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Rizzardi Speaks on Fishery Sustainability and Coastal Development

03 May 2013 00:00:00 -0800

Keith Rizzardi recently led policy discussions on fishery sustainability at the Boston Seafood Show and on coastal development at the National Working Waterfronts & Waterways Symposium in Tacoma, Washington.

Rizzardi is an experienced administrative and environmental lawyer, manager and litigator. Board certified by The Florida Bar in State & Federal Administrative Practice, he has litigated dozens of cases in state and federal administrative, trial and appellate courts. He has worked on matters involving a range of state and federal environmental laws, including the Clean Water Act, the Endangered Species Act, the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management. Reauthorization Act, the Marine Mammal Protection Act, and the National Environmental Policy Act, and many other Florida and federal laws and regulations related to regulation and protection of beaches, coastlines, fisheries, water and wildlife.

Smith Elected to Serve as VP, Kiwanis West Palm Beach

29 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0800

Jones, Foster, Johnston & Stubbs, P.A. announces that William G. Smith was recently elected Vice President of the Kiwanis Club of West Palm Beach for the remainder of the 2012-13 term.

An associate attorney, William G. “Bill” Smith is a native of West Palm Beach who practices in the areas of estate planning, taxation and corporate law. Smith graduated from the University of Florida Levin College of Law, magna cum laude, in 2010. After being admitted to The Florida Bar, he went on to earn his Master of Laws in Taxation degree (LL.M.) from the University of Florida. He graduated summa cum laude from Stetson University with degrees in History and Business Administration.

The mission of Kiwanis is to advance civic programs supporting children through a number of fund-raising activities which not only provide funds for worthy purposes, but also unite members in organized undertakings which foster an atmosphere of friendship.

Sid Stubbs Elected Board Chairman of Meals on Wheels

27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0800

Sid Stubbs, a shareholder in the West Palm Beach law firm of Jones, Foster, Johnston & Stubbs, was recently elected chairman of the board of Meals on Wheels of the Palm Beaches.

Meals on Wheels of the Palm Beaches is a non-profit organization dedicated to nourishing and enriching the lives of the homebound in the West Palm Beach and Palm Beach areas. An affiliate of the Meals on Wheels Association of America, the organization provides nutritious mid-day meals to those who are unable prepare their own. A community-based organization, Meals on Wheels of the Palm Beaches relies on local residents for financial support and volunteers, and operates without government funding.

RIZZARDI PRESENTS PAPER: THE DUTY TO ADVISE THE LORAX

18 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0800

Keith Rizzardi, Special Counsel to Jones Foster and a law professor at St. Thomas University recently published his article, The Duty to Advise the Lorax: Environmental Advocacy and the Risk of Reform, and presented the paper at the University of Florida Public Interest Environmental Conference in Gainesville, Florida and The Seminar Group Endangered Species Act conference in Atlanta, Georgia.

Ramenda Named Shareholder

05 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0800

Jones, Foster, Johnston & Stubbs, P.A. announces that Matthew T. Ramenda has been named a firm Shareholder. He has been with the firm since 2004.

Ramenda, an experienced litigator, concentrates his practice in the areas of commercial litigation, business torts, securities law and municipal law.

He is currently serving his third term as an elected member of The Florida Bar Board of Governors YLD and also serves on the Executive Board for the Palm Beach County Bar Association Young Lawyers Division. Ramenda is the former President of the Vanderbilt Alumni Association of Palm Beach and Broward County.

He received his J.D. from Vanderbilt University Law School in 2004 and is a 2001 graduate of Florida State University, cum laude, with a B.S. in Business Administration, double majoring in Finance and Real Estate.

University Trustee Board Names Hawkins Chairman

17 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0800

Palm Beach Atlantic University's Board of Trustees has selected Scott Hawkins as its new Chairman effective January 1, 2013.

Hawkins served on Palm Beach Atlantic's Board of Trustees since 1994, most recently as the Board's Vice Chairman. He also has served on the Board's Executive, Planning, Academic Programs, Development, and Trusteeship and Governance committees. In 2003, the University recognized him as a Companion Medalist during its annual American Free Enterprise Day ceremony.

JONES FOSTER NAMED TOP LAW FIRM

15 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0800

The 2013 edition of the South Florida Legal Guide names Jones, Foster, Johnston & Stubbs, P.A. as a "Top Law Firm." Additionally, it names ten Jones Foster lawyers as "Top Lawyers" and two as "Up and Comers."

"Top Lawyers"
Larry B. Alexander
David E. Bowers
Margaret L. Cooper
Scott G. Hawkins
Thornton M. "Tim" Henry
Joanne M. O'Connor
John C. "Skip" Randolph
Sidney A. Stubbs, Jr.
Roberto M. Vargas
H. Adams Weaver

"Top Up and Comers"

Mark H. Dahlmeier
Tasha Pepper-Dickinson

The South Florida Legal Guide uses a process of peer nomination to determine which attorneys have the most experience and distinguished records of achievement to be named as the most well regarded in South Florida's Legal Profession.

Stephanie Rapp Appointed to Serve on Board of Directors, Quantum House

26 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Stephanie Eassa Rapp was recently appointed to serve as the Junior League representative on the Board of Directors of Quantum House.

Quantum House is a caring and supportive home that lessens the burden for families whose children are receiving treatment in Palm Beach County for a serious medical condition.

Widboom's Top Score Prompted Invitation to Speak at Induction

16 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Daniel R. Widboom, recent law school graduate and new associate attorney at Jones Foster Johnston & Stubbs, earned this year’s top Florida Bar Exam score in the 4^th District, which prompted an invitation to speak at the Fourth District Court of Appeal Order of Induction Proceedings on behalf of Newly Admitted Lawyers.

Widboom, a former Jones Foster Summer Associate, graduated from Vanderbilt University Law School in 2012, where he was an Associate Editor on Law Review and was named to the Order of the Coif. He earned his B.A. degree in English and Political Science from the University of Florida in 2009, graduating as a Valedictorian of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

Three JFJS Attorneys "Lawyer of the Year"

27 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Three lawyers from Jones, Foster, Johnston & Stubbs, P.A. were recently selected by their peers for The Best Lawyers in America 2013 distinction of “Lawyer of the Year.” (Copyright 2012 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, SC)

Scott G. Hawkins - Intellectual Property “Lawyer of the Year”

Michael T. Kranz - Banking & Finance “Lawyer of the Year”

Sidney A. Stubbs - “Bet the Company Litigation” “Lawyer of the Year”

Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Because Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey in which more than 36,000 leading attorneys cast almost 4.4. million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas, and because lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed, inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor. Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers “the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice.”