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Shutts & Bowen LLP proudly sponsored the YMCA of South Florida’s 10th Annual Beach Ball Gala on October 3 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida, to support water safety and drowning prevention.

On Thursday, September 24, Shutts & Bowen LLP Miami Partner Margaret “Peggy” A. Rolando co-presented during the 51st Ralph E. Boyer Institute on Condominium and Cluster Developments by the University of Miami School of Law in Hollywood, Florida.

Shutts & Bowen LLP West Palm Beach Partner Patricia A. Leonard was recently a featured speaker at the Palm Beach Chapter of the Florida Association for Women Lawyers (FAWL) Rainmaking and Relationship Building Luncheon, held October 13 at the firm’s West Palm Beach office.

On October 2, 2026, Shutts & Bowen LLP attorneys Claudia “Greycyn” Clark, Leila Oberschall and Margaret “Maggie” McCormick served as guest speakers before students enrolled in the University of Florida undergraduate pre-law course, “Industry Insights: Legal Professions.”

Shutts & Bowen LLP is pleased to announce that Bernard “Bernie” Pastor was recently reinstalled as a member of the Federal Bar Association (FBA) South Florida Chapter’s Board of Directors.

Shutts & Bowen LLP Tampa Partner Timothy Woodward was pleased to participate as a panelist at the University of Florida Levin College of Law’s 1L Private Sector Professional Development Conference on October 2.

Shutts & Bowen LLP is proud to share that Miami Partner Bernard “Bernie” Pastor has been selected to receive the 2026 Miami-Dade Bar Circle of Excellence Award in the Business Litigation category.

Janeil Morgan, an attorney in Shutts & Bowen LLP’s Fort Lauderdale office, was recently appointed by the Chair of the Florida Bar’s City, County and Local Government Law Section to serve as the Young Lawyers Division Liaison to the section for the 2026-2027 term.

Shutts & Bowen LLP is pleased to announce that Ella Shenhav, a partner in the Tampa office, has been selected by the firm’s Pro Bono Committee as the recipient of the Third Annual Shutts & Bowen Outstanding Pro Bono Service Award. 

Shutts & Bowen LLP Miami Partner and Co-Chair of the Creditors’ Rights and Bankruptcy Practice Group Michelle Hendler and Miami Appellate Partner Julissa Rodriguez co-authored the article “Update on Pleading Punitive Damages in Florida: The Impact of Perlmutter and Subsequent Cases,” published in the 2026 Fall edition of The Bulletin by the Miami-Dade Bar.

Shutts & Bowen LLP Miami Partner Heidi H. Tandy presented at the American Bar Association’s (ABA) International Law Section’s 2026 London Fall Conference, held at Mansion House in London.

Shutts & Bowen LLP is proud to announce that Amanda B. Buffinton, Managing Partner of the Tampa office, was named a 2026 Apogee Awards Finalist in the Leadership category for “Managing Director/Partner” by Tampa Bay Business & Wealth (TBBW) magazine.