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| Attorney Receives Board Certification |New Shareholder
Attorney Appointed to Regional Advisory Committee on Trauma Service
Paralegals Receive Florida Registered Paralegal Designation
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Attorney Elected Treasurer of Southwest Florida Chapter of ABOTA
George H. Knott, senior shareholder with the firm of Knott Ebelini Hart, was recently elected Treasurer of the Southwest Florida Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA).
Founded in 1958, ABOTA and its members are dedicated to the preservation and promotion of the civil jury trial right provided by the 7th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. ABOTA membership is restricted to trial lawyers of high personal character who meet the exacting standards for courtroom excellence and professionalism.
George is a Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer and a Board Certified Business Litigation Lawyer. He concentrates his practice in the areas of business and construction litigation and is Certified by the Supreme Court of Florida as a Circuit Mediator. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and his law degree from the Walter F. George School of Law at Mercer University in Macon, GA.
Attorney Receives Board Certification in Business Litigation
Aaron A. Haak, a shareholder with the firm of Knott Ebelini Hart, recently attained board certification in Business Litigation by the Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education. Certification is the highest level of recognition by the Florida Bar of the competency and experience of attorneys in the areas of law approved for certification by the Supreme Court of Florida.
In addition to Business Litigation, Aaron is also board certified in Construction Law. Aaron currently serves his community as Chairman of the Unlicensed Practice of Law Committee for the Twentieth Judicial Circuit.
Knott Ebelini Hart is pleased to announce that attorney Natly Torres-Alvarado has become a shareholder with the firm. Natly practices in the areas of business and commercial litigation.
Prior to becoming a shareholder, Natly worked for the firm as an associate. She is Certified by the Supreme Court of Florida as a Civil Circuit Mediator and is admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. She is a member of the Lee County Bar Association, the Lee County Pro Bono Committee and the Lee County Association for Women Lawyers.
Natly received her Bachelor of Arts degree in International Affairs from the George Washington University in Washington, D.C. She received her Juris Doctorate from the University of Florida.
Attorney Appointed to Regional Advisory Committee on Trauma Services
David L. Ciccarello, an associate with the firm of Knott Ebelini Hart, was recently appointed to serve on the Regional Advisory Committee on Trauma Services for Lee County.
This 13-member committee was formed in 2005 by the Lee County Trauma Services District Board of Directors and is comprised of representatives from each of the five counties served in the District. Each representative brings a vast array of knowledge and experience from which they contribute innovative ways of thinking with respect to educating the public about the Lee Memorial Health System Trauma Center.
David concentrates his practice in the areas of commercial and real estate litigation.
Paralegals Receive Florida Registered Paralegal Designation
Knott Ebelini Hart is pleased to announce that six paralegals in the firm, Shevawn Bannon, Paula Weller, Marcia Joseph, Kate Hroncich, Kathy Nunnally and Jill Kesler have received the designation of Florida Registered Paralegal.
The Florida Registered Paralegal Program was approved by the Florida Supreme Court in November of 2007 and is a voluntary registration of paralegals who meet certain minimum educational, certification or work experience criteria and who perform specifically delegated substantive legal work for which a member of The Florida Bar is responsible and who has met the requirements of registration as set forth in Chapter 20 of the Rules Regulating the Florida Bar.
In addition to being a Florida Registered Paralegal, Shevawn is a Certified Paralegal and holds Advanced Paralegal Certifications in Discovery, Contracts Administration/Contracts Management, Trial Practice, Social Security Disability, and Business Organizations: Incorporated Entities.
