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Board of Overseers

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Active Members

Steven G. Burton
Tampa, Fla.
Managing Partner, Broad and Cassel Attorneys at Law
B.A., University of South Florida ‘84
J.D., Stetson University ‘88

S. Sammy Cacciatore
Immediate Past Chair; Executive Committee
Melbourne, Fla.
Attorney at Law, Nance, Cacciatore, Hamilton, Barger, Nance, Cacciatore
B.A., Stetson University ’66
J.D., Stetson University ’66

Alexander Clem
Orlando, Fla.
Morgan & Morgan, P.A.
B.A., Furman University ’86
J.D., Stetson University ’90

Robert E. Doyle Jr.
Secretary of Board
Naples, Fla.
Doyle Conflict Resolution, Inc.
B.A., George Washington University ’70
J.D., Stetson University ’75

Frederick R. Dudley
Tallahassee, Fla.
Holland & Knight, LLP
J.D. Stetson University ’68

Bonnie B. Foreman
Executive Committee
St. Petersburg, Fla.
B.A., Stetson University ’68

Leo J. Govoni

Vice Chair of Board
Clearwater, Fla.
Founding Partner and President, Boston Asset Management, Inc.
B.A., Framingham State College

Richard A. Harrison

Executive Committee
Tampa, Fla.
Partner, Allen Dell, P.A.
B.A., Stetson University ’83
J.D., Stetson University ’86

Lawrence P. Ingram
Tampa, Fla.
Managing Partner, Phelps Dunbar, LLP
B.A., University of South Florida ’87
J.D., Stetson University ’90

Prakash I. Khatri

North Potomac, Md.
President and CEO, KPK Global Solutions, LLC
B.A., Stetson University ’81
J.D., Stetson University ’83

Wendy S. Loquasto
Tallahassee, Fla.
Partner, Fox & Loquasto, P.A.
B.A., SUNY at Oswego
J.D., Stetson University ’88

Joshua Magidson
Chair of Board
Clearwater, Fla.
Shareholder, Macfarlane Ferguson & McMullen, P.A.
B.A., Boston University; University of Maryland ’73
M.A., University of Connecticut ’74
J.D., Stetson University ’80

Bernard J. McCabe Jr.
Clearwater, Fla.
State Attorney, 6th Judicial Circuit Court
B.A., Stetson University ’69
J.D., Stetson University ’72

Carol Masio McGuire

Tampa, Fla.
Partner, Harrison, Kirkland, Pratt, Chulock & McGuire, P.A.
J.D., Stetson University ’85

Luis Prats
Tampa, Fla.
Shareholder, Carlton, Fields, P.A.
B.A., Stetson University ’78
J.D., Stetson University ’81

Robert G. Riegel, Jr.
Jacksonville, Fla.
Fowler White Boggs, P.A.
B.A., Stetson University ’78
J.D., Stetson University ’81

Arturo R. Rios
St. Petersburg, Fla.
Arturo Rios, P.A.
B.A., Eckerd College ’03
J.D., Stetson University ’06
LL.M., Temple University ’08

Gregory K. Showers
Clearwater, Fla.
Kwall, Showers & Barack, P.A.
B.A., Morehouse College ’88
J.D., Stetson University ’92

Wm. Reece Smith Jr.

Tampa, Fla.
Chair Emeritus and Of Counsel, Carlton, Fields, P.A.
B.S., LL.D. (Hon.), University of South Carolina ’46
J.D., LL.D. (Hon.), University of Florida ’49
LL.D., (Hon.), Stetson University ’85

Scott J. Sternberg
West Palm Beach, Fla.
Masnikoff & Sternberg, P.A.
B.A., Florida Atlantic University
J.D., Stetson University ’98

Gary R. Trombley
Tampa, Fla.
Senior Partner, Trombley & Hanes
B.A., University of South Florida
J.D., Stetson University College of Law ’73

Paul A. Turk Jr.
West Palm Beach, Fla.
Shareholder/Litigation Dept. Head
Gunster, Yoakley & Stewart, P.A.
B.S., Syracuse University
J.D., Stetson University ’79

Anne L. Weintraub
Sarasota, Fla.
Member of the Firm, Icard, Merrill, Cullis, Timm, Furen & Ginsburg, P.A.
J.D., Stetson University ’03

Robert G. Wellon
Atlanta, Ga.
Attorney & Counselor at Law
J.D., Stetson University ’74

Ex-Officio Members

Dr. Wendy B. Libby
DeLand, Fla.
President, Stetson University
B.S., Cornell University
M.B.A., Cornell University
Ph.D., University of Connecticut

Darby Dickerson
Gulfport, Fla.
Vice President and Dean and Professor of Law, Stetson University College of Law
B.A., M.A., College of William & Mary
J.D., Vanderbilt University

Lori Y. Baggett
Tampa, Fla.
President, Stetson Lawyers Association
B.A., University of South Alabama
J.D., Stetson University

Emeritus

William F. Blews
St. Petersburg, Fla.
Attorney at Law, William F. Blews, P.A.
B.A., Baylor University
J.D., Stetson University ’66

Thomas D. Graves
St. Petersburg, Fla.
Attorney at Law, Claire, Graves & Reischmann, P.A.
B.A., Rollins College
LL.B., Stetson University ’60

John A. Guyton Jr.
Tampa, Fla.
Chairman of the Board, Guyton Energy Corporation
B.S., University of Pennsylvania ’48
LL.B., Stetson University ’59

Michael C. Maher
Orlando, Fla.
Attorney at Law, The Maher Law Firm, P.A.
B.A., Rollins College
J.D., Stetson University ’65

R. Michael McCain
Tampa, Fla.
Gypsum Products, Inc.
B.S., Florida State University

Martin E. Rice
St. Petersburg, Fla.
Martin Erroll Rice, P.A.
B.A., University of South Florida
J.D., Stetson University ’74

Marsha G. Rydberg
Tampa, Fla.
Partner, The Rydberg Law Firm, P.A.
B.A., Emory University
J.D., Stetson University ’76

Hon. Susan F. Schaeffer
St. Petersburg, Fla.
Retired Circuit Judge
B.S., Florida State University
J.D., Stetson University ’71

Christian D. Searcy Sr.
West Palm Beach, Fla.
Senior Partner, Searcy, Denney, Scarola, Barnhart & Shipley, P.A.
B.A., University of Virginia
J.D., Stetson University ’73

Leslie Reicin Stein
Tampa, Fla.
A.B., University of Michigan
M.B.A., University of Tampa
J.D., Stetson University ’76

Hon. Raphael Steinhardt
Miami, Fla.
Retired Circuit Judge
B.A., University of Miami
LL.B., Stetson University ’63

Honorary Members

Hon. Susan C. Bucklew
Tampa, Fla.
Judge, United States District Court
B.A., Florida State University
M.A., University of South Florida
J.D., Stetson University ’77

Hon. Carol W. Hunstein
Atlanta, Ga.
Justice, Supreme Court of Georgia
B.S., Florida Atlantic University
J.D., Stetson University ’76

Frederick B. Karl
Tampa, Fla.
J.D., Stetson University ’49

Hon. Elizabeth A. Kovachevich
Tampa, Fla.
Judge, U.S. District Court, Middle District
B.B.A., University of Miami
J.D., Stetson University ’61

Richard J. McKay
Flowery Branch, Ga.
President and General Manager, Atlanta Falcons
B.A., Princeton University ’81
J.D., Stetson University ’84

Hon. Ben F. Overton
Gainesville, Fla.
Senior Justice, Supreme Court of Florida
B.A., J.D., University of Florida
LL.M., University of Virginia

Hon. Alexander L. Paskay
Tampa, Fla.
Judge, United States Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida
J.D., University of Budapest
J.D., University of Miami

Hon. Peggy A. Quince
Tallahassee, Fla.
Justice, Supreme Court of Florida
B.S., Howard University ’70
J.D., Catholic University of America ’75
LL.D., (Hon.) Stetson University ’99

Hon. E. Clay Shaw Jr.
Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
Former Member, U.S. House of Representatives
B.S., Stetson University ’61
M.B.A., University of Alabama
J.D., Stetson University ’66

James C. Smith
Tallahassee, Fla.
Attorney at Law, Smith, Ballard & Logan, P.A.
B.S., Florida State University
J.D., Stetson University ’67

Matthew A. Towery
Atlanta, Ga.
CEO, Insider Advantage
M.Phil., University of Cambridge, England
J.D., Stetson University ’87

J. Ben Watkins
Carabelle, Fla.
Partner, Watkins, Hevier & Gaidry
J.D., Stetson University ’49


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