BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//162.0.209.126//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.26.9// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Solo &\; Small Firm Section of the Florida Bar X-WR-CALDESC:Solos\, Small-Firm Lawyers\, and General Practitioners X-FROM-URL:https://flsolosmallfirm.org X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231105T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RDATE:20241103T020000 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240310T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RDATE:20250309T020000 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-3648@www.flsolosmallfirm.org DTSTAMP:20240329T134118Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:CLE CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:May 31\, 9 AM–12:30 PM\, in-person CLE presentation for Solo & Small Firm Section Hawaii CLE trip registrants. Hilton Waikoloa Village\, 69-425 Waikōloa Beach Drive\, Waikoloa Village\, HI. Course number 5976 is approved for 4.0 General CLE credits\, 1.0 of which may be applied toward Ethics\, and 1.5 Technology credits. Section members register for $185\; non-section members $230. This course will offer segments on technology\, tackling your first solo forward triangular merger\, and ethical considera tions in fee-sharing agreements. \n9:00-9:05 AM: Introduction by Moderato r Jacina Parson\, Chair\, Solo & Small Firm Section\, Senior Assistant Cou nty Attorney\, Pinellas County Attorney’s Office\, Clearwater\n9:05-10:10 AM: “Let’s Talk Tech” by Janette M. Smith\, Assistant County Attorney for Broward County\, Fort Lauderdale\n10:15-11:20 AM: “Say Aloha to M & A: T ackling Your First Solo Forward Triangular Merger\,” by Diriki T. Geuka\, Esq.\, Corporate Associate\, Townsend & Lockett\, LLC\, Atlanta.\n11:25 A M-12:30 PM: “Ethical Considerations in Fee Sharing Agreements: Navigatin g Serious Ethical Pitfalls\; and\, Recent Developments In Attorneys’ Fees Litigation” by Kristy M. Johnson\, Chief Legal Counsel\, Department of Hea lth\, Broward County and Jason R. Alderman\, Managing Partner\, The Alderm an Law Firm\, Miami Shores\nJacina Parson\, a Central Florida native born and raised in the heart of Orlando\, currently serves as Senior Assistant County Attorney for the Pinellas County Attorney’s Office. Prior to joinin g the County Attorney’s Office\, she served as the Director of the Henry L atimer Center for Professionalism with The Florida Bar. Before joining Th e Florida Bar\, she held positions with the Ninth Judicial Circuit Public Defender and Legal Services of North Florida. At Legal Services\, she rep resented victims of domestic violence\, sexual violence and the elderly in the area of Family Law. She has practiced before the Northern District F ederal Bankruptcy Court and Florida Circuit Courts. She served as legal a dvocate for the Refuge House and as an advocate for the Grandparents as Pa rents (GAP) Program with Leon County Elder Care Services. She currently s erves as Chair of the Executive Council of the Solo and Small Firm Section with The Florida Bar and the Board of Directors of the Jean Honor Foundat ion of Hope.\nAdditionally\, she is a graduate of Leadership Tallahassee a nd The Florida Bar Foundation Leadership Academy. She served on the Studen t Education and Admission to the Bar Committee for five years. In her spar e time she enjoys traveling\, reading\, spending time with family and frie nds and completing marathon races. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Cr iminology from the University of Florida and earned her Juris Doctor from Stetson College of Law.\nJanette M. Smith\, Esq. began her technology care er when she was 16 years old by volunteering to build computers for the Ma ke-A-Wish Foundation. She then spent a decade working for Nova Southeaster n University (NSU) where she held various technology positions. While work ing at NSU\, she received her Master’s in Business Administration in 1999 and her Juris Doctorate in 2006. For her contribution to improving technol ogy at the NSU Shepard Broad law school\, Janette received a full scholars hip. After graduating from law school in 2006\, Janette resigned from her position at NSU and opened her solo law practice. In 2007\, she took a cha nce to follow in her father’s footsteps and accepted a position in local g overnment. For the past 15 years\, Janette has been serving in local gover nment while maintaining her solo law practice. She currently works as an A ssistant County Attorney for Broward County with her primary focus reviewi ng and negotiating IT contracts. Janette is a member of the Solo & Small F irm section\, and this year\, she is the Chair of the City\, County\, and Local Government law section of the Florida Bar. For fun\, Janette loves t o travel and adores her two dogs (Nyla and Broddy).\n \nDiriki T. Geuka is an Associate in Townsend & Lockett\, LLC’s transactional practice group\, serving on a team focusing on mergers and acquisitions\, private equity\, and venture capital agreements. Diriki was previously a Pinellas Assista nt County Attorney where he represented County agencies and elected and ap pointed officials. Diriki began his career as a federal staff attorney fo r the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit\, where he s erved for a year and was an intern for the Honorable Julie S. Sneed in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida while in law school. Diriki was president of Stetson University College of Law’s S tudent Bar Association before graduating in 2017 with the Dean Richard Dil lon Excellence in Real Property and Marc L. Levine Awards. Diriki is a fr equent mentor and community volunteer\, and currently serves as a member o f Morris Brown’s President’s Advisory Board and as Parliamentarian for the Emerging 100 of Atlanta.\n \n \nKristy M. Johnson focuses her practice in the areas of complex business dispute litigation and employment matters. Ms. Johnson was a Shareholder with an AmLaw 200 law firm\, having worked there for more than eleven years. She recently served as Associate Gener al Counsel for one of America’s premier real estate development and proper ty management companies. Ms. Johnson served as President of Miami-Dade FA WL in 2010-2011\, after having been actively involved with Miami-Dade FAWL for six years. In 2011\, Ms. Johnson was selected as a Glass Ceiling Awa rd recipient by the Florida Diversity Council. Ms. Johnson regularly spea ks on diversity issues and particularly issues impacting women in the lega l profession. Ms. Johnson graduated from the University of Florida (B.S.\ , 1994)\, and the University of Florida College of Law (J.D.\, 1999\, with honors).\nJason R. Alderman focuses his practice on national and internat ional litigation with a particular emphasis on complex banking\, real prop erty\, contract\, corporate\, creditors’ rights\, fiduciary\, and valuatio n litigation. Mr. Alderman is admitted to practice before the United Stat es District Courts for the Southern\, Middle and Northern Districts of Flo rida\; the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Flo rida\, and the United States Court of Appeals\, Eleventh Circuit. Mr. Ald erman has been repeatedly named as a SuperLawyer\; a Legal Elite lawyer by Florida Trend Magazine\; and\, a Top Lawyer by South Florida Legal Guide. He graduated from Florida State University (B.S.\, 1999) and the Univers ity of Miami School of Law (J.D.\, magna cum laude\, 1999)\, where he was a member of the University of Miami Inter-American Law Review.\nMs. Johnso n and Mr. Alderman received the 2018 Daily Business Review Award for Most Effective Lawyer in Employment. They are married\, and live in Miami Shor es\, Florida\, with their two daughters. 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\\n9:00-9:05 AM: Introduction by Moderator Jacina Parson\, Chair\, Solo & Small Firm Secti on\, Senior Assistant County Attorney\, Pinellas County Attorney’s Office\ , Clearwater
\n9:05-10:10 AM: “Let’s Talk Tech” by Janette M. Smith\, Assistant County Attorney for Broward Count y\, Fort Lauderdale
\n10:15-11:20 AM: “Say Aloha t o M & A: Tackling Your First Solo Forward Triangular Merger\,” by Diriki T. Geuka\, Esq.\, Corporate Associate\, Townsend & Loc kett\, LLC\, Atlanta.
\n11:25 AM-12:30 PM: “Ethica l Considerations in Fee Sharing Agreements: Navigating Serious Ethical Pi tfalls\; and\, Recent Developments In Attorneys’ Fees Litigation” by Kristy M. Johnson\, Chief Legal Counsel\, Department of Health\, Broward Coun ty and Jason R. Alderman\, Managing Partner\, The Alderm an Law Firm\, Miami Shores
\nJacina Parson\, a Central Flor ida native born and raised in the heart of Orlando\, currently serves as S enior Assistant County Attorney for the Pinellas County Attorney’s Office. Prior to joining the County Attorney’s Office\, she served as the Directo r of the Henry Latimer Center for Professionalism with The Florida Bar. B efore joining The Florida Bar\, she held positions with the Ninth Judicial Circuit Public Defender and Legal Services of North Florida. At Legal Se rvices\, she represented victims of domestic violence\, sexual violence an d the elderly in the area of Family Law. She has practiced before the Nor thern District Federal Bankruptcy Court and Florida Circuit Courts. She s erved as legal advocate for the Refuge House and as an advocate for the Gr andparents as Parents (GAP) Program with Leon County Elder Care Services. She currently serves as Chair of the Executive Council of the Solo and Sm all Firm Section with The Florida Bar and the Board of Directors of the Je an Honor Foundation of Hope.
\nAdditionally\, she is a graduate of L eadership Tallahassee and The Florida Bar Foundation Leadership Academy. S he served on the Student Education and Admission to the Bar Committee for five years. In her spare time she enjoys traveling\, reading\, spending ti me with family and friends and completing marathon races. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Criminology from the University of Florida and earned her Juris Doctor from Stetson College of Law.
\nJanette M. Smith\, Esq. began her technology career when she was 16 years old by volunteering to build computers for t he Make-A-Wish Foundation. She then spent a decade working for Nova Southe astern University (NSU) where she held various technology positions. While working at NSU\, she received her Master’s in Business Administration in 1999 and her Juris Doctorate in 2006. For her contribution to improving te chnology at the NSU Shepard Broad law school\, Janette received a full sch olarship. After graduating from law school in 2006\, Janette resigned from her position at NSU and opened her solo law practice. In 2007\, she took a chance to follow in her father’s footsteps and accepted a position in lo cal government. For the past 15 years\, Janette has been serving in local government while maintaining her solo law practice. She currently works as an Assistant County Attorney for Broward County with her primary focus re viewing and negotiating IT contracts. Janette is a member of the Solo & Sm all Firm section\, and this year\, she is the Chair of the City\, County\, and Local Government law section of the Florida Bar. For fun\, Janette lo ves to travel and adores her two dogs (Nyla and Broddy).
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Diriki T. Geuka is an Associate in Townsend & Lockett\, LLC’s transactional practice group\, serving on a team focusing on mergers and acquisitions\, private e quity\, and venture capital agreements. Diriki was previously a Pinellas Assistant County Attorney where he represented County agencies and elected and appointed officials. Diriki began his career as a federal staff atto rney for the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit\, whe re he served for a year and was an intern for the Honorable Julie S. Sneed in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida wh ile in law school. Diriki was president of Stetson University College of Law’s Student Bar Association before graduating in 2017 with the Dean Rich ard Dillon Excellence in Real Property and Marc L. Levine Awards. Diriki is a frequent mentor and community volunteer\, and currently serves as a m ember of Morris Brown’s President’s Advisory Board and as Parliamentarian for the Emerging 100 of Atlanta.
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Kri sty M. Johnson focuses her practice in the areas of complex b usiness dispute litigation and employment matters. Ms. Johnson was a Sha reholder with an AmLaw 200 law firm\, having worked there for more than el even years. She recently served as Associate General Counsel for one of A merica’s premier real estate development and property management companies . Ms. Johnson served as President of Miami-Dade FAWL in 2010-2011\, after having been actively involved with Miami-Dade FAWL for six years. In 201 1\, Ms. Johnson was selected as a Glass Ceiling Award recipient by the Flo rida Diversity Council. Ms. Johnson regularly speaks on diversity issues and particularly issues impacting women in the legal profession. Ms. John son graduated from the University of Florida (B.S.\, 1994)\, and the Unive rsity of Florida College of Law (J.D.\, 1999\, with honors).
\nJason R. Alderman focuses his practice on national and
international litigation with a particular emphasis on complex banking\, r
eal property\, contract\, corporate\, creditors’ rights\, fiduciary\, and
valuation litigation. Mr. Alderman is admitted to practice before the Uni
ted States District Courts for the Southern\, Middle and Northern District
s of Florida\; the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern Distric
t of Florida\, and the United States Court of Appeals\, Eleventh Circuit.
Mr. Alderman has been repeatedly named as a SuperLawyer\; a Legal Elite l
awyer by Florida Trend Magazine\; and\, a Top Lawyer by South Florida Lega
l Guide. He graduated from Florida State University (B.S.\, 1999) and the
University of Miami School of Law (J.D.\, magna cum laude\, 1999)\, where
he was a member of the University of Miami Inter-American Law Review.
Ms. Johnson and Mr. Alderman received the 2018 Daily Business Review Award for Most Effective Lawyer in Employment. They are married\, and liv e in Miami Shores\, Florida\, with their two daughters.
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