Allison Turnbull

Baker Hostetler Orlando Partner Allison Turnbull was recently appointed as a board member to the YMCA Metro Board, for a one-year term

In May 2012, the Central Florida Association for Women Lawyers (“CFAWL”) was honored with the Partner in Education Award for West Orange County for all of the good work the organization completed at Rock Lake Elementary School. CFAWL member Kayla Mudge attended the award ceremony at Sea World.

For almost a decade, CFAWL has partnered with other organizations to support Rock Lake, during which time the school has risen from being ranked an F school to being ranked as an A school. Additionally, in 2009, Rock Lake was nominated as the State of Florida's number one school in exceptional student performance for two or more consecutive years under Title I. This honor qualified Rock Lake to be considered for an award on a national level, and at the Title I Conference in February 2009, Rock Lake became one of fifty-seven schools in the nation to receive a Distinguished School Award.

The successes achieved by Rock Lake demonstrate the significant, positive impact CFAWL has made on the school and its students through their continued support. CFAWL is proud of Rock Lake’s students and all the CFAWL members who have contributed to the Backpack Project, Teach In, and Angel Tree Project during its 2011-2012 membership year.

CFAWL is a professional organization devoted to actively promoting the advancement of women in the legal profession and expanding the leadership role of its members in the community at large. For more information, please visit www.cfawl.org

Jim McCrae

Orlando, Fla. –  Jim McCrae has joined  Holland & Knight as a partner in the Orlando office. Mr. McCrae, who was an attorney with Holland & Knight from 1998 to 2006, joins the Florida Construction Industry Practice Group.

Mr. McCrae is a Florida Bar Board Certified Construction Lawyer who represents contractors and subcontractors in the area of construction litigation. He received his B.A. degree from the University of Central Florida and his J.D. degree from the University of Florida.

"Jim is an excellent construction lawyer and we are very pleased to welcome him to the firm," said Ben Subin, Practice Group Leader of Holland & Knight's Florida Construction Industry Practice Group. "His many years of experience will enhance our construction practice."

Holland & Knight's Florida Construction Industry Practice Group consists of 10 attorneys who serve the needs of builders and construction managers, government contractors, project owners and investors, and other industry participants throughout the state. Nine of the group's members are Florida Bar Board Certified Construction Lawyers, the Bar's highest level of recognition of competency and experience in the area of construction law. The group is recognized by top legal guides, Chambers USAand The Legal 500 (US).

About Holland & Knight LLP: Holland & Knight is a global law firm with more than 1,000 lawyers and other professionals in 17 U.S. offices, as well as Abu Dhabi, Beijing, Bogotá and Mexico City. Among the nation's largest law firms, Holland & Knight provides representation in litigation, business, real estate and governmental law. Interdisciplinary practice groups and industry-based teams provide clients with access to attorneys throughout the firm, regardless of location. www.hklaw.com

Craig F. Novick

ORLANDO, FL – June 19, 2012 – Craig F. Novick has joined the Orlando office of GrayRobinson, P.A., as an associate in the firm’s employment and labor practice group. Throughout his career, he has successfully represented clients with various legal matters, including personal injury, housing discrimination, homeowner association and contract law.

“We are pleased to welcome Craig to our firm, as we continue to strengthen our presence in the Orlando community,” said GrayRobinson president Byrd F. “Biff” Marshall, Jr. “We are proud to be able to bring on such a talented attorney and know he will be an asset to our firm and to our clients across the State of Florida.”

Novick began his professional legal career with the Office of the Public Defender for the Ninth Judicial Circuit, where he served as assistant. He was involved in representing indigent clients with cases ranging from misdemeanors to first-degree felonies. Currently, he is admitted to practice law in the State of Florida, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida and the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals.

Novick earned his juris doctorate from the Western New England College School of Law, where he served as production editor for the Western New England Law Review. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of New Hampshire.

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About GrayRobinson, P.A.
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