DISCOVER THE FBA TAMPA BAY CHAPTER
The Federal Bar Association (FBA) Tampa Bay Chapter is committed to strengthening the federal legal system and advancing the administration of justice. Our mission is to serve the interests and needs of federal practitioners, both public and private, alongside the federal judiciary, fostering a dynamic community dedicated to the science of jurisprudence.
Meet the Dedicated Leadership Shaping Our Chapter
Anitra Clement
Shook, Hardy & Bacon
aclement@shb.com
Sarah Gottlieb
Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP
sgottlieb@sgrlaw.com
Ashley Gallagher
Johnson Jackson PLLC
agallagher@johnsonjackson.com
Soma Nwokolo
United States Attorney's Office
soma.nwokolo@usdoj.gov
Gus Centrone
Kynes Markman & Felman
gcentrone@kmf-law.com
Jason Stearns
Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP
jstearns@sgrlaw.com
United States District Judge
Virginia M. Hernandez Covington
Middle District of Florida
Chief Bankruptcy Judge
Caryl Delano
Middle District of Florida
United States Magistrate Judge
Anthony E. Porcelli
Middle District of Florida
United States District Judge
Julie S. Sneed
Middle District of Florida
James E. Felman
Kynes Markman & Felman, P.A.
Jordan Maglich
Raymond James Financial
Eddie Suarez
Suarez Law Firm
Erin Jackson
Johnson Jackson PLLC
Kevin Napper
George C. Carr Memorial Award Chair
The Law Offices of Kevin J. Napper, P.A
Katherine Earle Yanes
Hon. Kovachevich National Seminar on Federal Sentencing Co-Chair
Kynes Markman & Felman P.A.
Kevin Johnson
Johnson Jackson PLLC
Lauren Pilkington-Rich
Raymond James Financial, Inc.
Peter King
Peter B. King Mediation
Jacqueline Simms-Petredis
Burr & Forman LLP
Erica Bartimmo
Non-Voting Board Member
Awards Chair
Citi
Caycee Hampton
Non-Voting Board Member
Judicial Law Clerks Chair
Carlton Fields
Beatriz Miranda
Membership Chair
Gunster, Yoakley & Stewart, P.A.
Greg Pierson
Social Media Chair
Gunster, Yoakley & Stewart, P.A.
Dana Robbins
Bankruptcy Committee Co-Chair
Burr Forman
Mamie Wise
Press Secretary
Office of the United States Attorney
Brandon Breslow
Civil Seminar Chair
Kynes Markman & Felman
Erik Johanson
Bankruptcy Co-Chair
Newsletter Chair
Erik Johanson PLLC
Michelle Moretz-Smith
Staying in the Game Chair
United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Alison Preston
Young Lawyers Division Chair
Office of the Attorney General
Kyle Robisch
Communications Chair
Latitude Legal
David Wright
High School Essay Contest Chair
Carlton Fields
Thomas Burns
Appellate Chair
Burns, P.A.
Scott McClaren
Pro Bono Chair
Hill Ward Henderson
Melissa Murphy
Non-Voting Board Member
Staying in the Game Vice Chair
Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
Jon Philipson
Mentoring Chair
Gunster, Yoakley & Stewart, P.A.
Latasha Scott
Non-Voting Board Member
Appellate Vice Chair
Butler Weilhmuller Katz Craig LLP
Rachel Zysk
Judicial Recognition Chair
Suarez Law Firm
Alec Hall
Government Attorneys Liaison
Office of the Federal Public Defender
Jason Mehta
Judicial Recognitions Vice Chair
Foley & Lardner, LLP
Diego Pestana
Criminal & Government Investigations Chair
Suarez Law Firm
Mindi Richter
Intellectual Property Chair
Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP
Libby Shaw
Non-Voting Board Member
Judicial Law Clerk Vice Chair
United States District Court of the Middle District of Florida
Appellate
Thomas Burns, Chair
Latasha Scott, Vice Chair
Judge Amanda Sansone
Sarah Gottlieb
Betty Miranda
Jarvis James
Mindi Richter
High School Essay Contest
David Wright, Chair
Judge Virginia Covington
Erica Bartimmo
Ellen Lyons
Latasha Scott
Mamie Wise
Law Clerk Committee
Caycee Hampton, Chair
Libby Shaw, Vice-Chair
Judge Amanda Arnold Sansone
Kathleen DiSanto
Jennifer Faggion
Ryan Hopper
Betty Miranda
Michelle Moretz-Smith
Civil Seminar
Brandon Breslow, Chair
Judge Anthony Porcelli
Erik Johanson
Jason Mehta
Greg Pierson
Mindi Richter
Robert Stines
David Wright
Criminal & Government Relations
Diego Pestana, Chair
Gus Centrone
Ron Hanes
Sylvia Irvin
Jason Mehta
Matt Mueller
Kevin Napper
Rhett Parker
Mark Rankin
Cara Rice
Candace Rich
Paul Sisco
Adam Schwartz
Eddie Suarez
Communications
Kyle Robisch, Chair
Erik Johanson, Newsletter
Michelle Moretz-Smith, Website
Greg Pierson, Social Media
Mamie Wise, Press Secretary
Staying in the Game
Michelle Moretz-Smith, Chair
Melissa Murphy, Vice Chair
Jennifer M. Faggion
Ashley Gallagher
Erin Jackson
Betty Miranda
Kevin Napper
Lauren Pilkington-Rich
Jacqueline Simms-Petredis
Katherine Yanes
Meaghan Maus
High School Summer Camp
Soma Nwokolo, Chair
Judge Virginia Covington
Judge Julie Sneed
Ara Ayvazian
Brandon Breslow
Kiese Hansen
Cindy Innocent
Ellen Lyons
Michelle Moretz-Smith
Jensen Rehn
Libby Shaw
Young Lawyers Division
Alison Preston, Chair
JR Boyd
Erik Banuchi Andrey Burin
Caroline Calavan
Amy Currotto
Alex Diamond
Samantha Gerencir
Ashley Grabowski
Audrey Gangloff
Delton Gunn
Allen Huang
Eliza Horne
Ben Lima
Meaghan Maus
Chris Pate
Kalia Preston
Molly Schindler
Paige Williams