¿Que Pasa CABA? October 2010
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¿Que Pasa CABA? October, 2010
CONTENTS:
I. Message from CABA II. CABA Events III. Events of Interest IV. Members in the News V. CABA News
I. MESSAGE FROM CABA We hope you enjoyed Halloween with your family and are getting ready for the Holidays. It’s amazing that the end of the year is almost upon us. Since the last issue of ¿Que Pasa CABA?, our Mentor Program has recommenced. Thanks to Northern Trust and Squire Sanders & Dempsey, LLC, we were able to host two receptions to place mentees with their mentors and to announce the scholarship recipients. CABA is very proud of its scholarship program. Throughout the years, CABA has endowed a scholarship at almost every law school in the state of Florida. This year, in addition to those endowed scholarships, CABA set aside $50,000 for the award of five $5,000 Scholarships to qualifying students regardless of their law school affiliation, as well as $25,000 towards the endowment of a separate CABA Scholarship Fund. CABA announced the scholarships recipients at the Annual Fall Mentor/Mentee Reception at Northern Trust. The winners of this year’s scholarships are as follows: Winner: Annie Madeline Mur Winner: Annette M. Rasco Winner: Esther M. Garcia Winner: Ashley Marie Dewelde Winner: Jorge L. Fors, Jr. Winner: Mirene Mairena Winner: Jessica M. Daley Winner: Jorge Freddy Perera Winner: Carlos A. Rodriguez-Cabarrocas Winner: Matthew R. Maranges Winner: Janelly Garcia Winner: Elena S. Doyle Winner: Justin Rundle Next week, on November 10th 2010, CABA will be hosting an all-day Corporate Counsel Seminar and Networking Event at the Epic Hotel in Downtown Miami. We have over 15 local and national corporate counsels who have volunteered to educate our members on various topics. We hope you will join us. Finally, the CABA Annual Elections will be held on December 7th 2010 at Regions Bank, 2800 Ponce de Leon Blvd., Coral Gables, Florida. From November 10 through December 3, 2010, individually numbered absentee ballots will be available, upon request, to CABA members who have paid their 2011 membership dues. To obtain an absentee ballot, please contact our Executive Director, Diana Powell at Diana@cabaonline.com or at 786-210-5984, or Victoria Méndez at VictoriaMendez@cabaonliine.com or at 305.416-1832. All absentee ballots must be received by the accounting firm of Perez-Abreu, Aguerrebere, Sueiro & Torres, PL., by no later than 5:00 p.m., Friday, December 3, 2010, to be considered valid. No other absentee ballots will be accepted or considered after that time. Please continue to stay involved. If at any time you have any questions, comments or suggestions, please feel free to call or e-mail me. Manuel A. García-Linares
II. CABA EVENTS CABA's Night of Cigars and Cocktails benefitting Ronald McDonald House Charities Thursday, November 4, 2010, 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 a.m. Havana Humidors 12749 S. Dixie Highway Pinecrest, FL 33156 Members: $20/ Non-Members: $30 For more information, contact Diana Powell at Diana@cabaonline.com or call 786-210-5984
CABA's Corporate Counsel Seminar and Networking Event Wednesday, November 10, 2010 Seminar: 8:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Cocktail Reception: 6:00 p.m. Epic Hotel 270 Biscayne Boulevard Way Downtown Miami, FL 33131 RSVP before 10/15 for a reduced price at Diana@cabaonline.com or call 786-210-5984
7th Annual Kozyak Minority Mentoring Foundation Picnic Saturday, November 13, 2010, 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Amelia Earhart Park 401 East 65th Street Hialeah, FL 33013 For more information and to RSVP, please contact http://mentoringpicnic.org/
CABA's Young Lawyers Breakfast Monday, November 15, 2010, 8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Versailles Restaurant The event is being sponsored by Northwestern Mutual Please RSVP to Diana Powell at diana@cabaonline.com by Thursday, November 11th.
CABA Elections and Fifth Annual Toy Drive Tuesday, December 7, 2010, 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Regions Bank 2800 Ponce de Leon Blvd. Coral Gables, Florida 33134 Please bring an unwrapped toy for a boy or girl, age one (1) through ten (10). Toys will be donated to the children of Centro Mater and Abriendo Puertas.
III. EVENTS OF INTEREST
Legal Services of Greater Miami present "Performing with Passion" featuring Nestor Torres and his Charanga Ensemble Distinguished Guest Speaker: The Honorable Judge Rosemary Barkett, Wednesday, November 3, 2010, 6:30 p.m. - 9:30 a.m. Kovens Conference Center 3000 NE 151st Street Miami, FL 33181 Tickets are $175.00 For more information, visit: www.Lsqmi.org or RSVP at www.carta.fiu.edu or call 305-348-0496
St. Thomas University School of Law’s 8th Annual Toys for Tots Friday, November 5th 2010, 5:30pm Finnegan’s on the River 401 SW 3rd Ave Bring a new, unwrapped toy or $5 (minimum donation) For more information please contact Monica M. Albarello, Event Chair at malbarello@stu.edu
What Every Criminal and Immigration Lawyer Needs to Know About Criminal Grounds for Removal and Padilla Friday, November 12, 2010, 1:00 p.m. -5:15 p.m. St. Rose of Lima Parish Auditorium 415 NE 105th Street Miami, FL 33138 For more information, please contact Tammy Fox-Isicoff at Tfox@rifkinfox.com
Health Care Symposium hosted by FIU Law Review Friday, November 12, 2010 CLE credits are available to those who attend. For more information, contact Claudia Casalis at (305) 439-8657 or ccasa013@fiu.edu
Importing Food Products in Compliance with FDA and U.S. Customs Rules Becker & Poliakoff Presents 2010 Import/Export Workshops session 3 of 3 Tuesday, November 16, 2010, 8:00 a.m. -11:00 a.m. Port Everglades Administration Building Room 301 1850 Eller Drive Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33316 Cost to attend each event is $30. To register by credit card please click here: www.becker-poliakoff.com/events/import/
“The New Silk Road: Negotiating China”- webinar presented by Mikki Canton and Malcolm Riddell and the Florida Bar International Law Section Wednesday, November 17, 2010 Attendees will learn the inside story on structuring business relationships with this different and critically important culture. For additional information, please visit: http://www.internationallawsection.org/pc2.php
“Service of Process Abroad” - webinar presented by the Florida Bar International Law Section Wednesday, December 15, 2010 This is a topic all international litigators must understand. Panelists still needed for this presentation and those interested should contact Alvin F. Lindsay at Alvin.lindsay@hoganlovells.com For additional information, please visit: http://www.internationallawsection.org/pc2.php
IV. MEMBERS IN THE NEWS Former CABA Board Member, Monica Gordo, was elected as Circuit Court Judge for the Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court. For over a decade, Monica served as Assistant State Attorney practicing at the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office. Current CABA President, Manuel Garcia-Linares, has been named to the 2011 Edition of Best Lawyers, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession. Recognized by his peers and the legal community, Manny has been included in the category of Commercial Litigation. Patricia M. Hernandez, partner at Avila Rodriguez Hernandez Mena Ferri LLP, has been elected president of the South Florida Banking Institute. Patricia’s practice is primarily related to the representation of banks in regulatory, transactional and lending matters. She is the first non-banker to fill this position. Over the last five decades, the South Florida Banking Institute has offered a forum to address educational issues of interest to the South Florida banking community. Nelson Bellido, member of the Miami-Dade Commission on Ethics and Public Trust, has been named partner, and his firm will now be known as Concepcion Martinez & Bellido. Nelson’s practice areas will continue to focus on commercial litigation, including domestic and international contract disputes, debtor/creditor relationships, business torts, products liability, creation of business contracts and landlord-tenant disputes. On a side-note, please be aware that the firm has relocated to a larger space at 255 Aragon Avenue, second floor, Coral Gables, FL 33134.
Following in Judge Reyes’ footsteps, as of October 1, 2010, Judge Areces’ division has gone paperless. Please be advised that Judges Maxine Lando, Jose Rodriguez, and Jennifer Bailey, although with no specific dates, will be joining the paperless campaign shortly. All submissions to these judges must properly be submitted online, according to the dates of their respective conversions to e-submissions, in order for the matter to be considered or heard. Instructions for online submissions are available at: www.jud11.flcourts.org
V. CABA NEWS
Pro Bono Service Awards Nominations Due by Nov. 3 Each year, the Florida Supreme Court and The Florida Bar give special recognition to lawyers, groups and a member of the judiciary who have freely given their time and expertise in making legal services available to the poor. The awards ceremony will be held at the Florida Supreme Court at 3:30 p.m., Thursday, Jan 27, 2011. Nominations must be received by Nov. 3, 2010. Late received nominations will not be considered.
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