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Iman Zekri Receives the Florida Bar Journal’s Excellence in Writing Award Fort Myers, FL, February 17, 2021 (PR.com) Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, P.A., is pleased to announce that Iman Zekri is the recipient of the 2020 Florida Bar Journal Excellence in Writing Award. Members of The Florida Bar Journal’s Editorial Board nominate outstanding submissions based on substance, style, and quality of writing and research. Zekri’s article, “Respectfully Dissenting: How Dissenting Opinions Shape the Law and Impact Collegiality Among Judges,” originally appeared in the September/October 2020 edition of the Florida Bar Journal.
“My love of research, writing, and oral advocacy are what inspired me to pursue a career in law. I became a lawyer to touch people’s lives, to solve problems whether big or small, and to challenge myself to think creatively in maneuvering complex legal situations. No matter what I write (be that a letter to a client, a brief to an
Michael Schwebel Receives Super Lawyers’ Rising Star Honor for Ninth Straight Year
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The Zimmerman & Frachtman attorney is honored to receive distinction as one of the top lawyers under 40 years old with at least ten years of practice in the state of Florida. PARKLAND, Fla. (PRWEB) February 16, 2021 Nationally recognized trial law firm Zimmerman & Frachtman is proud to announce that attorney Michael Schwebel has been named a Super Lawyers’ Rising Star for 2021. This is the ninth consecutive year he has received this honor, with his name appearing on the list all the way back to 2013.
Covering more than 70 practice areas, the Rising Stars list recognizes a select number of attorneys in each state who have gone above and beyond in their respective fields. The Super Lawyers rating service determines who receives this prestigious honor based on professional achievement, as well as peer nominations an
News Editorial Board selected Iman Zekri as the recipient of the 2020 Florida Bar
Journal Excellence in Writing Award for her article, “Respectfully Dissenting: How Dissenting Opinions Shape the Law and Impact Collegiality Among Judges,” which was published in the September/October 2020 issue. The article explores the historical role of dissenting opinions in the development of the law and discusses how and when judicial dissents are most valuable and appropriate.
Zekri practices family law at Henderson Franklin as an associate in their Ft. Myers office. She earned her juris doctor,
cum laude, in May 2020 from the University of Florida Levin College of Law, where she was a member of the Florida Moot Court Team and an editor for the
Valeen Arena joined the Bedell Firm as an associate attorney to focus her practice on civil litigation.
She was a judicial law clerk for the U.S. District Judge Brian Davis in the U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, Jacksonville Division.
Arena received her undergraduate degree from the University of Florida and her J.D. from the University of Florida Levin College of Law.
She is a member of the Jacksonville Bar Association Young Lawyers Section board of governors and The Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division board of governors.
Naturalization ceremony Feb. 26
The city’s 29th annual World of Nations Celebration will showcase a naturalization ceremony on Feb. 26 coordinated by U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales Howard and U.S. Customs and Immigration Services Field Office Director Lisa Bradley.