Shutts & Bowen LLP

01/16/2025

& Bowen LLP is pleased to announce that Jennifer J. Perez has joined the firm’s office as a partner in the Practice Group. Jennifer focuses her practice on commercial disputes, corporate transactions and agreements, statutory and regulatory compliance and labor, employment and insurance matters in the healthcare, corporate, and financial services sectors.

Shutts & Bowen LLP is pleased to announce that Jennifer J. Perez has joined the firm’s Miami office as a partner in the Corporate Practice Group.

01/15/2025

On Sunday, January 12, 2025, & Bowen attorneys Brian Jones, Alyssa Cory, Elise Engle and Kendall Bopp attended the Tampa Bay Oyster Fest benefiting Frameworks of Tampa Bay. According to the nonprofit organization, Frameworks empowers educators, youth services professionals, and parents and guardians through training, coaching, and research-based resources to equip youth with emotional intelligence skills.

01/14/2025

& Bowen LLP is pleased to announce that partner John Patterson was recently appointed Chair of the Innocence Project of Florida.

Shutts & Bowen LLP is pleased to announce that Sarasota partner John Patterson was recently appointed Chair of the Innocence Project of Florida.

01/13/2025

Benjamin Elliott, a partner in & Bowen LLP’s office, was recently appointed to serve a two-year term on the Bench Bar Fund Committee of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

Benjamin Elliott, a partner in Shutts & Bowen LLP’s Orlando office, was recently appointed to serve a two-year term on the Bench Bar Fund Committee of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

01/10/2025

partners Brendan Aloysius Barry, Scott Marcus and Ed Stacker recently visited Congressman Andy Barr, Congressman Brian Mast and Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna in Washington D.C., discussing the ongoing relationships Shutts maintains with key governmental representatives including matters related to Port Everglades, Florida’s marine industries, and the Big Cypress National Preserve.

01/09/2025

& Bowen attorney Spencer E. Hennings, a member of the firm’s Practice Group, has been elected Vice President of the Miami Beach Bar Association. His term began January 2025 and will run through December 2025.

Shutts & Bowen attorney Spencer Hennings, a member of the firm’s Real Estate Practice Group, has been elected Vice President of the Miami Beach Bar Association. His term began January 2025 and will run through December 2025.

01/08/2025

partner Joseph M. Goldstein was recently quoted in an article titled “All the Services for a Growing Community,” published by Florida Trend.

Fort Lauderdale partner Joseph Goldstein was recently quoted in an article titled “All the Services for a Growing Community,” published by Florida Trend.

01/07/2025

Office Managing Partner Benjamin Gibson was among the slate of electors who cast a vote in the Electoral College at the Florida Senate Chambers in Tallahassee in December, with the counting of electoral votes taking place yesterday and the winner of the election certified in a joint session.

Shutts & Bowen LLP is pleased to announce that Tallahassee Office Managing Partner Benjamin Gibson was among the slate of electors who cast a vote in the Electoral College at the Florida Senate Chambers in Tallahassee on Tuesday, December 17, 2024.

01/06/2025

& Bowen LLP is proud to announce that Sidney Calloway has been named Managing Partner of the firm’s office, effective January 1, 2025. , Sidney!

Shutts & Bowen LLP is proud to announce that Sidney C. Calloway has been named Managing Partner of the firm’s Fort Lauderdale office, effective January 1, 2025. Calloway’s appointment, which succeeds partner Joseph M. Goldstein, draws on the strength of Calloway’s business and leadership acume...

01/02/2025

& Bowen LLP is pleased to announce that partners Fred Werdine and Woody Pollack have been recognized in TAMPA Magazine’s 2025 Top Lawyers List.

Shutts & Bowen LLP is pleased to announce that Tampa partners Fred Werdine and Woodrow “Woody” Pollack have been recognized in TAMPA Magazine’s 2025 Top Lawyers List.

12/31/2024

& Bowen wishes you a year of success and endless opportunity. May #2025 bring you health, happiness and achievement!

12/24/2024

Shutts & Bowen wishes you joy, peace & prosperity this holiday season! May the upcoming year be filled with happiness and success.

12/23/2024

On Wednesday, December 18, 2024, & Bowen LLP Partner Frank Zacherl presented “The Future of Insurance Claims: Using AI to Combat Bad Faith,” with The Knowledge Group.

On Wednesday, December 18, 2024, Shutts & Bowen LLP Miami Partner Frank Zacherl presented “The Future of Insurance Claims: Using AI to Combat Bad Faith,” with The Knowledge Group.

12/20/2024

On Wednesday, December 19, 2024 the office participated in a Menorah lightening ceremony to commemorate the start of Hannukah next week. Tampa partner Michael Silver and attorney Samuel Moore, who is a member of the Board of the Maccabee Bar Association of Florida and the Board of Directors of Suncoast Hillel, lit the Menorah at the ceremony. Also in attendance at the ceremony were Eric Page, Timothy D. Woodward, Jill Dutmers, Melodie Khosrovani, Elise Engle, Alyssa Cory, Jessica Jackson, Leila Oberschall, Asha Baity, Sandra Bishoff, Lia DeLeary, Kelli Colosky, Angela Drago, and Office Administrator Susan Francisco.

12/19/2024

Bowman Brown, a partner in & Bowen LLP’s office, was recently featured in a Miami Today article titled, “Bank Acquisitions, Mergers Expected to Increase in Year Ahead.”

Bowman Brown, a partner in Shutts & Bowen LLP’s Miami office, was recently featured in a Miami Today article titled, “Bank Acquisitions, Mergers Expected to Increase in Year Ahead.”

12/17/2024

& Bowen LLP was a proud sponsor of the Bisnow Palm Beach State of the Market. partners Elizabeth Jones and Devon Woolard were in attendance alongside attorneys Daniel Caplow, Julia Campanella, and Nicole Jaeger.

12/16/2024

& Bowen LLP is pleased to announce that Office Managing Partner Benjamin Gibson has been elected to the Republican National Lawyers Association (RNLA) Board of Governors for a three-year term and was appointed General Counsel of the national organization.

Shutts & Bowen LLP is pleased to announce that Tallahassee Office Managing Partner Benjamin Gibson has been elected to the Republican National Lawyers Association (RNLA) Board of Governors for a three-year term and was appointed General Counsel of the national organization.

12/13/2024

On December 10, the office sponsored the 75th Annual Quarterback Club Jamboree & Toy Drive, with legend Doug Flutie as speaker. The Quarterback Club is a nonprofit foundation that provides awards for student-athletes and college scholarships for local high school students who have overcome significant adversity. Representing Shutts at the event was Tallahassee Partner Denise Harle.