Newsmakers

WEST PALM BEACH, FL (Friday, September 3, 2010) – Recognized business and community leader William Berger, Esq., who serves as senior partner and litigation group co-chair for Greenspoon Marder, as well as managing partner of the firm's Palm Beach County law offices, has been named Chairman of the District Board of Trustees of Palm Beach State College. His term, effective Aug. 10, 2010, will run through the academic year ending on May 31, 2011.

The purpose of the district board of trustees is to establish policies in alignment with the college's mission and in accordance with Florida Statutes and the Florida

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (September 1, 2010) – Carey O’Donnell PR Group, one of the largest public relations agencies in Florida and ranked among the top 100 in the country, has added two new members to its advertising and design division. Roiby Gonzalez is the agency’s new art director, and Jessica Berman joined the firm in August as a graphic artist.

In his new role, Gonzalez is responsible for leading the creative side of the agency’s advertising and design division across all traditional and digital media platforms. His extensive portfolio includes numerous regional design awards for identity and branding campaigns, environmental graphics, promotional pieces, consumer

South Florida Sun-Sentinel
By Rafael A. Olmeda
Florida Atlantic University is starting this academic year with more students and more research dollars, and plans to end it with more dorm space and more available seats at home football games.
President Mary Jane Saunders delivered the news during her first State of the University speech Wednesday morning, boasting of a diverse student body and

STUART, FL (August 31, 2010)—The law firm of Lesser, Lesser, Landy & Smith, PLLC is supporting the United Way of Martin County efforts in spearheading a community-wide volunteer event for the National Day of Service and Remembrance on Saturday, September 11th to pay homage to loved ones, friends, fellow citizens, and all who perished as result of the terrorist attacks. 

West Palm Beach, FL (August 30, 2010)…Hedrick Brothers Construction has reached substantial completion for the $25 million modernization and restoration of Northboro Elementary School, West Palm Beach, Florida on schedule and within budget for the School District of Palm Beach County.  This United States Green Building Council (USGBC) LEED registered project is anticipating silver

FT. LAUDERDALE, FL (Thursday, August 26, 2010) – Greenspoon Marder, a full-service business law firm, boasts a long list of attorneys who were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2011 (Copyright 2010 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, S.C.).

The Palm Beach Post
By Jeff Ostrowski
WEST PALM BEACH — Ed Warneck, president of Direct Air, is wired for an interview after a press conference at Palm Beach International Airport Thursday. 
 
 An upstart air carrier that flies to small airports plans to begin service to Palm Beach International Airport on Nov. 18.

WEST PALM BEACH – Palm Beach Atlantic University projects an annual impact of $285,075,463 on Palm Beach County’s economy this academic year, according to the University’s Office of Institutional Research and Effectiveness.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (August 13, 2010) – Right in step with the grand opening of the magnificent waterfront, getting the latest details about events, restaurants, retailers and more in Downtown West Palm Beach just became even easier: The Downtown Development Authority (DDA) launched a new iPhone application – keyword: WPBGO – and a complementary web site,  www.wpbgo.com. Nearly 1,900 users have already downloaded the free application.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Palm Beach Atlantic University earned the 54th spot among the best universities in the Southeast in the 2011 edition of Best Colleges by U.S. News Media Group.

West Palm Beach, FL (August 16, 2010) Gunster is pleased to announce that sixteen shareholders have been named to The Best Lawyers in America® 2011.  Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey in which more than 39,000 leading attorneys cast almost 3.1 million votes on the legal

West Palm Beach, FL (August 9, 2010)—Gunster is pleased to announce that Adi Rappoport and Daniel A. Thomas have earned their Board Certification from the  Florida Bar.  Board certification recognizes attorneys’ special knowledge, skills and proficiency in various areas of law and professionalism, and ethics in practice.

Adi Rappoport is Board Certified in Tax Law. Rappoport concentrates his practice in federal and state taxation, corporate, partnership and individual taxation, estate planning, tax exempt

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla.— Reichel Realty announced the firm completed commercial lease transactions totaling 73,000 square feet and valued at $2.95 million during the past 60 days at several  

Fuoco Group, a leader in Accounting & Business Advisory, is pleased to announce that Bob Williams, CPA has joined the firm as Director of Forensic Accounting for the Florida office. He will be focusing on developing the firms overall Litigation Support services as well as business development throughout Palm Beach County.

Prior to joining the Fuoco Group, Bob was the Chief Financial Officer for a high profile insurance agency, Richard S. Bernstein & Associates, Inc. for the past 15 years. Prior to that position, Bob worked for Palm Beach County for 10 years, 3 years as Fiscal Director for the Dept. of Community Service, and 7 years as Chief Accountant at Palm Beach International Airport overseeing the finances during the construction of the new

Veteran financial management executive Kimberly P. Riehn, CPA, has joined Fort Lauderdale-based Miller Construction Company as controller. With more than 20 years of experience in corporate accounting and commercial real estate, she is responsible for streamlining and enhancing financial processes for Miller, one of South Florida’s leading construction services firms. 

Prior to joining the company, she served as manager of corporate accounting with Republic Services, Inc., for 12 years.  She earned the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design – Accredited Professional (LEED-

West Palm Beach, FL (July 2010)…Hedrick Brothers Construction announces that Barbara L. Laing, PHR, MBA has joined the company as Director of Human Resources & Safety.  Ms. Laing has more than 30 years of corporate administration and human resources experience with mid-sized companies in the manufacturing, healthcare, energy, financial services and non-profit industries. She holds an MBA from Nova Southeastern University, a BA in Accounting from St. Ambrose University and is a Certified Professional in Human Resources (PHR).  Ms. Laing is an active member of the Human Resource Association of Palm Beach County (HRPBC), Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), the American Society for  

Sunshine State News - Kenric Ward
Posted: July 26, 2010 4:05 AM  

Bad as Florida's economy is these days, the Sunshine State looks like a potential paradise to more and more CEOs. 

WEST PALM BEACH, FL (July 22, 2010) – Gary S. Lesser, Managing Partner at Lesser, Lesser, Landy & Smith, PLLC based in West Palm Beach, has been inducted into the 2010 edition of Florida Trend’s Florida Legal Elite Hall of Fame.  Lesser joined nine other inductees in the 2010 Hall of Fame, now in its second year.  Out of more than 87,000 lawyers actively practicing in the State of Florida, there are only 56 in the Legal Elite Hall of Fame.

To be eligible, an attorney must have been a Legal Elite winner at least five out of the