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Lara Fernandez Board Certified by the American Board of Certification in Business Bankruptcy Law

By Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights, News
Lara R. Fernandez has been certified by the American Board of Certification (ABC) in the area of Business Bankruptcy Law. Certification is the highest level of recognition and the ABC’s programs are designed to identify those attorneys in consumer or business bankruptcy who have met or exceeded rigorous certification standards relating to…
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Nikole Garcia Receives AV Preeminent Rating

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Trenam Kemker is pleased to announce that Nikole D. Garcia has received the rating of AV Preeminent from Martindale Hubbell. Garcia is a Shareholder and works in the firm’s Real Estate and Lending Transactions Group. She is based in the Tampa office. Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the…
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Tampa Office Adds Attorney: Gina Giacusa will practice in the Business Transactions Practice Group

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Trenam Kemker is pleased to announce that Gina Giacusa has joined the firm as an Associate and will practice in the Business Transactions Practice Group. Gina has experience assisting businesses with entity formation and maintenance, contract negotiations, licensing agreements, consulting agreements and various other general business transactions. Before joining the firm, Gina was an…
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Employees May Be Entitled to Use Company Email for Statutorily Protected, Non-Business Reasons on Nonworking Time

By Employment, Publications
By: Alicia Koepke The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently held that employees who have access to company email systems are presumptively allowed to use those email systems on nonworking time to engage in statutorily protected communications, such as communicating with other employees about the terms and conditions of employment. Consequently,…
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Governor Scott Appoints Robert Stern to University Of Florida Board of Trustees: Stern will serve a five-year term

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Trenam Kemker is pleased to announce that one of its Tampa-based shareholders, Robert G. Stern, was recently appointed to the University of Florida’s Board of Trustees by Governor Rick Scott. Stern, who earned both his bachelor’s and law degrees from the University of Florida, and will serve a five-year term. “As a long-time…
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Established Attorney Joins St. Petersburg Office: L. Geoffrey Young is Senior Counsel

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Trenam Kemker is pleased to announce that Geoff Young has joined the firm as Senior Counsel. Geoff has extensive experience in foreclosures, receiverships, loan redocumentation, loan sales, structuring and documenting loan workouts, resolution of bank operation issues, insurance defense, and defense and prosecution of lender liability cases. Geoff also has experience in commercial and…
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Trenam Donates $30,000+ to United Way

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Trenam is pleased to announce the firm’s contribution of approximately $30,000 to United Way. Attorneys and staff recently participated in a firmwide fundraising campaign and surpassed its goal of $25,000. The annual fundraiser is a part of the firm’s ongoing involvement with United Way. The donations will be allocated to different United Way agencies in 2015.
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Established Litigator Joins Trenam Kemker’s St. Petersburg Office

By Litigation and Dispute Resolution, News
Trenam Kemker is pleased to announce that Justin L. Dees has joined the firm as a Shareholder. Justin focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation, with an emphasis on trial and appellate actions involving contract disputes, fraud, shareholder disputes, directors’ and officers’ liability, real estate, business torts and creditors’ rights. He is based in…
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