Board & Committee Leadership
The mission of the Federal Bar Association (FBA) is to strengthen the federal legal system and administration of justice by serving the interests and needs of the federal practitioner, both public and private, the federal judiciary and the public they serve. The FBA is dedicated to the advancement of the science of jurisprudence and to promoting the welfare, interests, education, and professional development of all attorneys involved in federal law. Our members run the gamut of federal practice: attorneys practicing in small to large legal firms, attorneys in corporations and federal agencies, law students, and members of the judiciary. The FBA is the catalyst for communication between the bar and the bench, as well as the private and public sectors.
Executive Committee
Jason Stearns
President
Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP
201 N. Franklin Street, Suite 3550
Tampa, FL 33602
Tel: 813-488-2926
jstearns@sgrlaw.com
Anitra Clement
President-Elect
Shook, Hardy & Bacon
100 N. Tampa Street, Suite 2900
Tampa, FL 33602
Tel: 813-202-7100
aclement@shb.com
Ashley Gallagher
Vice President
Johnson Jackson PLLC
100 N. Tampa Street, Ste. 2310
Tampa, FL 33602
Tel: 813-580-8400
agallagher@johnsonjackson.com
Gus Centrone
Treasurer
Federal Sentencing Seminar
Kynes Markman & Felman
100 South Ashley Drive, Suite 1450
Tampa, FL 33602
Tel: 813-229-1118
gcentrone@kmf-law.com
Sarah Gottlieb
Secretary
Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP
201 N. Franklin Street, Suite 3550
Tampa, FL 33602
Tel: 813-488-2925
sgottlieb@sgrlaw.com
Jordan Maglich
Immediate Past President
Raymond James Financial, Inc.
880 Carillon Parkway
St. Petersburg, FL 33716
jordan.maglich@raymondjames.com
Judicial Board Members
The Honorable Virginia M. Hernandez Covington
United States District Court
Middle District of Florida
801 N. Florida Avenue, Chambers 1458
Tampa, FL 33602
The Honorable Caryl Delano
United States Bankruptcy Court
Middle District of Florida
801 N. Florida Avenue, 9th Floor
Tampa, FL 33602
The Honorable Elizabeth A. Kovachevich
United States District Court
Middle District of Florida
801 N. Florida Ave., Chambers 1430
Tampa, FL 33602
The Honorable Anthony E. Porcelli
United States District Court
Middle District of Florida
801 N. Florida Ave., Chambers 1034
Tampa, FL 33602
The Honorable Julie S. Sneed
United States District Court
Middle District of Florida
801 N. Florida Ave.
Tampa, FL 33602
Emeritus Board Members
Jeff Brown
Brown & Doherty P.A.
450 Carillon Parkway, Suite 120
Saint Petersburg, FL 33716
Tel: 727-299-0099
jeff@brownanddoherty.com
James E. Felman
Kynes Markman & Felman, P.A.
100 S. Ashley Drive, Suite 1300
Tampa, FL 33602-5309
Tel: 813-229-1118
jfelman@kmf-law.com
Peter King
Guerra King P.A.
5505 W. Gray Street
Tampa, FL 33609
Tel: 813-347-5103
pking@guerraking.com
Kevin Johnson
Johnson Jackson PLLC
100 N. Tampa Street, Ste. 2310
Tampa, FL 33602
Tel: 813-580-8400
kjohnson@johnsonjackson.com
Michael P. Matthews
Foley & Lardner LLP
100 N. Tampa St., Ste. 2700
Tampa, FL 33602-5810
Tel: 813-225-4131
mmatthews@foley.com
The Honorable Anne-Leigh Gaylord Moe
Hillsborough County Circuit Court
800 E. Twiggs Street, Room 429
Tampa, FL 33602
Kevin Napper
The Law Offices of Kevin J. Napper, P.A
604 S. Boulevard
Tampa, FL 33606-2630
Tel: 813-443-8432
knapper@kevinnapperlaw.com
Jacqueline Simms-Petredis
Burr & Forman LLP
201 North Franklin Street, Suite 3200
Tampa, FL 33602
Tel: 813-367-5751
jsimms-petredis@burr.com
Eddie Suarez
Suarez Law Firm
1011 W. Cleveland Street
Tampa, FL 33606
Tel: 813-229-0040
esuarez@suarezlawfirm.com
Katherine Earle Yanes
Federal Sentencing Guidelines Seminar Co-Chair
Kynes Markman & Felman P.A.
100 S. Ashley Drive, Suite 1300
Tampa, FL 33606
Tel: 813-229-1118
kyanes@kmf-law.com
Erin Jackson
Johnson Jackson PLLC
100 N. Tampa Street, Ste. 2310
Tampa, FL 33602
Tel: 813-580-8400
ejackson@johnsonjackson.com
Board, Committee, and Liaison Leadership
Erica Bartimmo
In-House Counsel Liaison
Citi
3800 Citibank Center, Building G
Tampa, Florida 33610
Tel: 813.789.6873
erica.bartimmo@citi.com
Amanda Biondolino
Judicial Recognition Co-Chair
Sass Law Firm
601 West Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Tampa, FL 33603
Tel: 813-251-5599
abiondolino@sasslawfirm.com
Brandon Breslow
Mentoring Co-Chair
Awards Committee Chair
Kynes Markman & Felman
100 S. Ashley Drive, Suite 1450
Tampa, FL 33602
Tel: 813-229-1118
bbreslow@kmf-law.com
Lara R. Fernandez
Bankruptcy Committee Co-Chair
Trenam Law
101 E. Kennedy Blvd., Suite 2700
Tampa, FL 33602
Tel: 813-227-7404
lfernandez@trenam.com
Alec Hall
Federal Public Defender’s Office Liaison
Office of the Federal Public Defender
400 North Tampa Street, Suite 2700
Tampa, FL 33602
Tel: 202-502-2900
alec_hall@fd.org
Caycee Hampton
Law Clerk Committee Co-Chair
Carlton Fields
4221 W. Boy Scout Blvd., Ste. 1000
Tampa, Florida 33607
Tel: 813-229-4307
CHampton@Carltonfields.com
Joseline Hardrick
Diversity & Inclusion Committee Chair
Cooley Law School Co-Liaison
Cooley Law School
9445 Camden Field Parkway
Riverview, FL 33578
Tel: 813-301-5066
hardrickj@cooley.edu
Elliot Jackson
Young Lawyers Division Co-Chair
Law Clerk to the Honorable Mary S. Scriven
United States District Court
Middle District of Florida
801 N. Florida Avenue, Suite 758
Tampa, FL 33602
Tel: 813-301-5713
Elliot_jackson@flmd.uscourts.gov
Erick Johanson
Communications Committee
Erik Johanson PLLC
3414 W Bay to Bay Blvd., Ste. 300
Tampa, FL 33629
Tel: 813-210-9442
erik@johanson.law
Ellen Lyons
Community Outreach Chair
Attorney General, State of Florida
3507 E Frontage Rd Ste 325
Tampa, FL 33607-1795
Tel: 813-287-7900
ellen.lyons@myfloridalegal.com
Meaghan Maus
Staying in the Game Co-Chair
Johnson Jackson PLLC
100 N. Tampa Street, Ste. 2310
Tampa, FL 33602
Tel: 813-580-8400
mmaus@johnsonjackson.com
Scott McClaren
Pro Bono Chair
Hill Ward Henderson
101 East Kennedy Blvd., Suite 3700
Tampa, FL 33602
Tel: 813-227-8418
scott.mclaren@hwhlaw.com
Jason Mehta
Criminal and Government Investigations Chair
Foley & Lardner, LLP
100 North Tampa Street, Suite 2700
Tampa, FL 33602
Tel: 813-301-5826
jmehta@foley.com
Beatriz Miranda
Membership Chair
YLD Committee
Law Clerk to the Honorable Anthony E. Porcelli
United States District Court,
Middle District of Florida
801 N. Florida Avenue, Suite 10A
Tampa, FL 33602
Tel: 813-301-5542
Betty_miranda@flmd.uscourts.gov
Michelle Moretz-Smith
Communications Chair
Law Clerk Committee Co-Chair
Law Clerk to the Honorable Charles R. Wilson
United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
801 N. Florida Ave, Suite 16B
Tampa, FL 33602
Tel: 813-301-5650
michelle_moretzsmith@ca11.uscourts.gov
Soma Nwokolo
Staying in the Game Co-Chair
Office of the United States Attorney
400 N. Tampa Street, Suite 3200
Tampa, FL 33602
Tel: 813-274-6000
nwokolos@gmail.com
Christopher Pate
Young Lawyers Division Co-Chair
Banker Lopez Gassler P.A.
501 East Kennedy Blvd, Suite 1700
Tampa, FL 33602
Tel: 813-373-7004
cpate@bankerlopez.com
Diego Pestana
Communications Committee
Suarez Law Firm
1011 W. Cleveland Street
Tampa, FL 33606
Tel: 813-459-1563
dpestana@suarezlawfirm.com
Jon Philipson
Mentoring Co-Chair
Thomas & LoCicero, PL
601 S. Boulevard
Tampa, FL 33606
Tel: 813-984-3069
jphilipson@tlolawfirm.com
Greg Pierson
Membership Vice-Chair
Stetson Law School Co-Liaison
Gunster
401 E Jackson Street, Suite 1500
Tampa, FL 33602
Tel: 813-739-6996
gpierson@gunster.com
Mark P. Rankin
Criminal and Government Investigations Co-Chair
Rankin Law Office
1410 N. Westshore Blvd., Suite 200
Tampa, FL 33607
Tel. 727-365-1751
mark@rankinlawoffice.com
Natalia C. Reyna-Pimiento
Diversity & Inclusion Committee Co-Chair
Office of the Attorney General
3507 E Frontage Rd Ste 200
Tampa, FL 33607
Tel: 813-287-7900
Nata.reyna@hotmail.com
Mindi Richter
Civil Seminar Co-Chair
IP Chair
Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP
101 E. Kennedy Blvd., Suite 2800
Tampa, FL 33602
Tel: 813-229-7600
mrichter@slk-law.com
Dana Robbins
Bankruptcy Committee Co-Chair
Burr Forman
201 North Franklin Street, Suite 3200
Tampa, FL 33602
Tel: 813-367-5760
drobbins@burr.com
Rob Stines
Civil Seminar Co-Chair
Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP
201 N. Franklin Street, Suite 3550
Tampa, FL 33602
Tel: 813-448-2928
rstines@sgrlaw.com
Mamie Wise
United States Attorney’s Office Liaison
Staying in the Game Committee
Office of the United States Attorney
400 N. Tampa Street, Suite 3200
Tampa, FL 33602
mamiewise@gmail.com
David Wright
Staying in the Game Committee
Carlton Fields
4221 W. Boy Scout Blvd., Ste. 1000
Tampa, Florida 33607-5780
DWright@carltonfields.com
Rachel Zysk
Judicial Recognition Co-Chair
Suarez Law Firm
1011 W. Cleveland Street
Tampa, FL 33606
Tel: 813-229-0040
rzysk@suarezlawfirm.com
