The Cuban American Bar Association’s Monthly Newsletter
November/December 2011

CONTENTS:

I. Message from CABA
II. CABA Events
III. Events of Interest
IV. Members in the News
V. CABA News

I. MESSAGE FROM CABA

This has truly been an exciting year. I cannot believe that 2011 has come and gone. I wish you much happiness this holiday season and many blessings for you and your family in the new year. 2012 will soon be here and your 2012 President, Vivian de las Cuevas-Diaz and her Board are excited to get started. I have enjoyed being your CABA President, and if I can ever assist you, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Wishing you the best and Happy New Year!

Victoria Mendez

II. CABA EVENTS

CABA’s Annual Installation GALA

Saturday, February 4, 2012

Fontainebleau Hotel

4441 Collins Avenue

Miami Beach, FL 33140

For information and sponsorship, please contact Diana Powell at (786) 210-5984 or Diana@cabaonline.com

III. EVENTS OF INTEREST

NOVA Southeastern University School of Law Mentoring Event

Saturday, February 4, 2012

Please visit their website for more information.

IV. MEMBERS IN THE NEWS

Please also join us in congratulating all of this year’s Cystic Fibrosis 40 under 40 recipients:

• Mr. Daniel Foodman, Esq.- Waserstein, Nunez & Foodman P.L. 
• Mr. Rafael Perez-Pineiro, Esq.- Feldman Gale P.A. 
• Mr. James A. Stepan, Esq.- Feldman Gale P.A. 
• Mr.Timothy M. Ravich, Esq.- Weiss Serota Helfman Pastoriza Cole & Boniske 
• Ms. Ileana Espinosa Christianson, Esq.- Gray Robinson P.A. 
• Ms. Kristina A. Delgado, Esq.- Fowler, White, Burnett P.A. 
• Ms. Jessica R. Frank, Esq.- Fowler, White, Burnett P.A. 
• Mr. Joseph Harris Rose, Esq.- Salpeter Gitkin LLP 
• Mr. Russell Koonin, Esq.- Ferraro & Associates P.A. 
• Mr. Gerald Greenberg, Esq.- Stearns Weaver 
• Mr. Gustavo Ignacion Lopez, Esq.- Discovery Networks Latin America 
• Mr. Ryan Dwight O'Quinn, Esq.- O'Quinn Stumphauser P.L. 
• Mr. John J. Delionado, Esq.- Hunton & Williams LLP 
• Mr. Joshua P. Bratter, Esq.- Bratter Krieger LLP 
• Ms. Celeste Pozo, Esq.- Hughes Hubbard & Reed, LLP 
• Ms. Stephanie Carmen, Esq.- Hogen Lovells 
• Mr. Alberto Jorge Delgado, Esq.- Shutts & Bowen LLP 
• Mr. Frank Cruz-Alvarez, Esq.- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP 
• Ms. Patricia Melville, Esq.- Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP 
• Mr. Daniel S. Fridman, Esq.- Holland & Knight 
• Mr. Jaret L. Davis, Esq.- Greenberg Traurig P.A. 
• Mr. Steven J. Vainder, Esq.- White & Case LLP 
• Mr. Jared Lopez, Esq.-Black, Srebnick, Kornspan, & Stumpf, P.A. 
• Ms. Andrea Cox, Esq.- Arnstein & Lehr 
• Ms. Gineen M. Bresso, Esq.- U.S. Election Assistance Commission 
• Ms. Barbara Martinez, Esq.- U.S. Attorney's Office 
• Mr. Jay Sakalo, Esq.- Bilzin Sumberg 
• Ms. Loretta Briganti Todzia Lewin, Esq.- Baptist Hospital 
• Mr. Carlo A. Rodriguez, Esq.- Ryder Systems, Inc. 
• Ms. Jackie Hodes, Esq.- DLA Piper 
• Mr. David P. Baghdassarian, Esq.- K&L Gates LLP 
• Ms. Nilda Pedrosa, Esq.- FIU College of Law 
• Ms. Angela C. de Cespedes Wenke, Esq.- Akerman Senterfitt 
• Mr. T. Spencer Crowley III, Esq.- Akerman Senterfitt 
• Ms. Marlene Alicia Fernandez-Karavetsos, Esq.- U.S. Attorney's Office 
• Mr. Barnaby Lee Min, Esq.- City of Miami, Office of Zoning 
• Mr Spencer Tew, Esq.- Tew Cardenas LLP 
• Mr. Stephan R. Shelley, Esq.- Stephan R. Shelley PLLC 
• Ms. Christine M. Humphrey, Esq.- Humphrey Mirkin, P.A.

Please check out our website for our Member Spotlight, Maria de Jesus Santovenia and our Judicial Spotlight, the Honorable Robert N. Scola. CABA features an outstanding member and Judge each month on the website.

V. CABA NEWS

Legislative Update - Please contact CABA Legislative Chairs Maria Garcia at garcia1134@msn.com and Jorge Piedra at jpiedra@piedralaw.com for more information on legislative issues. We are gearing up for Session in January 2012. Please advise if there are any issues you feel CABA should be addressing in Tallahassee.

Mentoring Update - Please be a Mentor! Sign up to be a CABA Mentor by contacting Mentoring and Scholarship Chairs Raul Chacon, Jr. at rchacon@houckanderson.com or Isabel Diaz at idiaz@broadanscassel.com. If you need a Mentor, please contact Isabel or Raul as well!

Update on ABA trips to Cuba - CABA is in contact with the ABA in order to address the planned trips to Cuba in 2012. If you are interested in following our progress, please visit our website or click here to view the letter sent to the ABA President and ABA Section Leaders. We will keep you posted and welcome your suggestions.

For more news, committee information, and event updates, please check-out our website at www.cabaonline.com.

CABA has a LinkedIn Group - For more information, please visit: Linkedln-CABA Group

CABA has a Facebook Page - Please look up our page, Cuban-American Bar Association, and “Friend” us today!

For more inforamtion on ¿Que Pasa CABA? please contact Editors Nicole E. Mestre at nem359@aol.com and N. Sacha Reyes at reyessacha@aol.com.