced in all aspects of appellate advocacy and procedure, and routinely prepares briefs on merits and jurisdiction, amicus briefs, and briefs for extraordinary writs in original proceedings. She also provides appellate support during trial and pretrial activities, assisting in development and presentation of legal arguments, record development, and identification and preservation of error. She is also an experienced litigation attorney, representing businesses and state agencies in state courts on matters of law and public policy, particularly in the areas of constitutional and administrative law. Posted 2.16.21

David Mica Jr. is now the executive vice president of public affairs at The Florida Hospital Association. Posted 12.10.20

Brandon Ray Smoot passed away on October 30, 2020. Posted 11.12.20

Joshua Hawkes has been appointed to the 2nd Circuit Court by Governor Ron DeSantis. Hawkes has been a lawyer with Foley & Lardner in Tallahassee since 2015 and is also a reserve Commander in the U.S. Navy JAG Corps. Posted 10.1.20

Benjamin Edward Stearns was celebrated as a graduating "Class 6" member in the Legal Aid Foundation's Thunderdome Tallahassee Awards ceremony, which was held virtually on September 22. The class clocked 300+ pro bono hours over the past year. Posted 10.2.20

Lauren Reynolds was named to the 2021 Best Lawyers list in the areas of Commercial Litigation, Health Care Law, Litigation – Banking and Finance and Litigation–Bankruptcy. Posted 10.1.20

Jacquelyn Thomas Watts ​is serving on the FSU College of Law Alumni Association Board of Directors for the 2020-2021 academic year. Posted 7.1.20

Josiah Graham was listed on the 2020 Florida Super Lawyers Rising Stars list. Graham is an attorney at Kelley | Uustal in Fort Lauderdale. His main areas of practice include personal injury and wrongful death. Posted 6.18.20

Kat Klepfer has been promoted to associate university librarian at the FSU College of Law. She serves as the research & access services librarian in the Research Center. Posted 1.24.20

Chelsea Shirley was featured in the New York Times Magazine article, “How This Con Man’s Wild Testimony Sent Dozens to Jail, and 4 to Death Row,” for her efforts to prevent the execution of an allegedly innocent man in Florida. Posted 12.12.19

David B. Kowalski is now a partner at Lydecker Diaz in Orlando. He practices in the areas of complex commercial litigation, general civil litigation and premises liability. Posted 12.12.19

G. Brock Magruder, III is now a senior associate at GrayRobinson in Orlando. His areas of practice include class action defense law, data privacy and security, entertainment and sports, higher education, intellectual property and technology, and litigation. Posted 11.19.19

Marissa D. Johnson is now a career clerk with the Honorable Wendy Berger, of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. Johnson previously clerked for the Honorable Paul Byron and the Honorable Carlos Mendoza, also of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. Posted 8.5.19

Lauren Brothers passed away on May 1, 2019. She served as a staff attorney for the Division of Aquaculture, Office of Agricultural Water Policy and the Florida Forest Service at the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Posted 5.9.19

Matthew D. MacNamara has joined Scott & Wallace LLP in Tallahassee. He leads the firm's Employment & Labor Law Division. His practice is dedicated to representing employees in a variety of employment claims, as well as injured workers and their families in workers' compensation claims. Posted 9.14.18

Jacob S. Slotin has joined Kelley Kronenberg in their Fort Lauderdale office. He assists in handling matters related to all aspects of liability and casualty defense, with a focus on Third-Party Defense. Posted 7.9.18

Modoline Altenor was crowned Mrs. Haiti International on March 24, 2018. She will go on to compete for the title of Mrs. International. Altenor is the founder of the Law Office of Modoline Altenor, P.A. in Orlando, a personal injury boutique firm. Posted 4.3.18

Alan C. Martin is now a litigation support attorney at Bergmann and Moore, LLC in Bethesda, MD. Posted 2.15.18

Denisse C. Ilabaca-Ravinet has opened her own firm, Ilabaca Law, PLLC, in Orlando. The firm focuses on the practice of immigration and nationality law. Posted 1.30.18

Melissa M. Sinor is now an associate at Huie, Fernambucq & Stewart, LLP in Birmingham, AL. She is in the firm’s product liability, medical malpractice and insurance coverage and defense practice groups. Posted 12.4.17

Amber Stoner is now an associate at Shutts & Bowen LLP in their Tallahassee office. Her practice focuses on business litigation. Prior to joining the firm, she served as a staff attorney to Justice Ricky Polston of the Florida Supreme Court and Judge Kent Wetherell of Florida’s First District Court of Appeal. Posted 10.3.17

Clayton Osteen is now an associate at Jimerson & Cobb, P.A. in Jacksonville. He represents clients in all of the firm’s practice areas, with a focus on construction and business litigation. Osteen was recognized in Florida Trend’s 2017 Legal Elite. Posted 10.3.17

David A. Weisz is now an associate at Johnson Fistel, LLP in Marietta, GA. He focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation, including securities, shareholder derivative, and consumer class actions, as well as wage and hour, and employment litigation. Posted 9.18.17

Alison F. Sausaman is now an associate at Carr Allison in Jacksonville. She practices in the areas of government torts and public liability, construction, transportation, premises liability and labor and employment. Posted 8.21.17

Jacquelyn A. Thomas is now an associate at Gunster in Jacksonville. She focuses her practice on business litigation. Prior to joining Gunster, she served for two years as a law clerk to the Honorable Harvey E. Schlesinger, of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. Posted 2.17.17

Michael E. Bonner is now an associate at Mavrick Law Firm in Fort Lauderdale. Posted 2.17.17

Brandon McWalters is now a project associate at FTI Consulting in Miami. Posted 2.16.17

Nesha V. Drummond is now a trial attorney at Sanabria Llorente Marsh & Associates in Plantation. Posted 2.16.17