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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 & ...

Shutts & Bowen LLP is pleased to announce that West Palm Beach partner Christine Anchía Crousillat has been selected to serve on the Board of WLRN Public Radio and Television.

Shutts & Bowen LLP was honored to host the launch of the Florida Intellectual Property American Inns of Court, a new statewide organization bringing together federal judges and leading members of the intellectual property bar from ...

Shutts & Bowen LLP attorneys Dhaima Gray and Janeil Morgan have been appointed to the Executive Board of the Caribbean Bar Association (CBA) for the 2026–2027 term. Janeil, based in the firm’s Fort Lauderdale office, will serve ...

Shutts & Bowen LLP Tampa Partner and Co-Chair of the Business Litigation Practice Group Eric S. Adams was recently featured in the Tampa Bay Business Journal article, “Why This Century-Old Florida Law Firm Became an AI ...

R. Alan Higbee, a partner in Shutts & Bowen LLP’s Tampa office, moderated a panel at the Invest: Tampa Bay 7th Edition Leadership Summit on September 16, 2026, at the Hotel Flor Tampa Downtown.

On Friday, September 18, Shutts & Bowen LLP’s Focus on Women Committee hosted a firmwide “Rainmaking Seminar,” bringing together attorneys from the firm’s eight offices for a lunch-and-learn focused on business ...