Purpose
Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §2077, courts must appoint an advisory committee for the study of the rules of practice and internal operating procedures. Advisory committees shall make recommendations to the court concerning rules and procedures. Members of the committee shall serve without compensation. The Local Rules Committee, and any special ad hoc committee that the Court may create from time to time, satisfies the court’s requirement under this rule.
Members
The Local Rules Committee is comprised of the following members:
| Byron ""Trey"" Wright, III, Chair Bruner Wright, P.A. 2868 Remington Green Cir., Ste. B Tallahassee, FL 32308 850-385-0342 twright@brunerwright.com |
Mary W. Colón, Secretary P.O. Box 14596 Tallahassee, FL 32317 850-241-0144 (Office) 850-702-0735 (Fax) trustee@marycolon.com |
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| Sherry Chancellor 619 West Chase Street Pensacola, FL 32502 850-436-8445 (Office) Sherry.Chancellor@yahoo.com |
Kathleen DiSanto Buch Ross, P.A. 1801 N Highland Ave. Tampa, FL 33602-2656 813-224-9255 (Office) 813-223-9620 (Fax) Mailing Address: P.O. Box 3913 Tampa, FL 33601-3913 Kdisanto@bushross.com |
Leigh Duncan P.O. Box 646 Tallahassee, FL 32303 850-681-2734 (Office) 850-681-3920 (Fax) www.13network.com |
| Daniel Etlinger Underwood Murray 100 N. Tampa St. Ste. 2325 Tampa, FL 33602 813-540-8407 (Office) detlinger@underwoormurray.com |
India Footman Footman Law Firm, P.A. 1345 Cross Creek Cir. Tallahassee, FL 32301 850-597-7396 (Office) indiafootman@footmanlaw.com |
Karin Garvin Karin A. Garvin, P.L. 1801 W. Garden St. Pensacola, FL 32502 850-437-5577 (Office) 850-437-5250 (Fax) kgarvin@kgarvinlaw.com |
| April Howard Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC 6409 Congress Ave., Ste. 100 Boca Raton, FL 33487 561-241-6901 Ext. 1211 (Office) 561-997-6909 (Fax) aharriott@raslg.com |
Patrick Hruby Brock & Scott, PLLC 3825 Forrestgate Dr. Winston-Salem, NC 27103 954-618-6955 (Office) Patrick.Hruby@brockandscott.com |
Roland Kiehn Barron & Redding, P.A. 220 McKenzie Ave. Panama City, FL 32401-3129 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 2467 Panama City, FL 32402-2467 850-785-7454 (Office) 850-785-2999 (Fax) Rkiehn@barronredding.com |
| Keith Labell Hasbani & Light, P.C. 450 7th Ave Suite 1901 New York, NY 10123 212-643-6677 (Office) Klabell@hasbanilight.com |
Michael Markham Adjunct Professor FSU Bankruptcy Pro Bono Clinic 727-480-5118 (Direct) MikeM@jpfirm.com |
Travis Morock Carver Darden Koretzky Tessier Finn Blossman & Areaux, LLC 151 W. Main St., Ste. 200 Pensacola, FL 32502 850-266-2308 (Office) 850-266-2301 (Fax) Morock@carverdarden.com |
| Michael Niles Berger Singerman 313 N. Monroe St., Ste. 301 Tallahassee, FL 32301 850-561-3010 (Office) 850-561-3010 (Fax) Mniles@bergersingerman.com |
Melissa Onacki Legal Services of North Florida Disaster Coordination Attorney 1741 North Palafox Street Pensacola, FL 32501 850-432-8222 (Office) 850-701-0327 (Fax) Monacki@LSNF.org |
Stephanie Roache Van Horn Law Group, P.A. 500 NE 4th St., Ste. 200 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301 954-637-0000 (Office) Stephanie@cvhlawgroup.com |
| Sharon Sperling Law Office of Sharon T. Sperling 2830 NW 41st St., Ste. C Gainesville, FL 32606 352-371-3117 (Office) 352-377-6324 (Fax) sharon@sharonsperling.com |
Court Committee Members:
Chief Judge Karen K. Specie |
Questions
Questions about the committee process or revision proposals may be directed to Comments4Submission@gmail.com
Public Input
Visit the Summary of Changes for Public Comment page for information about current or upcoming public comment periods when members of the public have an opportunity to review proposed draft Local Rules and provide input.
Members of the public may submit new or amended Local Rule proposals to the committee anytime by sending an email to comments4submission@gmail.com. All submissions must contain the following information before a comment will be scheduled for committee review:
- Requestor’s name
- Requestor’s email address
- Requestor’s contact number
- Citation of the subject Local Rule (or a proposed citation for a new rule)
- Executive summary of the proposed amendment
- Redline text showing proposed amendments to an existing rule or proposed text for a new rule
- Supporting references and detailed comments in support of the proposed amendment
Requestors will be contacted by a member of the Local Rules Committee subsequent to the committee’s initial review of submissions.